The 1000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Kadosh has been delivered to FSUE Rosmorport. The acceptance/delivery certificate for TSHD Kadosh was signed today, 7 December 2016. TSHD Kadosh, which was launched on October 5th at Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard, is the third and final vessel of the TSHD 1000
Seatrec has completed seed round of financing to further develop a power supply for underwater systems that generates electricity from temperature differences in the ocean, known as the TREC Battery.
Norway’s Höegh LNG said it has signed a letter of intent for one firm and three optional FSRUs at Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea. According to a statement by Höegh LNG, the vessels have scheduled delivery dates of two units in 2019 and two vessels in 2020. The 170,000-cbm FSRUs will have a
Sea trials have begun on two pilot vessels which will provide data for the Innovate UK funded project that aims to optimize the performance of vessels.
Norway-based Höegh LNG said on Monday that its FSRU Höegh Grace has begun commercial operations in Cartagena, Colombia. The Höegh Grace, used as Colombia’s first LNG import terminal, started operating under the 20-year contract Höegh LNG has with Sociedad Portuaria El Cayao (SPEC). “Höegh Grace is o
The launching ceremony of DEME’s 3,500m³ LNG-powered trailing suction hopper dredger Minerva took place on December 3 at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Kinderdijk. The 83.5 meter long LNG-powered dredger is equipped with Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines meaning it can run on both LNG and conventional marine fuel
Dutch shipbuilder and maritime equipment supplier, Royal IHC has launched what it claims to be the world’s first LNG-powered dredger. The vessel is owned by Belgian company DEME. The launching ceremony of the 3,500m3 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) named Minerva was held on Saturday at IHC’s
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (November 28 – December 4, 2016). Boskalis Wins EUR 120 Million Dredging Contract in Brazil Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has been awarded a contract by Açu Petróleo S.A. (joint venture company of Prumo Logístic
The launch ceremony of DEME’s 3,500m³ LNG-powered trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Minerva took place this morning (December 3) at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands. The official name giving and christening ceremony will take place in the spring of 2017 in Zeebrugge, Belgium.
German energy company Uniper on Friday informed that it is delivering Italy’s first LNG cargo shipped from the United States.
South Korean shipbuilder, Samsung Heavy Industries on Friday cancelled an order from an unnamed customer for an LNG floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit.
Norway’s Siem Offshore has taken the delivery of a newbuild LNG-powered platform supply vessel to be deployed in Australia where it will service LNG player Woodside. According to Woodside, this will be Australia’s first LNG-powered marine support vessel. The PSV Siem Thiima, previously named Siem Ha
The 1000 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Sommers, built by Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard under the order of FSUE Rosmorport, has just won a national award at the Transport of Russia 10th International Forum. TSHD Sommers received the award in the nomination “The best innovative solution in the field
The Port of Portland owns and operates the Dredge Oregon, a non-propelled cutter suction dredge used to maintain the Columbia River navigation channel to 43 feet. A well-maintained channel allows larger ships to carry more cargo, supporting trade and jobs in the region. For the past four months, the
