The edition dated Tuesday 9 January 1894 reported that the Saturday before with success the first of the three dredgers launched was build for account of the Russian Ministry of Traffics. These vessels were similar to the ones build in 1893 for improving the river Wolga. The three vessels were to be used during the works at the Trans Siberian railway and to improve the river Djnepr.
The edition dated Tuesday 13 February 1894 reported that the Saturday before with success the Siberie II the second of the 5 dredgers build for account of the Russian Ministry of Traffics was launched.
The edition dated Tuesday 20 March 1894 reported that the Saturday before with success the Dnjeper II the second of the 5 dredgers build for account of the Russian Ministry of Traffics was launched. She was to be used for improving the fairway (vaarweg0 at the mouth of the Dnjeper off Gerson, Black Sea.
The edition dated Wednesday 18 July 1894 reported that the Monday before with success the dredger Dnieprovskai II build for the Russian government for improving the river Djnepr was launched.
The edition dated Friday 5 October 1894 reported that the Wednesday before departed from IJmuiden towards Astrakan a small steamboat via open sea towards St. Petersburg and from there through Russia towards the mouth of the Wolga. She was to serve there as a steam dredger and sand suction dredger and paid by a wealthy merchant of Astrakan. He died in the meantime and the vessel now called Astrakan was to be renamed after him after her arrival.
