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Accelerating the energy transition by Van Oord
Van Oord’s white paper makes a bold statement about accelerating the energy transition. “In our white paper, we pledge to contribute actively to accelerating the energy transition. That means investing in vessels, investing in people and investing in the value chain. In a way, we are developing a ne
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Two ABC 6DL36 generator sets for Mike Hooks’ new dredger
Two powerful, robust 6DL36 generator sets left for the Southwest Shipyard in Galveston, Texas, to be installed in Mike Hooks’ new 27” cutter suction dredger (CSD), Anglo Belgian Corporation (ABC) said. This new, non-self-propelled CSD will be equipped with an SCR system and meet the highest emission
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Webinar on WODCON XXIII set for this week
Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has just announced that this Friday, January 7, a webinar highlighting the 23rd World Dredging Congress & Exposition (WODCON XXIII) in Copenhagen, Denmark, will take place. The World Dredging Congress (WODCON) is held every three years and it is the biggest global
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Dredging and Climate Change
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) recently shared an interesting article about the climate change and the role of science in achieving a sustainable future. According to IADC, climate change threats including storms, rising sea levels and flooding have stimulated the dredgin
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Gippsland Ports to continue beneficial reuse of dredge materials
Over the last 6 months, Port and Coastal Solutions (PCS) have been working with Gippsland Ports (Victoria) on a project to support the future long-term dredging permits and consents at the Port of Gippsland Lakes. The local Authority owns and operates a trailing suction hopper dredge and a cutter su
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Gearing up for the WODCON XXIII dredging conference
The times are changing, and so is the dredging industry. Dredging is evolving to ensure it remains sustainable whilst adding value to society, the environment and the economy. With that in mind, the focus for the next World Dredging Congress (WODCON XXIII) will be on exactly how ‘Dredging is Changin
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Boskalis: Accelerating the use of methanol as low-carbon fuel
A maritime consortium in which Boskalis is participant has been awarded a EUR 24 million grant to conduct research into accelerating the use of methanol as a low-carbon fuel within the shipping industry. Methanol can enable significant reductions in CO2 emissions compared to traditional fuels and is
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Royal IHC solutions make dredging industry more sustainable
Three consortia of maritime companies and knowledge institutions have received a total of 52.9 million from the Maritime R&D subsidy scheme of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. Royal IHC is part of two of these consortia: Menens consortium – aimed at developing adaptive solutions to accelerate
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Expansion of the wetlands in Mobile Bay
The Alabama State Port Authority and the Moffat & Nichol project team recently announced the expansion of the wetlands in Mobile Bay. The $2.5-million Upper Mobile Bay Wetland Creation project will expand the wetlands by 1,200 acres over the next 10-20 years. The project aims to ensure that the sedi
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Beng Kuang introduces dredge equipment for offshore tin mining
Beng Kuang Marine Limited has designed and developed specialised dredging equipment for offshore tin mining activities. Installed on barges, the specialised dredging equipment has been tested for operational efficiency in various offshore tin mining sites in Indonesia with the following highlights:
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New webinar on emerging technologies in reservoir dredging
The World Organization of Dredging Associations, the Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and HeroX have announced that they will present next update on the WODA working group on reservoir dredging and five emerging technologies for reservoir sediment removal. The five emerging t
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New EDDY Chrome patent-pending metal for slurry & dredge pumps
Eddy Pump, an engineering company that builds dredge equipment and industrial pumps, continues to evolve and set the pace for slurry pump technology. According to the company, their team of engineers has developed a new state-of-the-art metallurgical formulation. After years of computational materia
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Jiangsu Communications Construction Group opts for Julong
Julong Environment Technology delivered a 4000m3/hr customized dredger HAILINGHUCAI 001 to Jiangsu Communications Construction Group earlier this month. According to Julong, the dredger already started the dredging operations on Hailinghu Lake. When doing soil exploration in the lake, it was discove
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Radio Holland, Neptune Marine ink TSHD deal
Radio Holland and Neptune Marine have signed an agreement for an extensive navigation and communication package for hull number NP-554 – a trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). According to their official statement, besides the equipment, Radio Holland will also take care of the installation and c