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CSD Lorraine Hooks hull starts Galveston to Houston tow
The hull of Mike Hooks’ new cutter suction dredger Lorraine Hooks began its tow from Galveston to Houston yesterday. There, at Southwest Shipyard’s Brady Island, it will get dry-docked, sandblasted, and painted. “We look forward to seeing her outfitted with the “Mike Hooks Red” and then moving into
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Alewijnse taking on their next TSHD project
Alewijnse recently signed a contract with Den Herder Seaworks to deliver the electrical refit of their trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Swalinge. As we reported earlier this year, the 82.2 metre hopper dredger is currently at Kooiman-Hoebee Shipyard in Dordrecht for an extension of 37 meters,
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WID Aquadelta launching ceremony VIDEO
The new water injection dredger (WID) Aquadelta hit the water at Scheepswerf Bijlsma in Wartena a couple of days ago. Bagger- en Aannemingsmaatschappij Van der Kamp has just released this amazing video of the dredger’s launching ceremony: The Aquadelta is a diesel-electric twin propelled WID which w
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Harju Elekter to deliver equipment for the Polish Maritime Office new TSHD
The Finnish subsidiary of Harju Elekter Group, Telesilta Oy is joining the list of companies that will take part in a major shipbuilding project – the construction of a new trailing suction hopper dredger for the Polish Maritime Office. According to Harju Elekter, Telesilta signed the contract on Ap
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Dredger Wheeler deal for Tar LLC
Tar LLC, from Houma, Louisiana, has won an $8.6 million firm-fixed-price contract for inspection, maintenance, and repairs to electrical and electronic dredging equipment, propulsion system and auxiliary systems aboard the hopper dredger Wheeler. Bids for this project were solicited via the internet
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New dredge equipment for Grand Lake St. Marys
Ohio Representatives Susan Manchester and Craig Riedel have announced the release of funds for new dredge equipment for Grand Lake St. Marys. The Department of Natural Resources will receive $83,395 to replace dredge equipment that has been in operation on the lake for the past 21 years. “This is a
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Replacing the floating pipeline of CSD Amoris
At the moment, there is plenty of steelwork around at the Damen Dredging Equipment yard in Nijkerk, the Netherlands. “We are in the process of manufacturing 14 pieces of almost 12 meter long floats,” said the company. These floats will replace the floating pipeline of the cutter suction dredger (CSD
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Van Oord’s new LNG TSHD Vox Alexia hits the water (VIDEO)
Van Oord’s new LNG trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Vox Alexia hit the water last week in Singapore. The vessel is set to boost the mid-class section of Van Oord’s fleet of trailing suction hopper dredgers. “This state-of-the-art vessel is fitted with an LNG installation and is a fine example
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Marine Specialists Ltd expands dredging fleet
Marine Specialists Ltd took delivery of a customised 28m x 12m pontoon barge and a 60t Hyundai excavator recently. “Responding to increasing demand, the acquisition of the barge and excavator significantly increases the company’s dredging and outfall installation capabilities and fits effectively wi
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JBPHH dredge contract for CAPE Environmental
CAPE Environmental Management Inc., from Honolulu, Hawaii, has won a $18.6 million contract to implement supplemental dredging of soft sediment removal at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), Hawaii. The work to be performed provides for dredging, enhanced natural recovery, monitored natural reco
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Mike Hooks’ new CSD hits the water in Galveston
Mike Hooks’ new 27-inch cutter suction dredger (CSD) Lorraine Hooks was launched at Southwest Shipyard in Galveston on March 31. Once outfitted and complete, the 300-ft. x 50-ft. Lorraine Hooks, with a dredging depth of 75 feet, will be deployed on both coastal restoration and navigation dredging pr
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Unsuccessful attempts to refloat Ever Forward, General Average declared
In light of the increasing costs arising from the continued attempts to refloat the 12,000 TEU Ever Forward, Evergreen declared General Average today. The vessel, owned by Evergreen Marine (Hong Kong) Ltd., a subsidiary of Evergreen Marine Corporation, ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay after leaving
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Creating Living Breakwaters with Big Float E35
Remu Oy’s Big Float E35 is currently busy working on a costal protection and restoration project in the southern portion of Lower New York Bay – Living Breakwaters. The program, conducted by Weeks Marine, is an innovative coastal green infrastructure project designed to reduce or reverse erosion and
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New CSD series by C-Job Naval Architects
C-Job Naval Architects today launched its new Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) series and headlining the series is an innovative new self-propelled CSD concept design to showcase its possibilities. The 34-inch self-propelled CSD features cutter power of 3500 HP and a total installed power of approx. 260