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Damen Shipyards Group announces new CSD range
Damen Shipyards Group has unveiled a comprehensive new design for its Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) range. First introduced in 2004, more than 250 of the current range have been sold to customers around the world and over that time the designs have been continuously improved. However, last year the d
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Quality inspections on board IHC Beagle series
Alewijnse successfully completed the first of four quality inspections on board of a Beagle dredging vessel. The 87-meter-long Beagle can execute an extensive range of dredging operations. The quality inspection was part of Alewijnse work on the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). “With the supp
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Pioneering dredge design approach by C-Job
There is no such thing as one size fits all when it comes to designing a dredge. There are so many different types of dredges which are each optimized for different purposes. The efficiency, capabilities, and performance of a dredge determine its competitiveness. There are dredges optimized for use
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York Building Products opts for Custom Dredge Works
Custom Dredge Works yesterday announced the delivery and launch of a 12” Electric powered Cutter Suction Dredge at Eastern Shore Sand & Gravel, which is owned by York Building Products. This dredge has an 85 foot long ladder capable of comfortably mining in water depths up to 62 feet. The owner has
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PHOTO: Dredge Potter on Mississippi River
The St. Louis District’s Dredge Potter is very busy these days at various locations throughout the St. Louis District’s portion of the Mississippi River from Saverton, Mo. to Cairo, Ill. Its attendant plant, to include tender boats, small boats, barges, and pipeline work 24 hours a day, seven days a
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PHOTO UPDATE from the largest dredging project in DEME’s history
Mohamed Abaseery, Surveyor at DEME Group, has just released these beautiful photos from the largest ever dredging and land reclamation project in DEME’s history – the Abu Qir Port in Egypt. According to DEME, this project includes the reclamation of 1,000 hectares of new land. It also involves deepe
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Split hopper dredger Trud R completes Erquy work
Rohde Nielsen’s split hopper dredger Trud R has recently completed a project in Erquy, France. This work was part of the construction of the new St. Brieuc for the client RTE. The project was particularly difficult because of its restricted working area and shallow depths. The works involved various
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Nonius Engineering raises the bar
Nonius Engineering has succeeded in phasing out of imported equipment in the segment of dredging, the company representative Vladimir Khamidulin said. He revealed this info at the conference “Ensuring safe navigation and up-to-date methods of RF IWW operation” held in Khanty-Mansyisk recently. Accor
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CSD Ballina busy at Sandringham Marina
Birdon’s cutter suction dredger (CSD) “Ballina” is undertaking maintanence dredging works for Parks Victoria at the entrance to Sandringham Marina in Port Phillip Bay. This dredging program is set to ensure safe boating access at key sites within the Port Phillip and Western Port. The works are taki
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Van Oord reaches milestone in Afsluitdijk project
A milestone worth celebrating has been reached in the Afsluitdijk project in the Netherlands, Van Oord announced today. “?????? ???, ??? ???? ?? ??? ??,??? ??????-????? ???? ????????? ?? ??? ????’? ????? ??????? ?????,” said the company. Levvel-blocs, another name for the innovative XblocPlus blocks
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Getting first hand view of DSC Vision
Mr. Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, Honorable Minister of State, Ministry of Shipping, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, took the driving seat at his visit yesterday to DSC Dredge’s Reserve, La facility, getting a first hand view of DSC Vision. On his visit he was accompanied by many disti
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EuroHopper 400 dredger Sandborn on display
Neptune Marine has just released these beautiful photos of its recently delivered EuroHopper 400 dredger Sandborn. The EuroHopper range is designed and built to work the toughest environments, undertaking maintenance dredging projects in ports and coastal areas, as well as sand and aggregates extrac
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Dredger Essayons busy on Columbia River
USACE Portland District has just released this amazing photo of the dredger Essayons, taken on the Columbia River halfway between Longview and Astoria. On any given day during the dredge season, the Essayons’ crew is working specific areas that were surveyed, mapped and found to be in need of dredgi
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BV awards AiP to HELION marine fuel cell system
HELION Hydrogen Power high-power fuel cell manufacturer has received Approval in Principle from Bureau Veritas for its FC-RACKTM Marine version, a zero-emission hydrogen powered electric generator dedicated to maritime applications. The AiP is the result of a close collaboration between HELION and B