Dutch marine contractor Boskalis announced Monday that it is moving ahead with its plan to take two dozen vessels out of service and layoff hundreds of workers after its work council approved the plan. The plan, which will take place over the next two years, will see 24 vessels taken out of service resulting in the loss of 650 jobs worldwide. The plan is expected to kick off … [Read more...]
WATCH: The USACE Dredge Potter at Work
Here's some cool video showing the U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers' Dredge Potter hard at work near the confluence of the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. The Dredge Potter was originally built in 1932 and is a dustpan dredge. During operations, the dustpan head is submerged toward the river bottom and water jets stir up the sand gravel on the bottom of the river, which … [Read more...]
Ship Photos of the Day – Royal IHC Launches Dredger ‘Jun Yang 1’
Dutch shipbuilder Royal IHC launched the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) JUN YANG 1 this past Saturday at their shipyard in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands for CCCC Guangzhou Dredging (GDC) of China. Upon delivery, the JUN YANG 1 will be the largest vessel of its kind in China. The vessel will come equip with two suction tubes each with its own dredging pump, … [Read more...]
New Suez Canal Dredging Helps Boskalis Sail Past First Half Profit Forecast
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Dutch marine engineering company Boskalis reported a 21 percent rise in first-half earnings, comfortably beating market expectations thanks to an exceptionally strong performance by its dredging business and an investment windfall. However the company warned on Thursday that earnings for the fall year would fall … [Read more...]
Colombia’s Magdalena River Project Dredges Up Economic Promise
By Julia Symmes Cobb BARRANCABERMEJA, Colombia, July 9 (Reuters) - The hulking backhoe dredges up rocks and silt from the shallows of the muddy Magdalena River in the first laborious step to transform the waterway into an engine of economic growth. The excavation along a verdant stretch near Barrancabermeja, an inland oil and coal hub, is part of a $600 million … [Read more...]
EU Ruling on River Dredging Could Hinder Port Expansion Projects
FRANKFURT/HAMBURG, July 1 (Reuters) - The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Wednesday that damage to water quality must be considered when authorities approve river dredging to expand ports, in a ruling which could hinder expansion at the German ports of Bremen and Hamburg. The European Union's highest tribunal raised hurdles for approval of port dredging … [Read more...]
Dredging the Port of Hamburg with the Alexander von Humboldt
The trailing suction hopper dredger Alexander von Humboldt, owned by the Jan De Nul Group, is critically important to the Port of Hamburg as it helps to remove the enormous quantities of silt that build up at the bottom of the harbor. The following video profiles her day-to-day job while operating in the Elbe River: About the Alexander von Humboldt: Hopper … [Read more...]