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Boskalis and Royal IHC sign LOI to build a new 31,000 m3 TSHD
Following the unique collaboration between Boskalis and Royal IHC in the design and engineering phase of two state-of-the-art trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHD), the two parties have now signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the construction of a …
Jun 6, 2023 / Curious
Christening ceremony for Vox Apolonia, Van Oord’s second LNG-powered trailing suction hopper dredger
Today, Van Oord celebrated the christening of brand new trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Apolonia. Vox Apolonia is Van Oord’s second hopper dredger equipped with an LNG fuel system and an outstanding example of its sustainable ambitions. During a …
Mar 14, 2023 / Vessels
Gebr. van der Lee opts for sustainable trailing suction hopper dredger Beagle® 4 from IHC Dredging
IHC Dredging has sold a Beagle® 4, a trailing suction hopper dredger with a hopper volume of 4,000 m3, to contractor Gebr. van der Lee. The Dutch family business was looking for a sustainable trailing suction hopper dredger with this hopper volume …
Dec 22, 2022 / Vessels
Van Oord celebrates christening of trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Ariane
With a three-day event on the Koninginnenhoofd Quay in Rotterdam, Van Oord unveiled their latest addition to the fleet. Vox Ariane, Van Oord’s first trailing suction hopper dredger equipped with an LNG fuel system, was christened by its CFO and …
Jun 6, 2022 / Vessels
Keppel O&M delivers the first dual-fuel dredger in Singapore
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) has delivered the first dual-fuel Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) built in Singapore to Van Oord with no loss-time incidents. Named Vox Ariane, the high-specification dredger has a hopper …
Apr 21, 2022 / Vessels
Royal IHC receives Approval In Principle for hydrogen-fuelled TSHD
Royal IHC has recently received an ‘approval in principle’ (AiP) from classification society Bureau Veritas for the design of a hydrogen-fuelled trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). In an innovation partnership with the Dutch Rijkswaterstaat, …
Mar 31, 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
DEME holds virtual naming ceremony for next-generation trailing suction hopper dredgers Bonny River and Meuse River
DEME hosted a special digital naming ceremony for its next-generation trailing suction hopper dredgers ‘Bonny River’ and ‘Meuse River’. Although it was not possible to have DEME’s usual naming ceremony given the coronavirus restrictions, the online …
Nov 11, 2020 / Vessels
Royal IHC delivers TSHD GHASHA to NMDC
After completion and successful sea trials, the 8,000m3 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) GHASHA – owned by National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) from Abu Dhabi – has left The Netherlands to start her first project in the United Arab Emirates …
Sep 1, 2020 / Vessels
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. Commences Steel Cutting for Weeks Marine. Inc. Vessel R.B. Weeks
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. announced on Saturday that on, August 19, 2020, Eastern commenced steel cutting for R.B. WEEKS, ESG Hull 258, a new Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger for Weeks Marine, Inc. following the contract signing four (4) months …
Aug 24, 2020 / Vessels