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DEME’s new dredger Bonny River features SCHOTTEL propulsion solutions

The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Bonny River, built at Royal IHC’s Chinese partner yard COSCO Guangdong Shipyard, is propelled by SCHOTTEL. Recently handed over to the Belgian dredging company DEME, the TSHD is driven by controllable pitch …

Aug 15, 2019 / Vessels

Van Oord strengthens dredging fleet with third new hopper

Van Oord has decided to use the option of ordering a third trailing suction hopper dredger at Keppel FELS Limited. The vessel is similar to the two vessels that Van Oord ordered in May 2018. Each one has a hopper capacity of approximately 10,500 …

Jul 16, 2019 / Vessels

Alewijnse Introduces Unique Virtualization & Visualization Platform For The Industry

Alewijnse has introduced a unique virtualization and visualization platform for use on trailing suction hopper dredgers. The solution can also be applied to other vessels and brings numerous advantages. The AIViVi system has already been successfully …

May 20, 2019 / Curious

Hopper Dredger Ecodelta Christened in Rotterdam

Van der Kamp’s new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Ecodelta was christened last Friday (January 11) in Rotterdam.According to the Port of Rotterdam, this is one of the few LNG powered trailing suction hopper dredgers in the Netherlands.The …

Jan 14, 2019 / Vessels