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TSHD Albatros wrapping up Port Taranaki dredging
Trailing suction hopper dredge Albatros has almost completed the biennial maintenance dredging campaign in Port Taranaki, New Zealand. According to the port, the Albatros is near the end of her campaign to keep the shipping channel and berth pockets clear and safe for trade. The dredging campaign, w
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MOTAS wins contract for TSHD dredge package
MOTAS has been awarded a contract to design and deliver dredge equipment and components, including a dredge automation package, for a Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD). YÜTEK Makina Gemi İnşa Sanayi Ticaret Ltd. Şti will build the TSHD, which will be equipped with a dredge pump, bow coupling, g
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Dredger Trud R to replenish Gold Coast beaches
Gold Coast beaches are undergoing mass replenishment after 4 million cubic meters of sand was lost during Cyclone Alfred. Heavy machinery is being used on the beach with sand being brought in from stockpiles and sand bypassing to restore high-risk areas. According to the City Mayor, Tom Tate, offsho
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Dragflow getting ready to test DRH Cable Dredger
Dragflow is getting ready to test another dredger from their portfolio, the DRH Cable Dredger. The cable dredgers of the DRH series are powerful, effective, and versatile machines, available in different versions and compatible with different types of Dragflow hydraulic pumps. These are small-sized
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Jan De Nul transforms Pieter Coecke into Ultra-Low Emission vessel
The vessel Pieter Coecke is active in the river Scheldt and the Port of Antwerp, sweep dredging and clearing debris and oil. It does so on behalf of the Department of Mobility and Public Works of the Flemish government. Thanks to its new engines, equipped with ULEv technology, emissions are now redu
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USACE to begin Grays Harbor maintenance dredging
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hopper dredge vessels, Yaquina and Essayons, will next month begin Grays Harbor maintenance dredging project. Under the plan, the Yaquina will be dredging the outer harbor for approximately 13 days, while the Essayons will work in the outer harbor for approximately 2
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Boskalis, Van Oord end successful dredging campaign in Namibia
Van Oord and joint venture partner Boskalis recently wrapped up work on a capital dredging project in Walvis Bay, Namibia. By using trailing suction hopper dredgers, Van Oord and Boskalis deepened the 10-kilometre-long access channel to the port of Walvis Bay from -14.4 to -16.8 meters and widened i
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Dutra expanding its fleet with new hopper dredge
The Dutra Group is expanding its fleet with a new 10,464 cubic yard Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge, named “Adele”. The “Adele” will be constructed at Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s Allanton and Port St. Joe Florida facilities. The newbuild will join Dutra’s 9,870 cubic yard Trailing Suction Hopper Dre
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Construction of Estonia’s first biofuel-powered workboat well underway
The construction of Estonia’s first biofuel-powered multi-purpose workboat is well underway. The shipbuilding project hit a key milestone 3 months ago, on December 18, with the keel-laying ceremony at Damen Shipyards Gdansk in Poland. Since then, major hull construction has been ongoing, while super
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Jan De Nul cutting dredging vessel’s emissions by up to 98% (VIDEO)
Over a decade ago, Jan De Nul was the first dredging company to equip all its new vessels with advanced filter technology that reduces their emissions by up to 98%. The company calls them Ultra-Low Emission vessels (ULEv). In recent years, JDN’s Ultra-Low Emission vessels have been participating in
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Maintenance dredging works in the Corpus Christi Channel
The cutter suction dredge King Fisher has been busy lately providing maintenance dredging for the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in Texas. According to Orion, this contract involves multiple dredges and will remove over 3 million cubic yards of material to keep the channel safe and navigable for commer
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Successful delivery of two Beaver 50 CSDs in Canada
Royal IHC and Inner City Diesel Ltd have worked successfully to deliver two mighty Beaver 50 cutter suction dredgers. These EPA TIER IV vessels are a testament of IHC and ICD commitment to provide solutions for the customers all over the world. The construction of two monster dredges began last Fall
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New booster station improves dredge Goetz pumping capabilities
MOTAS Dredging Solutions recently teamed up with the US-based company DREDGE CONSTRUCTORS to strengthen pumping capabilities of the Army Corps’ dredge Goetz. The project included engineering, fabrication, and delivery of a booster station. This booster station, designed for both land and floating op
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Dredge Cod Fish II ready for the Popponesset dredging project
The cutterhead suction dredge Cod Fish II has made its transit from the Sandwich Boat Basin to Falmouth, en route to the upcoming Popponesset Approach Channel dredging project in Mashpee. According to the Barnstable County (MA), the journey began back on March 4th, departing from Sesuit Harbor in De