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Dredging plan for Murphy’s Landing Marina on the table
The City of Gig Harbor is proposing to dredge sediment from a location near the northern entrance to the Murphy’s Landing Marina. The purpose of the dredging is to restore the site to previous grades, facilitating boat access into and out from the marina. The proposal includes the dredging of accumu
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Commemorating completion of Świnoujście-Szczecin dredging by DEME, Van Oord
A new monument to commemorate the successful completion of the modernisation of the Świnoujście-Szczecin fairway in Poland was unveiled recently. DEME and its joint venture partner Van Oord worked closely together to achieve this flagship project – one of the most important investments of the Szczec
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Hitachi launches ZW160-7 wheel loader
Hitachi introduced a new next-generation model from its Stage V-compliant wheel loader range recently at Bauma. The ZW160-7 has been designed to put operators in complete control of their workspace with industry-leading safety features and unrivalled comfort in the cab. To protect the operator and
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All set for maintenance dredging at Axel Stenross Boat Ramp
The City of Port Lincoln (PLCC), South Australia, will be undertaking routine maintenance dredging at the Axel Stenross Boat Ramp in the following weeks. Dredging of the Boat ramp entrance and channel has not occurred since it was constructed and has very slowly accumulated sediments over time resul
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VIDEO: Dredge Potter pipeline positioning
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, has released this very interesting video named ‘Dredge Potter pipeline positioning’. The St. Louis District, Dredge Potter can move 50,000 cubic yards per day of alluvial materials from the bottom of the river bed and send the material long dista
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OSIL dredge monitoring buoys for the Baltic Pipe project
Ocean Scientific International Ltd. (OSIL), a company specialized in marine instruments and systems for monitoring and environmental measurement, recently provided a number of lightweight repositionable dredge monitoring buoys to DHI A/S for the Baltic Pipe Project. Dredging activities are vital to
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Damen delivers the largest CSD ever seen in Indonesian history
Damen Shipyards signed a contract to deliver a CSD650 to an Indonesian dredging operator earlier this month. This giant dredger will be the largest stationary dredger owned by an Indonesian operator. The vessel will operate in a port expansion project on the island of Kalimantan. The stationary dred
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Land reclamation for Magoodhoo airport underway
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) last week released the latest update on its F. Magoodhoo airport development project. On November 16, MTCC mobilized the latest addition to its fleet – the cutter suction dredger Bodu Jarraafa – for the land reclamation operations in this area. The c
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Port of Bari Expansion PHOTO/VIDEO Jan De Nul update
Jan De Nul has just released this amazing video named ‘Facing the Calcare di Bari limestone in Italy’. The Port of Bari is one of the main economic focal points of Southern Italy. To make the region ready to receive both more and larger vessels, Jan De Nul helped construct an extension to the port.
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Watermaster amphibious dredger proves success in Trinidad and Tobago
Following the passage of Tropical Wave 51, the Drainage Division discovered a breach in the embankment in the vicinity of the Tusla Trace Pump House, Ministry of Works and Transport Trinidad and Tobago said. In an effort to provide further flood relief to the residents of Woodland, the Ministry – wi
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Bank Stabilization Navigation Project kicks off along Missouri River
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, marked the start of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funded Bank Stabilization Navigation Project (BSNP) repair contracts along the Missouri River earlier this week in Atchison. This event signified the start of the first of four BIL fun
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Introducing new Ellicott 670M Dredge VIDEO
Ellicott Dredges has just introduced the all-new EPA compliant Tier 3 Marine Ellicott® Series 670M Dragon® dredge. The Series 670 Dragon® cutterhead dredge is typically used to complete medium-sizednavigational projects in locations such as small ports, rivers, and inland waterways. Features include
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Rainbowing sand at Maroochydore Beach by TSHD Brisbane VIDEO
A distinctive vessel has arrived in Sunshine Coast waters to play a leading role in a special trial aimed at replenishing a popular beach. It’s called TSHD Brisbane and the TSHD stands for Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger. Such vessels can collect sand from the seabed and transport it over large dist
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Swanton Welding VIDEO: 1270 Dredge Project Timelapse
The Swanton Welding team completed a very interesting task last month – a 1270 dredge project for a Baltimore based client. Swanton Welding Company began working on this 1270 Dredge project in February 2022 with a wrap-up in October 2022. This piece of equipment is currently at the painters in India