APT Dredging Solutions has designed and constructed a customized Ladder plus Underwater Cutting Wheel combination for Rohr-Idreco. On the 5th of November, Rohr-Idreco successfully launched the electrical dredger. APT Dredging Solutions designed and constructed the ladder plus Underwater Cutting Whee
Hansel marine, a Chinese company involved in the production of dredgers and dredging equipment, has reported a very busy 2020, filled with lots of activities, challenges and also great accomplishments. Enough reasons for Dredging Today to catch up with Mr. Alex Tong, Dredging and Shipbuilding Specia
ROHR-IDRECO successfully launched the electrical cuttingwheel dredger for Colombian gold mining company Mineros Aluvial yesterday. The dredger has a length of 53 meters and a breadth of 8.60 meters, weighting approximately 255 tons. Also, the large electrical dredger has: a max digging depth of 28 m
The dredge Merritt is finally back in the water at the North Carolina State Shipyard after routine maintenance. For the past month, the crew has been busy replacing and updating steering systems, painting, replacing gear, cleaning fuel tanks, and repairing corrosion. This period of repairs has been
Louisiana Congressman Garret Graves visited and toured DSC Dredge’s corporate facility in Reserve, LA, two weeks ago. During the visit, Congressman Graves discussed issues important to the Reserve area including restoration projects. Bob Wetta, President & CEO, William John Wetta, SVP & Chief Techno
MJR Power & Automation has successfully completed the life extension project of the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Heortnesse, owned and operated by PD Ports. Under the project, MJR delivered the complete electrical power, propulsion, dredging & integrated control, automation & monitoring sy
Caterpillar recently introduced the next generation Cat® 349 excavator that delivers increased efficiency and lower operating costs. According to the company, the 349 excavator offers up to 45 percent more operating efficiency and up to 15 percent less maintenance costs compared to the model it repl
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) and Royal IHC successfully launched cutter suction dredger (CSD) Hussein Tantawy ten days ago. The launch took place at IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen a/d IJssel, the Netherlands. In fact, the CSD is one of two vessels currently under construction at IHC for SCA. Also, her
The Port of Rotterdam Authority is currently examining whether it would be realistic to expand its new dredging program in Rotterdam with water injection dredging (WID). The current study fits within the Port Authority’s PRISMA research program, which looks into new dredging methods and how sediment
A sediment removal scheme on the Wehra reservoir, located deep in the German Black Forest, is currently underway. The facility, built in 1977, serves as a storage facility for a cavern power station. Additionally, in the course of extensive remedial measures, the lake has to be cleared of sediments.
Callan marine has just released this amazing video about the latest addition to their dredging fleet – The General MacArthur. The vessel is the largest and most powerful CSD in the United States dredging fleet, with 24,000 installed horsepower. The General MacArthur is committed to projects along al
The General Bradley, a new 28” Callan Marine’s cutter suction dredger, is taking shape at Halimar Shipyard. Bulkhead walls are being erected and three ABS 12 DZC engines with alternators are about to undergo testing before being shipped from Belgium to the shipyard. The General Bradley is diesel-ele
Dredge Goetz, MV Gen. Warren, Quarters Boat Taggatz and the rest of USACE’s dredging fleet returned to the St. Paul District after spending four months working on the Mississippi and Illinois rivers. During their brief tenure downriver, the crew removed approximately 500,000 cubic yards of material
DEME’s trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Lange Wapper’ is making good progress performing maintenance dredging works along the Buenaventura Port access channel in Colombia. The campaign to recover the navigational depths of the channel will see ‘Lange Wapper’ dredge volumes of more than 1.5 million m
