Damen has just released a photo of a Damen Multi Cat (MuC) 1205 and a Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 500 setting out on the first leg of their journey to the new owner G E M H Y SERVICES based in Dubai. The company is acquiring the above mentioned Damen equipment for their project in […]
Hitachi Product Manager, Akarsh Shetty recently shared some of the highlights on the company’s Zaxis-7 SLF excavator. Hitachi offers a wide selection of super long front (SLF) excavators, which vary from 9 to 49 tonnes and range from 10.5 to 22 meters. Designed using more than 20 years of engineerin
Positek – specialized in high performance sensors for dredging and subsea applications – has published a blog post on the optimization of position control in shallow water dredging operations. In marine and freshwater environments, shallow water dredging is a process used to remove sediment, debris,
Jan De Nul Group is using the Volvo JEC230 Electric excavator at its soil and sediment valorisation center in Hulsdonk (Belgium). It is the first time that an all-electric vehicle of this type is used on Belgian construction sites. This marks another step in the electrification of the company’s acti
During the IADC Annual General Meeting in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, IADC President Frank Verhoeven revealed the winners of the Safety Award 2024. This year, IADC granted the Safety Award for dredging contractors to Jan De Nul for its innovative Cutter Head Staircase. Jan De Nul’s new Cutter Head St
The fourth generation amphibious dredger developed by SCO HID Marine Equipment Technology is about to enter the dredging market in mid-October 2024. This versatile dredger integrates the functions of stranding, digging, grabbing, piling, weeding, etc. It is suitable for shallow water operations such
The Damen DOP Submersible Dredge Pump has become something of an icon in the world of dredging. Damen Dredging first developed the DOP in the 1990s. Back then, the company was approached by a contractor with a challenging project. They needed to dredge a highway tunnel and, to get the job done, they
Royal IHC recently presented a paper explaining advantages of integrated slurrification equipment compared to traditional methods for tailings transport. Tailings deposits present challenges and opportunities that require the owners to excavate and transport the tailings contained in TSFs to another
In June this year, Damen Shipyards signed a contract with the German dredging contractor Hegemann for an innovative booster station. The booster, a standard BS 500, will be fitted out with Damen’s in-house developed Marine NOX Emission Reduction System. This officially EU Stage V certified system wi
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District has awarded a contract to Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors to repower the dredge Hurley. The Hurley is a diesel electric dustpan dredge which dredges the Mississippi River in the Memphis area. The dredge was designed to operate on two generators w
Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (ZPMC) has successfully delivered China’s first LNG dual-fuel powered trailing suction hopper dredger the XIN HAI XUN. The XIN HAI XUN represents the latest advancements in dual-fuel-powered trailing suction hopper dredger technology. The newbuild, measuri
APT Global Marine and Offshore has completed one of the company’s biggest projects for NMDC Dredging and Marine, the repowering and upgrading of cutter suction dredger Umm El Zemoul. The project involved extensive docking scope, including cutter ladder refurbishment, spud carriage refurbishment, spu
Royal IHC recently presented a compact modular dredger that is easy to maintain and deploy, utilising IHC’s submersible OTTer-Pump range. The OTTer is a range of compact dredgers as platform for deploying the OTTer-Pump. This provides customers with a modular, compact and cost-effective solution to
VOSTA LMG has delivered two side suction installations, including the complete dredge automation, monitoring and control system, for a new 5,000 m3 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Galveston Island. The new dredger is being built by Conrad Shipyard for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GL
