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Back Sound to Lookout Bight dredging complete (VIDEO)
Next Generation Logistics has completed the $6.9 million project in Cape Lookout – dredging from Back Sound to Lookout Bight. The completion of this project greatly improves access to Barden Inlet and the Cape Lookout Bight. The channel between Harkers Island and the Cape Lookout Lighthouse, includi
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Sustainable dredging in the Port of Rotterdam (VIDEO)
Rijkswaterstaat and the Port of Rotterdam Authority are working hard to ensure an accessible port and the hinterland. To maintain the water depth in the waterways, they dredge and maintain the port basins and navigation channel in the Nieuwe Waterweg. In doing so, Rijkswaterstaat and the Port of Rot
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Gebr. van der Lee: IHC Beagle – versatile like a Swiss Army knife
The Teunis Huibertus, a TSHD Beagle® 4, was delivered by IHC Dredging to Gebr. van der Lee in February 2023 and has already been deployed on various dredging projects in the Netherlands and Germany. Fleet manager Niels Hooites of Gebr. van der Lee describes their latest acquisition as a ‘Swiss Army
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Baars backhoe Shannon busy in Benin
Baars’ backhoe pontoon Shannon is currently very busy working in the Port of Cotonou, Benin. The project aims not only to improve the port, but also to expand the terminal for ocean-going vessels. A key factor in this project is the dredging work in the port basin and the areas around the piers. The
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HID Dredging delivers another CSD
Last week, HID Dredging successfully delivered another 18-inch cutter suction dredger 500 to a customer in China. This impressive dredger boasts a flow capacity of 4000m3/h, a 14-meter dredging depth, discharge distance capability of up to 1500m, and is equipped with a spud carriage and anchor boom.
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Pass-a-Grille beach renourishment about to begin
Pinellas County, Florida, is planning a full nourishment of Pass-a-Grille beach that would be performed in two phases. During the first phase, between 10,000 and 15,000 cubic yards of sand from the Grand Canal dredging project will be placed between 1st Avenue – 9th Avenue. For Phase 2, the County i
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PHOTO: Dredge New Era working in Otago
Trailer suction hopper dredge New Era is once again performing maintenance dredging of the entrance channel into the Port Otago. Over the past few weeks, the New Era has been busy dredging of the channel near and around Harington Bend. The port – located on the Otago Harbor in New Zealand – maintain
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Neptune launches new dredger for PD Ports
Earlier this week, Dutch shipbuilder Neptune Marine launched their first in-house designed diesel – ELECTRIC dredger Emerald Duchess for PD Ports. The 2.000m3 TSHD has been designed and built to an exacting specification to ensure it can carry out its tasks on the Tees to the highest environmental a
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New life for Italdraghe’s 1996 cutter suction dredger
Italdraghe said that the dredger model S.G.T. 250/D, manufactured in 1996, was recently overhauled in its shipyard and made her successful return to the water. “The outstanding outcome of this work expertly executed by Italdraghe has allowed the dredger to restart to its full potential, implementing
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DENR hands over 11 backhoes for Manila Bay dredging
The Philippines’ Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) handed over 11 units of backhoes-on-barge to local government units (LGUs) earlier this week, to be used for the continuing efforts to clean up rivers and waterways flowing out to the Manila Bay. “We encourage the LGUs to use th
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New investments announced for the NY-NJ harbor
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has outlined a multifaceted package of significant investments in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to boost navigational safety and efficiency at the East Coast’s busiest container port. The new investments between the Port Authority and
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A comprehensive guide to cost standards for dredging equipment 2024 released
Dredging remains a cornerstone of marine construction, necessitating a deep understanding of cost standards to navigate its capital-intensive nature. Today, following the CIRIA 2009 publication of A guide to cost standards for dredging equipment, International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC
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Damen Dredging: Work on Booster Station BS500 moves forward
Work on a brand new Booster Station type BS500 at the Damen Dredging Yard in Nijkerk is in full swing. Ready for outfitting with diesel, dredge pump and controls, the container-sized unit will receive large hatches for practical access to all components. The BS500 booster station has been designed e
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First phase of the San Clemente beachfill project
The first phase of the San Clemente Shoreline Sand Replenishment Project is now complete, according to the city’s website. A total of 251,000 cubic yards of sand is scheduled to be dredged and placed between Linda Lane and T-Street beaches in this placement cycle. Approximately half of that quantity