Marine Projects Vessel News Roundup | June 18 – A Chinese large crane ship, a Dutch TSHD conversion project and more

Deliveries include cutter suction dredgers for an Indian owner and an amphibious dredger for a Ukrainian government agency. A Dutch yard completes conversion work on an inland vessel to make it suitable for dredging projects as construction is underway on a Chinese heavy-duty crane ship. Finally, an Indian yard has been selected for the supply […]

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Newbuild cutter suction dredger pair delivered to Indian owner

One of two new cutter suction dredgers delivered to an Indian operator

Netherlands-based Royal IHC has handed over two new cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) in a series to an undisclosed client in India. The vessels will be utilised in support of port development projects. The Bureau Veritas-classed CSDs each have an LOA of approximately 33 metres, a beam of 7.87 metres,...

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European Commission selects consortium for EU mine countermeasures initiative

Rendering of a mine countermeasures mothership

A consortium led by Naval Group Belgium, a 100 per cent subsidiary of French shipbuilder the Naval Group, has been selected by the European Commission to work on the European Extended Mine Countermeasures (E=MCM) project to expand the mine countermeasures (MCM) capabilities of EU naval operators....

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/naval-ships/european-commission-selects-consortium-for-eu-mine-countermeasures-initiative/

Dutch Dredging orders new 2,300 cubic meter TSHD

Sliedrecht, Netherlands, headquartered Baggerbedrijf de Boer – Dutch Dredging BV has awarded Royal IHC a contract for the design and construction of a custom-built trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) with a hopper capacity of 2,300 cubic meters. The new TSHD will be an upgrade of theLesse, a TSHD that was delivered by Royal IHC to Dutch Dredging in 2019 and that has since been working worldwide

Royal IHC has already built four custom-built vessels for Dutch Dredging. The Lesse, the most...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/dredging/dutch-dredging-orders-new-2300-cubic-meter-tshd/

Kalypso Offshore Energy plans new Jones Act cable lay vessel

Kalypso cable layer

New York City headquartered Kalypso Offshore Energy LLC reports that it has signed a letter of intent with Royal IHC covering the construction of a Jones Act compliant cable lay vessel that, it says, will fill a key gap in U.S. offshore wind vessel capabilities.

Drawing on Royal IHC’s extensive engineering capabilities and Kalypso’s industry insight, the partnership aims to domestically produce a state-of-the-art 5,000-ton CLV.

Kalypso’s CLV has been designed and constructed to meet Jones Act...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/kalypso-offshore-energy-plans-new-jones-act-cable-lay-vessel/

Dutch design firm to help develop new hopper dredger for US Army Corps of Engineers

Vessel construction at some of the Florida facilities of the Eastern Shipbuilding Group

Florida shipbuilder the Eastern Shipbuilding Group and Netherlands-based marine engineering company Royal IHC have formed a strategic partnership with the objective of designing and constructing a highly automated, medium hopper dredger for use by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The dredger will be built at Eastern Shipbuilding’s Allanton and Port St Joe facilities. […]

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Eastern Shipbuilding partners with Royal IHC for new hopper dredge

new hopper dredge

Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. (ESG) and Royal IHC have formed a strategic partnership to design and construct a highly automated medium-class hopper dredge for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) that will replace the now 57-year-old dredge McFarland. Slated for delivery in 2027, the new hopper dredge will be constructed at ESG’s Allanton and Port St. Joe, Florida shipyards.

Building on a history of successful collaboration, ESG and Royal IHC aim to deliver an unparalleled dredging...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/eastern-shipbuilding-partners-with-royal-ihc-for-new-hopper-dredge/