TSHD

megahopper

Boskalis orders a methanol-ready megahopper

Two leading Dutch players are again pushing dredge technology forward. Following an extensive design phase that began in 2020, Boskalis has signed a contract with Royal IHC for a giant methanol-ready trailing

New Weeks Marine dredge R.B. Weeks on sea trials

Eastern delivers new Weeks Marine dredge

Panama City, Fla., based Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) has announced the delivery of the R.B. Weeks (ESG Hull 258) a 8,550 cubic yard capacity trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) constructed for

CSD 650 cutter suction dredge

Damen set to deliver big dredge in short order

Ten years ago, Indonesia’s Pelayaran Fortuna Nusantara Megajaya (PFNM) took delivery of the 2,500 cubic meter trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) Barito Equator. Built to a Damen design, it remains the largest

Rendering of dredge

Schottel gives TSHD maximum maneuverability

A 1,500-cubic-meter trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) under construction by Netherlands-based Kooiman Marine Group will have optimum maneuverability, even in narrow rivers, thanks to a relatively short length of about 75.9 meters