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Damen delivers full dredge package for TSHD Omvac Catorce
Damen Dredging Equipment has delivered a full dredge package for the brand-new split hull trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Omvac Catorce. The TSHD, owned by the Spanish dredging contractor CANLEMAR, has already entered service and started working on its first dredge project at the Port of Huel
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Río Salado maintenance dredging wraps up
Servimagnus has successfully completed the Río Salado maintenance dredging project in the Buenos Aires province. For this job, Servimagnus deployed its two cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) Micaela and Lucio, along with its Máximo support vessel, ground crews and technical staff. “With this project – c
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DSC Shark busy on Karnaphuli River
The Karnaphuli River dredging program in Bangladesh is in full swing now. The photo below shows Deep Diggers utilizing one of the two DSC Sharks that they built in Bangladesh using DSC design and components for the dredging project on the Karnaphuli River. The Karnaphuli River is the largest and mos
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Christening of new Orion Marine dredger set for tomorrow
Orion Marine Group has completed the commissioning of its newest cutter suction dredger (CSD) Lavaca. The christening ceremony of the new vessel will took place tomorrow, November 10th 2022, in Port Lavaca, Texas at 1:30 in the afternoon. The Lavaca has been outfitted with the latest state-of-the-ar
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Van Oord opts for emission-free heavy equipment
The electrification of big machinery has long been a challenge. In 2020, Van Oord commissioned the Netherlands’ first all-electric 20-tonne excavator and more recently its first hybrid bulldozer. The success of these machines has led Van Oord to invest in 4 electric excavators, 2 electric wheeled lo
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Boskalis in the Philippines: New Manila International Airport rises in Bulacan
The Philippines’ Department of Transportation (DOTr), led by Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista, toured the New Manila International Airport (NMIA) last weekend. According to DOTr, the new massive facility is now rising in the province of Bulacan. Under this capital development program, approxi
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Phase 3 of Map Ta Phut port development kicks off
Construction has started on Phase 3 of the Map Ta Phut Industrial Port Development in Thailand – the ACCROPODE project. The 3D physical model tests were carried out recently at the CSIR- National Chemical Laboratory to check and confirm the stability of the single-layer ACCROPODE™ armour. According
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Environmental Dredging Equipment
Environmental dredging is executed for the specific purpose of removing hazardous wastes that are detrimental to ecosystems, human and marine life. The equipment needed for this kind of work is specially designed or adapted to remediate waterways that contain contaminated sediments. Environmental dr
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Rohde Nielsen wraps up Nogersund job
Earlier this year, Rohde Nielsen won a contract by the client NCC, related to the transport of wastewater from the island of Hanö to the sewage treatment facility in Nogersund, Sweden. The contract scope comprised dredging a 6 km long trench, at water depths from -3m to -30m. The backhoe dredger, Mj
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Weeks wins $33.1M Monmouth Beach renourishment deal
Weeks Marine Inc., of Covington, Louisiana, has won a $33.1 million firm-fixed-price contract for a beach renourishment in Monmouth County. Bids for this project were solicited via the internet with two received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said in its latest announcement. Work will be perf
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USACE reports great progress on Dredge Currituck
USACE Ensley Engineer Yard team is making great progress on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District’s Dredge Currituck. Metal Worker Welder Joey Cabay said: “Of the long list of repairs already made, the big-ticket items include removing the pilot house, pump engines, generators, old pi
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Dredger Omvac Diez arrives at Port of Cabedelo
The dredging vessel Omvac Diez, the second dredger set to undertake the dredging works at the Port of Cabedelo, Brazil, is about to begin its task. According to local media, the vessel is now in Recife and should arrive in Cabedelo – to join the dredger Kenford (already working in the area) – in the
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Twin Lakes dredging nears end
Sediment is being removed from the channel between Upper and Lower Twin Lakes, Coeur d’Alene Press reports. The main goal of the project is to improve water quality for wildlife, boaters and the overall community. The Twin Lakes Improvement Association, a nonprofit formed in 1956 to improve and pres
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Dredge Hurley Slideshow VIDEO
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District, has just released this very interesting video named ‘Dredge Hurley Slideshow’. USACE uses the dustpan dredge Hurley to remove sediment from within the navigation channels of the Mississippi River. Dustpan dredges are unique to the Mississippi River