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Land & Water expands fleet with the first super long reach excavator in UK
Land & Water Plant Hire has made the commitment, alongside the rest of the Land & Water Group, to become Carbon Net Zero by 2030. In order to do this, the firm is expanding its fleet to offer more specialist hybrid and fuel-efficient solutions that fulfil its client’s needs. The firm has recently ta
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Dredger Miss Katie on track to work in Hatteras Inlet
The Dare County Waterways Commission is hopeful that maintenance issues in Hatteras Inlet finally can be addressed in a timely manner, the Island Free Press reports. “We don’t want to wait until the last minute,” Commission Chair, Steve Coulter, said at Monday’s meeting in Manteo. “We want it fixed
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Sustaining Weeks Marine future: Dredge tender tugboats built for versatility
With the lion share of Weeks Marine’s revenue stemming from dredging efforts, the company has made significant investments in new equipment to help sustain growth. But this new equipment is not just the trailing suction hopper dredges like Magdalen and R.B. Weeks; it also includes new tugboats built
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BREAKING NEWS: Dredger capsizes near Meraux, spilling over 3,000 gallons of oil
The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to an oil spill of more than 3,360 gallons after a dredging vessel capsized in the Mississippi River near Meraux. The New Orleans Sector was notified of this incident at around 12:50 a.m. yesterday. The capsizing vessel in question, the W.B. Wood, had two people ab
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Kiasma: Decarbonisation and energy reduction through pipeline efficiency
Finding the balance between protecting coastline structures and conserving the environment is an important task. Nowadays, extreme climate events such as coastal erosion, droughts and flooding are occurring at an increasingly alarming rate worldwide. Also, sediments and floating debris collect on st
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CH Horn dredging excavator upgrade
Jenkins Marine Ltd. recently completed an extensive upgrade of the 26m long self-propelled hopper ‘CH Horn’ which was formerly equipped with a fixed grab crane. The fixed crane has now been removed to allow room on its deck for a specially modified tracked Hyundai Excavator. According to Jenkins Mar
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Egypt to finalize Arish Port development plan in 2024
The development plan for the Port of Arish will be completed during the first quarter of 2024, the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) announced last week. The plan includes the implementation of sea docks, breakwaters, container handling yards, and internal roads, and raising the efficiency of buildi
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Hopper dredger Idun R completes Riga dredging job
Rohde Nielsen has successfully completed a maintenance project in Riga Port in Latvia, for the client Riga Freeport Authority. The work was divided into four sections with dredging depths varying between -9.5 and -16.5 meters. Approximately 135.500 m3 of silty sand was dredged and placed at an appro
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Damen implements 3D Classification for dredging vessels concept
Damen Engineering has announced the completion of its first vessel design to be entirely created, reviewed and class-approved using 3D models in collaboration with Bureau Veritas (BV) and global maritime software provider NAPA. The 2500 m3 dredger concept is the first Damen vessel concept to receive
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Watermaster proves success at Narrabeen Lagoon
The Narrabeen Lagoon in Pittwater, Australia, is the largest coastal lagoon in the Sydney region. It is a very popular destination for enthusiasts of leisure activities such as swimming, kayaking, snorkeling, sailing and fishing. For locals, it offers a unique lifestyle of outdoor recreation. The en
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Navalrocha completes multimillion-dollar dredger repair for Jan De Nul
Portugal’s Navalrocha Shipyard has completed a multimillion-dollar project for the Luxembourg-based company Jan De Nul Group as it targets growth across the Benelux dredging sector. The cluster-contract involving repair work to two split hopper barges and one trailing suction hopper dredger (Tiger,
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Kiasma joins Zero Emission Dredging Hub ZEDHub
Kiasma, an Italian manufacturer of TP-E (anti-abrasive) pipes, floats and systems specialized for the dredging sector, has joined the ZEDHub (Zero Emission Dredging Hub) Community as the only Italian company – supplier of Technology and Systems. This collaboration is the result of years of research
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Van Oord, ORCA sign payroll agreement
ORCA Crew Services has signed a service agreement including an exclusivity clause to provide local payroll services for Croatian employees on behalf of Van Oord. The agreement has a validity of four years with the option to be extended after this period. ORCA Crew Services is an international person
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Van Oord kicks off massive Addu land reclamation
Addu City Council, Maldives, has just announced that the fieldwork for the land reclamation activities in Addu City is now underway. Under the program – undertaken by Van Oord – a total of 194.3 hectares of land will be reclaimed. The works are part of the Addu Development Project, meant to address