Italdraghe SpA, an Italian manufacturer of specifically designed dredging and mining applications, delivered another Marina Master 8000 dredger to Brighton, in September 2016, and another one of the same will be delivered to the United Kingdom in the following weeks. This is the second dredger of it
Dredging operations on the Port of Sabetta and at the seaway canal in the Gulf of Ob scheduled for 2016 have now been wrapped up, according to the FSUE Rosmorport’s latest announcement. The scope of the performed dredging work in 2016 totaled 17.5 million m³, involving 23 units of equipment. These d
The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Sospan Dau is currently performing periodic dredging operations at the Shoreham Port. The maintenance dredging, to take place approx from 14th October to 31st December 2016, will be undertaken in the Approaches, Western and Eastern Arms of Shoreham Harbor.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District’s shallow draft dredging vessel Murden helps provide safe passage for mariners who use the federal channel at Oregon Inlet near Manteo to get to the Atlantic Ocean. The dynamics of Oregon Inlet mean constant removal of submerged obstacles called s
The handing over ceremony of Asia’s largest trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) JUN YANG 1 is being held this morning in Guangzhou City, China. Built by Royal IHC in the Netherlands, the dredger will be handed over to China Communications Construction Company’s Guangzhou Dredging Co., Ltd. (GDC).
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (October 3-9, 2016). Peterhead Contract for Boskalis and McLaughlin & Harvey JV A joint venture partnership between Boskalis Westminster N.V. and McLaughlin & Harvey has won a contract for the £30 million inner Pe
Keller, a German manufacturer of special gearboxes, recently delivered their gearing systems for 2 inboard pumps and an underwater pump to Tianjin Dredging Corporation (TDC). In addition to these gearing systems, the contract also involved a cutter-head gearbox with a nominal engine power of 5,000 k
Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard together with the Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Rosmorport” today held a launching ceremony for the third 1000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Kadosh, reports IAA PortNews. The ship was named after the cape in the Black Sea, near Tuapse. The Kadosh is the last ship in
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) announced yesterday the successful launch of the Ellis Island, the barge component of its Articulated Tug & Barge (ATB) hopper dredge currently under construction. The launch occurred on September 30, 2016 at Eastern Shipbuilding’s shipyard in Allanton, F
Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard is about to launch the third 1000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Kadosh, being built for the Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Rosmorport”. According to the shipbuilder, the TSHD Kadosh launching ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday, October 5th 2016. First two ships of t
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (September 19-25, 2016). DEME’s Multi Purpose Vessel ‘Living Stone’ Hits the Water DEME Group has celebrated the launch of their new multi purpose vessel ‘Living Stone’, the most advanced vessel in its class. Bo
A construction tug and barge, involved in a grounding incident at the Port of Port Hedland early this morning, have both now been refloated, according to the Pilbara Ports Authority. The vessels, involved in the Hunt Point tug haven dredging works, were refloated at high tide at 11.30 am (AWST), and
In 2005, the Adani Group (Adani) approached Royal IHC to establish its own dredging fleet. New to the industry, Adani was looking for a strong partner to supply reliable dredging equipment and offer support. To date, IHC has supplied ten IHC Beaver dredgers and a number of booster pumps. Two Beagle
DEME launched the world’s most advanced subsea cable installation and trenching vessel ‘Living Stone’ at the LaNaval shipyard close to Bilbao, Spain on September 18, 2016. The launching ceremony was initiated by Mrs. Sarah Tommelein, spouse of Mr. Bart Tommelein, Vice-Minister-President of the Gover