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Tweed River entrance dredging complete
The Tweed River entrance is subject to shoaling due to the net longshore sand drift movement, which occurs off the east coast of Australia. Combined with strong currents and wave action, this shoaling can be dangerous for navigation. Maintenance dredging was therefore required at the mouth of the Tw
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PHOTO: DEME’s hopper ‘Bonny River’ working in Sri Lanka
DEME Group is making good progress in the development of the Western Container Terminal (WCT) in Sri Lanka. One of DEME’s largest hopper dredgers, the ‘Bonny River’ is performing dredging and reclamation works for the extension of the WCT in Colombo Port. According to the company, the first sand has
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Dutra dredges busy in Mobile Ship Channel
The Dutra Group’s newest asset, the dredge CB Harry S, along with the DB Paula Lee, are widening and deepening Mobile Ship Channel in Mobile, AL. This multi-phase dredging project is being conducted to bring larger, deeper draft ships into the Port of Mobile. Phase 4 of the Mobile Ship Channel Deepe
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Dredger Cosette ready for delivery
Jan De Nul’s latest addition to the fleet, the new water injection dredger Cosette is almost ready for delivery after successful sea trials in the Netherlands. According to the shipbuilder, Neptune Marine recently conducted sea trials near the shipyard in Aalst with flying colours. Neptune is now pu
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Straatman equipment installed on TSHD Galveston Island
Earlier this year, Straatman successfully delivered a 25 ton bow discharge assembly to a client in the United States. The bow discharge installation with an inside diameter of ø762 mm and a maximum working pressure of 20 bar was recently installed on Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation new dredge,
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Royal IHC extends cooperation with WEL
Ahmed Bashir, chairman of one of the largest private dredging company in Bangladesh – the Western Engineering Ltd (WEL) recently took a tour of the Royal IHC Kinderdijk yard. Currently, WEL has a fleet of around 40 cutter suction dredgers, half of which are IHC Beaver dredgers. According to Royal IH
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USACE celebrates another successful season of dredging at the Port of Alaska
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District has wrapped up another successful season of dredging at the Port of Alaska. On October 31, Manson Construction’s only tug-assisted hopper dredge WESTPORT finished clearing built-up sediments on the seafloor to keep Cook Inlet safe for navigation. The
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CSD Spartacus nominated for KNVTS Ship of the Year award
Every year, the KNVTS (Royal Dutch Association of Maritime Technicians) organises the Ship of the Year competition. A prestigious prize awarded to an innovative ship designed and built in the Netherlands. The jury of this award has announced that the SPARTACUS, world’s most powerful cutter suction d
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Albwardy Damen lays keel for two CSD500 cutter suction dredgers
The United Arab Emirates-based shipyard Albwardy Damen has held a keel-laying ceremony for two CSD500 cutter suction dredgers. The ceremony which was organised on November 1, included an offer of a coconut while burning incense – a tradition for every vessel built at Albwardy Damen. As Damen Dredgin
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VIDEO: Dredge Sand Shifter floats again
The Barnstable County dredge Sand Shifter has been successfully launched after a large-scale shiprepair project. Over the last two months, the dredge was out of the water at the Fairhaven Shipyard, receiving extensive renovations and refurbishments. Following the October launch, she stayed in Fairha
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CSD Mike Hooks almost ready for delivery
Family owned and operated, Mike Hooks, LLC has just released the latest photo of the 300-ft cutter suction dredge Lorraine Hooks, currently being built at Southwest Shipyard. The state-of-the-art CSD is looking great with the pilot house, upper crane, and anchor booms all recently installed at the s
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PHOTO: TSHD Mahury dredging in the Wadden Sea
Baggerbedrijf De Boer BV – Dutch Dredging recently revealed a photo of the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Mahury operating in the Wadden Sea. The Mahury is performing maintenance dredging of the Wadden Sea channels and ports under the Rijkswaterstaat Projects and Maintenance Program (PPO). T
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TSHD Galileo Galilei departs Matinhos, Brazil
Jan De Nul Group has successfully finished work on the Matinhos beach renourishment project in Brazil. According to Dieter Dupuis, Project Manager at Jan De Nul, last week – in the presence of the state government of Paraná – Jan De Nul Group concluded the beach enlargement in Matinhos. A stretch of
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Southern Shores beach nourishment update
Beach nourishment work continues along the Southern Shores coastline as part of a multi-million dollar project to rebuild Dare County’s beaches. Last week, the contractor Weeks Marine successfully finished the first segment of the project – nourishment from 60 Ocean Blvd to the southern town line. A