Highlights of the Week

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Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (January 12 – 18, 2018).

 

DEME’s TSHD Scheldt River Bunkered with LNG in Germany

DEME’s new dual fuel trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Scheldt River’ was successfully bunkered with Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) at Brunsbüttel Ports earlier this week.

 

Approval for Kavkaz and Taman Ports Dredging Projects

FSUE Rosmorport has just received state environmental approval for the documentation regarding the maintenance dredging of Kavkaz and Taman ports, reported the company.

 

$74 Million for New York District Projects

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters has announced FY19 Work Plan budget allocations, with New York District receiving approximately $74,273,500 million for its projects and studies.

 

Exmouth Dredging About to Begin

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has just announced the latest update on the dredging plans for Exmouth Marina and disposal of materials at Sprey Point, saying that the dredging work is due to take place this month.

 

Royal IHC Launches New CSD for Golden Falcon Marine Construction

Royal IHC successfully launched a 5,940kW cutter suction dredger (CSD) for Golden Falcon Marine Construction on 28 January at IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, the Netherlands.