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Fehmarnbelt: MOTAS delivers sand backfill system to Neptune Marine
MOTAS Dredging Solutions has delivered the complete component package for the 800 mm pipe diameter sand backfill installation for these works by the Femern Link Contractors joint venture (FLC). The order was awarded by Dutch shipyard Group Neptune Marine – the builders of the large spreader pontoon
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The Philippines: Dredging in full swing to ease flooding in Pampanga
The Philippines’ Department of Public Works and Highways-Central Luzon (DPWH-3) is conducting dredging operations in the heavily silted river channels in a bid to mitigate flooding in this province. DPWH-3 Regional Director, Roseller Tolentino, said that the agency’s Regional Equipment Management Di
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Relong raises the bar in Enjiang Region
The Enjiang Region in China has long been a significant source of sand production – contributing substantially to local tax revenue and providing numerous employment opportunities. Recently, the sand mining operations in the area have faced a persistent challenge due to a high proportion of riverbed
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Titan and Vox Ariane: The first two Ship-to-Ship LNG bunker operations in Hamburg
Titan has successfully performed the first two Ship-to-Ship LNG bunker operations in Hamburg. On the 14th of August, the company facilitated a second LNG bunkering to the Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Vox Ariane. Titan’s ship Optimus executed bunkering of a total of 808 cbm of LN
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Dredger Port Frederick arrives in Ettalong Channel
Dredging of the Ettalong Channel is set to continue after ‘Port Frederick’, a new trailing suction dredger, arrived in the waterway this morning. Port Frederick is capable of completing in one day the work the previous Faucon dredge was able to complete in 2.5 days. Recent swell conditions have caus
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BREAKING NEWS: Boskalis to deploy TSHD for Baltica 2 job
Boskalis has acquired two contracts for the transportation and installation of the export and array cables for the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm off the coast of Poland. The two contracts were awarded by a joint venture between PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna and Ørsted, which are developing the
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Deep dredging by Damen at the second highest dam in the world
At 271.5 meters, Georgia’s Enguri Hydropower Dam is the second highest in the world, holding a staggering 1,100,000,000m3 water and 20 turbines producing a total capacity of 1,300MW electricity. According to Damen, this is no ordinary dam, and keeping it free from sediment requires no ordinary dredg
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Controllab delivers first dredging simulator to Adani
As part of the joint venture Dutch Dredging Simulators, Controllab has developed a cutter suction dredger simulator. The first training simulator has been tailored and delivered to the customer Adani. The simulator is transportable but still simulates all relevant aspects in detail. From start-up, t
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Liebherr dredging package gets the job done in Florida
Earlier this year, Brance Diversified, Inc. (BDI) utilized the Liebherr HS 8100.1 duty cycle crawler crane for dredging work off the coast of Florida. The company spent approximately two months dredging 50,000 cubic yards in Jacksonville, FL. BDI chose to use their Liebherr HS 8100.1 crane to comple
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IHC puts spotlight on the commissioning of new dredger in Brazil
Although 2023 has been a year of incredible achievements for IHC Mining, the company yesterday shared another major milestone – commissioning of the new dredge in Brazil. IHC Mining kicked off the year by securing a groundbreaking sale of a state-of-the-art dredger for one of the valued clients in B
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Spotlight on hopper dredger Padre Island
A group from the USACE Galveston District took a tour of the hopper dredge Padre Island, a “suction hopper dredger”, working in the Galveston Channel earlier this month. The Padre Island can collect 3,600 cubic yards of dredge material per “cut” or dredging pass. Hopper dredges use dragheads affixed
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Microdredging considered for Lions Weir project
The Lions Weir project in Boddington, which will look to remove sediment from the Town Pool area and enable recreational use, is progressing behind the scenes. A meeting was held recently with an experienced engineer to inspect and discuss the weir wall’s structural integrity. Fortunately, the wall
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EXCLUSIVE: TSHD Elbe returns to Montserrat
The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Elbe is scheduled to return to Montserrat today – to continue the dredging works of the Little Bay Harbor. Upon the arrival, the dredger will immediately re-commence works on the Montserrat Port Development Project. Also, a long reach excavator arrived in t
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BREAKING NEWS: New dredger Yevgeny Pleskevich on its way to Altay Territory
Non-self-propelled dredger, built by Gorodets (Nizhny Novgorod based) Ship Repair and Shipbuilding Corporation (SSK), is to be shipped to the Altay Territory in about 40 days. The key function is dredging aimed at extension of the navigation period, according to the Transport Ministry of the Altay T