Baggerbedrijf de Boer has just released this beautiful video of their water injection dredging tug Fregate, taken during her work on a twelve-year contract “Maintenance dredging at the ports of Cayenne and Kourou in French Guiana”. The consortium Boer Remorquage SARL, involving Dutch Dredging and Is
Royal IHC has recently passed the final factory acceptance test (FAT) of National Marine Dredging Company’s (NMDC) TSHD training simulator with flying colors. “Together with the technical and training staff of NMDC we thoroughly tested the generic and customized functionalities of the simulator,” sa
The Philippines‘ Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary, Roy Cimatu, has approved the dredging of sandbars in 19 priority sites along Cagayan River as one of the immediate solutions to prevent another destructive flooding in Cagayan Valley. “Removing these obstructions is t
The dredging market still puts up with certain challenges when it comes to gate valves. Take, for example, the high level of wear and tear. During an operation, material (such as sand) flows through this section of the vessel continuously. There is also the issue of space onboard. In current desig
System integrator Alewijnse recently won a contract for the complete electrical and automation installation on board the sister vessel of trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Anchorage. The innovative vessel is currently under construction at Barkmeijer Shipyards, part of Thecla Bodewes Shipyards.
Boskalis recently won two infrastructure projects in the Netherlands with a total contract value of approximately EUR 75 million. The first one is for the construction of a new inland harbor in Spijk, the Netherlands, on behalf of Rijkswaterstaat. The harbor is located on the river Waal close to the
Contractors continue to work on the steel sheet piling that will provide support for the Southsea Coastal Scheme new sea defences. The works are being undertaken by VolkerGround Engineering from the recently constructed working platform on the beach that was formed from dredged material rainbowed fr
In support of its ongoing development of Al Dhafra Region, Abu Dhabi Ports has announced the completion of the second phase of development at Delma Port. A key focus of the second phase of the development was the construction of a dedicated 315-metre quay wall. It was designed to specifically satisf
DEME Group has just announced that their new twin split barges ‘Bengel’ and ‘Deugniet’ are undergoing final sea trials before entering the service. Earlier this year, the 3.500m³ twin sisters were successfully launched in Batam, Indonesia. According to DEME, these barges are much bigger than those i
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently began historic full-scale dredging of Gowanus Canal Superfund Site in Brooklyn, New York. This is a major milestone in the history of one of the nation’s most contaminated waterways. According to EPA, the dredging and capping will take place in
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, together with local sponsor Port of Everett, will next week start dredging works in Everett Harbor, WA. According to the Corps, they will begin maintenance dredging of the lower channel and settling basin of Everett Harbor and Snohomish River December 9, 2020. USACE
CSIRO and the Western Australian Marine Science Institution will next week, Friday 11th December, hold an information webinar to outline the Guideline on Dredge Plume Modelling for Environmental Impact Assessment. The guideline provides current best practice for dredge plume modelling in the context
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District has announced another temporary lane closure on Riverway as dredging activities continue to progress on Phase 2 of the $36.5 million Muddy River Flood Risk Management project in Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts. As reported, a temporary lane
Nick Giarratano, currently Vice President of Manufacturing of DSC Dredge was promoted after serving more than twenty-four (24) years in various roles in both Engineering and Manufacturing, the company informs. Giarratano first started his career at DSC drafting and designing dredging equipment but q
