The Lions Weir project in Boddington, which will look to remove sediment from the Town Pool area and enable recreational use, is progressing behind the scenes. A meeting was held recently with an experienced engineer to inspect and discuss the weir wall’s structural integrity. Fortunately, the wall
The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Elbe is scheduled to return to Montserrat today – to continue the dredging works of the Little Bay Harbor. Upon the arrival, the dredger will immediately re-commence works on the Montserrat Port Development Project. Also, a long reach excavator arrived in t
Non-self-propelled dredger, built by Gorodets (Nizhny Novgorod based) Ship Repair and Shipbuilding Corporation (SSK), is to be shipped to the Altay Territory in about 40 days. The key function is dredging aimed at extension of the navigation period, according to the Transport Ministry of the Altay T
The first of Damen new generation Cutter Suction Dredgers (CSD) has entered the final stages of assembly at Damen Dredging in Nijkerk, the Netherlands. The CSD600 is capable of dredging to depths of -18 metres with 250kW cutter power. “The dredger is more productive, more efficient, more sustainable
Just one month after the contract was signed, Damen has delivered a new Multi Cat 1908 SD (shallow draught) to the German energy infrastructure construction company Bohlen & Doyen Bau GmbH, a subsidiary of Friedrich Vorwerk. The vessel, named Scholle, is the first marine asset to be bought by the co
Dredge pumps are typically used for underwater excavation. They gather sediments in shallow areas. The description of the video said that the operator of this dredge pump tried to nudge the shark away, unaware of just how powerful these pumps actually are:
Just one month since assuming command of the USACE San Francisco District, Lt. Col. Timothy Shebesta spent last week meeting with the navigation partners and seeing first-hand the various dredging missions the District oversees in the Bay Area. On Monday, he and District staff members toured Portlan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, started the dredging operations in Ludington and Pentwater harbors on Lake Michigan last week. The projects represent about $1.25 million in dredging to keep the federal navigation system safe and open for commercial and recreational traffic. Ludin
The Manson’s hopper dredge Frederick Paup is officially on the water. The hopper was transferred from the erection site at the AmFELS (a member of the Seatrium Group) shipyard to the floating drydock Solomon P. Ortiz in Brownsville, TX. Once complete, the Frederick Paup (128m in length, 25m breadth
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) yesterday reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. At June 30, 2023, the Company had $434.6 million in dredging backlog as compared to $377.1 million at December 31, 2022. Low bids and options pending award totaled $487.3 million as
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Galveston District, has introduced the newest addition to their fleet – the Multipurpose Vessel (MPV) Brandy Station. The MPV Brandy Station will work on missions previously completed by the MPV Snell. The Snell worked in the Galveston District from 2017 to
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Galveston District has just released this amazing photo of the Padre Island, a hopper dredger from the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company. According to USACE, the dredger was passing the Galveston District’s headquarters, along the Galveston Harbor Channel. “Unfortun
IHC Mining recently embarked on the first dredger simulator training series with its client, Richards Bay Minerals (RBM), and the company announced today that the training has been successfully completed. The intensive simulator and theory training took place at the RBM operation in South Africa and
Mangroves are like the guardians of our planet. Not only do they absorb CO2 at an impressive rate, but they also protect the coasts and filter the water. Plus, they are a hotspot for biodiversity. Jan De Nul, together with its partners, is currently working on the AquaForest project in Ecuador. Ther
