Dredger Ham 316 arrives back at Harwich Harbour on another dredging run on the approaches to berth’s 8&9 at the port of Felixstowe.

Plough dredging isn’t a recognisable activity unless you know what you’re looking at – but it is vital to most ports and harbours. Here’s a quick run-down.

After carrying out tests over a period of time, dredging company Boskalis have decided to operate one of their ships, Willem van Oranje, on waste cooking oil. This simple action…

Designed to disturb sediment so tidal forces can remove it, water injection dredger Jetsed leaves Great Yarmouth river entrance to head round to the outer harbour to begin work ….

Keeping the navigation channels and the berths clear and at the correct depth is a never-ending job – so Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers like HAM 316 find frequent employment collecting…

Maintaining the required depth of water is vital for a busy port handling some of the world’s largest ships, and the plough’s task is to even out irregularities on the…

Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger Sospan Dau carrying out maintenance dredging off the berths 8 and 9 quay at Felixstowe on the afternoon of 9 April 2019

Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger Barent Zanen heading back towards Felixstowe after dumping her spoil offshore, on 13 December, 2017:

The dredger HAM 316 commenced maintenance dredging of the Harwich Haven berths and approaches around the 8th September 2017, continuing for a period of approximately 12 days.

Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger HAM 316 taking out another load of spoil during Felixstowe’s regular dredging programme, 26 August 2016.

Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger Barent Zanen, working around berth 9 at the Port of Felixstowe, 8th April, 2016:

Suction dredger Ham 316 and hopper dredger Willem van Oranje at work at Felixstowe, 30th June 2015. Includes Willem van Oranje gear deployment.

Backhoe dredger Manu Pekka, hoppers and tug working on the new 190 metre quay extension at Felixstowe:

ABP’s Port of Southampton has now completed a £40M dredge programme which will allow the world’s largest ships to access the Southampton Container Terminal with a draught of 15.5 metres.

Royal Dutch Boskalis trailing suction hopper dredge Shoreway, IMO 9420344, working at Felixstowe preparing for the start of construction of the finger quay extension, due to start construction summer 2014

Chastine Maersk arriving at Felixstowe, as dredger Shoreway is steaming out with another load of spoil for the North Sea, Wednesday 4th June, 2014