Dredging & Flood Defence

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Reports have been coming in on the deaths of two sailors on a trailing suction hopper dredger off the Port of Varna in Bulgaria last week.

12th July 2023

Two crew found dead in dredger in Bulgaria

12th July 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Star International has partnered with Tarmac Marine to provide the annual maintenance of the fire, safety, and life-saving equipment on board its fleet of suction dredgers.

26th June 2023

Star and Tarmac Marine in safety equipment service deal

26th June 2023

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

A dredger so precise it can be operated within 10cm of an object was unveiled at Seawork 2023 by Lutra Dredger.

16th June 2023

WATCH: Precision dredger unveiled at Seawork

16th June 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Van Oord has ordered two additional water injection vessels from Kooiman Marine Group after the successful operation of two earlier sister vessels in 2021.

8th June 2023

Van Oord orders new water injection dredgers

8th June 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Dredging giant Jan De Nul has announced a record-breaking year for 2022 with a 40% increase in orders and a net profit of €108 million.

25th May 2023

Jan De Nul announces record turnover for 2022

25th May 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A new plough tug by Damen Shipyards has been christened and joins the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) fleet at Durban

19th May 2023

New Damen dredger joins South African fleet

19th May 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Marine contracting giant Van Oord has put two identical trailing suction hopper dredgers to work protecting the Dutch coast. They are powered by liquefied natural gas.

16th May 2023

Van Oord puts 2 new LNG dredgers to work

16th May 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

UK wet civil engineering firm Land & Water is on the last stretch of the largest winter dredge at a historic Victorian inland dock.

27th April 2023

Biggest winter dredge at Victorian docks

27th April 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Jan De Nul has successfully completed capital dredging works at Payra Port, Bangladesh opening the port up to vessels with a draught of 10.5m.

27th March 2023

Capital dredging vessel gains for Bangladeshi port

27th March 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

The first of two water injection dredgers launched by Van Oord will be commissioned in the first half of 2024, the company says.

21st March 2023

Van Oord launches first of two WIDs

21st March 2023