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Callan Marine’s CSD General Bradley joins the fleet
Earlier this week, Callan Marine Ltd. held a christening ceremony for the company’s newest fleet asset, the 28” cutter suction dredge named the General Bradley. General Bradley joined Callan Marine’s CSD fleet in the ceremony which was held in Morgan City, Louisiana this Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Right
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PHOTO: Hopper dredger LESSE working in Tuxpan, Mexico
Trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) LESSE was recently photographed in Mexico while dredging the access channel in Tuxpan. According to owner of the vessel, Baggerbedrijf de Boer – Dutch Dredging, last summer Tropical Storm Grace ran across the Gulf of Mexico accompanied with very strong winds an
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PAD delegation visits Royal IHC
Royal IHC yesterday hosted a delegation of the Port Authority of Douala, Cameroon, at their Krimpen aan den IJssel yard in the Netherlands. Cyrus Ngo’o, Managing Director of PAD, and other company officials were received by IHC CEO Jan-Pieter Klaver who gave them the tour of the yard. He commented o
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Another dredging season kicks off on the Mississippi River
Earlier this week, the Army Corps Dredge Jadwin and 50 crewmembers departed the Vicksburg Harbor for the annual dredging season on the Mississippi River. District Commander Col. Robert Hilliard, Deputy District Engineer and Chief of Programs and Project Management Patricia Hemphill visited with the
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PHOTO: Dredger STEVE N working in the Demerara
The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) has released a photo of their trailing suction hopper dredger STEVE N working in the Demerara region, Guyana. According to MARAD, the vessel has been dredging the Demerara Ship Channel and the Essequibo River for the past thirty years. “To date, the dre
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Foyle Marine takes delivery of Damen Shoalbuster
Damen has just announced that Foyle Marine Dredging Ltd is now the proud owner of the Damen Shoalbuster 2208 Afon Lligwy ex Herman. Currently, Foyle Marine is performing an important dredging project in Castletownbere, Ireland, for Sorensen Civil Engineering Ltd. Before take-over they have chartered
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GBS Group to upgrade dredge Currituck
GBS Group recently won a contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to modify and upgrade hopper dredge Currituck’s Electrical Systems. According to GBS, the contract is for the procurement and installation of all electrical components associated with the modification of the electrical system on
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Dredger Krakesandt starting sea trials before delivery
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards Group has begun sea trials for a new trailing suction hopper dredger being built for De Hoop Terneuzen BV. Following Eastern, the Krakesandt departed Thecla yard in Kampen to the company’s yard in Harlingen, where she will undergo the sea and dredging trials. This modern TSH
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Alewijnse presents unique video about the MAD 3500 project
Get a glimpse on board one of the two Damen Shipyard’s Marine Aggregate Dredgers (MAD) 3500, where Alewijnse successfully delivered the complete electrical installation package for the new dredger. The Alewijnse scope of the project comprised the engineering, delivery and commissioning of the vessel
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GAICO adds new hopper dredger to its fleet
Last weekend, Guyana based GAICO Construction & General Services officially commissioned their new trailing suction hopper dredger – the Malavi. The ship, previously known as ‘Costa Verde’, was operated between 2016 and 2022 by Dravo SA – Van Oord’s Spanish subsidiary. The vessel performed its dredg
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Kooiman-Hoebee completes extension of TSHD Swalinge
Last Friday, Kooiman-Hoebee Shipyard in Dordrecht shipyard successfully refloated trailing suction hopper dredger Swalinge. According to Kooiman, the work on TSHD Swalinge started in January 2022, and by now the ship has been extended by 37 meters with many other adjustments also completed. The Swal
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TSHD Tommy Norton scheduled for dry docking in May
Gippsland Ports recently provided a regular update on the planned and actual progress of the dredging activities at the Lakes Entrance, Victoria. Summarizing the 2021 season, Gippsland Ports said that 570 loads of dredged material have been placed in the Dredged Material Grounds. They also added tha
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Van Oord welcomes its first LNG hopper dredger – the Vox Ariane
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) has just announced the successful delivery of the first dual-fuel Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) to Van Oord. Named Vox Ariane, the high-specification dredger has a hopper capacity of 10,500 cubic meters and can run on LNG. It is the sixth dredger bu
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Dutch delegation visits hopper dredger Albatros
Staff members of the Dutch Embassy in New Zealand recently took a tour of the hopper dredger Albatros to find out more about the vessel and its current dredging operations in the area. “We would like to extend a big thank you to Dutch Dredging, Ron and the crew for inviting us onto the Albatros [&he