Available in either diesel or electric power, the DSC Shark Class cutter suction dredge features a conventional dredge-operating configuration with a modular design for ease of transportation. With standard discharge sizes ranging from 10 inches to 36 inches (250 mm to 900 mm), it is ideal for sand
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
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
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) introduced a plan to add eleven new dredgers to its current fleet by September 2013, reports thefinancialexpress-bd.com. This information was announced yesterday, at the Shipping Ministry’s meeting on “different projects of BIWTA, purchase of dredg
The Eureka suction dredgers are used for sand mining purposes. This cutter dredger has a 40ft High Cube Container as body and this body is built above the water table. The 40ft container is used as a engine room, above the engine room is the control room situated. This content is available after acc
Several projects have been awarded to Jan De Nul Group: a reclamation project in Indonesia, a capital dredging project in Russia and an offshore project in Australia. In Indonesia an offshore island will be reclaimed. These works are a part of a large scale reclamation development north of Jakarta,
The Government of Japan provided grant assistance amounting to Japanese Yen 2,678 million (approximately Rs. 3.7 billion) towards the following four projects for meeting the urgent needs in sectors such as; fisheries, roads and health. This assistance was conveyed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the
The trailing suction hopper dredge Rotterdam has completed its work on the Western Basin Dredging and Disposal Project (WBDDP) and is currently demobilising to leave the Gladstone harbour. The Rotterdam arrived in the Gladstone harbour in October 2012 to perform dredging works in order to provide ac
The dredge fleet operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ St. Paul District performed channel maintenance on the Mississippi River at the St. Paul Barge Terminal, May 20-29. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. The fleet consists of the
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ hopper dredger Currituck was off the coast from July 18-21, 2012 to dredge the federal channel of Rudee Inlet. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. Approximately 7,715 cubic yards was dredged. [mappress] Dred
