Emergency dredging works to re-open the Port of Bundaberg to smaller commercial shipping commenced on Saturday, 13 April 2013. Member for Burnett Stephen Bennett said the emergency works would be done by the trailer suction hopper dredge “Brisbane”. “The Port of Bundaberg was badly impacted by the u
Dragflow will be present at the Bauma show in Munich (Germany) from the 15th to the 21st of April. This will be the third exhibition for Dragflow at Bauma and it confirms the growing presence of Dragflow in the mining and construction industries. About Dragflow Dragflow is a world player in solid pu
Van Oord’s newest addition to its fleet, the self-propelled cutter suction dredger Artemis, will be moored in Rotterdam until 14 April 2013. Business relations and employees will have the opportunity to visit Artemis before it departs for western France for its first assignment. Pursuant to a contra
This week, Dredge Technology Corporation (DTC) started its Cutter Suction Simulator Training for the first time in the United States. In collaboration with the Training Institute for Dredging, DTC set up shop temporarily in Clearwater, Florida, to offer this intensive and practical simulator trainin
In Belgium, the works on the NORTHWIND offshore wind farm have started while those from C-POWER’S third phase are continuing. The DEME Group is utilizing various specialized companies from the Group to this end: TIDEWAY Offshore Solutions BV as concerns erosion protection works and cable-laying acti
The first MarinaMaster 8000 has arrived by lorry at Fambridge Marina in Essex to carry out dredging trials for owners Yacht Havens Ltd. She is the first of a new design of specialist dredger designed by Alan Goodchild and built in Italy by Italdraghe SpA with supervision from Goodchild Marine. She i
After the completion of the sea trials, the Spanish shipyard Construcciones Navales de Norte in Sestao has delivered the Fall Pipe & Mining Vessel “Joseph Plateau” to Jan de Nul. This 191,5 m long vessel will be used for precise rock dumping to a depth of 2,000 m. The system for the unfolding of the
Caterpillar has introduced the new MH3049 and MH3059 material handlers’ design focuses on operator safety, structural strength, hydraulic power, fuel efficiency, and serviceability. With an operating weight of 111,000 pounds (50,349 kg), the MH3049 is the first of several new wheeled material handle
Yacht Havens’ Managing Director, Dylan Kalis, has introduced the latest self-propelled cutter suction dredger MarinaMaster 8000. What was behind the commissioning of the MarinaMaster 8000? “We couldn’t identify a suitable dredger in the market. The requirements of our west coast Neyland marina are q
Leading subsea equipment solutions specialist, Ashtead Technology, is to launch the subsea market’s smallest electric dredge pump this week at the Ocean Business 2013 exhibition in Southampton, UK. The pump will be available to rent exclusively from Ashtead Technology through an agreement with the m
BMT JFA Consultants (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has recently supported the Shire of Esperance, Western Australia in its plans to construct a granite seawall and headland, as part of the Esperance Foreshore
Offshore Constructor (Labuan) Ltd (OCL), a wholly-owned of Tekala Corp Bhd, has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with National Marine Dredging Company for the disposal of a 300-men accommodation workbarge known as “Offshore Safeena” for a total of US$29.3 million (about RM90 million). Vessel “
Starting today, small-scale suction dredge miners may begin applying for a new federal water discharge permit to lawfully operate their dredges in Idaho’s rivers lakes and streams. Mining for gold using small suction dredges is a popular activity in Idaho with hundreds of dredges in use, especially
Kongsberg Maritime will introduce the new EM 2040 Compact, a sophisticated multibeam echo sounder for high resolution mapping and inspection applications, during Ocean Business 2013. Based on the state-of-the-art EM 2040 multibeam, the EM 2040C is a significant development in acoustic technology tha
