by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 6, 2021 | Dredging, News
A debris removal platform has been installed on board Van Oord’s vessel Vox Amalia. The system safely removes debris that will fall onto the deck after recovering the draghead of a trailing suction hopper dredger. A bulldozer blade pushes the debris overboard. The...
by Martin Vodnik | Aug 9, 2021 | Dredging, News, Shipbuilding
Belgian marine contractor DEME Group has extended its fleet with a new cutter suction dredger named ‘Spartacus’. The vessel, which is being considered the world’s most powerful of its kind, was built by the Dutch shipyard Royal IHC. Its first...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 5, 2021 | Autonomous operation, Dredging, News, Ship design
C-Job Naval Architects has chosen a trailing suction hopper dredger as a first autonomous concept design. Submerging such a vessel offers benefits for ship resistance and required vacuum for the dredge pump. To prove these insights, a comparative study was performed...
by Martin Vodnik | Aug 2, 2021 | Dredging, Inland navigation, News
For better protection of the Betuwe region against high water, the 19-kilometre section of the Waal dyke will be upgraded by October 2026. The project will be carried by Mekante Diek, a consortium of three Dutch engineering companies, namely Ploegam, Van Oord and Dura...
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by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 29, 2021 | Dredging, News, Shipbuilding
The Suez Canal Authority has welcomed its second cuter suction dredger (CSD) Hussein Tantawy. The vessel will join sister vessel Mohab Mameesh delivered in March as soon as it completes final commissioning. They are among the most powerful dredgers in the world. The...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 23, 2021 | Dredging, News, Ports
A consortium of Van Oord and Boskalis Van Oord has secured the contract for the Harwich Haven approach channel and inner harbour deepening. The contract carries a value of approximately 140 million euros, split fifty-fifty between the two dredging companies. The...
