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EXCLUSIVE: Bakker, Royal IHC sign contract for underwater motors
Bakker Sliedrecht has just signed the second major contract with IHC for oil-filled underwater motors this year. Under the agreement, Bakker will deliver 3 high-performance motors, each weighing 60 tons, along with high-voltage cables for the motors. “We’ll also be supplying a Dredge Pump Monitoring
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Italdraghe: ITD PROPULSION azimuth thrusters ready for delivery
Italdraghe said that another set of its 380 kW hydraulic azimuth thrusters is ready to be shipped to their client’s shipyard in Venice, Italy.“Entirely designed and engineered in-house, these propulsion systems are a testament to the seamless and constant collaboration between our engineering and pr
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14 submissions running for IADC Safety Awards
14 submissions are in the running to receive the IADC Safety Award 2024, including the Boskalis proximity warning system, Jan De Nul’s new cutter head staircase design, DEME’s AI camera detection system, Rhosonics’ SDM ECO non-nuclear density meter, etc. For several years, the IADC Safety Award was
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Coastal restoration in action PHOTO
Adam Copus, CPRA Digital Content Manager, has taken drone pictures of the dredge Robert M. White working just off the I-10 near the Bonnet Carre Spillway. The 270-feet long dredge, capable of pumping 60,000 cubic-yards of fill material a day, is being used to rebuild the LaBranche Marsh. The LaBranc
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VIDEO: LaLota secures $1.5M for Port Jefferson Harbor projects
New York Congressman Nick LaLota has announced $1.5 million in federal funding for the Town of Brookhaven for improvement projects at Port Jefferson Harbor. The funds will support projects that protect against erosion and storm surges in the Port Jefferson Marina. According to the official, dredging
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The Barnstable County 28th dredge season kicks off
The Barnstable County dredge Cod Fish II has commenced the dredge program’s 28th season in Bourne with a maintenance dredging project in the South Channel of Red Brook Harbor (also known as Hospital Cove Channel). The South Channel project, like most other projects the County dredge program undertak
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Alabama Shipyard to drydock hopper dredge Wheeler
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District has awarded an $11.4 million contract to Alabama Shipyard LLC to drydock and repair the hopper dredge Wheeler. The Wheeler, operated by the New Orleans District, is the largest hopper dredge in the Corps fleet. Although the dredge is maintained
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WEDA/ERDC Short Course at Eastern Chapter Meeting
This year’s Eastern Chapter Meeting will offer the WEDA/ERDC Short Course named Innovations Towards Achieving More Sustainable Management of Dredged Material. The aim of the short course to help participants implement new USACE guidance to consider environmental benefits and efficiencies when compar
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Philippine Coast Guard: Dredger Sangko Uno with undocumented Chinese crew seized
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is investigating a Philippine-flagged dredging vessel with six purportedly undocumented Chinese and Filipino-Chinese crew members. An initial PCG report on Monday said that the undocumented individuals were crew members of the dredger MV Sangko Uno docked at Navotas
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Weeks Marine nabs $29M Louisiana dredging deal
Weeks Marine Inc. from Covington, Louisiana, has won a $29 million firm-fixed-price contract to remove and dispose of dredging material in Louisiana. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work will be performed in Venice, Louisiana, with a
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Dredging of Barnegat Inlet underway
The Philadelphia District of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its contractor are conducting dredging operations in the Oyster Creek portion of the Barnegat Inlet federal navigation project. The sediment is being pumped to a location as part of a multi-phase effort to create an island in the bay. Acc
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Dredging underway in the Watchet Outer Harbor
The Somerset Council (UK) announced yesterday that dredging operations have commenced in the Watchet Outer Harbor. According to the Notice to Mariners 05/2024, dredging will be undertaken in the marina gate entrance and in the immediate area in the Outer Harbor from Monday 16th September to Tuesday
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Van Oord’s multicat Oceanus at Gebroeders Kooiman Shipyard (PHOTO)
The past few weeks, Van Oord’s multicat Oceanus has been at Gebroeders Kooiman Shipyard for periodic maintenance. According to Kooiman Marine Group, this included work on the propellers, rudders, box coolers, and fendering. Also, the underwater hull underwent preservation treatment. The Oceanus has
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Jan De Nul completes capital dredging in Mersin Port
In September 2024, Jan De Nul Group completed capital dredging for the expansion of Mersin Port in Turkey. The expansion of Mersin Port is another chapter in JDN’s contribution to developing the Middle Corridor, also known as the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route. This maritime trade route