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Dredging vessel classed by Türk Loydu ready for service
Next-Generation dredging vessel, built by Yutek Gemi Shipyard for the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, has been successfully completed and commissioned in Turkey. Classed in accordance with Türk Loydu rules and equipped with advanced technology, the 79-meter-long and 15-meter-wide vessel na
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Holland Dredge Design delivers CSD-250 to Cemex UK
Holland Dredge Design has successfully delivered a custom-built cutter suction dredger CSD-250 to Cemex UK. The new dredger was fully engineered and built in-house in record time, according to Cemex’s specific operational and safety requirements. Key features: With the cutter power of 40kW and a dre
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Boskalis dredger Crestway working to reopen Port of Tampico, MX
Earlier this month, Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger Crestway jumped in to help a port in need in Mexico. While the vessel crew was dredging in the Port of Tuxpan, an urgent request came in from the Port of Tampico, only 90 nautical miles away. The Port of Tampico was shut down due to sever
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Royal IHC secures another order for Beaver dredger
Royal IHC recently won a contract to supply another Beaver cutter suction dredger and a Booster Station to a customer in the APAC region. The Beaver and Booster Station will be deployed to maintain the access channel to a harbor – ensuring safe navigation for recreational boaters and commercial fish
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DEW launches new CSD 400 designed by Dredge Yard
Dockyard and Engineering Works (DEW) has successfully launched its newly built Cutter Suction Dredger 400, developed with the engineering expertise and component support of Dredge Yard B.V., based in the Netherlands. The new dredger is equipped with a Mitsubishi engine, a hydraulic cutter head drive
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DC-Grid switchboard for JDN’s first plug-in hybrid dredger tested and approved
Bakker Sliedrecht, together with Jan De Nul and RINA classification society, have successfully completed the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) of the DC-grid switchboard for JDN’s first plug-in hybrid trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). Just a year ago, Bakker Sliedrecht secured a deal to deliver th
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Another Damen CSD650 dredge ready for the launch in Azerbaijan
Damen is about to launch another cutter suction dredger from the CSD650 series in Azerbaijan. The latest CSD, built at the Damen Dredging yard in the Netherlands, has been transported to Baku Shipyard LLC for reassembly and delivery to a local client. Baku Shipyard is the perfect location for this t
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Dredge MERRITT clearing the Ocean City Inlet
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredge MERRITT, deployed from the Wilmington District, is currently operating in the Ocean City Inlet. Using a side-casting method, the dredge drags along the bottom, picking up sand and ejecting it about 90 feet outside the navigation channel. The emergency operatio
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The first of Kenmare’s two new dredges ‘touches the ground’ near Moma Mine
The first of Kenmare’s two new high-capacity dredges has landed safely on the beach near Moma Mine. The new electric Cutter Suction Dredges – each measuring 62 meters in length and weighing nearly 1,000 tons – started their journey from Royal IHC yard in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands, in early June. T
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Dredge Port Frederick ready for the next dredging season
McQuade Marine’s dredge Port Frederick is back in water and operational – after completing her annual maintenance at The Yard Brisbane (TYB) shiprepair facility. She came into TYB for periodic maintenance, which included a pressure wash, anti-foul repairs to Aquamaster thrusters, and some minor corr
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Neumann Contractors adds more capacity to its fleet
Neumann Contractors this month celebrated a couple of new milestones, launch of their newest dredge and construction of new equipment. Earlier this month, Neumann successfully launched the latest addition to the fleet, dredge Nu-Pheonix. The newbuild is now officially in the water and ready for acti
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Boskalis wraps up maintenance dredging campaign in the Port of Melbourne
Boskalis’ trailing suction hopper dredger Beachway has successfully completed a maintenance dredging campaign in the Port of Melbourne. The dredging campaign marked the beginning of a twelve-year maintenance contract that Boskalis concluded with the Port of Melbourne earlier this year. This maintena
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Keel laid for Rohde Nielsen’s new hopper dredger
Western Baltija Shipbuilding and Rohde Nielsen recently held a keel laying ceremony for a new hopper dredger — the yard No. 88. Following maritime tradition, a symbolic gesture marked the ceremony: Lithuanian and Danish coins were placed in the vessel’s foundation — a sign that both the client and b
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Dredger Sospan Dau kicks off Port of Workington dredging campaign
Anthony D Bates Partnership is once again assisting with the maintenance dredging of the Port of Workington, UK. As the port reported yesterday, their annual dredging campaign will begin this week with dredger Sospan Dau undertaking the work. “The campaign is ran by the team at Boskalis Westminster