Dredging news


2014

US: Steel Cutting for new Eastern Shipbuilding Dredger, 4 October 2014
Vietnam: Soai Rap Dredging Project Phase 2 inaugurated, 21 June 2014
IHC Merwede secures order for 5,500m3 TSHD from TNPA, 22 April 2014
New dredging contract for Van Oord in Indonesia, 4 April 2014
IHC Merwede secures orders worth EUR 350 million, 5 Feruary 2014

2013

Van Oord-GMB to sustainably reinforce Dordrecht Island, 28 November 2013
Boskalis orders megacutter to strengthen its dredging fleet, 27 November 2013
Van Oord receives another Indonesian award, 21 November 2013
New contract for the Jurong Island Westward Extension in Singapore awarded to DIAP, 19 November 2013
Boskalis deepens approach channel to port of Southampton in United Kingdom, 19 November 2013
CSD850 Cassiopeia V launched by ASL Shipyard Singapore, 18 October 2013
Contract awarded for Moín Container Terminal, Costa Rica, 11 October 2013
Brisbane Airport runway built on a base of sand, 11 October 2013
Boskalis acquires EUR 80 million dredging contract in South Korea, 5 August 2013
DEME has won new contracts worth 250 million EUR for energy-related projects, 17 July 2013
Teus Vlot Dredging Impression hopper dredger Mineralis Gaasterland, 28 June 2013
Boskalis signs contract St Petersburg port project, 20 June 2013
IHC Merwede secures new orders for cutter suction dredgers worth EUR125million, 12 June 2013
IHC Merwede delivers CHANG JIANG KOU 02, 27 May 2013
IHC Merwede delivers new backhoe dredger – the ALBERTO ALEMÁN ZUBIETA, 22 May 2013
New sand dredger “Stellamaris” at work, 3 May 2013
New projects in Asia and Australia awarded to Jan De Nul Group, 18 March 2013
Boskalis acquires EUR 70 million dredging contracts in Australia and Vietnam, 11 March 2013

2012

Existing dredger revitalized with Damen dredging gear for challenging project, 4 December 2012
Van Oord strengthens cooperation with Indonesia, 4 December 2012
The Netherlands: The Maasgeul widened, 28 November 2012
IHC Merwede delivers DCI DREDGE XIX three weeks ahead of schedule, 27 November 2012
Soai Rap Dredging Project Phase 2 starts off, 24 November 2012
DEME names the latest self-propelled rock dredger Amazone, 17 November 2012
VOSTA LMG and ASL Marine Group agree on conditional sale and purchase agreement, 13 November 2012
Teus Vlot Dredging: Dredge installation with underwater pump for Gaasterland, 21 September 2012
STX Lorient Delivers Dredger, 19 September 2012
DEME and IHC Systems to build innovative TSHD simulator, September 2012
Damen delivers Cutter Suction Dredger 450 ´Fen He´, 23 August 2012
IHC Merwede launches a series of small hopper dredgers known as ´Easydredge´, 20 August 2012
Ocean Group: Christening of the largest dredge ever built in Eastern Canada, 16 August 2012
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Announces Shipyard Contracts for an ATB Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge and Two New Material Scows , 3 August 2012
Boskalis acquires EUR 175 million port contract in Mumbai (India), 2 August 2012
Successful naming and launch ceremony for MIONDO by IHC Merwede, 16 May 2012
Boskalis lands EUR 200 million offshore project for Ichthys (Australia), 17 April 2012
Dredging contract awarded to MEDCO for the New Port Project in Qatar, 18 March 2012
IHC Merwede: Successful naming and launch ceremony for CHANG JIANG KOU 02, 22 February 2012
Van Oord: Contract for port construction work in Rotterdam, 21 February 2012
Port of Rotterdam more accessible, 17 February 2012
Dredging contract awarded to Dredging International Australia (DEME) for Wheatstone LNG project in Western Australia, 13 February 2012

2011

US: Work begins on $5.76 Million Army Corps Maintenance Dredging Project at Sandy Hook and Main Ship Channels, 10 December 2011
IHC Merwede: Successful naming and launch ceremony for Shanti Sagar XVI, 6 December 2011
Third contract awarded to JV Van Oord Australia – Dredging International Australia (DEME) for Western Basin Main Works Dredging at Gladstone (Australia), August 2011
Boskalis acquires EUR 200 million port contract in Brazil, 1 August 2011
MEDCO acquires new dredger vessel 'Al Jarraf', July 2011
The DAMEN approach to deep sea mining – an innovative flexible dredging concept   /   Youtube Movie
Capital Dredging Underway in Itajai, 21 March 2011
Successful naming and launch ceremony for 'Athena', 12 February 2011
DEME and MEDCO to build two artificial energy islands for SARB oil field in UAE, February 2011

2010

Van Oord commissions the construction of a second self-propelled cutter suction dredger, 16 December 2010
DEME awarded new EUR 105 million contract for reclamation site of Olympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi, Russia, 23 August 2010
Jan De Nul once again lowest bidder in Panama, August 2010
Inai Kiara's role in shipbuilding lauded, 22 July 2010
DEME completes new port approaches in Durban, 31 March 2010
Jan De Nul: Remote marine hydraulic excavator for offshore applications, 11 February 2010
DEME, in joint venture with Laing O’Rourke, to construct London Gateway Port. A new container terminal for DP World, 11 February 2010
Jan De Nul: 'Simon Stevin' into service, 10 February 2010
IHC Merwede: Queen names Boskalis trailing suction hopper dredger 'Willem van Oranje', 10 February 2010
Boskalis: Queen names Boskalis trailing suction hopper dredger 'Willem van Oranje', 10 February 2010
Jan De Nul Group gains project in Malaysia, 9 February 2010
Boskalis signs Fall Pipe vessel contract with Keppel, 8 February 2010
Cutter Suction Dredger 'Zheng He' launched on 30 January 2010
Jan De Nul Group gains project in Iraq, 28 January 2010
Extension of concession contract for Jan De Nul in Argentina - keep a 1300 km long river navigable, 21 January 2010
First shipment of stones for Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte 2 sea defences, 17 January 2010
Van Oord: Harbour extension Norrkoping, Sweden, awarded, 11 January 2010

2009

Again Brazilian award for Van Oord, 11 November 2009
Van Oord: EUR 45 million contract awarded in Brazil, 28 October 2009
Boskalis wins EUR 500 million LNG project in Australia, 16 October 2009
Jan De Nul Group Orders Vessels with STX Offshore and Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., 6 October 2009
Naming and launch ceremony of state-of-the-art cutter suction dredger 'Al Sakab', 5 October 2009
Boskalis wins EUR 45 million port expansion project in Australia, 28 September 2009
IHC Merwede opens new regional HQ in India and eyes future expansion, 28 September 2009
Trailing suction hopper dredger 'Gateway': a boost for the Boskalis fleet, 26 September 2009
Dredging in the canal moves on, 7 September 2009
Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger Leiv Eiriksson launched on 4 September 2009
Backhoe Goliath operational, 1 September 2009
CSD Ibn Battuta launched on 14 August 2009
Unique pilot project in the dredging market to reduce operational costs, July 2009
GUPC Consortium with Jan De Nul in pole position for Panama Canal, July 2009
Jan De Nul Group continues its Latin American course, June 2009
New assignments worth 655 million Euro on all continents for Belgian DEME Group so far in 2009, 27 May 2009
Melbourne: Paranoia kept at bay (by Andrew Bolt)
HollandMT, a new equipment engineering and supply company in international dredging industry
Van Oord christens Goliath, the largest backhoe dredger in the world, 24 January 2009
DEME orders jumbo trailing suction hopper dredger from IHC Merwede, 8 January 2009
December 2008
Naming and launch of the 5,600 m3 TSHD Artevelde, 19 December 2008
EUR 300 million in orders for IHC Merwede, 17 December 2008
Jan De Nul: Starting shot for the construction of the Ibn Battuta, 14 December 2008
Naming and launch of the 2,400 m3 TSHD Cazanga, 12 December 2008
Inauguration of simulator and unveiling of the 1250th production meter at IHC Systems, 4 December 2008
November 2008
Repeat order VOSTA LMG to deliver an engineering and components package CSD850, 25 November 2008
India: ISD to buy two dredging ships for Rs 100 cr, 12 November 2008
Malaysia: MRCB gets LOA for RM258m river project, 11 November 2008
India: Vallarpadam project: Kochi port working on rail, road connectivity, 11 November 2008
India: CCEA sanctions capital dredging for Vallarpadam project, 6 November 2008
October 2008
Major Mexican contract awarded to Jan De Nul Group
Boskalis subsidiary acquires port contract in India, 30 October 2008
India: Dredging work held up at Haldia, 29 October 2008
Zaya appoints Van Oord as contractors for Nurai Island development
September 2008
Jan De Nul Group secures challenging project in New Caledonia
IHC Merwede books new orders amounting to 300 million Euro, 24 September 2008
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) orders new hopper dredger at IHC Merwede, 24 September 2008
VOSTA LMG signs contract with Sietas for two TSHD's of 5.500 m3, 23 September 2008
Oman: 10 firms in race for Salalah Port expansion consultancy deal
India: Sethusamudram channel project likely to miss deadline, 12 September 2008
Shetland: Dredging almost complete, 12 September 2008
620 million Euro expansion of Duqm Port (Oman) awarded to CCC / STFA - JDN Consortium
Australia: Sydney Chamber updated on ports plan, 10 September 2008
Oman: Sohar port announces $200m project, 9 September 2008
Germany: Deepening of the Elbe channel to be reconsidered from October, 9 September 2008
Van Oord orders innovative self-propelled cutter suction dredger with IHC Merwede, 9 September 2008
Innovative self-propelled cutter suction dredger for Van Oord, 8 September 2008
IHC Merwede expands production capacity, 8 September 2008
India: Jaisu Shipping may win Cochin port deal, 6 September 2008
Van Oord signs contract to reinforce Delfland coast and create nature reserve, 5 September 2008
Dubai: Helping to create a new map, 3 September 2008
August 2008
Starting shot for the construction of the Leiv Eiriksson, 27 August 2008
Environmental Design, Build and Operate Contract ‘Amoras’ for the Port of Antwerp awarded to the Joint Venture SeReAnt (Dredging International, DEC, Jan De Nul, Envisan)
UK: DP World Awards £400 Million Container Port Build Contract, 20 August 2008
India: Maintenance dredging at Paradip port hit, 13 August 2008
Van Oord and Boskalis reinforce Delflandse coast in the Netherlands, 7 August 2008
Canada: $6.4 million announced for Nova Scotia harbours, 7 August 2008
Van Oord: Largest trailing suction hopper dredger in the world 'HAM 318' back in business, 4 August 2008
July 2008
India: Capital dredging project at Paradip launched, 31 July 2008
Boskalis acquires award for EUR 145 million contract in Australia, 28 July 2008
India: Jaisu Shipping bags dredging contract at Kochi Port, 26 July 2008
With Port Rashid reclamation in Dubai, Dredging International (DEME Group) obtains another huge contract in the UAE, 9 July 2008
Jan De Nul Group orders 30,500m³ hopper
Hopper Cristóbal Colón launched on 4 July 2008
Successful transportation of VOX DUBAI section, 4 July 2008
May 2008
Keel laying of the VOX DUBAI (Van Oord), the largest trailing suction hopper dredger ever built in the Netherlands, 30 May 2008 at IHC Dredgers in Kinderdijk
Van Oord: Offshore award on Yamal peninsula in Northern Russia, 29 May 2008
Dredging International to construct new artificial island in the Emirates, 16 May 2008
DEME obtains new contracts for a total value of 400 million Euro
DEME: New Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger “Breydel”, 16 May 2008
IHC Merwede gains new orders for EUR 260 million
April 2008
Jan De Nul secures one billion Euro contracts
Dredging International, as a partner in the Coentunnel Company, signed contract for “Capacity Expansion Coentunnel Route” in The Netherlands
Trailing suction hopper dredger SHOREWAY: a boost for the Boskalis fleet, 17 April 2008
VOSTA LMG to deliver an engineering and components package for a self propelled CSD
Melbourne: Dredging of bay opening kicks off, 4 April 2008
India: Foreign cartel fleecing ports, 4 April 2008
Widening and deepening of Panama Canal awarded to Belgium’s Dredging International, 2 April 2008
March 2008
Van Oord to build four split hopper vessels, 31 March 2008
Van Oord: Offshore award in Romania, 28 March 2008
Van Oord: Award for Dutch cable laying contract, 20 March 2008
Dubai Promenade completed, 19 March 2008
Panama: New $95 Million Dollar Dredge for the ACP, 18 March 2008
Abu Dhabi begins dredging at site of new Khalifa Port, 18 March 2008
Tanzania to relieve port congestion with $62 million expansion project, 18 March 2008
Van Oord's HAM 318 asbestos-free and officially cleared
February 2008
Important investments strengthen DEME position, 27 February 2008
Jan De Nul: Two hoppers ordered at Tianjin shipyard in China, 22 February 2008
VOSTA LMG receives an order for a CSD750, 22 February 2008
Melbourne: Court relaxes Port Phillip Bay dredging restrictions, 21 February 2008
Pakistan: Pasni Fish Harbour’s dredging starts, 21 February 2008
Melbourne: Further dredging given green light amid legal action, 20 February 2008
India: Dredging Corp in venture with Belgian company, 19 February 2008
Dredging award delayed for Egypt's Damietta port, 19 February 2008
Van Oord: New offshore contracts at a value of EUR 80 million, 18 February 2008
India: JNPT expects govt nod for dredging project in 60 days, 18 February 2008
Kolkata port may get nod to buy 2 dredgers, 14 February 2008
Dubai: Van Oord completes The World, 2 February 2008
January 2008
Newark (US): Coast Guard investigates tanker-dredging ship collide in Newark Bay, 25 January 2008
Newark (US): Freighter and Dredging Vessel Collide in Newark Bay, No One Hurt, 24 January 2008
A number of contracts in Australia and New Zealand for Van Oord, 23 January 2008
Important contracts for DEME for the extension of the coal port of Newcastle and the port of Gladstone in Australia, 22 January 2008
Australia: Scientists query eco-safety of channel deepening, 21 January 2008
Dubai: The Universe is response to huge demand for coastal living: Nakheel, 21 January 2008
Dubai: First the World, now the Universe, 20 January 2008
Under the Direction of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Nakheel announces its initiative for Better Coastal Futures, 20 January 2008
South Africa: CT harbour upgrade underway, 18 January 2008
Australia: Dredge barges arrive in Port Phillip Bay, 17 January 2008
Australia: Dredging ship to arrive in port today, 17 January 2008
Land reclamation of the World Islands project completed in Dubai, 17 January 2008
Australia: Federal Court approves bay dredging plan, 15 January 2008
Australia: Dredge to raise bay level: Garrett, 10 January 2008
Nakheel to glamourise Dubai coastline, 10 January 2008
USA: Dredging project nearing an accord, 10 January 2008
Abu Dhabi to spend US$200 billion in the next five years on urban development, 6 January 2008
Nigeria: Govt awards N2.3 billion river port contract in Lokoja, 2 January 2008
December 2007
Abu Dhabi: Aldar completes land reclamation and dredging for Coconut Island, 31 December 2007
Lauching of the 9,000 m3 trailing suction hopper dredger BREYDEL, 22 December 2007
Jan De Nul Group orders 4th self-propelled Cutter Suction Dredger, 21 December 2007
Australia: Boskalis deepens entrance channel to port of Melbourne, 21 December 2007
Belgium / Netherlands: Deepening of River Scheldt can begin, 20 December 2007
Netherlands: Maintenance dredging contract for Waterweg, 20 December 2007
Kenya: Mombasa port dredging delayed again , 17 December 2007
Melbourne: Channel deepening a step closer, 15 December 2007
Melbourne: State Labor gives green light to dredging bay, 14 December 2007
Netherlands: Maasvlakte 2, Rotterdam awarded to Van Oord and Boskalis, 14 December 2007
Netherlands: Boskalis and Van Oord build Second Maasvlakte, 14 December 2007
Shetland: Lerwick dredging to cost SIC £5.25m, 13 December 2007
Shetland: Lerwick sets eyes on oil rig decommissioning, 12 December 2007
India: Jaisu Shipping to set up dredger facility at Kandla, 11 December 2007
Malaysia: Titisan gets RM2.6b job, 8 December 2007
UK Dredging to acquire a brand-new state-of-the-art dredger, 6 December 2007
Saudi Arabia: New Jeddah container terminal on way, 5 December 2007
Egypt: U.S. $150 Million Loan to Damietta Container Terminal, 5 December 2007
Major contract for dredging work in Thailand, 4 December 2007
Dubai: Reclamation of Oqyana now complete, 3 December 2007
US: Army engineers sued over dredging, 3 December 2007
Saudi Arabia: Tusdeer terminal to start, 3 December 2007
Angola: "Bay" Project Dredges One Million Cubic Metres of Sand, 2 December 2007
November 2007
Australia: Jan De Nul Group wins the Port Botany Expansion Works Contract, 30 November 2007
Boskalis orders two 12.000 m3 trailing suction hopper dredgers with IHC Merwede, 27 November 2007
India: Dredging of Valley’s deepest lake begins, 26 November 2007
Sethusamudram project: fundamentally flawed, 26 November 2007
China: Dredgers used early on Yangtze as silt problem worsens, 20 November 2007
India: Marg Constructions acquires Cutter Suction Dredger
Pakistan: KPT inducts new dredger into its fleet, 14 November 2007
China: Beijing approves Guangzhou's big channel dredging job, 13 November 2007
India: Capital dredging slowly attracting domestic players, 7 November 2007
October 2007
Boskalis acquires LNG - contract in Nigeria, 31 October 2007
India: Mercator bets big on dredging, 12 October 2007
Van Oord to dredge access channel in India
Van Oord to develop fishing port in Guatemala, 11 October 2007
Abu Dhabi: Boskalis to build Khalifa Port
Maintenance of the River Elbe in Germany awarded to Van Oord
September 2007
Jade-Weser: Bunte wins disputed German port contract, 26 September 2007
Russia: News about Federation Island
Major order for Van Oord in Singapore
Nigeria: FG, NLNG, NPA Sign $65 Million for Bonny Channel Expansion, 5 September 2007
India: Dredging work at Vizhinjam fishing harbour begins, 4 September 2007
August 2007
Boskalis selected for EUR 120 million project in Australia
July 2007
JNPT to award Rs 800-cr dredging contract by Aug-end, 23 July 2007
Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) plans new acquisitions, 22 July 2007
Van Oord: Award Dubai Promenade
Mozambique: Guebuza inaugurates new dredging vessel, 9 July 2007
Name-giving ceremony and launch of the 6,000 m³ 'TSHD Abul', 6 July 2007
Canada`s new government will invest close to $13 million in ports of the Lower Saint Lawrence, Gaspé and Iles-De-La-Madeleine, 5 July 2007
Boskalis wins major order in Russia, 4 July 2007
Van Oord protects the Dutch coastline, 3 July 2007
June 2007
Name-giving ceremony and launch of the 11,650 m3 trailing suction hopper dredger 'Brabo', 30 June 2007
Tanzania: Dar ponders port dredging at Tanga, 25 June 2007
May 2007
Nautilus Minerals: Shipyard Contract Signed, 31 May 2007
IHC Holland Merwede gains record number of orders for EUR 650 million
VOSTA LMG builds TSHD for Dutch Dredging in Vietnam
Van Oord: Construction Contract signed for Great Yarmouth Outer Harbour, 29 May 2007
DEME wins 300 million Euros of new jobs in Africa and the Mediterranean area
Boskalis extends container port at Panama Canal entrance
Boskalis replaces WD Fairway and also orders two large hoppers
April 2007
Jan De Nul: Glory Hole Excavation in Canada
Mozambique: South Africans Working to Refloat Sunken Dredger
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation Upgrades Dredging Fleet (source: Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation)
First island above water on Manifa 1.1 billion USD project (source: The Arabian Sun)
Project in Duqm (Oman) awarded to Jan De Nul
Van Oord Wins Reclamation Project in Gibraltar
March 2007
Ostende: Multi functional trailing suction hopper dredger 'Rio' unloads sand on the NHM sand terminal at quay 609, 14 March 2007
Jan De Nul orders two self-propelled cutter suction dredger
Jan De Nul orders two extraordinary mega Backhoe Dredges
Trailing suction hopper dredger WD Fairway unavailable for remainder of 2007, 12 March 2007
Gabon company wins tender for Morocco's Drapor
Bremenports: Blank Bolsters Weser Terminal Expansion