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Brunswick dredging postponed due to sea turtle nesting season
Plans to begin dredging the Brunswick Harbor next month have been postponed until mid December due to sea turtle nesting season, The Current reports. Initially, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers planned to begin dredging in August, which drew opposition from environmental groups concerned about poten
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Trimble Civil Construction raises the bar
Trimble Civil Construction has just introduced the latest release of Trimble Marine Construction (TMC) Software which includes the new user interface for configuration of Excavator and Cutter Suction Dredge machines. The modernized UI helps streamline configuration of these machine types for marine
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Realizing climate neutral sediment management
Sustainable sediment management of ports and waterways is crucial for the vitality and economy of deltas worldwide. Amongst others sediment management is key for the assurance of transport functions, adaptation to climate change and sustainable ecosystem quality. The main challenges for sediment man
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Raytheon integrated bridge system for Van Oord’s Vox Ariane
Raytheon Anschütz, a business of Raytheon Technologies, has delivered an integrated bridge system (IBS) to Van Oord’s new dredger Vox Ariane. The IBS includes multifunctional workstations, navigational radars, a redundant, maintenance-free gyrocompass system and a highly precise auto- and track-pilo
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The first zero-emission five-tonne battery-powered excavator in Europe
Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV has just introduced a five-tonne battery-powered excavator. “As well as zero exhaust emissions, the first Hitachi-branded model in this class delivers lower noise levels, enhanced efficiency, exceptional performance in confined spaces, and fewer maintenance
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Van Oord orders second pair of water injection dredgers
Van Oord has ordered the construction of two additional water injection dredgers (WIDs) from Kooiman Marine Group. This comes after the successful operation of sister vessels Maas and Mersey in 2021. The new WIDs will have the same specifications, supplemented by innovative optimisations. According
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USACE Galveston District opts for eTrac
The USACE Galveston District has awarded eTrac, a Woolpert Company, with an architect-engineer contract to provide hydrographic surveying and mapping services within the Galveston District and potentially the USACE Southwest Division. The five-year Multiple Award Task Order Contract has a total shar
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The Rotterdam Reef deal signed
In collaboration with the Municipality of Rotterdam, Rijkswaterstaat and Boskalis, the innovative start-up Reefy from Delft will test a modular artificial reef system that protects the riverbank against large ship waves and stimulates the development of nature. Reefy’s innovation consists of massive
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Boskalis switches to Waalhaven green shore power facility
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and Eneco plan to construct shore-based power facilities in the Waalhaven, so that moored Boskalis vessels can run on green electricity instead of fossil fuels. The shore-based power installation will be built on the Boskalis site in the Waalhaven, Rotterdam. There ar
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Reducing the ecosystem-based carbon footprint of coastal engineering
Greenhouse gas emissions from coastal engineering do not only involve emissions from (dredging) vessels, but also from impacting sediments and coastal ecosystems. A new report by Wetlands International, developed with Witteveen+Bos and Deltares, outlines a simplified methodology for quantifying the
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Characterization of Seed Banks in Dredge Material WEBINAR
The Interagency Ecological Restoration Quality Committee will host a webinar named Characterization of Seed Banks in Dredge Material on June 30. Dredging operations are a crucial part in maintaining navigation channels. Historically, dredged material has been stored in confined disposal facilities (
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Exploring feasibility of modular coastal protection system in Singapore
Delta Marine Consultants (DMC) is cooperating with PUB – Singapore’s National Water Agency in developing a tailor made coastal protection for Singapore against sea level rise and climate change. According to DMC, “the objective is to develop multi-functional coastal protection systems based on our m
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BBA Brazil students develop project for Dutch companies
First-year Global BBA students have carried out a market study on the Brazilian mining sector and presented it at an event with several authorities. Increasingly, public and private sectors have partnered with teaching and research institutions to find solutions to collective problems. Recently, SKE
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Brede Groene Dijk pilot project kicks off
The Hunze en Aa’s water board and EcoShape have started the construction of the Brede Groene Dijk pilot project near Delfzijl in the Northeast of The Netherlands. The seawall will be widened over a length of 750 meters with clay, which is made of dried (ripened) sediment from the nearby Eems-Dollard