The huge power requirements and inertial loads typical of a high capacity dredge pump drivetrain are managed by the clutch assembly. The risk of a blockage in the system adds… Read More
Equipment/Services
In June, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) awarded Partrac GeoMarine Inc. a three-year contract to test a new tool for mapping contaminated sediments. The technology will be used at… Read More
In March, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District awarded a $4.4 million contract to Environmental Tracing, LLC for a Sediment Morphodynamic Assessment Project to examine sediment transport in… Read More
Van Oord’s first vessel to run entirely on LNG, Werkendam, started work on its first project in May. The world’s first LNG-powered crane vessel is carrying out maintenance work in… Read More
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
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
