Multraship continues to invest in its diverse fleet of towage and salvage vessels to help provide the highest levels of responsive service to the international shipping industry. Multraship has just taken delivery of Multrasalvor 3, a new Multi-Cat 2409 from Damen. It is a bigger and better version
Goltens has just overhauled three engines from one of the world’s most powerful dredgers, the Leonardo Da Vinci. This Jan de Nul’s dredger, with over 20,000 KW installed diesel power, required a full overhaul and reconditioning of vessels 3 main engines after more than 24,000 running hours. Timeline
Yesterday, Uljanik Shipyard has delivered the dredger “Pedro ‘Alvares Cabral” to the Jan De Nul. This is the first ship of a series of two trailing suction hopper dredgers constructed by Uljanik for the Luxembourg company Jan De Nul S.A. Capellen G.D. Luxembourg. With a deadweight of 26,000 tonnes,
In April 2011, the Fraser Titan, a triple screw 2300 m3 dredger, was converted to Thordon RiverTough water lubricated propeller shaft bearings from an oil lubricated system. The previous oil lubricated system had many issues – frequent maintenance of aft seals, water ingress contaminating the lubric
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District is seeking eligible businesses to provide for the emergent support requirements and the yearly maintenance and overhaul/dry-docking of the USACE Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge YAQUINA. YAQUINA has Overall Length of 200 ft, a Beam of 58 ft, a Normal
According to Chairman and Managing Director D.K Mohanty, Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) will soon expand its fleet with three new dredgers. Thehindubusinessline.com reports that during the next two years, three trailer suction hopper dredgers will join the DCI’s dredging fleet. Mr. Mohanty stat
A milestone event took place at the Genoa Headworks when a new dredge, the Pawnee II was brought into service. This event is the culmination of many years of planning. The Pawnee II replaces the original dredge, the Pawnee, which has been in operation since the District began operations over 75 year
Western Baltija Shipbuilding has launched the trailing suction hopper dredger Macuti, a FKAB D13 design which is being built for the Mozambican Ports and Rail Company (CFM) and the National Dredging Company (EMODRAGA). The vessel is funded by the Mozambican government and the Danish International De
Xiangyu Dredging Holdings Limited has announced that the wholly owned subsidiaries Xiangyu PRC and Jiangsu Xingyu have entered into a purchase agreement with Zhongchuan Transport. Pursuant to the Contract, Xiangyu Dredging agreed to purchase Zhongchuan No. 9, a 2713 tons cutter suction dredger, at t
It looked as if dry-dock work on the Amazone would be delayed due to several unforeseen problems. But in the end, with careful planning and a great team effort, the dredger was on time for its next job elsewhere in The Netherlands. “Occasionally a project comes along that sticks in your memory as be
Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (NSW), a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Cable, has received a newly refurbished DP2 cable laying vessel under a long term charter agreement from the vessel management company Meriaura. The vessel M/V Aura has been refurbished to the exact specifications of NSW and
On Friday, October 12, 2012, seven crew members of the DCI DREDGE XIX successfully completed their equipment training at Training Institute of Dredging’s (TID) new training location in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. The DCI DREDGE XIX, a 5,500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger, was success
Dover Harbour Board’s (DHB) maintenance dredger David Church has recently undergone a comprehensive £485,000 refit to relife the vessel for another 15 years service. A full review of the dredger business unit was undertaken by Simon Moore, Duty Harbour Master and it was decided that the most cost ef
It was a momentous occasion for Navgathi Marine Design & Constructions Pvt Ltd, with the successful delivery of two cutter suction dredgers for Irrigation Department, Kerala State. The dredgers were contracted to KSINC for construction and the work was done by APM Marine. Navgathi Marine Design did