Royal IHC (IHC) has secured a new contract with the Chinese shipyard, Jin Hai Heavy Industrial Group, for the delivery of a dredging installation package for a trailing suction hopper dredger. The package contains major parts of the dredging installation for the 7,000m³ hopper dredger. The agreement
Self-Propelled Grab Hopper Dredger SAYURU was built by Japanese-based shipbuilder Kegoya Dock for the Ceylon Fishery Harbors Corporation (CFHC). The design and construction work of the dredger commenced in October 2013 and its delivery will take place, October 18th, ahead of the original schedule. T
Official delivery of the Sayuru, a self-propelled grab hopper dredger that was built under the Grant Aid scheme of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has been scheduled for next week. Delivery of the dredger to the Ceylon Fishery Harbors Corporation (CFHC) will take place at the Dikkowit
The volume of dredging operations performed by Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. under MMPK Bronka project will exceed 10.4 mln cbm in 2014. Boskalis plans to deepen Bronka’s approach canal to 7.5 meters this year, according to portnews.ru. Many of the Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. vessels are opera
VOSTA LMG, offering state-of-the-art solutions in dredging technology, together with Karnafuly Shipyard, has delivered ten new cutter-suction dredgers to the Bangladesh Inland Transport Water Authority (BITWA) and the Water Development Board (BWDB). Out of the ten delivered, six are CSD 450 type dre
An IMS Model 7012 HP Versi-Dredger is cleaning out a port in Indonesia. The patented Starwheel Drive self-propulsion system allows the dredger to travel between boats without damaging hulls or propellers with swing wires or anchor cables. [mappress] October 6, 2014
A Nigerian customer has added his 9th Damen dredger to its fleet. The CSD500 type cutter suction dredger was chosen due to the excellent availability of Damen Field Service in Nigeria. This local presence was very practical as well due to the challenging assembly conditions. The Damen Shipyards Grou
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC, and Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) have started construction of a new Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge ATB. The steel cutting ceremony of the 433’ Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge Barge took place in Eastern’s under roof pre-fabrication building at its All
Bremenports, the management company for the twin German ports of Bremen and Bremenhaven, has taken delivery of its first Damen-built vessel – a Stan Tug (Stu) 1606. Built to a proven design and delivered on time, the 16.76 tug named Albatros will be mobilized primarily in assisting maintenance dredg
The Port Hedland Port Authority has begun annual maintenance dredging of the inner harbor, swing basin, berth pockets and the main shipping channel, according to the port notice. Operations will be conducted on a 24/7 basis and are estimated to be completed by the 30th October 2014. The following ve
The next phase of Eyemouth Harbor dredging operations (Gunsgreen basin and harbor entrance ‘canyon’) is about to begin, according to the Harbor Master. The hopper barge ‘MV Shearwater’ and dredging unit ‘Forth Reclaimer’ will operate within Eyemouth Harbor. For the duration of this operation all ves
Dredge Yard, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of dredging and mining equipment, took part at the “Dredging in India” conference, held in Mumbai from 3-4 September 2014, and presented its new model, the ECO200 dredger. At the event, the company’s Operations Manager, Michel Debo introduced a c
A maintenance dredging of the Port of Maputo quays is scheduled to begin in a month’s time, using TNPA’s (Transnet National Ports Authority) brand new dredging vessel Italeni. This campaign will ensure that all quays at the port are returned to their designed depth. The dredging contract was signed
The 23,545kW self-propelled cutter suction dredger AL BAHAR C/D HUTA 12 is currently going through sea trials, prior to its delivery to the owner. IHC Merwede (now Royal IHC) has successfully named and launched the state-of-the-art vessel in a ceremony at the company’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, the Ne