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MacGregor cranes for America’s largest hopper dredge
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, announced today that the company will deliver two large, 120 ft. double telescopic service cranes and one 50 ft. telescopic stores crane for a self-propelled hopper dredge. Currently being built for Manson Construction Co., the Frederick Paup will be the largest ever sel
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RIGID takes delivery of the DSC Shark Class dredge
DSC Dredge of Reserve (LA) has just delivered a brand-new 18-inch Shark Class Dredge to RIGID Constructors. The Louisiana-based RIGID is an industrial construction company that provides services to clients in both the public and private sectors. With decades of experience, the company is expanding t
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New survey vessel BUCK enters service
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District’s newest survey vessel BUCK has officially arrived in Baltimore. The vessel, built by Silver Ships of Theodore, Alabama, is 26 feet in length and powered by twin 200 horsepower motors. BUCK is named after Richard Buck, who was the survey section c
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Steel cut for the first US-built Damen Multi Cat
As reported earlier this month, Conrad Shipyard LLC has begun construction of two Damen Multi Cats 3013 for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation. The construction of GLDD’s Multi Cats started with the ceremonial steel-cutting ceremony that was held at Conrad’s facility in Morgan City (La) on Tuesda
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Orcan efficiency PACKs installed for the first time on two dredgers
The shipping industry is struggling with high seas: shipping companies are faced with the challenge of efficiently combining environmental protection and economic efficiency. To bring the two together, marine contractor Van Oord has now chosen to install Orcan Energy’s efficiency PACKs, an organic R
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Mat Sinking Unit starts another season on the Mighty Mississippi
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District held a “Blessing of the Fleet” ceremony July 12 to commemorate the deployment of the district’s Mat Sinking Unit and the official start of revetment season. The unit has embarked on “yet another challenging yet vital season dedicated to delivering
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CSD Willem van Rubroeck VIDEO
Jan De Nul Group recently presented a video about the largest cutter suction dredger in their fleet, the CSD Willem van Rubroeck. JDN’s newest and biggest CSD was launched in August 2017 at the shipyard Uljanik in Croatia. The handover of the Willem van Rubroeck was planned for autumn 2018, but the
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CSD Hussein Tantawy ready for the Suez Canal
After successful dredging trials in the Netherlands, state-of-the-art cutter suction dredger (CSD) ‘Hussein Tantawy’ is ready to go to Egypt. Following intensive testing during May and June, Royal IHC will now load out the new dredger onto a semi-submersible transport vessel that will finally bring
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Potash producer opts for Ellicott bucketwheel dredge
A major Potash producer recently awarded Ellicott a contract to supply a completely custom, electric, stainless steel bucketwheel dredge which encompasses advanced technology for the control, operating and electrical systems. The dredge hull, deckhouse, ladder and other structural items will be fabr
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Dredge Essayons working on the Columbia River (PHOTO)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District has just released a photo of the Dredge Essayons dredging the Columbia River at Longview, Washington. During the dredge season of 2020, the vessel successfully removed over 2,000,000 CY of sediment from the Columbia River. This year, the Essayons w
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Conrad Shipyard to build two Damen Multi Cats for GLDD
Damen Shipyards Group has concluded a license agreement with US-based Conrad Industries under which the Conrad Shipyard LLC will construct two Damen Multi Cats 3013 for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation. The two vessels covered by this agreement will be the first Damen Multi Cats to be built in
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Dredge Goetz kicks off 2021 dredging season
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District’s Dredge Goetz crew recently kicked off the 2021 dredging season to help ensure the Mississippi River navigation channel remains open for safe, reliable commerce. The channel provides a safe, reliable, cost-effective and environmentally sustainable
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Okskaya lays keel for hydrographic ship of Project 19920
Okskaya Shipyard (Navashino, Nizhny Novgorod Region) yesterday held a ceremonial keel-laying of a large hydrographic ship of Project 19920 for the Hydrographic Service of RF Navy. Large hydrographic ships of Project 19920 are multifunctional in their class and have a wide range of capabilities for h
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Customized dredge parts for Suez Canal’s dredger Barakat
The combination of Bergmanns BV, ECTMarine BV & Bosch Rexroth BV have provided a custom made Hydraulic motor part solution for bucket wheel dredger Barakat (BWD 650) of the Suez Canal Authority. The two HYDREX hydraulic motors driving the dredging wheel needed replacement after many years of service