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Damen: Another batch of cutter suction dredgers delivered to SEMAR
In the harbour of Veracruz, Mexico, three Damen Cutter Suction Dredgers (CSD) were commissioned by the Mexican Secretary of the Navy (Secretaría de Marina, SEMAR). The dredgers – built in the Netherlands by Damen Dredging Equipment (DDE) – have been acquired as part of a fleet expansion program, and
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Perdido Key sediment placement project starting soon
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is about to begin maintenance dredging of the Lower Pensacola Federal Navigation channel in Pensacola, Florida. In preparation for mobilization, heavy equipment, and materials can already be seen on and near Perdido Key. A cutter dredge and hydraulic pipeline
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Post-dredging PCB concentrations in Upper Hudson higher than expected
The Friends of a Clean Hudson (FOCH) coalition yesterday released a new, independent, scientific assessment of the Hudson River PCBs Superfund site, which says that “dredging remedy” has failed to ensure the protection of human and environmental health because the concentration of toxic PCBs in the
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All set for Ogdensburg Terminal expansion project
US Senator Charles E. Schumer recently announced $5.1 million in federal funding from the U.S Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) for the Port of Ogdensburg Terminal Expansion Project. According to Schumer, the major investment was made possible by the
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Autonomous dredging requires less energy than the conventional one
Dredging is a necessary but energy consuming activity. Since especially highly populated countries like the Netherlands are located along the coastline with much of their land mass below NAP, dredging is required to combat the expected rise of sea levels due to climate change. C-Job Naval Architects
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Ellicott’s 460SL dredge restoring peninsulas around McGregor Lake
As part of the Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program, Ellicott’s 460SL will be used to help restore eroding peninsulas around McGregor Lake, deepen backwater habitat for overwintering fish, and enhance floodplain forest habitat. Thanks to its ability to switch from swinging ladder to conventio
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Dredging allows Felixstowe to think big
The Mumbai Maersk has set a new record for the deepest draft vessel to call at Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe – just four weeks after the UK’s largest container port announced the completion of a £130 million dredging project. The deepening project increased the depth of the approach channel fro
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GLDD bags Morgan City dredging project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District has awarded a $11.1 million contract to Great Lakes Dock and Dredge for bay and bar channel dredging work in Morgan City, Louisiana. According to the Corps, the work consists of furnishing one fully crewed and equipped hydraulic pipeline cutterh
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Gold Coast Seaway dredging operations
Department of Transport and Main Roads – Maritime Safety Queensland has issued a local Notice to Mariners regarding the start of maintenance dredging in the Gold Coast Seaway. According to the Notice, dredging operations at the entrance to the Gold Coast Seaway (Southport pilotage area) will commenc
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The autumn issue of IADC Terra et Aqua #171
The autumn issue of IADC’s Terra et Aqua magazine is now available online. As always, Terra et Aqua talks about the dredging projects as well as the topics of safety, socio-economics, technical innovations and the environment. The autumn issue #171 includes the article ‘Integrating dredging in susta
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Royal IHC delivers Beaver 40 to Thailand
Royal IHC has announced the successful delivery of a Beaver 40 cutter suction dredger (CSD) to Frontline Engineering Company Limited from Thailand. The Dutch giant also said that their team conducted an extensive dredging training in Bangkok. This robust dredger is equipped with state-of-the art tec
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Port of Rotterdam to turn dredging depot into a floating solar park
The Port of Rotterdam Authority is working on a project that will turn part of the De Slufter dredging depot into a floating solar park. On 27 November 2023, the Port of Rotterdam Authority, Rijkswaterstaat and the Central Government Real Estate Agency will organize a market information day for part
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Maurice River dredging underway
USACE’s contractor Barnegat Bay Dredging Company has started dredging operations in the federal channel near the mouth of the Maurice River in Cumberland County, N.J. According to USACE, the contractor started dredging operations in the channel on 10/31/2023. Barnegat Bay Dredging Company has been p
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Back Sound dredging contract goes to Next Generation
The USACE Wilmington District awarded a $6,898,500 contract to Next Generation Logistics, to provide maintenance dredging of the Back Sound to Lookout Bight Federal Navigation Channel and adjacent National Park Service Channels servicing the Cape Lookout National Seashore on November 7, 2023. This c