Eastern lays keel for Weeks Marine dredge

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. reports that on, September 11, it conducted the keel laying for R.B. Weeks, ESG Hull 258, a new trailing suction hopper dredge for Cranford, N.J., headquartered Weeks Marine,

Eastern Shipbuilding cuts steel for Weeks Marine dredge

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. reports that on August 19, 2020, it commenced steel cutting for R.B. Weeks, ESG Hull 258, a new trailing suction hopper dredge for Weeks Marine, Inc. following the

Weeks Marine signs contract with Eastern for new hopper dredge

Cranford, N.J., headquartered Weeks Marine has signed a contract with Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Panama City, Fla., covering construction of a sister ship to Weeks Marine’s TSHD Magdalen, a twin screw trailing suction

Van Oord dredge trio will have Damen steering and rudder systems

Damen Marine Components (DMC) has won an order for three sets of steering and rudder systems for the three dual-fueled trailing suction hopper dredges (TSHDs) currently being built at Keppel Offshore &

VIDEO: Maintenance dredging goes autonomous and underwater

Netherlands-based C-Job Naval Architects has unveiled a concept design for an Autonomous Underwater Maintenance Dredge (AUMD) at a conference in Trondheim, Norway. Developed by C-Job’s Research and Development department, the AUMD has

Dual fuel dredge duo will feature ABB system package

Two LNG dual fueled trailing suction hopper dredges being built at the Keppel Singmarine’s shipyard in Singapore will have integrated electrical power, automation, control and navigation packages. The 10,000 cu.m hopper capacity

DEME orders four vessels at Royal IHC

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

Damen to convert dredge to dual fuel LNG MGO operation

DECEMBER 14, 2017 — Rouen, France, based GIE Dragages-Ports has awarded Damen Shiprepair & Conversion a contract to convert the 117 m, 8,500 cu.m trailing suction hopper dredge Samuel de Champlain, to

Damen delivers its first dredge built for an Australian customer

OCTOBER 11, 2017 — Damen Shipyards Yichang, China, has delivered a Damen TSHD 650 trailing suction hopper dredge, the Tommy Norton, to Gippsland Ports of Australia. The 60 m Tommy Norton is

VIDEO: Damen dredge heads for Australia on her own keel

JULY 20, 2017 — After successfully completing sea trials in Shanghai, a Damen TSHD 650 trailing suction hopper dredge is now underway on her own keel to new owner, Gippsland Ports in

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