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Damen equipment for Hanjin’s unique dredger
The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Endam is being fitted out with Damen dredging equipment. According to Damen, the gantries and winches are installed, and the Di 900 mm trailing suction pipe – designed to dredge at -30 m – is put into place. The multi-purpose vessel will primarily act as an
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ROHR-IDRECO introduces new line-up hybrid CSDs
ROHR-IDRECO Dredge Systems (Netherlands/USA, Germany, France) has just announced two new cutter suction dredge (CSD) models, the Hawk and Falcon, to its product line-up. Group CEO, Fulco Vrooland Löb, said: “With our roots in the wet mining industry, we have been building electrical dredges for deca
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Another HID dredger ready for delivery
Chinese manufacturer of dredgers and dredging equipment, HID Dredging recently launched another vessel from its portfolio—the HID 80-ton excavator barge. According to the company, the barge is specially developed to support excavator working in water for hard layer dredging project. It can backup ex
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Meeting on fatal pipeline strike and fire aboard dredger in December
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold a virtual public board meeting on December 7 to consider the draft final report on hazardous liquid pipeline strike and subsequent explosion and fire aboard the dredger Waymon Boyd. On August 21, 2020, the Waymon Boyd struck a submerged 16-in
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Unique Alia Density Meter (ADM) presented at Europort
In one of the sessions of this year’s Europort event, the Enschede-based Alia Instruments took the opportunity to present their one of a kind non-nuclear slurry density meter – the Alia Density Meter (ADM). The ADM offers accurate real-time data, allowing clients to truly optimize their production w
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Repairing Wilmington District’s Dredge Currituck
The USACE Memphis District’s Plant Section team is currently on a $9.6 million, 18-month project to repair the Wilmington District’s Dredge Currituck. The crews are busy working on: replating the hull and repairing significant structural damage found when hull planting was removed; fabricating a new
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Connecting Europe’s largest sand production plant on sustainable shore power
Bakker Sliedrecht has provided one of Europe’s largest floating sand plants of Dekker Group with a sustainable shore power connection. The system integrator has carried out the delivery and installation of the high-voltage facilities at the sand plant in cooperation with Dekker Grondstoffen and Verh
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Vale Verde opts for Damen again
Brazilian company Constructora Vale Verde has placed a repeat order for a cutter suction dredger type CSD350 with Damen Shipyards. This dredger is a sister vessel to the dredger Amsterdam, delivered in 2019. The new CSD350 for Vale Verde will be named Holanda and is identical to the Amsterdam; a ful
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The new Drag Ripper by Cashman
A couple years ago, Cashman Dredging and Marine Contracting Co., LLC developed entirely in-house an innovative piece of equipment for capital improvements dredging projects that agitate and loosen glacial till, desiccated clay, weathered rock, and other stiff material for later removal by a clamshel
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The first locally built dredger in Argentinian history almost complete
The first locally made dredger in Argentina is shaping up nicely, Damen said. The SPI Servicios Portuarios yard in Mar del Plata is busy manufacturing all pontoons. The DOP Dredger component package has been delivered by Damen. The dredger, type DD250, is a standard dismountable dredger. This piece
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DSC Dredge to build one of the largest 24” dredges in U.S.
DSC Dredge has signed a contract with Muddy Water Dredging, LP for the construction of one of the largest 24” dredges in the United States. On Tuesday, 12th October, Michael Kerns, President and CEO of Muddy Water Dredging, LP and Bob Wetta, President and CEO of DSC Dredge LLC, launched a project to
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Royal IHC Easydredge 2700 TSHD ready for trials
Kees Derks, Area Sales Director at Royal IHC, has just released this amazing photo of the company’s new Easydredge 2700 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). According to Mr. Derks, the dredger’s trials will start next week, soon followed by the voyage to her Mexican owners. Royal IHC has already
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Rohde Nielsen opts for MOTAS dredging solutions
MOTAS dredging solutions recently delivered custom made Fall Pipe System for Rohde Nielsen’s DP2 fall pipe rock installation vessel ‘Grane R’. The company has designed, built, engineered, and installed the system in close cooperation with Rohde Nielsen. It will be used to accurately lay foundations
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ROHR-IDRECO scores two major orders
ROHR-IDRECO has received order confirmation for two major projects from cement manufacturing – sand and gravel mining companies. Commenting the latest news, Fulco Vrooland Löb, Group CEO, said: “Our orderbook is filling up nicely, even into 2023. With these two new orders for leading sand and gravel