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Tarmac Marine Opts for SMS Southampton
SMS Southampton, part of The SMS Group, has completed a significant dredger refit job for Tarmac Marine. The refit involved the 72 meter, 1997-built aggregate dredger ‘City of Chichester’ and was successfully wrapped up at Williams Shipping’s berths in the Western Docks, port of Southampton UK. The
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Pirates Attack TSHD Ambika, Four Dead, Three Kidnapped
The Nigerian-flagged trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Ambika (ex Galilei 2000) was attacked last week when operating 3nm from the mouth of the Ramos River, off the coast of Nigeria. According to the international maritime security consultancy Dryad Global, during the attack, a firefight occurr
PHOTO: Fresh Green Jacket for TSHD Nile River
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PHOTO: Fresh Green Jacket for TSHD Nile River
DEME Group’s 17,000 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Nile River is getting into the new year with a fresh green jacket, the company said in their latest announcement. After a dry dock period in Singapore, the TSHD is now ready to head to her next project in Asia. Earlier this year, Alewijns
Highlights of the Week
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Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (December 23 – 29, 2019). Titan LNG Delivers LNG to TSHD Scheldt River Via Trucks A joint effort between Port of Brest, CCIMBO, DEME and Titan LNG resulted in the successful truck-to-ship LNG bunkering of the Sche
Jan De Nul’s TSHD Galileo Galilei Launched in China
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Jan De Nul’s TSHD Galileo Galilei Launched in China
Jan De Nul Group has just announced that their new trailing suction hopper dredger Galileo Galilei was launched today at COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry in Dalian, China. The 18,000m³ TSHD will be equipped with a two stage highly efficient exhaust gas filter system. This will result in emissions compl
Dredge Jadwin Completes 2019 Season
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Dredge Jadwin Completes 2019 Season
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District’s Dredge Jadwin has completed its 2019 season. During the 2019 season, the Jadwin dredged more than 4 million cubic yards of sand, mud and sediment from the lower Mississippi River to allow the waterway to remain navigable for commercial traffic. “
Titan LNG Delivers LNG to TSHD Scheldt River Via Trucks
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Titan LNG Delivers LNG to TSHD Scheldt River Via Trucks
A joint effort between Port of Brest, CCIMBO, DEME and Titan LNG resulted in the successful truck-to-ship LNG bunkering of the Scheldt River, the DEME owned LNG powered hopper dredger, last week. Commenting the latest news, Eric Roellinger, Harbor Master Port of Brest, said: “Port authorities play a
Royal IHC: DRAGA 20 on Its Way to Colombia
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Royal IHC: DRAGA 20 on Its Way to Colombia
The new mining wheel suction dredger for Mineros Aluvial SAS, the DRAGA 20: BIJAO, is ready for transport to Colombia, Royal IHC said in their latest announcement. Loaded on a pontoon, the electric, dismountable wheel dredger will make her way to Antwerp where she shall be loaded on a transport vess
Highlights of the Week
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Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (December 16 – 22, 2018). Jan De Nul Completes Liepaja Port Dredging Jan De Nul Group has successfully completed the capital dredging works for the improvement of Liepaja Port in Latvia. Van Oord Wins Eforie Coa
Gladstone Dredging Wraps Up
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Gladstone Dredging Wraps Up
As part of Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) annual maintenance dredging campaign, the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Brisbane was recently in the Port of Gladstone. Visiting the area from November 14 to December 18, the dredger maintained approximately 50 km of channels and berths, which ar
Jan De Nul Completes Liepaja Port Dredging
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Jan De Nul Completes Liepaja Port Dredging
Jan De Nul Group has successfully completed the capital dredging works for the improvement of Liepaja Port in Latvia. The scope for Jan De Nul Group entailed the removal of 2.7 million m³ of sediments to deepen the port access channel from 12.5 m to 14.5 m, and to create a new navigation channel of
Rohr-Idreco Builds Cuttingwheel Dredger for Mineros Aluvial
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Rohr-Idreco Builds Cuttingwheel Dredger for Mineros Aluvial
Rohr-Idreco Dredge Systems, a manufacturer of deep digging electric dredging vessels and equipment for the mining and dredging industries, is currently building a large electrical cuttingwheel dredger for Columbian gold mining company Mineros Aluvial. The dredger will have a max digging depth of 28
Hansel Cutter Suction Dredger on Its Way to Zhejing Province
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Hansel Cutter Suction Dredger on Its Way to Zhejing Province
Hansel Marine, a Chinese manufacturer of dredgers and dredging equipment, completed the construction of a new HS-50 cutter suction dredger (CSD) earlier this month. The CSD is now ready for delivery to an owner based in Jiaxing, Zhejing Province, China. The HS-50 dredger is designed and built for Ch
Keppel O&M Delivers TSHD Sanderus to Jan De Nul
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Keppel O&M Delivers TSHD Sanderus to Jan De Nul
Keppel Offshore & Marine has officially handed over the 6.000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Sanderus to Jan De Nul Group. According to JDN, their fourth Ultra-Low Emission vessel was delivered today in Singapore. This follows the delivery of three 3.500m3 TSHDs earlier this year. Keppel O