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Dredging
Every Vessel Hunter story on Dredging: 16 stories, from 2 July 2026 to 9 October 2026. Newest: "Van Wijngaarden christens EuroCarrier Maasstroom, a 35-tonne bollard pull DP1 workboat". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.

Van Wijngaarden christens EuroCarrier Maasstroom, a 35-tonne bollard pull DP1 workboat
Van Wijngaarden Marine Services christened its newbuild EuroCarrier 2712 Maasstroom at Hardinxveld-Giessendam on 6 October, within a year of signing with Neptune.

Jan De Nul orders second trenching support vessel for cables
Jan De Nul has ordered a second trenching support vessel, an exact sister to Isambard K. Brunel, taking its subsea cable newbuilding programme to five ships and its cable fleet to fourteen.

Port of Tauranga Wins Fast-Track Nod for Stella Passage
Port of Tauranga's Stella Passage development has been approved under New Zealand's Fast-track Approvals Act, subject to conditions and remaining appeal rights.

Oakland Signs for a $640m Turning Basin Widening to Take Longer Ships
The Port of Oakland has completed an agreement with the US Army Corps of Engineers to widen and modernise its inner and outer harbour turning basins by 2030.

Second Jan De Nul Dredger Arrives at Anaklia to Take the Port Down to 17.5 Metres
The dredger Al-Idrisi has entered Anaklia Deep Sea Port in Georgia, where two Jan De Nul vessels will now work together to deepen the seabed to 17.5 metres.

Keyfield Buys Mega Dredger Inai Kenanga at Steep Discount to Valuation
Malaysian offshore vessel owner Keyfield International has entered the dredging market with the $24.7m purchase of the 2016-built mega dredger Inai Kenanga.

Boskalis Joint Venture Completes 53 Million Pound Dover Reclamation
A Boskalis Westminster and McLaughlin & Harvey joint venture has finished the final reclamation stage at the Port of Dover, adding 10 hectares of port land.

Boskalis Calls First Half 'Solid' Despite Geopolitical Drag on New Projects
Boskalis reported first-half revenue of EUR1.90bn, down from an exceptionally strong EUR2.35bn a year earlier, as geopolitical uncertainty dampened client appetite for new projects.

DP World Lands First Cranes Under 30-Year Tartous Concession
DP World has taken delivery of the first cranes at the Port of Tartous under a 30-year concession, the opening step in an investment programme running through 2028.

Largest Ship Ever To Call At Port Everglades Renews Dredging Push
The largest cargo ship ever to visit Port Everglades called in mid-August, and port officials used the occasion to press for progress on a long-delayed channel deepening project.

Customised Cutter Suction Dredger Approved For Congolese Mining Work
A mining operator has completed the technical inspection of a customised cutter suction dredger at a Dutch shipyard and approved the vessel for delivery.

Seventy-Year-Old Dredger Helps Clear Three Million Cubic Metres From Siberian Rivers
A self-propelled dredger built seven decades ago is still working the Ob and Irtysh rivers, part of a fleet of fifteen technical vessels that has removed 3.3 million cubic metres of material during the current season.

Van Oord dredging gives Kamarajar an 18-metre draft
Kamarajar becomes only the second Indian major port able to accept fully laden capesize vessels of up to 170,000 dwt.
Boskalis puts new trailing suction hopper dredger Seaway to work
Boskalis has put its newly delivered trailing suction hopper dredger Seaway into service on its first coastal protection assignment.

Tebezo wins contract worth up to €17 million to dredge Overijssel waterways
Dutch dredging contractor Tebezo has secured a contract worth between thirteen and seventeen million euros to maintain waterways across Overijssel.

DEME orders new 22,000 m3 trailing suction hopper dredger
DEME is strengthening its dredging fleet with the order of a new 22,000 m3 trailing suction hopper dredger, aimed at higher productivity and lower greenhouse gas intensity per dredged cubic metre.
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