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Dredger Idun R wraps up Mar del Plata dredging program
Rohde Nielsen was awarded the maintenance dredging of the main access channel to the Port of Mar del Plata in Argentina in September 2021. Rohde’s hopper dredger Idun R has successfully executed dredging of 550.000 m3 material for the client, Consorcio Portuario Regional. The project started in Nove
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OilTech supplies custom Gold Dredge to African buyer
Oiltech Dredging Equipment from the Netherlands has successfully delivered another gold mining dredger with all the associated equipment, this time to a customer in Central Africa. According to Oiltech, this will soon be the fourth new machine purchased for gold mining in a short time. This dredger
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Bay Island Drainage District opts for IMS Dredges
Bay Island Drainage District’s brand-new IMS Model 5012 LP Versi-Dredge maintains over 20 miles of drainage canals using the IMS Broadcaster discharge attachment. The material is deposited on both sides of the canal and the water runs back to the canal leaving a thin layer of nutrient rich silt on t
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Sustainable beach replenishment in Ostend by Jan De Nul
Jan De Nul kicked off the second round of dredging and beach replenishment works in Ostend recently. The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Alexander von Humboldt is currently busy conducting these sustainable beach replenishment works along the Flemisch coast. “She will bring some 600,000 cubic
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Putting finishing touches on TSHD Hegemann V
The finishing touches on the Hegemann Dredging’s new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Hegemann V are in full swing now. At the moment, the TSHD is pulled out on the Kooiman Marine Group’s slipway in Zwijndrecht. The newbuild, developed by Kooiman in a collaboration with Hegemann, is designed t
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PHOTO: Hopper dredger Balder R in Hirtshals, Denmark
Rohde Nielsen has just released this beautiful photo of their split hopper dredger Balder R during her work in Hirtshals, Denmark. “Balder R is a significant asset in our fleet and plays an essential role in our dredging projects, whether it is nearshore or offshore,” said the company. With a hopper
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DSC Dredge and MWD officials tour GIW Industries
DSC Dredge officials last week joined representatives of Muddy Water Dredging (MWD) on a visit to GIW Industries – one of the world’s leading manufacturers of heavy duty, centrifugal slurry pumps. During the visit, DSC Director of Domestic Dredge Sales, Charles Johnson, together with MWD co-owners M
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Dry-docking of CSD Spartacus: DEME opts for CLOCSS
In the first weeks of February, CLOCSS Coating Inspections & Surface Solutions had the challenging task to act as Owner’s Representative for DEME during the dry-docking of the cutter suction dredger (CSD) Spartacus – the world’s most powerful CSD at the moment. The vessel was recently delivered and
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Digital maintenance for slewing bearings by Liebherr
With the condition monitoring system for slewing bearings, Liebherr has created a digital monitoring system which enables high-precision wear measurement from a distance. The integrated wear measurement system, bearing clearance monitoring (BCM), ensures optimum remote monitoring of the slewing bear
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Alewijnse completes electrical installations on two new dredgers
Alewijnse has successfully completed its comprehensive electrical installation works on two innovative MADs in the Marine Aggregate Dredger-class for Damen Shipyards Group. The two vessels, ordered by CEMEX UK and Hanson UK respectively, are now operating from the south coast of England, dredging sa
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Boskalis, Keppel in TSHD jumboisation deal
Keppel Offshore & Marine, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Keppel Shipyard, has been awarded new contracts worth around S$250 million. These include conversion of a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU), integration of a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, and the
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VIDEO: Dredging campaign in Port of Brest by DEME
The Région Bretagne authorities recently released a video on the second dredging campaign in the Port of Brest. In the video, DEME Group’s cutter suction dredger (CSD) Ganga carries out the works in front of the new quay area. The French port is expanding the infrastructure to support the growing of
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GAICO expands dredging fleet with new $7.5M TSHD
Guyana based GAICO Construction & General Services is increasing its dredging capabilities by adding another trailing suction dredger (TSHD) to its current fleet. The company said in an official release that the new TSHD set sail last week from the RAK Port in Dubai for Guyana. “This is a momentous
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Conoship introduces hopper dredger Anchorage VIDEO
Conoship International is introducing the hopper dredger Anchorage – the mutual project of Conoship and their decades-long partner Barkmeijer Shipyards. The dredger, designed for De Hoop Terneuzen, was built especially for extracting sand and gravel at sea, with a capacity of 3,000m³ per hour. “Dred