Earlier this year, Rohde Nielsen partnered with SEAM for the hybridization of two dredging vessels. These projects, which represent a new segment for SEAM, aim to reduce emissions and increase efficiency in Rohde-Nielsen’s dredging operations. Rohde-Nielsen has a long history of implementing measure
J.F. Brennan Company has published an interesting article explaining how the company completed innovative 10+ mile pump using dredge system designed by their employees. According to Brennan, the company overcame significant design challenges to complete a dredging project that involved hydraulically
Damen Shipyards Group has introduced a new engine combined with a Damen marine emission reduction system. The Damen D16 has recently been awarded EU stage V certification. The Damen D16 is a marine engine and aftertreatment system designed and developed inhouse by Damen Sustainable Solutions. It aim
Not far from the North Pole, where temperatures are low and living conditions are challenging, many goods for the residents of Greenland arrive by ship or plane. To enable larger aircraft to land in Ilulissat in the future, the runway must be expanded. To prevent settling, the thick layer of clay se
Ocean Scientific International Limited (OSIL) has delivered a network of 1.2m data buoys to Van Oord to monitor turbidity and dissolved oxygen levels in the location of dredging operations. A total of 9 data acquisition systems have been produced for Van Oord, and the fully integrated multi-discipli
Royal IHC has been working hard lately on sustainable propulsion systems and things such as electrification of dredging equipment. Fridus Rijnten, Dredging Equipment Director at IHC, is positive when it comes to sustainable business practices: “We are making our dredging equipment parts more and mor
Around 200 kilometers off the coast of Dampier in northwest Australia, Boskalis has safely completed a unique operation. At a record depth of 600 meters, Boskalis’ BOKA Tiamat undertook excavation works at the continental slope: the steep zone where the seabed transitions from the continental shelf
After five years of development, Rhosonics recently unveiled its third-generation non-nuclear density meter, the SDM ECO. The SDM ECO uses ultrasonic technology to measure the density of slurries in real time, without the use of hazardous radioactive materials. This makes it a safer and more cost-ef
DSC’s annual Dreducation Class is now bigger and better – instead of 1 day it has expanded to a 3-day Aggregate Training Short Course. This Short Course – packed with dynamic Experts and Speakers known throughout the industry – has been carefully designed to be industry-specific, and will cover the
Last Tuesday a Central Dredging Association – CEDA meeting was held at Damen Shipyards in The Netherlands. The fully-booked member network event included a yard tour and a series of presentations, including a short history on dredge builders by Joke Korteweg. Moreover Pieter Verbiest spoke on work b
ROHR-IDRECO Dredge Systems has successfully completed Factory Acceptance Test for the zero-emission large Cutter Suction Dredge type “Falcon”. After this the dredge will be disassembled in an eight-day process and shipped to the overseas mining site in modular blocks and containers, for quick local
Despite the sub-zero winter temperatures, the Yacht Club Podersdorf in Austria has begun its suction dredging operations with the Watermaster eco-dredger. “Regardless of difficult conditions and sub-zero temperatures, the dredging work in the club is progressing well,” the yacht club announced last
The performance of any dredger is highly dependent on the efficiency of the slurry pump. That’s why for decades Royal IHC has been researching how these can work more efficiently. The latest findings have led to the development of a new generation of dredge pumps with three major improvements: Cutte
MOTAS Dredging Solutions is nearing completion of the delivery of an engineering and components package for a 2.000m3 Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger. The delivery is a result of a contract awarded by NEPTUNE Marine, also located in The Netherlands. “MOTAS Dredging Solutions provides a comprehensive
