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Dredger Grane R gets new sponsons
The project to retrofit the Rohde-Nielsen’s dredger Grane R was successfully completed at the Remontowa shipyard last month. The Grane R is a powerful offshore grab dredger and stone placing vessel, capable of performing a variety of projects related to backfilling, boulder removal, rock installatio
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Boskalis finances CSD Krios with ECA covered loan
Boskalis has today financed its mega cutter suction dredger (CSD) Krios through an innovative Export Credit Agency (ECA) covered loan. This marks the first ECA insured financing of its kind in the Netherlands. With this EUR 121 million facility, Boskalis has refinanced a substantial part of the cons
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Putting final touches on CSD Alkaramah
Royal IHC is putting the final touches on Arab Potash’ newly built CSD – the Alkaramah. This CSD is a customized mining cutter suction dredger and almost ready for shipment to their client in Jordan. After delivery, the CSD will start dredging works at the Dead Sea in Jordan – to be used for develop
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Julong launches new amphibious dredger
Qingzhou Julong Environment Technology Co. launched their new amphibious multifunctional dredger in China recently. The dredger, named AMD260, will be used for a channel dredging works and the construction of a marina. The AMD260 is a mobile dredger, equipped with a deep water bucket, a hydraulic cu
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CSD Leonardo da Vinci in full cutter mode
Jan De Nul’s cutter suction dredger (CSD) Leonardo da Vinci is in full cutter mode in Mozambique. The company just released this beautiful photo of the CSD, assisted by their splithopper barge Marquis de Prié and trailing suction hopper dredger Filippo Brunelleschi. In fact, they are currently worki
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NMDC opts for Thordon
As part of an extensive refit at Dubai Maritime City, the NMDC’s dredger Umm Al Anber has received the refurbishment of its cutterhead shaft bearings. Ocean Power International LLC replaced the cutterhead and intermediate line shaft bearings like-for-like with Thordon’s water-lubricated Composite sy
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VIDEO: Dredger hits moored tanker
A couple of days ago, a dredger collided with a tanker at a Malaysian anchorage. The incident happened on October 2 at the TG Beruas Anchorage near Malacca, local media reports. Further, the dredger is believed to be the Oceanline 5001and it is unclear what caused the dredger to slam into the tanker
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Keeping the Wheeler in good working condition
Modern American Recycling & Repair Services has won a $9.5 million firm-fixed-price contract to keep the hopper dredger Wheeler in good working condition. In fact, the main goal of this work is to meet inspection requirement from U.S. Coast Guard regulations. Bids were solicited via the internet wit
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Royal IHC mining screen towers for Yed Proir
Royal IHV today announced that their two mining screen towers were successfully installed on the hopper dredger Yed Prior. Also, the first successful dredging sea trials took place last week, the company said. Royal IHC improved the design of the screen towers to ensure higher screening efficiency a
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Jenkins opts for Manor Marine
Jenkins Marine has commissioned Manor Marine to manufacture and install two new wheelhouse and accommodation modules for the split hopper barges Nab and Needles. The superstructures will be manufactured in Portland over the coming months, with an aim to complete the project by Summer 2021. Each supe
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PJSC hosts keel laying ceremony for two new dredgers
Shipbuilding, Ship Repair Corporation PJSC from Gorodets held the keel laying ceremony for two non-self-propelled suction hopper dredgers last week. According to the Federal Marine and River Transport Agency Rosmorrechflot, the vessels will be built under the federal project “Inland Waterways”. The
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HID CSD successfully wraps up Niyama work
The HID-CSD-5522 cutter suction dredger (CSD) was recently used in the Maldives’ Niyama resort for the construction of an airfield project. The HID dredger was responsible for pumping sand from the sea and the land reclamation operations. Under the scheme, the CSD worked 16 hours a day and involved
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LAD hands over new dredge barge
The Shearer Group, Inc. (TSGI) has announced the delivery of a 200’ x 60’ walking spud dredge barge built by LAD Services of Louisiana. LAD contracted TSGI to develop the design of the barge which has the capacity to lift 114,000 lbs. of dredging spoil. It features two 85’ tall removable spuds and o
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Manson opts for Keppel AmFELS
Manson Construction Co. has contracted with Keppel AmFELS to build the hopper dredger Frederick Paup at their facility in Brownsville, TX. The 15,000 cubic yard dredger – designed in collaboration with Hockema Whalen Myers Associates – has a length of 420-ft, breadth of 81-ft and draft of 28.5-ft. C