Earlier this year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) took delivery of a new mini-robotic submersible dredge (MRSD) built by EDDY Pump. The dredge… Read More
Equipment/Services
In early 2019, Dredge Yard, based in The Netherlands, delivered a second batch of 50 heavy-duty dredge ball joints to a customer in the Middle East. Dredge Yard delivered the… Read More
RH Marine is supplying its Rhodium Alarm Monitoring System (AMS) and Dynamic Positioning and Tracking control system (DPT) for the first LNG Dutch dredge, the Ecodelta. The trailing suction hopper… Read More
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) Midwest Chapter meeting took place in Memphis, Tennessee, from March 6 to March 8. About 70 members attended to hear presentations on safety issues, hydrographic… Read More
Ross Labs, LLC has upgraded its 825C single beam sounder to include Ethernet transmission of echograms — digitized analog data — to the HYPACK Single Beam Editor program. “This feature… Read More
In February, Kooiman Marine Group announced that Van Oord ordered the construction of two state-of-the-art water injection vessels. The first vessel will be commissioned in late 2020. Van Oord is… Read More
In March, Royal IHC announced two hopper dredge contracts for Van Oord and National Marine Dredging Company. The contract for Van Oord includes the design and delivery of the complete… Read More
Royal IHC has signed a contract with National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC, based in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.) to build another trailing suction hopper dredge. The new vessel will join the… Read More
Caterpillar Marine has introduced the Advanced Variable Drive (AVD™), a fully-integrated hydro-mechanical propulsion system that can be customized for any engine application large or small, including dredges, auxiliary vessels and… Read More
On November 13, the pipeline task force of the Council for Dredging & Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) met to review progress on developing pipeline safety work practices, increasing public awareness… Read More
