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Jan De Nul uses biofuel for Hamburg dredging program
For the first time in Germany, Jan De Nul Group is using solely second-generation biofuel for maintenance dredging works in the Port of Hamburg. This fuel contains no petroleum, but processed vegetable waste oil as a raw material, entirely in line with the principles of a sustainable circular econom
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New sloped clamshell bucket from Cashman
In the fall of 2017, Cashman Dredging and Marine Contracting Company, LLC designed a state-of-the-art sloped clamshell bucket with partner Anvil Attachments to deploy on the contoured subsurface profile of the New Bedford Harbor Cleanup Project in Massachusetts. Conventional flat-level clamshell buc
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NMDC: Advancing energy transition in United Arab Emirates
Technip Energies and National Petroleum Construction Company, a subsidiary of National Marine Dredging company (NMDC), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to advance energy transition in UAE and other countries in the MENA region. The MoU was signed at the GASTECH conference on September 21, b
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VIDEO: New level-cut clamshell bucket from Bateman
Bateman Manufacturing, a Shanty Bay based manufacturer and supplier of material handling attachments, has introduced their new Level-Cut Clamshell Bucket. According to Bateman’s Jason McNeil, this bucket is designed mainly for the dredging operations. It is built with a special linkage that allows b
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Dredging Corporation of India opens Soil Lab
Dredging Corporation of India Ltd (DCI) has opened a modern ‘Soil Lab’ to help assess the quality of dredged material at project sites. The ‘Soil Lab’ is a step in the direction of Maritime India Vision 2030 and aims to turn waste into wealth by recycling dredged material for reuse, which was hither
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Sea trials underway for Damen Marine Aggregate Dredger
Damen has just released these amazing photos from the sea trials of one of their latest Marine Aggregate Dredger (MAD). Focusing on safety and comfort, this new dredger will be working for UK-based Hanson, said Damen. The company will use the vessel to conduct offshore aggregate extraction in water
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Canada Pump and Power presents Mighty Dredge
Canada Pump and Power is introducing the Mighty Dredge – an electric, winch driven, digging underwater robot, directed solely by a computer. This piece of equipment can work in poisonous environments, in extreme weather conditions, and at great depths. The Mighty Dredge does not need an operator on
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African giant opts for Alia Density Meters
Alia Instruments, a producer of process control equipment for various markets, continues to build big non-nuclear density meters for dredging application. The company recently completed production of three Alia Density Meters, the biggest so far, with capacities to match 650 to 750 mm diameter slurr
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NORBIT NORdredge Video
NORBIT – a global provider of tailored technology to carefully selected niches – recently introduced the NORdredge system. The NORdredge is NORBIT’s dredge monitoring solution that utilizes NORBIT STX 4D Multibeam Echo Sounder (iSTX360). The system is a web-oriented utility which directly interfaces
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Apex Envirocare: Dredging in the Avon Valley VIDEO
Apex Envirocare has just released this very interesting video named ‘Dredging in the Avon Valley, Western Australia’. Comprising a collection of towns such as Northam, New Norcia, Toodyay and York, the Avon Valley is home to many unique communities. Communities that over the past decade have steadil
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VMI introduces Edge Dredge Calculator
VMI, Inc., the Oklahoma based dredge manufacturer, has just launched the VMI Edge Dredge Calculator – the most up-to-date app geared for the dredging industry. The app contains a slurry calculator section for quickly converting data into useful information such as cubic yards or meters per hour, to
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RUD solution on Van Oord’s TSHD Vox Amalia
Less manual handling means more workplace safety for a vessel’s crew, and on Van Oord’s dredger Vox Amalia this is being provided by the debris removal platform. The automated debris removal platform now safely removes debris that will fall onto the deck after recovering the draghead of a trailing s
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Suez Canal celebrates arrival of CSD Hussein Tantawy VIDEO
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) held a ceremony yesterday to celebrate the arrival of the cutter suction dredger (CSD) Hussein Tantawy. The giant dredger came aboard the heavy load carrier Tai An Kou. The CSD, built by Royal IHC, is a 29,190kW heavy-duty rock dredger and will be used to maintain and
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EPA releases Dredged Material Decision Tool
The U.S. EPA has announced the release of a Dredged Material Decision Tool to help federal, state, Tribal and local partners compare sustainable alternatives for sediment disposal while accounting for economic, environmental, and social impacts. The DMDT combines EPA expertise with insights from st