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Black Hawk Lake dredging works complete
A second and final season of dredging on Black Hawk Lake has come to an end in Sac County, Iowa. The dredging work completed at Black Hawk Lake will improve overall water quality, fish habitat and recreational opportunities. An area approximately 174 acres in the eastern main basin of the lake was d
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Chedoke Creek dredging project finally to begin
Milestone Environmental Contracting Inc., has returned to the site to complete the long-delayed dredging of Chedoke Creek in Hamilton, Ontario. The dredging was originally set to start in 2021, but has been repeatedly put on hold due to the Indigenous group concerns about the environmental aspects o
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IADC: Waste heat recovery on dredging vessels
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) recently published an interesting article on the waste heat recovery on dredging vessels. Limiting global warming requires the maritime sector to transition to a more efficient and sustainable operation. Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissio
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Reinforcing the Dutch coast by Van Oord
Van Oord’s brand-new trailing suction hopper dredgers Vox Ariane and Vox Apolonia are working together to protect the Dutch coast. The coast of Zeeland, Netherlands, is facing erosion from powerful currents, waves and wind. That’s why Van Oord was commissioned to take action by implementing beach no
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Royal IHC developing sustainable dredging solutions
Royal IHC has taken a step further to become one of the world’s leading suppliers of sustainable dredging solutions with the launch of fully electrically powered IHC Beaver cutter suction dredger series. The company announced recently that IHC is expanding its portfolio of standard Cutter Suction Dr
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A new Cutter Suction Dredger range
25 years after Damen Shipyards first introduced its cutter suction dredging range, it has now unveiled a complete redesign of the six-vessel series to take advantage of new technologies and incorporate accumulated customer feedback. The new range also addresses the challenging environmental regulati
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Diver-assisted dredging and the Cuyahoga improvement project
Kimberly Walters of J.F. Brennan Company, Inc. (Brennan) has just shared an interesting article about diver-assisted dredging and capping used in the Cuyahoga River Improvement Project. The Cuyahoga Improvement Project in Kent, OH, aims to improve future recreation experiences while protecting exist
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Xeamos completes several after-treatment projects for Van Oord
Xeamos recently completed a wide range of after-treatment projects for vessels in the Van Oord Nederland fleet. They include no less than nine complete systems on the trailing suction hopper dredger Rival designed to substantially reduce its NOx and particulate matter emissions. Leveraging on a Dutc
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SCDNR presents the South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative
After nearly three years of development, a comprehensive plan to protect salt marsh along the coast from North Carolina to east-central Florida has finally come to fruition. In South Carolina, a coalition of over 75 individuals, including those from the Coastal Conservation League, the South Carolin
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Van Oord’s dredger Rhône hits the water
Van Oord’s new water injection dredger Rhône was recently launched at VAHALI Shipyards in Serbia. By now Rhône has taken her first dive into the water and is on her way to the Kooiman Marine Group in Zwijndrecht, where the vessel will meet its sister vessel WID Rijn for outfitting. Both newbuilds wi
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Jenkins Marine restoring marine habitats in the Solent
Jenkins Marine team recently handled a delicate and unique project for the Blue Marine Foundation – construction of the Hamble reef. The Hamble reef project is part of a wider multi-million Solent Seascape Scheme which is funded by the Endangered Landscapes Project and aims to restore a wealth of di
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Roberts Bank Terminal 2 receives approval from the Government
Following a robust and science-based environmental assessment conducted by an independent Review Panel, the Government of Canada has approved Vancouver Fraser Port Authority-led Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project. According to the officials, the Government has decided the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Projec
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Blenheim Palace dredging work resumes after winter break
Civil engineering contractor Land & Water is back in Oxford for the restart of the Queen Pool dredging project at Blenheim Palace. “Our monumental lake dredge at UNESCO World Heritage Site Blenheim Palace has restarted after pausing for winter,” Land & Water said in the update. The decision to shut
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Electric dredgers at Gelado project in Brazil
Vale has started commissioning the Gelado Project in Carajás, in the state of Pará (Brazil), using 100% electric dredgers that will extract tailings deposited over the last 37 years. The commissioning phase, in which performance and capacity tests with loading are being carried out, should last unti