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New workboat hits the water at Royal IHC
Royal IHC is celebrating a new milestone with the launch of the newly-designed DMC 1050 Workboat. “This outstanding workboat marks a significant milestone as it has evolved into a genuine in-house Royal IHC product,” the company said in the release. “This exciting development empowers us to raise th
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Rohde Nielsen wraps up Tweed River dredging campaign
Rohde Nielsen’s hopper dredger ‘Trud R’ has now departed Tweed River after completion of maintenance dredging for 2023. Stage 2 saw approximately 60.000m3 of sand removed from the Tweed River Entrance and placed at Dreamtime, Snapper and Bilinga. This is in addition to approximately 200,000m3 of san
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USACE vessel Pathfinder to dredge Mississippi River
The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District’s MV Pathfinder will begin dredging on the Mississippi River this week. When needed to maintain the 9-foot navigation channel, the St. Louis District’s Pathfinder deckhands and crew members wear dual hats. They switch over from their regular duti
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Dredge J. S. Chatry constructing underwater sill in the Mississippi River
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers started augmenting the underwater sill in the Mississippi River to slow progression of salt water upstream. The New Orleans District contracted for a dredge, the J. S. Chatry, to build up the current sill from its initial depth of -55 feet to -30 feet, while leaving
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Dredger SOSPAN DAU ‘rainbowing’ near the Pyramids (VIDEO)
The trailer suction hopper dredger SOSPAN DAU recently arrived at the Southsea near the Pyramids to recharge the nearby beach. For the last couple of weeks, the dredger has been ‘rainbowing’ shingle near the Pyramids, adding shingle to the beach (re-charging) east of the groyne during high tides. Th
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Woomera dredging at the Townsville Harbour entrance
Hall Contracting’s backhoe dredge Woomera continues to make good progress on the Townsville Channel Upgrade project. According to the Port of Townsville, the dredge Woomera is ready for the next phase of the project – dredging the Harbour Entrance. “Dredging is about to start at the Harbour Entrance
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Dredging of the Popponesset Approach Channel (VIDEO)
This week, Barnstable County Dredge Cod Fish II initiated the Popponesset Approach Channel dredging project. The mobilization phase, while complex, has been successfully completed, and the focus has now shifted to the dredging itself. According to Mashpee Harbormaster Robert Tomaino, the channel is
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Dredger Sayonara starts its first project in Nigeria
Concordia Damen recently delivered a special project: the conversion of a Dutch barge into a Nigerian dredger. The trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Sayonara’ has now arrived and is at work on the Lagos lagoon. Three years ago, the Werkendam shipyard came into contact with a Nigerian dredging company
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USACE crews hard at work to keep the Mississippi River open
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to play a key role in maintaining navigation on the nation’s major waterways. According to the Corps, the St. Louis District dredging team, and everyone that supports them, works 24/7 to keep the Mississippi River open, allowing commerce to move. Dredge Pot
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Dredge Potter working near Chester, Illinois (PHOTO)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District Dredge Potter has two pipeline systems available depending on the requirements of the job. Here, it uses 2,400 foot of flexible, self-floating pipeline, as it works to maintain the 9-foot navigation channel on the Middle Mississippi River near Che
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Italian officials on board hopper dredger ‘Nile River’
DEME Group recently welcomed the Italian Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Edoardo Rixi, the President of Ravenna Port Authority, Daniele Rossi, and Eugenio Rainone and Umberto Esposito, representing the partners RCM Costruzioni srl, on board of the hopper dredger ‘Nile River’. During
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Van Oord’s WID Borr kicks off Bembridge dredging project
Bembridge Harbour Trust said that the dredging works in the channel inside the harbour have started. Van Oord’s water injection dredger (WID) Borr agitates the silt on the sea bed and up into the water column. It then relies on the free energy of the ebb flow remove it. It is an efficient and enviro
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Curtin unveils latest addition to the fleet – DB Two Harbors
Curtin Maritime, Corp. has unveiled the latest addition to its dredging fleet, DB Two Harbors. In support of Curtin’s mission to set the gold standard in mechanical dredging worldwide, this foreign-flagged grab dredge is packed with cutting-edge features that will surely offer unparalleled versatili
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Rohde Nielsen to kick off second Tweed River campaign
This week, Rohde Nielsen’s hopper dredger ‘Trud R’ will continue maintenance dredging and near-shore nourishment project in Tweed River, Australia. The project, consisting of two phases, was launched in early May 2023. Since then, 199,764m3 of sand has been dredged from the Tweed River entrance and