Damen Shipyards has just shipped a fully customized Cutter Suction Dredge (CSD) 350 to Brazil. The standard dredge was adapted to meet Brazilian Naval requirements and received additional options requested by the
Damen Shiprepair & Conversion has completed the conversion of the 117 m dredge Samuel de Champlain to dual-fuel operation on liquefied natural gas (LNG) and marine gas oil (MGO). The first conversion
Damen Shipyards Group and Southampton, U.K., based Hanson Aggregates Marine have signed a contract for construction of a Marine Aggregate Dredge (MAD) 3500 vessel. The ship will be used to extract aggregates
Wärtsilä has launched a new product based on its HY hybrid propulsion technology aimed specifically at enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of dredging operations. Wärtsilä HY for Dredger was presented at an
NOVEMBER 20, 2018 — MAN Energy Solutions has won an order to supply a MAN 9L48/60CR engine for a new dredge currently under construction at China’s Dongguan Xiandai Shipbuilding Co. for sister
NOVEMBER 10, 2018 — Royal IHC’s Krimpen aan den IJssel, Netherlands, shipyard has successfully launched the world’s largest, most powerful cutter suction dredge, the 44,180 kW self-propelled Spartacus. Designed and built for
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 — France’s Barillec Marine is to supply key systems for an LNG hybrid water injection dredge on order at the Socarenam shipyard in Boulogne. To be called Ostréa the dredge
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018 — Sliedrecht, Netherlands, headquartered Dutch Dredging (Baggerbedrijf de Boer) welcomed two new vessels to its fleet last week. The two newcomers were named the Fregate and the Papillon in
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018 — Belgium’s DEME Group has ordered four new vessels from Royal IHC in the Netherlands. The orders include a copy of the recently delivered 8,400 cu.m LNG dual fuel
MAY 31, 2018 — Wärtsilä is to provide the engines, propellers, and control system for a Marine Aggregate Dredge (MAD) 3500 ordered from Damen Shipyards earier this year by Cemex UK, a