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Van Oord expands dredging fleet with three LNG TSHDs
The year of 2021 proved to be a year of opposites for Van Oord. On the one hand, it was a difficult year in the light of COVID-19, market- and supply chain issues and operational challenges. On the other hand, Van Oord ended the year with an optimistic outlook – reflected in a record-high order [&he
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PT Gresik Jasatama maintenance dredging VIDEO
Samudera Atlantis International (SAI), a dredging company with scope of activities across the entire Indonesian waters, has just released this amazing video about the PT Gresik Jasatama maintenance dredging program. The video shows the grab dredger Queen Elizabeth II, doing some deepening works in t
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Ever Forward accident: The first refloat attempt tomorrow
The dredging works to free Evergreen’s boxship the Ever Forward are in full swing now. According to the Maryland Port Administration Executive Director, William P. Doyle, the first refloat attempt will take place tomorrow, March 29, by using five tugs; two pushing on starboard side, two pulling from
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DCI dredger runs aground near Fort Kochi
A Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) dredger, which ran aground near Fort Kochi on Thursday evening, resumed service this morning. The dredger lost control around 5.30 p.m. on March 25, following an engine failure, according to the Dredging Corporation of India officials. The dredger drifted while
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Major construction milestone for Miss Katie hopper dredger
The construction of the Miss Katie, a new hopper dredger that will be used in the various channels and inlets throughout Dare County, is nearing completion. This shallow-draft hopper dredger recently received its final coat of exterior paint, marking a major milestone in the construction process tha
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New TSHD giant takes shape at Eastern Shipyard
Eastern Shipbuilding Group is currently very busy with the construction of the new training suction hopper dredger (TSHD) R.B. Weeks. The 8,550 cubic yards (6,540m³) TSHD, currently under construction at the Eastern’s Allanton premises in Panama City, Florida, is expected to be delivered to Weeks Ma
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New water injection dredger Aquadelta ready to hit the water
Scheepswerf Bijlsma, a Wartena based company specialized in building multipurpose vessels, pulled out of its shipyard new water injection dredger (WID) Aquadelta last week. The new WID is about to hit the water in the following days, the company said. Scheepswerf Bijlsma is a family-owned shipbuildi
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Driving customer satisfaction with Digital Twins
Damen Shipyards Group, a Dutch-owned shipbuilding company with operations in 120 countries and 175 vessels delivered annually, has adopted Matterport digital twins to facilitate remote collaboration for internal and external stakeholders. With access to Matterport’s rich, dimensionally accurate data
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Dredging underway to free grounded Ever Forward
Dredging operations are underway to free the Evergreen Marine containership Ever Forward, stranded in the Chesapeake Bay for more than a week now. State and federal agencies have issued all permits for the work, said the Maryland Port Administration Executive Director, William P. Doyle. Donjon Marin
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Remu Big Float E22 proves success in Lithuania
Remu Oy’s Big Float E22 with Hyundai 220 is currently busy working on a very important restoration project in Lithuania. The Nemunas River and the Curonian Lagoon from Kaunas to Klaipeda in Lithuania form an inland waterway of international importance E41 – part of the Trans-European Transport Netwo
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Atlantic Pumps builds another Audex dredger
Build of yet another Audex dredger is well underway at the Chesterfield factory, Atlantic Pumps said. The package now includes the welfare and control cabin for operator comfort and real time monitoring of all functions. “Our small dredgers are ideal for quarry use and can be operated in shallow wat
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Jan De Nul extends supply agreement with W&O
W&O Supply has signed a new agreement with one of the world’s leading civil engineering and dredging companies, Jan De Nul Group. The contract expands upon the existing ten-year relationship, and will see W&O supply marine valves and instrumentation to Jan De Nul to meet the needs of its complex and
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Stop dredging in the dark with DSC Vision
In the past, the ability of a dredge operator to see what is happening at the bottom of the channel, lake, river, or ocean has never been possible, and an operator has always been dependent on instrumentation and surveys. Today, DSC Dredge, Teledyne Marine and Trimble through joint efforts and a com
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DCI, Cochin Shipyard to sign EUR104 million TSHD contract tomorrow
Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) and Cochin Shipyard are set to sign a contract for construction of a 12,000cm capacity trailer suction hopper dredger (TSHD) for EUR104 million under Make in India program. The project will be funded through a mix of equity from Cochin Shipyard, four major ports –