Blockbuster Files

Blockbuster becomes a dredger

2026-03-18T10:13:34+01:00

[subheading_4]One of the key players in the construction of Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte 2’s sea defences, is about to begin a new life. The massive Blockbuster E-Crane will be mounted on a floating platform and used for a pipeline dredging operation in the Caspian Sea, close to the shores of Kazakhstan.[/subheading_4] [frame link="http://www.e-crane.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/blockbuster-maasvlakte.jpg" linking="lightbox" lightbox_group="blockb" align="left" type="simple"][/frame] To be renamed Titan, Blockbuster’s 30m high and weighs about 1,200 tonnes. Original contractor ...

Found on the web: Innovative Design, Techniques and Equipment

2026-03-18T10:13:34+01:00

ABSTRACT The Port of Rotterdam is currently undergoing a massive extension called Maasvlakte 2. During the first phase 700 hectares of new port area will be created. A combination of hard and soft sea defences in the North Sea will protect the new port from the elements. To realise this massive project, innovative design, techniques and equipment were necessary. A design was developed to ensure that wherever possible the sea defence would be soft, since ...