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New professor of Coastal Structures at TU Delft
The TU Delft executive board has appointed Dr. ir. Marcel van Gent as professor of Coastal Structures. This addition to the Hydraulic Engineering department will further boost the cooperation between the university, Deltares and the hydraulic engineering sector. Marcel van Gent, who also heads the C
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Royal IHC mining screen towers for Yed Proir
Royal IHV today announced that their two mining screen towers were successfully installed on the hopper dredger Yed Prior. Also, the first successful dredging sea trials took place last week, the company said. Royal IHC improved the design of the screen towers to ensure higher screening efficiency a
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Jenkins opts for Manor Marine
Jenkins Marine has commissioned Manor Marine to manufacture and install two new wheelhouse and accommodation modules for the split hopper barges Nab and Needles. The superstructures will be manufactured in Portland over the coming months, with an aim to complete the project by Summer 2021. Each supe
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TAMU Dredging Course set for January
Texas A&M University (TAMU) has announced that their 50th Dredging Engineering Short Course will take place from January 11-15, 2021. This online Dredging Short Course will discuss current information on dredging fundamentals, dredge equipment & instrumentation, dredging procedures and dredged mater
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Backhoe dredger Grete Fighter gets upgrade
Peter Madsen Rederi’s largest backhoe dredger ‘Grete Fighter’ has been upgraded with a brand new Liebherr 976 excavator. The new excavator uses biodegradable hydraulic oil and is well suited for work in environmentally sensitive areas. After many years of hard work, the old Liebherr 974 on the vesse
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Texas sediment tracing study by Partrac
Partrac Geomarine has successfully delivered another tracing study in the U.S., supporting a beach replenishment project at South Padre Island, Texas. To monitor emplaced berm sediments, Partrac GeoMarine used their proprietary dual signature sediment tracers. These geological analogues are natural
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HID CSD successfully wraps up Niyama work
The HID-CSD-5522 cutter suction dredger (CSD) was recently used in the Maldives’ Niyama resort for the construction of an airfield project. The HID dredger was responsible for pumping sand from the sea and the land reclamation operations. Under the scheme, the CSD worked 16 hours a day and involved
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Damen repairs dredger Schelde
The Damen Service team has successfully renewed the dredge pump bearing housing on board of the dredger Schelde. The vessel is a sand mining dredger, owned by Koninklijke Smals NV, Royal Smals. Within a week after the first enquiry, a complete bearing housing was delivered. During the weekend, a Dam
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Using dredged sediment for manufacturing bricks
The Maryland Board of Public Works approved a contract to Belden-Eco Products LLC to study the feasibility of using dredged sediment from Port of Baltimore shipping channels for manufacturing bricks and pavers. “The innovative reuse of dredged material as recycled ceramic bricks and permeable pavers
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IADC Annual Report 2019 available
International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has officially released its ‘Annual Report 2019’. The annual report outlines the Association’s state of affairs, as well the broad spectrum of activities it undertook over the course of the year. One of the major highlights from the year was the
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New Terra et Aqua available
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just released the latest edition of their Terra et Aqua magazine. The autumn 2020 issue of Terra et Aqua highlights a mud consolidator to measure thixotropy and creep and plume predictor to reduce environmental impact. The Deputy Adminis
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JDN achieves remarkable CO2 reduction with MAN engines
Jan De Nul Group’s trailing suction hopper dredger, ‘Alexander von Humboldt’, recently completed 2,000 hours of operation on 100% renewable, second-generation Biofuel Oil (BFO). The vessel is powered by 2 × MAN 12V32/40 and 1 × MAN 7L32/40 main engines. According to JDN, this major milestone represe
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Webinar on Hight Depth Dredging
Dragflow’s webinar on Hight Depth Dredging is set to take place on September 30, 2020. Offshore extraction and energy production activities represent a constantly evolving technical challenge. The use of wind and wave energy will make the installation of plants on the high seas more and more frequen
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Port of Townsville Channel Upgrade in full swing
The $193 million Port of Townsville Channel Upgrade Project, a joint project of the Queensland and Australian governments and Port of Townsville Limited, is moving forward according to schedule. The Channel Upgrade forms part of the Townsville City Deal signed in December 2016. According to the late