Shandong Haohai Dredging Equipment Co. Ltd (HID Dredging) delivered its HID CSD500 model cutter suction dredger (CSD) to China Harbor Group recently. According to HID, this piece of equipment comes with a full dredge package, including a 2000m discharge pipes, spare parts, and crew training. The cut
The Maldives President, Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, said that additional dredgers will be utilized this year to speed up the progress of land reclamation under the visionary Ras Male’ project. The President made the remark yesterday, while addressing the residents of Gulhi, Kaafu Atoll, during his visit to
Conwy County Borough Council has just released the latest update on the Kinmel Bay coastal defenses program. Work is in full swing on this multi-million pound scheme, aimed to protect two seaside resorts, they said. “14,000 tonnes of rock have been delivered from North Wales quarries, ready to be ca
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New England District, has just released more details about a dredging plan for the Wareham Harbor Federal Navigation Project (FNP) in Wareham, Massachusetts. USACE is proposing to mechanically dredge approximately 58,000 cubic yards (cy) of predominately sil
Compass Global Pvt Ltd is using a Watermaster in the Maldives for dredging, land reclamation, construction and erosion control. This work helps sustain islands, support local communities and develop tourism that drives the economy. “By using one of our multipurpose dredgers instead of several single
Jan De Nul has released a very interesting video named ‘Working principles of a Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger’. A trailing suction hopper dredger dredges loose material and soft soils such as sand, gravel, sludge or clay. One or two suction pipes are lowered on the seabed and the drag head is trai
Cutter suction dredger J.F.J. De Nul recently departed the Pilbara region of Western Australia, after successful completion of dredging work in Port Hedland. Since the project began in September, Jan De Nul team has created a deeper access channel, dredged two berth pockets and deepened a swing basi
Alia Instruments finished last year with two instruments being shipped the last working day to a mining and fracking client.Today, they started building a new Alia Density Meter (ADM) 500 for a dredging client. “Our business is expanding in many industries now and we are looking forward to serve our
Jan De Nul has released a very interesting video named ‘Working principles of a Cutter Suction Dredger’. A cutter suction dredger cuts hard soil into fragments with a rotating cutter head. The material is sucked up by dredge pumps and discharged to a deposit area through pipelines across sea and lan
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Manson completed a major retrofit of the cutter suction dredge (CSD) H.R. MORRIS recently, replacing its main pump and drive motor system with a newer system that will boost efficiency and reduce emissions during dredging operations. “The company recognized the demand for increased efficiency and ju
Alabama Senator Katie Britt expressed strong support last week for the bipartisan passage of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024, highlighting its provisions aimed at bolstering Alabama’s water infrastructure and economic growth. “Alabama’s inland water infrastructure will be getting
Washington Senator Maria Cantwell has announced that six coastal resilience projects across the state will receive a total of $3.4 million in federal grants. The projects are set to help protect coastal communities from the impacts of storms and flooding and enhance natural habitat for fish and wild
A project to place sand along a 2.5-mile stretch of beach south of Sebastian Inlet is expected to begin during the week of January 6, Sebastian Inlet District said. Plans call for hydraulically dredging approximately 215,000 cubic yards of beach-compatible sand from a designated sand trap and adjace
