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Interview with Filip Stefanovic: Solving the world’s most pressing marine problems
Finding the balance between protecting coastline structures and conserving the environment is an important task. Nowadays, extreme climate events, such as droughts and flooding, are occurring at an increasingly alarming rate worldwide. Also, sediments and floating debris collect on structures during
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Arctic Canadian, Royal IHC move URM development into next phase
Arctic Canadian Diamond Company and IHC Mining have reached the next important milestone in the development of the underwater remote mining (URM) system for the extraction of diamond-bearing kimberlite ore from deep open pits at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Arctic C
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EPA announces settlement to study Lower Hudson River
Under a legal agreement with the U.S. EPA, General Electric Company (GE) will investigate the Lower River portion of the Hudson River PCBs Superfund site to determine next steps for addressing contamination. Under the terms of the legal administrative agreement, GE will immediately develop a plan fo
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ERDC, USACE release dredged material guidance manual
Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Environmental Laboratory and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Great Lakes Districts – Buffalo, Detroit and Chicago – recently released a technical report which provides guidance for evaluating the environmental su
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Damen Shipyards Group announces new CSD range
Damen Shipyards Group has unveiled a comprehensive new design for its Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) range. First introduced in 2004, more than 250 of the current range have been sold to customers around the world and over that time the designs have been continuously improved. However, last year the d
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Jan De Nul opts for Iridium GMDSS
Jan De Nul Group has become the latest fleet to select Iridium’s Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) solution. “Jan De Nul plans to roll out Iridium GMDSS in all retrofits and newly built vessels,” said Nils Crabeel, Communication & Network Officer, Jan De Nul Group. “Having LRIT and
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Spotlight on Damen’s new Marine Aggregate Dredger class
Although marine aggregates are increasingly in demand given the scarcity of land-based resources, the marine aggregates dredging fleet worldwide is largely an aging one, with a significant portion of vessels over 30 years old. With its decades of experience building dredgers of all types, Damen deci
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Interview with Pavel Syrtsov: Remu Oy is on the rise
Living near a body of water has always appealed to many, yet some of these areas may require maintenance operations – such as dredging – to keep up with the ever-changing environment. To achieve this, an amphibious excavator or some other suitable dredging equipment is used to remove the underwater
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Construction of Hamburg heating tunnel kicks off
Construction of a new tunnel that will supply northern Hamburg, Germany, with heat from industrial waste started on August 4. According to Implenia, work kicked off when a large diaphragm wall excavator began the first dredging to construct the tunnel shaft on the south bank of the Elbe. The company
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BV awards AiP to HELION marine fuel cell system
HELION Hydrogen Power high-power fuel cell manufacturer has received Approval in Principle from Bureau Veritas for its FC-RACKTM Marine version, a zero-emission hydrogen powered electric generator dedicated to maritime applications. The AiP is the result of a close collaboration between HELION and B
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Addressing injuries caused by Deepwater Horizon oil spill
The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group has released its latest plan to restore wetlands, coastal, and nearshore habitats to address injuries caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The plan, Final Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment #8: Restoration of Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Ha
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MAN PrimeServ signs Samuel de Champlain maintenance contract
MAN PrimeServ has signed a long-term service agreement (LTSA) with GIE Dragages-Ports, which includes inspection kits and preventative maintenance services as well as remote assistance (PrimeServ Assist) and engine-fluid analysis (PrimeServ LAB). The Samuel de Champlain dredger (117 m, 8,500 m³) bel
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GLDD establishes fund for dredging and coastal studies laboratory
What started as a small company outside of Chicago has transformed into a global industry leader dedicated to bolstering the education of future ocean engineers. By establishing the fund for Dredging and Coastal Studies, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (GLDD) will continue to revolutionize the education
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SPE presented new solution for more efficient and cleaner dredging
SPE GmbH & Co KG, located in Hamburg, Germany, is an engineering firm that’s been developing innovative solutions for dredgers in the sand and gravel industry since 1995. As a pioneer in the field of land and underwater dredging, SPE has decades of expertise in developing dredge monitoring systems f