Dredging and Land Reclamation

VESSEL REVIEW | Jiaotong Jianshe 10 Hao – Chinese-built paving vessel for large-scale reclamation projects

CCCC Shanghai Waterway Bureau, a subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), recently took delivery of a new paving vessel built by Zhejiang Haoyou Shipbuilding. Named Jiaotong Jianshe 10 Hao (交通建设10号), the vessel will be used for reclamation projects in coastal areas. It is the second vessel in a series developed by local engineering firm […]

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Seacontractors acquires dredging and offshore support workboat

Netherlands-based marine services company Seacontractors recently took delivery of a new shallow-draught workboat built by compatriot shipyard Neptune Marine. Sea Olous is a sister vessel of Sea Eidum, which was delivered by Neptune Marine in 2023. The 26-metre vessel is purpose-built for dredging...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/offshore-world/offshore-operations-maintenance/ahts-ahtss/seacontractors-acquires-dredging-and-offshore-support-workboat/

Funding earmarked for electric propulsion installations on Norwegian vessels

Norwegian state-owned financing agency Enova will be allocating NOK76.6 million (US$7.27 million) for the installation of electric propulsion systems on both new and existing vessels that will operate in Norwegian waters. The vessels selected to benefit from the funding include a tour boat newbuilding for operator Rødne Trafikk, two feed transport vessel newbuildings for aquaculture […]

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EU heeds calls for more efficient accident investigations in maritime transport

To ensure safer maritime journeys in Europe, the European Council presidency and the European Parliament’s negotiators have reached a provisional agreement to revise the 2009 directive on the investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector. The new legislation forms part of the so-called “maritime safety” legislative package. The revised directive aims to simplify and […]

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VESSEL REVIEW | General Marshall – Seventh dredger joins Callan Marine’s waterway maintenance fleet

Galveston, Texas-based dredging and marine construction company Callan Marine recently welcomed a newbuild large cutter suction dredger (CSD) to its fleet. Named after famed American World War II general and former US Secretary of State George C. Marshall, General Marshall was built by DSC Dredge at its facilities in Louisiana and Mississippi. It is the […]

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VESSEL REVIEW | Cape Hatteras & Cape Canaveral – Great Lakes Dredge and Dock acquires pipe-lay and anchor handling workboats

Houston-based marine projects specialist Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (GLDD) has expanded its fleet of vessels following the delivery of two new workboats built by Conrad Shipyard of Morgan City, Louisiana. Cape Hatteras and Cape Canaveral belong to a series of shallow-draught workboats designed by Netherlands-based the Damen Shipyards Group to perform numerous roles […]

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Contract awarded for FSRU jetty construction in Wilhelmshaven, Germany

FSRU Wilhelmshaven, a joint venture between French utilities company ENGIE and Brussels-based Tree Energy Solutions (TES), has awarded Van Oord a contract to construct a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) jetty at Wilhelmshaven in Germany. Van Oord is responsible for the procurement...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/marine-projects-world/maritime-infrastructure-development/contract-awarded-for-fsru-jetty-construction-in-wilhelmshaven-germany/

Reclamation begins in Maldives’ Fushi Dhiggaru Lagoon

The government of Maldives has begun a land reclamation project wherein an island in the Fushi Dhiggaru Lagoon will be expanded by approximately 1,153 hectares. The inauguration of the Ras Male land reclamation project, Maldives’ largest land reclamation project to date, was held on Monday,...

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FEATURE | World’s first artificial energy island to be built off Belgium

A consortium formed by Belgian companies Jan De Nul and DEME has won the tender for the construction of the world’s first artificial energy island. The construction of the foundations of the Princess Elisabeth Island will begin in early 2024 and will last 2.5 years. After that, the installation of...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/offshore-world/offshore-renewables/offshore-wind/feature-worlds-first-artificial-energy-island-to-be-built-off-belgium/

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