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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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Liebherr giant working on the Fehmarnbelt project (PHOTO)
Liebherr, one of the leading manufacturers of high-quality construction equipment, recently released this beautiful photo of their largest duty cycle crawler crane, the HS 8300.2 working on the Fehmarnbelt tunnel project. With versatility being the key factor, duty cycle cranes from Liebherr are des
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CSD Lorraine Hooks hull starts Galveston to Houston tow
The hull of Mike Hooks’ new cutter suction dredger Lorraine Hooks began its tow from Galveston to Houston yesterday. There, at Southwest Shipyard’s Brady Island, it will get dry-docked, sandblasted, and painted. “We look forward to seeing her outfitted with the “Mike Hooks Red” and then moving into
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WID Aquadelta launching ceremony VIDEO
The new water injection dredger (WID) Aquadelta hit the water at Scheepswerf Bijlsma in Wartena a couple of days ago. Bagger- en Aannemingsmaatschappij Van der Kamp has just released this amazing video of the dredger’s launching ceremony: The Aquadelta is a diesel-electric twin propelled WID which w
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Michels acquires PCi Dredging and Great Lakes Diving & Salvage
Michels Construction, a wholly owned subsidiary of Michels Corporation, acquired two companies recently – PCi Dredging and Great Lakes Diving and Salvage. PCi Dredging uses dredging and related services to enhance, expand and restore waterways and shorelands. In addition to improving navigability, P
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Dredger Wheeler deal for Tar LLC
Tar LLC, from Houma, Louisiana, has won an $8.6 million firm-fixed-price contract for inspection, maintenance, and repairs to electrical and electronic dredging equipment, propulsion system and auxiliary systems aboard the hopper dredger Wheeler. Bids for this project were solicited via the internet
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New dredge equipment for Grand Lake St. Marys
Ohio Representatives Susan Manchester and Craig Riedel have announced the release of funds for new dredge equipment for Grand Lake St. Marys. The Department of Natural Resources will receive $83,395 to replace dredge equipment that has been in operation on the lake for the past 21 years. “This is a
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Replacing the floating pipeline of CSD Amoris
At the moment, there is plenty of steelwork around at the Damen Dredging Equipment yard in Nijkerk, the Netherlands. “We are in the process of manufacturing 14 pieces of almost 12 meter long floats,” said the company. These floats will replace the floating pipeline of the cutter suction dredger (CSD
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Van Oord’s new LNG TSHD Vox Alexia hits the water (VIDEO)
Van Oord’s new LNG trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Vox Alexia hit the water last week in Singapore. The vessel is set to boost the mid-class section of Van Oord’s fleet of trailing suction hopper dredgers. “This state-of-the-art vessel is fitted with an LNG installation and is a fine example
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Boskalis: Innovative dike upgrade protects large part of the Netherlands
Boskalis and its partners made major advances recently on the large-scale upgrade of a dike bordering the Markermeer lake in the Netherlands. The project demonstrates how Boskalis, as partner in the public-private Markermeer Dikes Alliance, is responding to climate change and can deliver tailor-made
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Mike Hooks’ new CSD hits the water in Galveston
Mike Hooks’ new 27-inch cutter suction dredger (CSD) Lorraine Hooks was launched at Southwest Shipyard in Galveston on March 31. Once outfitted and complete, the 300-ft. x 50-ft. Lorraine Hooks, with a dredging depth of 75 feet, will be deployed on both coastal restoration and navigation dredging pr
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Unsuccessful attempts to refloat Ever Forward, General Average declared
In light of the increasing costs arising from the continued attempts to refloat the 12,000 TEU Ever Forward, Evergreen declared General Average today. The vessel, owned by Evergreen Marine (Hong Kong) Ltd., a subsidiary of Evergreen Marine Corporation, ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay after leaving
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Creating Living Breakwaters with Big Float E35
Remu Oy’s Big Float E35 is currently busy working on a costal protection and restoration project in the southern portion of Lower New York Bay – Living Breakwaters. The program, conducted by Weeks Marine, is an innovative coastal green infrastructure project designed to reduce or reverse erosion and
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New CSD series by C-Job Naval Architects
C-Job Naval Architects today launched its new Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) series and headlining the series is an innovative new self-propelled CSD concept design to showcase its possibilities. The 34-inch self-propelled CSD features cutter power of 3500 HP and a total installed power of approx. 260