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Royal IHC developing sustainable dredging solutions
Royal IHC has taken a step further to become one of the world’s leading suppliers of sustainable dredging solutions with the launch of fully electrically powered IHC Beaver cutter suction dredger series. The company announced recently that IHC is expanding its portfolio of standard Cutter Suction Dr
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Lotos Shipyard launches new dredger for GTLK
Lotos Shipyard of USC’s Southern Centre for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair yesterday launched the second self-propelled dredger in the series of four ships of Project 93.159. The vessels, which are ordered by the State Transport Leasing Company (GTLK), are intended to debottleneck inland waterways and
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A new Cutter Suction Dredger range
25 years after Damen Shipyards first introduced its cutter suction dredging range, it has now unveiled a complete redesign of the six-vessel series to take advantage of new technologies and incorporate accumulated customer feedback. The new range also addresses the challenging environmental regulati
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Dredger BOXER ready for the Clarence Wharf campaign
Starting late this week, ML (UK) Dredging Ltd will be working in Portsmouth Harbour in the vicinity of Clarence Wharf. According to the King’s Harbour Master Portsmouth, the contractor will conduct maintenance dredging of the Clarence Wharf within Cold Harbour located on the western side of Portsmou
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Oiltech introducing the Smart Dredger concept
Oiltech Dredging Equipment recently introduced the latest edition to its range of vessels – the Smart Dredger. The Smart Dredger is a state-of-the-art machine that has been designed to optimize dredging operations, allowing for faster and more efficient dredging. Equipped with a powerful dredging pu
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2nd Cold Harbour maintenance dredging campaign
The King’s Harbour Master Portsmouth announced today that routine maintenance dredging will be conducted by ML (UK) Dredging Ltd in Cold Harbour. The works to be undertaken on behalf of the Royal Naval Sailing Association, will take place directly south of Oil Fuel Jetty on the western side of Ports
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DEME’s TSHD Nile River working in Port-La Nouvelle
DEME Group’s trailing suction hopper dredger Nile River has been busy lately in Port-La Nouvelle undertaking a dredging campaign to deepen the entrance of the future port. There, the company is carrying out dredging and infrastructure works for the port extension, enhancing the accessibility and ena
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Xeamos completes several after-treatment projects for Van Oord
Xeamos recently completed a wide range of after-treatment projects for vessels in the Van Oord Nederland fleet. They include no less than nine complete systems on the trailing suction hopper dredger Rival designed to substantially reduce its NOx and particulate matter emissions. Leveraging on a Dutc
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Dredge TEXAS ready for the Stone Harbor beachfill
The Borough of Stone Harbor (NJ) yesterday provided an update on their beach fill project, saying the cutter suction dredge TEXAS has arrived at the borrow area and is now ready to commence dredging operations. Additionally, the booster pump has also been positioned onsite and installation of the re
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Royal IHC to build a Mega Dredger for Boskalis
Following the unique collaboration between Boskalis and Royal IHC in the design and engineering phase of two state-of-the-art trailing suction hopper dredgers, the two parties have now signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the construction of a 31,000m3 TSHD for Boskalis. The new dredger – to be built
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Miss Katie dredging the Lockwood Inlet
The hopper dredge Miss Katie is hard at work on her next assignment – dredging of the Lockwood Inlet in North Carolina. According to the Lockwood Inlet Association, the Miss Katie began dredging in the area at Lockwood Inlet yesterday. She will be operating 24 hours a day with two crews rotating. “T
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Allen Harbor dredging update
Barnstable County (Cape Cod) Massachusetts yesterday published a video update about the Allen Harbor Approach Channel dredging project. According to the County, the dredge Sand Shifter started the Allen Harbor dredging project last week. The navigation channel, the area from the western jetty and al
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C&C Marine opts for MOTAS Dredging Solutions
MOTAS Dredging Solutions recently received orders from C&C Marine and Repair, LLC to provide engineering and dredging components for the construction of two 28-inch Cutterhead Suction Dredges. The dredges – to be built at C&C Marine and Repair’s facility in Belle Chasse, Louisiana – will each measur
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Preserving the rich history of dredge Thompson
On this date in 1937, the Dredge Thompson was first placed into operation on the Mississippi River near Lansing, Iowa. Built by Dravo Corporation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and with the price tag of $846.130, the dredge was christened by the granddaughter of William Thompson. The hydraulic dredge