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Damen RIVERBUSTER 1909 introduced
Damen has just introduced a brand-new vessel concept for inland and coastal operations: the Damen RIVERBUSTER 1909. According to Damen, this is a versatile, strong and future-proof pusher vessel, available in several configurations to accommodate a variety of jobs, from towing, pushing and marine co
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Royal IHC Data Driven Digital Twin at WODCON
Royal IHC’s Bram Visser presented his very first paper at WODCON XXIII conference in Copenhagen yesterday. “Titled ‘The data driven Digital Twin: a framework and method for transforming operational dredger data into improved diagnostics’, it explores how we are using machine learning to improve diag
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Soft engineering against coastal erosion VIDEO
Geologia Regione Emilia-Romagna has just released this very interesting video named “Soft Engineering against coastal erosion – The 4th Beach Nourishment Project – Emilia-Romagna”. The coastal towns of Emilia-Romagna are the soul of the maritime tradition of the region and of the North Adriatic Sea.
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Ecoshape presents ‘Integrated system-based asset management’ report
Nature Based Solutions have proved their worth in the past decade. Their use and even necessity is acknowledged by the UN (Climate adaptation Summit January 25-26 2021), the EU (European Environment Agency) and the US (USACE Engineering with Nature books), just to name a few. Question is how to main
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Boskalis’ road to net zero
Boskalis is committed to the target of being climate neutral across its global operations by 2050, said the company CEO, Peter Berdowski. “As such, we aim to further reduce emissions and drive our competitive advantage through our ability to offer accessible, low-carbon solutions to our clients. The
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DSC webinar on revolutionary dredging technology
DSC Dredge, Teledyne Marine and Trimble are organizing a webinar to present new revolutionary dredging technology – the DSC Vision. Through joint efforts and a combination of revolutionary software and apparatus, the trio has developed an innovative, easy to operate 3D guidance and visualization sys
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Callan launches CSD General Bradley
Callan Marine has announced the launch of its newest fleet asset – the 28” cutter suction dredger (CSD) named The General Bradley. At 341 feet in length and 52 feet wide, General Bradley will have a maximum digging depth of 60 feet and a dredge pipe diameter of 28 inches. Constructed at Halimar Ship
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Spotlight on Land & Water’s role in marine innovation and sustainability
Land & Water CEO James Maclean held a presentation yesterday at the Working in the Wet conference for the Institution of Civil Engineers on the topic of marine innovation and sustainability. “We have an internal target of becoming carbon net zero by 2030, in line with the objectives of the Environme
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Jan De Nul tests marine mammal detection system
Jan De Nul Group is joining forces with Seiche Ltd to start trials for the development of an automated marine mammal detection system on board of its vessels. A collaboration agreement to start this innovative pilot project with Seiche’s new second-generation HD thermal cameras was signed in May 202
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University of Houston: New algorithm to simplify decisions on dredging
A new decision-support tool could become a game changer in the dredging of ship channels, the University of Houston said. Millions of dollars are at stake every time a major ship channel is cleaned up. Delays in dredging can cost even more by triggering increased risks, repeated maintenance and lost
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Boskalis delivers climate adaptive projects
Boskalis, a Papendrecht based company operating in the dredging, maritime infrastructure and maritime services sectors, is responding to the growing need for coastal protection and flood prevention on a global scale. “As well as through advances in technology, we aim to reduce emissions and ecologic
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Manor Marine to build dredge support Multicat
Manor Marine has just introduced a plan for building a 20 metre Multicat vessel, suitable for a range of applications. Construction will be undertaken at the fabrication and engineering facility in Portland, Dorset. Focused on the offshore renewables industry, the vessel is designed for multi-purpos
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Studies commencing for Westport’s new port
The Government of Western Australia has just announced that Westport will soon start geotechnical and geophysical investigations into Cockburn Sound’s seabed. The officials are currently planning for a new port in Kwinana supported by efficient integrated road and/or rail transport corridors. As par
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Advancing sustainable methods for shoreline maintenance by Boskalis
Boskalis is part of a joint initiative to advance sustainable methods for shoreline maintenance along the Dutch coast. The project – which is in partnership with Rijkswaterstaat (the executive agency of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management), Vereniging van Waterbouwers, Deltares