The HID CSD 4016 dredger, equipped with a patented cutter head, anchoring rods and spud carriage, was delivered to Russia recently. According to HID, the dredger demonstrates high productivity at dredging depths of up to 13 meters and maintains a flow capacity of 2000m³/h with a discharge distance o
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District has awarded a $30 million contract to Inland Dredging of Dyersburg, Tennessee, for dredging works in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi. According to the Corps, the contractor will provide 24-Inch cutterhead pipeline dredge and attendant plant to suppo
Damen Shipyards recently presented the first type of the next generation of Cutter Suction Dredgers – the CSD600. The new series builds on the success of the old, with significant lessons learned, and faces the future with improved safety, sustainability and efficiency. The CSD600 is capable of dred
Royal IHC has made another successful delivery of Cutter Suction Dredgers to a client in India. According to IHC, two of the Beaver 50 Cutter Suction Dredgers have just docked in India and are ready to push local port development. “These powerful machines are set to make waves as they tackle challen
ROHR-IDRECO has delivered two Falcon dredges to Texas based Atlas Energy Solutions. “Our electric dredge mining assets emit zero carbon emissions and helps reduce noise pollution, making it more environmentally sustainable than other methods,” Atlas said. The dredges are electrically driven, includi
Holland Shipyards Group has just shared an exciting announcement: the successful conversion of an inland vessel into a Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger. The dredger, named ‘Taruma’ started her journey as a standard inland vessel. Holland Shipyards engineered and installed advanced dredging equipment,
Canal and River Trust is dredging several locks on the Trent & Mersey Canal between Burton-on-Trent and Kings Bromley to make sure boaters can continue to use the centuries-old waterway. The works, taking place between 10 and 28 June, will see the charity remove around 25 tons of sediment each from
The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association has released the annual awards of the nation’s Best Restored Beaches. The award winning projects this year are the Illinois Beach State Park Shoreline Stabilization in Zion, Illinois, and the North Cove Coastal Systems Restoration in North Cove,
VOSTA LMG has received an order to convert a mining cutter suction dredger (CSD) from diesel to electric drive. Under the contract, all diesel engines will be replaced by electric motors and their drives, all suitable for the extreme climate conditions at the mine site. “The conversion will be done
To reduce CO2, nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate emissions for maintenance dredging along the Dutch coast, Royal IHC is working with Rijkswaterstaat to develop a fully sustainable dredger: the H2-Hopper. This unique TSHD is powered by green hydrogen, has no emissions and is minimised in its ener
Mississippi River Commission visited the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District last week, conducting a number of vital inspections and key partnering engagements. First, the Commission was able to inspect the Mississippi River between St. Paul, Minnesota, and Lock and Dam 2 near Hastings,
New Watermaster V amphibious dredger is about to arrive in Ukraine, said the Ukrainian State Agency of Fisheries. This initiative is supported by JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) and aims to enhance water maintenance operations in Ukraine. This amphibious machine is intended for a wide
Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) has won a contract from Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Authority (SMPA) for maintenance dredging works in the Hooghly Estuary. According to DCI, the contract is for a duration of five years and pertains to the maintenance dredging in the Hooghly Estuary, primarily fo
A ground-breaking ceremony for the Grand-Lahou project is taking place in the south of Ivory Coast, said DEME Group. At the moment, DEME teams are embarking on dredging and coastal protection works aimed at stabilising the sand barrier between the Tagba Lagoon and the ocean. “By doing so, we’re prov
