Dredging & Flood Defence

Dutch dredging giant Royal Boskalis Westminster’s busy summer includes delivery of the largest and most powerful cutter suction dredger it has ever developed, with the mega-cutter Helios named and christened recently in…

A considerable amount of dredging work is being carried out at the adjacent Russian ports of St.Petersburg and Ust-Luga using the fleet of dredgers operated by Rosmorport, the state port operator.

Dutch marine electrical system integration specialists Bakker Sliedrecht will deliver two submersible motors for a new hopper dredger being built for China’s Chang Jiang Waterway Bureau (CWB).

Belgian dredging giant Jan de Nul’s 2016 Annual Report, released last month, focused on ‘steady growth in a highly volatile market’, with turnover exceeding €2bn for the sixth year in a row…

Dutch dredging giant Royal Boskalis Westminster and its Belgium based counterpart Jan De Nul have signed a joint venture contract valued at some €250m with the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust in India.

The TSHD 650 trailing suction hopper dredger ordered by Gippsland Ports of Victoria in Australia has been launched at the Damen Yichang Shipyard in China.

In line with expectations, Netherlands based shipbuilder and equipment manufacturer IHC has boosted its order book for both vessels and dredging equipment as signs of recovery continue to be seen in its…

Belgium’s DEME Group shows determination to maintain its 2016 turnover of nearly €2bn by winning a collection of new dredging contracts across Europe and Africa.

The UK’s Bridlington Harbour Commissioners have taken delivery of a new dredger that will be employed on maintenance dredging in the harbour.

Dredging and excavation are among the main tasks for the latest multi-purpose work-horse to enter service on Germany’s 98kms long Kiel Canal – the world’s busiest man-made waterway.

Belgium’s Jan De Nul Group has ordered three 3,500 m3 Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers to be built at Keppel Nantong, and these vessels which will operate in environmentally sensitive areas, will not…

Yacht Havens Group, owner of nine yachting facilities in the U.K and the Netherlands, has taken delivery of a new Italdraghe MK III Marina Master 8000 Dredger at its Fambridge Yacht Haven…

A joint venture between Boskalis Westminster and McLaughlin and Harvey is currently working on the initial stages of Peterhead Port Authority’s £50m North Harbour development in Scotland, UK.

Dredger and dredging equipment supplier Dragflow has been busy recently, with four orders for custom made dredgers moving through its Italy based manufacturing facility.

Dutch dredging majors Van Oord and Boskalis have been awarded a contract by Brazil’s Ministry of Transport, Ports and Civil Aviation for capital and maintenance dredging at the Port of Santos.

The Netherlands based Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has established a new Working Group on the beneficial use of dredged sediments.