The mega cutter suction dredger (CSD) Spartacus has accomplished unprecedented production levels at the Abu Qir 2 project in Egypt and the Port of Leixões in Portugal. There was also a significant fuel saving per dredged m3 and an equivalent improvement in emission reduction, said DEME. The reductio
Dredging operations on the Volga-Caspian Shipping Canal started yesterday – ahead of schedule. The dredging vessel Peotr Sablin is the first vessel deployed for the works. According to the Telegram of the Federal Marine and River Transport Agency (Rosmorrechflot), the number of vessels deployed by A
Finding the balance between dredging, protecting coastline structures and conserving the environment is an important task. Nowadays, extreme climate events such as coastal erosion, droughts and flooding are occurring at an increasingly alarming rate worldwide. Also, sediments and floating debris col
Holland Dredge Design (HDD) has delivered and mounted a new draghead on a sea hopper dredger. This piece of equipment is equipped with replaceable nozzle’s, plates and teeth. “On the visor, we also made stainless steel plates for protection of the rubber,” HDD said. “With this draghead, we managed t
Gwella Contracting Services Ltd recently completed a thermal insulation project on a large dredger vessel. As reported, the company successfully wrapped up the inspection and insulation of exhaust gas pipes onboard Arco Dijk, a Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger built in 1992. Gwella Contracting remove
Despite the grey sky, beautiful Baarland beach is ready for the spring season. Baarland in Zeeland, the Netherlands, is set to welcome visitors following a beach nourishment programme undertaken earlier this month. Taking place every four years, around 20,000 mᶟ of sand was used from the Western Sch
Waterking BV is getting ready to ship off their new amphibious excavator to Bangladesh. “It’s always a great feeling to finish a project successfully for a customer on the other side of the world,” the company said. “Our team has worked with care on the construction of the amphibious excavator.” “We
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has just announced that the Gaafu Alif Atoll Villingili Harbor Development Project is moving ahead according to schedule. The new harbor dredging work has reached 45 percent completion, and quay wall block installation work has already commenced. The
With spring arriving and higher water on the Mississippi, the crew of the St. Louis District’s Dredge Potter is busy doing maintenance on the 90-year-old vessel preparing for the upcoming dredging season. Carrying out the district’s mission of maintaining a nine-foot deep, 300-foot-wide channel on 3
Bell Dredging has successfully delivered a 36 ton class Bell Amphibious Excavator with Bell 200 dredge pump to a customer in Bangladesh. Capable of pumping 800 m3/h of mixture, this versatile machine is also fitted with: “Bell engineers, together with our Bangladesh dealer SINGUR GROUP, commissioned
Mavi Deniz, an Istanbul based company involved in oil spill response, weed and silt removal, dredging and ship building, has signed an important agreement with UNDP. According to the contract, Mavi Deniz will supply amphibious wetlands mobile vessels and auxiliary equipment for maintenance and clean
Neom – said to be the brainchild of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) – is a futuristic mega-city planned for construction in northwestern Saudi Arabia. It will consist of three regions including The Line – a ‘smart city’ encased in mirrored walls that designers say will run on 1
Two units of heavy-duty large capacity HID Brand CSD will be used for hard materials dredging such as harsh sand and gravel in Abu Dhabi for the purpose of the Army Port construction project. The cutter head power is 700KW, flow capacity is 7000m3/H with a dredging depth of 18m. The dredger is equip
Niagara County Legislator Dave Godfrey teamed up last week with Orleans County Legislature Chairwoman Lynne Johnson to present to the Great Lakes Dredging Team (GLDT) on small harbor and dredging management. The purpose of the GLDT is to foster an exchange of information among participants, includin
