Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (March 27-April 2, 2017). Damen Completes Repair Work on TSHD Leiv Eiriksson Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC) has recently completed works in Vlissingen and Brest on two Jan de Nul’s vessels. Gothenburg Testi
Malaysian energy giant Petronas is expected to export the first ever liquefied natural gas cargo produced by its floating LNG unit.
The launch ceremony of SHANTI SAGAR 17 – an 8,000m³ standardized trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) – took place today, 31 March, at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. This is the first of two Beagle 8 TSHDs for Adani – the second (SHANTI SAGAR 18) is scheduled to b
Duval County beach nourishment project will reinitiate next week, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District. The goal of the project is to restore protection features prior to the start of hurricane season, June 1. The additional dune-work, funded by the City of Jacksonvil
Quebec-based Transport Desgagnés has on Thursday officially taken delivery of its first LNG-fueled asphalt tanker recently completed in Turkey. The Damia Desgagnés asphalt-bitumen-chemical tanker is the first of a series of four carriers, custom-built under a concept developed by Desgagnés and order
HR Wallingford has been awarded a contract to work in partnership with M/S Dredging Solutions to support the expansion of the dredging activities of the Indian Government-owned Dredging Corporation of India (DCI). Working as Technical and Project Consultants, HR Wallingford will share its expertise
Norway-based floating LNG giant Höegh LNG has on Friday named its seventh floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in a ceremony at the Hyundai Heavy Industries’ shipyard at Ulsan in South Korea. The 170,032-cbm FSRU named Höegh Giant will have a regas capacity of 750 MMscf/day. Höegh LNG sai
Jan De Nul Group has just released a photo from the steel cutting ceremony for three new trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs) at Keppel Singmarine. The vessels, ordered earlier this month, combine a shallow draught with high manoeuvrability, making them very suitable for working in confined area
Van Oord’s new trailing suction hopper dredger, the Vox Amalia, has been successfully launched at the LaNaval shipyard in Bilbao, Spain. This vessel is the first of two new midsize hopper dredgers being built for the Dutch company. According to Gerard Alkema, Project Manager Plant Design & Construct
REN-operated Sines LNG import terminal in Portugal is set to receive a new cargo of the chilled fuel, shipping data by the Port of Sines shows.
Philly Shipyard, the U.S. unit of Philly Shipyard ASA on Wednesday said it has delivered the second LNG-ready product tanker for American Petroleum Tankers (APT), a Kinder Morgan unit.
Japanese classification society, ClassNK has released guidelines for safe operation of liquefied hydrogen (LH2) carriers based on provisions of the IMO Interim Recommendations.
The Bristol Port Company has taken delivery of a new 23-meter long Damen Shoalbuster 2308S. Modified with several customized options, the vessel will be able to take on a multifunctional role that includes plough dredging, towing, pilotage and survey duties. During the handover ceremony on 17 March,
Transnet National Ports Authority’s (TNPA) Dredging Services division has embarked on a $1.1 million maintenance dredging campaign at the Port of Cape Town to restore the design depths inside Duncan dock. The maintenance dredging program, which began on 8 March 2017, is scheduled for completion by t
