Highlights of the Week

August 28, 2016

Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (August 22-28, 2016).

Damen Repairs Van Oord’s Two Split Hopper Barges

Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen recently completed a broad scope of maintenance and repair works on the Van Oord-owned Split Hopper Barges Jan Blanken and Jan Leeghwater.

MTCC New Dredger Unveiled in the Maldives

Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) CEO, Ibrahim Ziyath, was yesterday presented with a scale model of the company’s new trailing suction hopper dredger “Mahaa Jarraafu”.

Boskalis Megacutter Arrives at Royal IHC for Outfitting

Self-propelled megacutter, HELIOS, has arrived in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands, where she will be completed at the Royal IHC yard for Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis).

Close Cooperation Between Van Oord and Royal IHC

Royal IHC has completed the upgrade of the underwater pump and jet water system on trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Volvox Terranova for Van Oord.

Galfar to Build Duqm Fishery Harbor

Galfar Engineering & Contracting has been awarded a contract worth approximately $157 million for the construction of a major fishery port at the Special Economic Zone at Duqm.