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New CSD500 ready to hit the road
After extensive testing, the new cutter suction dredger CSD500 is ready to go, Damen said in their latest announcement. The dredger will be shipped fully disassembled; as a result the Damen team has started taking the dredger apart. Initially, it will sail from Antwerp to Montevideo, Uruguay, before
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Increasing the dredging reach with XL REACH (VIDEO)
EDDY Pump Corporation has just revealed new addition to the company’s excavator dredge attachment family, the XL REACH. According to EDDY, the XL REACH product increases dredging reach of the equipment from 13 to 23 Ft. “This is another New addition to the Excavator Attachment Family. One Dredge wit
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Damen to deliver CSD500 to Paraguay
The Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Ingeniería de Topografía y Caminos S.A. (T&C) for a customised cutter suction dredger (CSD) 500. T&C, a civil contractor in Paraguay, will use the dredger to transform the southern river bank of the capital Asunción, in the Costanera Sur project.
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Orcan efficiency PACKs installed for the first time on two dredgers
The shipping industry is struggling with high seas: shipping companies are faced with the challenge of efficiently combining environmental protection and economic efficiency. To bring the two together, marine contractor Van Oord has now chosen to install Orcan Energy’s efficiency PACKs, an organic R
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Van Oord’s backhoe Razende Bol in Aberdeen
Aberdeen has been a busy international port for nearly 900 years. Its harbour is the oldest existing business in the UK. To accommodate the significantly larger vessels and large-scale operations, Aberdeen Harbour needed to extend their current port facilities and Van Oord was commissioned to do all
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Cargo ship collides with dredger off Manila
The Philippine Coast Guard is moving to contain some 3,000 liters of oil that was spilled off the Manila South Harbor after a Filipino cargo ship collided with a foreign-flagged dredger this morning. In a release, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) disclosed that the MV Palawan Pearl collided with th
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Brutus – First of Damen Shoalbuster 3514 SD DP2 class
A ceremony was held at Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld recently to mark the naming of the first of a new model in the Damen Shoalbuster range. The ultra-shallow, Shoalbuster 3514 SD was christened Brutus by Mrs Mandy Heere-van Eijk, on behalf of the tug and workboat company Herman Sr. To mark the occasi
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Dromec equipment for Van Oord’s hybrid WID Maas
In close cooperation with Kooiman Marine Group and Van Oord, Dromec has developed, built and supplied 2x Active Heave Compensated 30 mT winches for Van Oords new hybrid water-injection dredger Maas. Besides winches, Dromec also supplied the AHC controls, software and integration to the Van Oord HMI
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Van Oord names two hybrid water injection vessels
The naming ceremonies have been held for two hybrid water injection vessels – Maas and Mersey. The event took place yesterday at the Van Oord head office jetty in Rotterdam. Ms Karin Schinagl, wife of Managing Director Netherlands Ronald Schinagl, named the vessel Maas. Ms Karien van Oord performed
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JULONG delivers workboat to Niger River in Mali
JULONG Environment Technology has successfully delivered one set multifunctional workboat to the Niger River in Mali. The project for the economic and environmental rehabilitation of the Niger River in Mali (PREEFN) is an initiation of the Government of Mali for improving the navigability of the Nig
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ROHR-IDRECO: Moving into the future with continuous innovation
ROHR-IDRECO ended last year with the successful launch of the cutter wheel suction dredger, built for Colombian gold mining specialist Mineros Aluvial – the largest they have built to date. Many were involved in the final assembly and launching of this 53-meter long, 255-ton dredger. Equipped with t
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Callan releases tender package for U.S. largest TSHD
Callan Marine has released the tender package for construction of its latest fleet addition, a trailer suction hopper dredge to be named The Admiral Nimitz. The Admiral Nimitz will be the U.S. largest capacity trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD). The Admiral Nimitz will have an overall length of 4
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Customized dredge parts for Suez Canal’s dredger Barakat
The combination of Bergmanns BV, ECTMarine BV & Bosch Rexroth BV have provided a custom made Hydraulic motor part solution for bucket wheel dredger Barakat (BWD 650) of the Suez Canal Authority. The two HYDREX hydraulic motors driving the dredging wheel needed replacement after many years of service
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When your dad works on dredge Essayons PHOTO
When your dad works on the hopper dredge Essayons, you wave at the hopper dredge Essayons. At least, that’s what Stella does. From Woodland to Kalama to Rainier, 6-year-old Stella has become a pro over the years at finding the best vantage points to see the Essayons in action – and say hi to her [&h