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Damen DOP250 completes dredge job on Coquille River
The Damen DOP250 dredging pump has successfully completed another interesting project – dredging of the Bandon Marina Entrance Channel in Bandon, Oregon. The 58 km (36 mile) long Coquille River flows into the North Pacific at the City of Brandon. The river forms a long and narrow bay, an estuary wit
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Neptune presents portable CSD design line
Neptune Americas & Marine, a specialized provider of marine solutions, is launching its own portable cutter suction dredge (CSD) design line. This type of CSD will be available in standard or custom-built design and also with an option to be modified to the demands of a dredging project. “The easy-t
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Unique digital platform AlViVi by Alewijnse
Alewijnse has developed a unique, future-proof digital platform that can replace most of the computer equipment on the bridge, thus saving space and money. The company introduced this unique platform initially for use on trailing suction hopper dredgers. However, the solution can also be implemented
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Van Oord introduces new unmanned survey vessel
Van Oord’s VO:X Snellius, their second unmanned survey vessel, was officially launched in September. “This vessel will help us work more efficiently and sustainably,” said Van Oord. “Previous learning experiences have allowed us to further improve the design of VO:X Snellius.” The vessel is slightly
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Castor Marine connects Jan De Nul’s entire fleet
Jan De Nul Group has moved its entire fleet of 82 vessels and jack-up barges to Castor Marine’s global VSAT and Iridium connectivity network on a long-term contract to guarantee solid vessel connectivity. Since all vessels are operational around the globe, Castor Marine was challenged to migrate ves
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Eastland Port: Haere rā (goodbye) to dredger Pukunui
Eastland Port said haere rā (goodbye) to their suction hopper dredger Pukunui last week. The Pukunui was built in Hong Kong as a barge in 1958, then in the early 1980’s she was converted into a dredger. “She did a great job for many years clearing the channel so ships could safely enter the Port [&h
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SCHOTTEL thrusters for America’s largest hopper dredge
German propulsion expert SCHOTTEL has just announced that the largest U.S.-flagged, self-propelled trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Frederick Paup will be equipped with its rudder propellers type SRP 510 L FP. The dredger, currently under construction at the Keppel AmFELS Shipyard in Brownsvil
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New sloped clamshell bucket from Cashman
In the fall of 2017, Cashman Dredging and Marine Contracting Company, LLC designed a state-of-the-art sloped clamshell bucket with partner Anvil Attachments to deploy on the contoured subsurface profile of the New Bedford Harbor Cleanup Project in Massachusetts. Conventional flat-level clamshell buc
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Van Oord’s TSHD Vox Apolonia hits the water
The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Vox Apolonia was launched at the Keppel Singmarine Shipyard Pte Ltd in Singapore earlier this week. Through this, Van Oord achieved another important milestone for the newbuild project team of the three LNG trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs). The hull
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Royal IHC dredge equipment on its way to Astrakhan
Royal IHC has loaded the first truck at their shipyard in Kinderdijk and it is now on its way to their customer Lotos JSC. In total, 621.5 tons will be transported by road in the coming months, almost 150,000 km to drive. Shortly after arrival in Astrakhan, the installation and commissioning will st
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The first Thames call for CEMEX Go Innovation
Port of London Authority (PLA) has just announced the first Thames call for the marine aggregate dredger CEMEX Go Innovation. “The vessel called at CEMEX Northfleet and benefited from the £3.5 million new dry discharge system installed under our PLA Investment Plan to secure Thames river traffic and
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Another giant enters Foyle and Marine Dredging fleet
Foyle and Marine Dredging has taken delivery of a Hitachi ZX890 that will join the company’s fleet of large Hitachi excavators. The ZX890 will join the EX1200-6 Grizzly 2.0 and the ZX490-6 ME in Castletownbere, to support Sorensen Civil Engineering Ltd, as they redevelop the Fishery Harbour at Dinis
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Converting M/V Capt John A. Graham to side cast dredge
MOTAS Dredging Solutions has supplied the concept, detailed design services and hardware of the dredging installation for the conversion of the M/V Capt John A. Graham to a side cast dredge. Brice Civil Constructors is the operator of the dredge, which is currently in operation and doing extensive a
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TSHD Modi R ready for Geraldton job
The trailer suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Modi R was spotted yesterday as she made her way into Geraldton Port. The dredger – mobilized from Fremantle earlier this week – to be used during the upcoming Geraldton maintenance dredging project. Contractor RN Dredging Pty Ltd has been appointed, while B