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Gebr. van der Lee opts for IHC Beagle TSHD
IHC Dredging has sold a Beagle® 4, a trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) with a hopper volume of 4,000 m3, to contractor Gebr. van der Lee. The Dutch family business was looking for a sustainable trailing suction hopper dredger with this hopper volume available on short term. The Beagle® 4 is a t
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Damen introduces the first cabin of its new CSD range
Damen has just introduced the first cabin of its new Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) range. A new design becomes quite real when they start finishing up components, the company said. “This beauty makes sure you dredge in comfort and style. She comes with air-conditioning and sound-absorbing isolation,”
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GLDD fleet renewal: Galveston Island in, Terrapin Island out, new TSHD on the way
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has released an update on their fleet renewal program. The Galveston Island, the first of two newbuild hopper dredges, is in the water and is scheduled to be in operation the first half of 2023 as planned. This new dredge is a 6,500-cubic-yard-capacity tr
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The largest TSHD in USA gets SCHOTTEL RudderPropellers
The largest U.S.-flagged, self propelled trailing suction hopper dredger (THSD) Frederick Paup will be propelled by three SCHOTTEL RudderPropellers – manufactured at the German Wismar production site. The three SCHOTTEL RudderPropellers type 510 L FP are powered by diesel-electric drives and feature
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UNESCO: Spotlight on nature-based solutions
Sometimes, the solution to a problem can be lying right under our nose. Dunes serve as natural buffers to climate change, for instance, by breaking the strength of the wind and waves that can cause erosion and damage coastal infrastructure. That is why UNESCO began working with scientists, local man
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: The biggest and strongest dredgers in the world
INZ WORLD has just released this beautiful video about the biggest and strongest dredgers in the world. Dredgers are of great importance as they serve the purpose of ensuring the necessary safe bottom clearance for safer voyages. The sediments might be gathered for purposes like:
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Dredging at Port of Oshawa VIDEO
Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA Ports) has been undertaking a major dredging project in the Port of Oshawa. Under the work, they will widen and deepen the approach channel in order to maintain depth at the dock. “This work is critically important, because we are maintaining a safe navigation ch
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VIDEO: 10 most amazing dredgers in the world
Top10 Files has just released this beautiful video named ’10 Most Amazing Dredgers in the World’. In the video, you will see the following dredgers:
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Lower Snake River dredging about to start
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, is set to begin dredging the lower Snake River navigation channel in January. The dredging will remove accumulated sediment from the federal navigation channel below the Ice Harbor Lock and Dam navigation lock near Pasco, Washington, and near t
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GLDD on track with fleet modernization program
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has announced an update on its fourth quarter 2022 operations. Revenues and gross profit margins for fourth quarter 2022 are expected to be lower than previously anticipated. These results were impacted by the earlier than expected retirement of the Terra
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NIWA: Managing the coastal environment
Thames-Coromandel District Council has 400km of coastline and is finalising its Shoreline Management Plan. It’s the result of three years of consultation and research to manage coastal hazards, coastal erosion and inundation, NIWA said. Further south, Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is developing its K
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Klaipeda development plans include dredging
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Klaipėda State Seaport Authority have signed a €65 million loan agreement for the development of Klaipėda seaport in Lithuania. Klaipėda is the main port connection in Lithuania, part of the TEN-T North Sea-Baltic corridor, and one of the largest port complexes
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Students tour Dinish Wharf development scheme
Sorensen’s marine team recently welcomed 6th year students from Scoil Phobail Bhéara in Casteltownbere, to the Dinish Wharf project for a site visit. The site team explained the various construction methodologies that were used to deliver each element of this large infrastructural project. “The feed
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Louisiana CPRA gets OK for Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) received approval of permits and permissions to build and operate the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) yesterday. This major milestone completes USACE’s extensive permitting process for th