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Hitachi presents prototype electric excavator at Bauma
In response to the growing need for emission-free equipment, Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) unveiled a prototype battery-powered mini excavator at Bauma. The ZX23U-6EB epitomises the company’s aim to accelerate innovation to address the challenges of climate change and reduce gree
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Bigfoot Slough dredging begins this weekend
The Army Corps of Engineers plans to start this weekend work using a contracted dredge to clear critical shoaling in Bigfoot Slough just outside the N.C. Ferry Division’s Ocracoke-Silver Lake Terminal, the North Carolina Department of Transportation announced Tuesday. “We’re very thankful to partner
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Dredge barge rescues three boaters after vessel fire near Galveston
The Coast Guard and good Samaritans rescued three boaters last week after a vessel fire near Galveston, Texas. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command center watchstanders received a report at 9:25 a.m. from the crew of the dredge barge Master Dylan of three people in the water near a 25-foot o
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New dredge equipment to boost desilting of major rivers in Davao del Norte
The Davao del Norte provincial government in the Philippines is set to boost public service delivery and enhance vital infrastructure with the acquisition of PHP265 million ($4.6 million) worth of brand-new vehicles and heavy equipment. In his recent statement, Governor Edwin Jubahib said that the n
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James M. Cox Foundation supports wetlands restoration
Thanks to the generosity of Cox Enterprises Chairman Emeritus and former Wetlands America Trust President Jim Kennedy and the James M. Cox Foundation, Ducks Unlimited (DU) will have an additional $2 million to support wetlands conservation. As the most generous individual donor in DU history, Kenned
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Hitachi presents Zaxis-7 model with clamshell telescopic arm
Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) introduced a new Zaxis-7 model with clamshell telescopic arm at Bauma last month. “The ZX350LC-7 is available with 30m reach and is ideal for removing soil from below ground. Assembled at HCME’s factory in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, this special app
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Straatman equipment installed on TSHD Galveston Island
Earlier this year, Straatman successfully delivered a 25 ton bow discharge assembly to a client in the United States. The bow discharge installation with an inside diameter of ø762 mm and a maximum working pressure of 20 bar was recently installed on Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation new dredge,
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TSHD Brisbane ready for Maroochydore Beach nourishment
The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Brisbane is about to begin work for the nearshore beach nourishment trial off Maroochydore Beach, Sunshine Coast Council said. This very important project will use a method – called nearshore nourishment – in what will be a first for the region. It involves
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Opotiki Western Breakwater PHOTO UPDATE
The Opotiki Harbour Development team is very busy working on the apron and the toe construction of the Western Breakwater these days. The apron is the layer of rock going out from the wall and in the photo bellow you can see the long reach building out the toe at the end of the wall: […]
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Boost for Cape to Cape Resilience Project
Bass Coast Shire Council’s advocacy efforts continue to pay off for the community with further funding for coastal erosion secured. Through the Coastal and Estuarine Risk Mitigation Program, the Federal Government has announced 34 projects Australia wide that will share in $50 million. The Cape to C
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Orion Marine christens its newest cutter suction dredger Lavaca
Orion Marine Group has recently completed the commissioning of its newest cutter suction dredger (CSD) Lavaca. The christening of the CSD took place yesterday in Port Lavaca, Texas. Over the course of the past 15 months, the dredger has undergone a complete rebuild, including detailed engineering by
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THE LATEST UPDATE on the Philippines’ most sophisticated airport
Boskalis has just released the latest update on the largest project in the company’s history – the new Manila International Airport in the Philippines. According to the announcement, the construction work of a huge sand body measuring nearly 1,700 hectares on the outskirts of Manila for the new airp
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Eastoke dredging program starts
Beach work at Eastoke on Hayling Island started today. The work will help protect homes and businesses against coastal flooding over winter. With securing funding from the Environment Agency, Havant Borough Council will be carrying out this very important nourishment program in this area. Material f
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Dredging team creating entrance channel to Spoilbank Marina VIDEO
Pilbara Ports Authority has just released this amazing video named ‘Spoilbank Marina Port Hedland – Dredging team creating entrance channel to the marina’. In the video, Pilbara Ports Authority Dredging Superintendent, Rhett Moss, talks about the work underway on site to create the entry channel int