Automation will increase production especially on sand and gravel dredges.Many U.S. dredges still utilize pneumatic and hydraulic technology for process control and information feedback. Production data when it exists is usually written down on a piece of paper. More often actual production information isn't obtained until a survey is done and compared to the original site survey. Real-time information showing where and how much the dredge is digging is often unavailable. Determining the depth that a dredge is digging at is usually determined with a calibrated stick or length of line hung overboard. Read More
Author: International Dredging Review
. The Presidents budget for fiscal year 2009 (FY09) transmitted to Congress on February 4 includes $4.741 billion in new federal funding for the annual Civil Works program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and an additional $5.761 billion in an emergency request for a total request of $10.502 billion. Read More
.Alpha Pipe Company celebrated its 10-year anniversary in 2007. Read More
.Amy W. Larson has been named president of the National Waterways Conference effective March 1 2008. Read More
.Anderson Dredging & Consulting Ltd. announced the launching of their new web site at www.andersondredging.com Read More
.The China Dredging Association (CHIDA) has planned the Third International Congress On Dredging Technology Development in China to be held November 18 and 19 in Tianjin. Read More
.The Presidents budget for fiscal year 2009 would cut Great Lakes dredging funds by 35 percent. Such a slash will have major economic impacts on the region warned officers of the Great Lakes Maritime Task Force (GLMTF). Read More
.The Hamburg Port Authority has selected Trimble to supply four of its new generation of GPS and GLONASS receivers. Read More
. Pump Vacuum Systems has developed the PVS Compact Aggregate Unit designed around the companys patented PVS JetPump. The unit is a modular portable plant for mining old tailings which separates the usable product and returns the tailings to the mine for smoothing and reclamation. Read More
