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Jan De Nul goes for 100% sustainability by using biofuel for its maintenance dredging works in North Germany
For the first time in Germany, the dredging company Jan De Nul Group from Luxembourg is using solely second-generation biofuel for maintenance dredging works in the Port of Hamburg. This fuel contains no petroleum, but processed vegetable waste oil …
Sep 30, 2021 / Curious
Port of Houston signs partnership agreement on ship channel dredging project
A significant milestone in the history of the Houston Ship Channel was recognized on Thursday (Aug19) with the formal presentation of the Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Port of Houston …
Aug 22, 2021 / Curious
Boskalis awarded contract for deepening the approach channel to harbor of Harwich, UK
Boskalis has secured the contract for the Harwich Haven approach channel and inner harbor deepening by the Harwich Haven Authority. The contract carries a value of approximately EUR 140 million, split 50/50 between Boskalis and Van Oord.The project …
Jul 21, 2021 / Curious
Cutter Suction Dredger Willem van Rubroeck embarks on its career in Mauritania
The brand-new Cutter Suction Dredger Willem van Rubroeck, which has a total installed diesel power of 41,346 kW, started its very first assignment in Mauritania. In the port of the capital Nouakchott, the vessel is working for developer ARISE …
Jun 3, 2021 / Vessels
Enhanced deep-water berth for Hutchison Port of Felixstowe
Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe has further enhanced its deep-water berth capacity following the successful completion of strengthening and dredging works to Berth 7 on Trinity Terminal.Berth 7 – one of the Port of Felixstowe's nine container …
Apr 14, 2021 / Curious
Damen Shipyards expands the range of trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHD)
Damen is known in the Dredging market for its array of vessels for different dredging projects. These vessels include a range of cutter suction dredgers, workboats and small to mid-size trailing suction hopper dredgers, or TSHDs. Recently the TSHD …
Apr 5, 2021 / Vessels
C-Job Naval Architects develops customizable TSHD series
C-Job Naval Architects, the global independent ship design and engineering company, announced on Monday it is launching an in-house developed TSHD series. The trailing suction hopper dredger series promises to fill the gap between standard designs …
Mar 16, 2021 / Curious
Royal IHC sells TSHD design package to Cashman Dredging in the U.S.
Royal IHC has been awarded the contract for the design and engineering of a 6,500yd3 (5,000md3) trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) for U.S. based CASHMAN DREDGING & MARINE CONTRACTING CO., LLC (Cashman Dredging). With this order Royal IHC will …
Feb 4, 2021 / Vessels
Cashman announces design contract to expand its hopper dredge fleet
Thursday (Jan21), Cashman Dredging and Marine Contracting Co., LLC of Quincy, Massachusetts, announced the execution of a design contract with IHC America Inc. for a new 6,500 cubic yard trailing suction hopper dredge. The new vessel will complement …
Jan 22, 2021 / Curious
A first in Flanders: Maintenance dredging work on the Scheldt powered by LNG
DEME's dual fuel trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) ‘Scheldt River’ is currently carrying out maintenance dredging work on the Scheldt and during this work, the vessel is operating on LNG. In another milestone, last week ‘Scheldt River’ became …
Jan 22, 2021 / Vessels