Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) has launched construction on a groundbreaking medium class hopper dredge for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), marking the agency’s first deep draft hopper dredge…
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ESG cuts steel for new USACE medium class hopper dredge
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG), Panama City, Fla., has officially begun construction on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) new medium class hopper dredge with a ceremonial steel-cutting event. The milestone marks the start of a historic acquisition for the Corps, reinforcing its commitment to maintaining safe and navigable waterways. The event was attended by USACE Headquarters, North Atlantic Division, Marine Design Center, and Philadelphia District leadership as well as Royal...
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Dutra Group awards dredge contract to Eastern Shipbuilding
San Rafael, Calif.-based The Dutra Group announced March 21 the issuance of a Notice to Proceed for the new-build construction of a 10,464-cubic-yard Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge (TSHD) the Adele at Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc.
The Adele will be constructed at Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s Allanton and Port St. Joe, Fla., facilities. Delivery is scheduled for late 2028. The Adele will join The Dutra Group’s 9,870-cubic-yard TSHD Stuyvesant serving our nation’s essential waterways.
The Dutra...
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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
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,...
European Commission selects consortium for EU mine countermeasures initiative
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....
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/
Jordanian operator orders salt harvesting pontoon
Amman, Jordan-based potash producer Arab Potash Company has awarded Dutch engineering firm Royal IHC a contract for the construction of a new shallow-draught pontoon that will be used for harvesting salt from the Dead Sea. The vessel machine will be equipped with four tracks. Royal IHC said the...
Hall Contracting takes delivery of new suction dredger
Australian marine projects company Hall Contracting recently took delivery of a new cutter suction dredger (CSD) built by Netherlands-based Royal IHC. The non-self-propeller vessel is capable of dredging compacted soil types and materials, such as clay and rock. Duties will include land reclamation...
Kalypso Offshore Energy plans new Jones Act cable lay vessel
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...