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The article focuses on the World Organization of Dredging Associations (WODA) and its commitment to addressing climate change and sustainability in the dredging industry, as outlined in their policy statements. Topics discussed include the role of the dredging industry in mitigating climate change, achieving sustainability goals, and contributing to broader community resilience and adaptation.

The article offers brief information on the sediment dredging equipment, level-cut sediment clamshells, and complete environmental dredging system from Cable Arm.

The article presents several worldwide index for dredge population.

The article reports that carbon capture and storage methods, seen as a promising technology to mitigate worrying scenario, are considered cumbersome, and long term environmental implications are unclear. Topics include biological capture of carbon dioxide using microalgae is considered an attractive medium for recycling the excess CO2 generated from power plants; and captured and recycled into biomass utilized as a carbon source to produce lipids for the production of bioenergy.

The article describes how ClamVision software helped a company, who had never used positioning software before, be successful on project by simply utilizing the software and complimentary support given. Topics include ClamVision software has been a valuable tool in the toolbox of many dredgers complicated to use and is backed by dedicated people; and Access to the island is provided by the Province of Ontario's Ministry of Transportation at no cost to its passengers.

The article focuses on the development of fully autonomous dredging solutions by engineering firm SPE GmbH & Co. KG, which collects data from the area to be dredged and uses it to control the system. Topics include the company's expertise in dredge monitoring systems, the MARPO_DGPS modular system and the successful deployment of the technology on hydroelectric dams and sand and gravel mining projects.

The article presents Dredging Industry - Suppliers & Engineers, which includes Anchors; Clutches and Ball Joints Swivels, Connectors.

The article discusses shortage of resources to conduct hydrographic surveys for dredging industry. as the companies started to invest in Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) or small surface vehicles (SV) to improve the mobilization time and reduce the footprint of the operation; and paradigm change in managing the essential hydrographic surveyor resources by providing the technology to divide the dredging hydrographic design and execution of the survey.

The article discusses Congress has recognized the essential nature of the maritime industry and of dredging by opening up the Trust Fund for use. Topics include Dial Cordy and Associates, Inc. has contracted to perform ‘third party' compliance biological monitoring of the project under the auspices of the dredging contractor; and the impacts have been anticipated a prori based on the simple fact that the mechanical act of dredging causes increased sedimentation.

The article evaluates the Pipeline Dredge DQM (Data Quality Management) package by Kruse Integration which includes DSS server (Dredge specific system), dedicated UPS (uninterrupted power supply), fabricated PLC (programmable logic controller), vacuum transmitter and draft sensor.

The article features the choice of the Mud Cat MC40E electric controlled dredge and its on-site operation by the City of Valdez, Alaska for their wastewater lagoons as of 2023. It states that Mud Cat has high level of referrals and repeat business for its quality and performance. Also noted is the dredge system's facilitation of time and money savings.

The article reports that marine dredger CEMEX UK Marine have plans to purchase marine aggregate dredge vessel developed by Damen Shipyards Group. It discusses the design and construction of the vessel as well as mentions the features including sustainability, safety, and performance. Topics include vessel design to handle conditions in the North Sea, and the mechanical specifications of the vessel.

Denis Mark Carter, the European representative for World Dredging, passed away on Christmas Day 2023. Born in Ambala, India in March 1921, Carter left school at 15 to join the Merchant Service and later joined the Honourable Artillery Company in April 1939. He served in various locations during World War II, including Africa and Italy, and was wounded multiple times. After the war, Carter became the European Editor for World Dredging and Marine Construction, a position he held until his death. Despite his lack of formal education, Carter's life was greatly influenced by his experiences during the war, and he had a strong sense of humor. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the beginning of water transportation, the maintenance and monitoring of waterways has major issue concerning the safety of voyages. Topics include the intrinsic problem with multibeam dredging monitoring has the complexity of system setup; and the STX360 scanning sonar has been used in bathymetry surveys and in dredging surveys.

The article discusses U.S. E.P.A. driven project is a significant part of Southern Massachusetts ecosystem eventually leads to the Atlantic Ocean. Topics include E.P.A. funded assess and clean-up of 1M yd3 of PCB contaminated material which has been dredged from New Bedford Harbor; and the New Bedford Harbor – Acushnet River project has a sensitive area helping balance the protection of human health with sensitive ecosystems.

The article discusses the Plains Dredging's challenge in dredging at Sutherland Reservoir in Nebraska, where rented equipment wasn't working properly. Topics include the difficulties in dredging fine sand, wood, and seaweed, and the need for a fast solution to meet contractual obligations. Kenton Kabes of Plains Dredging reached out to IMS, self-propelled dredge, for help.

The article focuses on the Richmond Inner Harbor maintenance dredging project, which Pacific Dredge & Construction won from the US Army Corps of Engineers.

The article informs that Enterprise Products LLC is needed to expand the barge slip and infrastructure capacity at its mid-stream energy product facility in Barbours Cut, Texas. It mentions identification of a beneficial use (BU) for dredge material unearthed from expansions to docks, ports or other waterway projects is encouraged within the dredging community. It also mentions dock expansion was completed on time and dredge fill helped restore of intertidal marsh habitat.

The article focuses on Dredge Fleet Monitoring System (DFMS) administration under Industry 4.0 components such as Internet of things. Topics discussed include adoption of an information technology (IT) services in dredging conditions for an automation conditions; prevalence of different control systems such as the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA); and management of real time data regarding dredging application through appropriate transmission bandwidth.

The article announces that Jerry Gladwell has retired from the Ellicott brand after over 34 years of service.

The article talks about Cable Arm, Inc. located in Trenton, Michigan that has spent 30 years in the environmental dredging community; leader in innovative environmental clamshell bucket designs within the entire marine community.

The article talks about twin city ports of St. Joseph and Benton Harbor, Michigan, a small mixed-use harbor that sees many recreational vessels as well as commercial vessels with cement and aggregate. Focuses on Roen Salvage of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin dredging at St. Joseph with Cable Arm Clamshell.

The article informs Weeks Marine, Inc., one of the largest marine, dredging contractors in North America, completed dredging work on the isle of West Grand Terre as part of a massive Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority project, in June, 2022.

The article states that another Mud Cat E-Series Dredge has been added to the fleet of Admir Projects Ltd., a prominent dredge contractor based in Israel. It mentions that utilized at an Israeli wastewater plant, the newly commissioned MC 100E electric dredge will be employed to dredge sludge from ponds and pump it into geotextile tubes for dewatering purposes.

The article states that by expanding its services, U.S.-based Brennan Inc., an environmental services company, has acquired IAI's Dredging & Dewatering Division to incorporate water management and treatability testing. It mentions that by venturing into these services for the first time, Brennan strengthens its capacity to offer national remediation services and promote environmental well-being by enhancing waterway quality.

The article reports that Eagle Dynamic Solutions of Evans, Georgia took delivery of a brand-new Mud Cat 115D for a paper-mill lagoon dredging project that entails dredging a lagoon. Topics include r operators have noticed the quiet cab when operating the dredge and less strain on the machine when pumping denser material; and Krohne flow meter mounted in an accessible section with an easy-to-read digital gauge inside the operator's cabin to give the operator real-time pump flow in gallons.

The article offers news briefs related to dredging solutions leader DSC Dredge LLC as of 2018. DSC Dredge LLC president Bob Wetta has been appointed to the Africa advisory Council of the U.S. Department of Commerce. DSC Dredge LLC and SMT-Stichweh LLC have entered into a manufacturer's cooperation agreement to promote each other's products. DSC Dredge LLC has built a reputation for designing and manufacturing quality dredges, engineered to meet specific production needs.

The article focuses on J. F. Brennan Company's acquisition of the dredging and dewatering division of Infrastructure Alternatives, Inc. Topics include the purchase adds dewatering, water treatment, and treatability testing services to Brennan's offerings; improving accessibility to remediation services and enhancing the quality of waterways and the environment; and the acquisition also brings in new team members and a complete collection of equipment.

The article reports that Nirox as a brand has been involved in the manufacture and sale of heavy duty trommels since the early 2000s, developing a full range of models stand up to the harsh environments of the quarry and mine industries. Topics include achieved by building each model with the appropriate sized hopper built to receive material on the models; and raw feed material is fed into the drum by a reciprocating plate feeder.

The article reports that Lake County Nutrient Reduction Facility (NuRF) located on the Apopka-Beauclair Canal south of the Lake Beauclair, with delivery of two brand-new custom-built Mud Cat MC 50E dredges from Ellicott Dredge Technologies LLC. Topics include dredges will systematically remove phosphorus and nitrogen from the waterway using two offline flocculation settling ponds; and water is then returned to its original path in its nutrient reduced form reducing algae blooms downstream.

The article reports that World Dredging Congress, is held every three years and is the global event for professional involved in any activity related to dredging and dredged sediment management. Topics include exchange knowledge and experiences, present research results, spark new ideas and explore collaborative opportunities; and organizing and papers committees have curated a typically comprehensive program of technical and business presentations.

The article reports that Singapore-based Offshore Construction Specialists (OCS) understands well the challenge in providing consistent high precision in offshore environments, particularly when they're closer to shore. Topics include conventional global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers and base stations and risk theft or damage or subscribe to pricey positioning services; and Legacy positioning solutions for the dredges were costly and time consuming.

The article reports that regular column discussing dredge production and dredging issues with Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLD&D) and had a great career in the field and corporate office. Topics include going to start by discussing the cycles every dredge goes through as it digs; and cycles combine excavation, transport and repositioning the dredge for the next cycle.

The article reports that SSAB provided Cable Arm Inc., a leading manufacturer of environmental dredging buckets, with the tubing for cable guides in a spreader bar to eliminate premature wear to the crane's cable liners. Topics include Cable Arm purchased the Hardox tubing for two different applications to combat corrosion in their cable- operated bucket and for strength in their hydraulically-operated bucket; and received multiple awards for impact within the environmental dredging community.

The article delivers Royal IHC delivered cutter suction (CS) dredge ‘Spartacus' to DEME thus officially ending the construction process where the vessel headed to its first project in Egypt. Topics include Spartacus' is the world's largest and most powerful self-propelled cutter suction (CS) dredge and the first able to run on liquefied natural gas (LNG); and congratulate all teams involved for their commitment and relentless pursuit of excellence during challenging construction process.

The article offers information of the twenty third World Dredging Congress and Exhibition, WODCON XXIII, will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark from the 16th to 20th of May 2022. Topics discussed include the Central Dredging Association (CEDA) will be hosting the global summit, on behalf of the World Organization of Dredging Associations (WODA); and the organizing committee is pleased to invite sponsors and exhibitors to get involved.

The article discusses that the Mud Cat® MC 115D dredging system, Ellicott Dredge Technologies, LLC launched the 2021 Model Mud Cat MC 115D. Topics discussed include the new stand-out features on the MC 115D are the standard climate-controlled operator's cabin and optional hydraulic-tilt Transport – Launch - Retrieve Trailer; and the climate controlled operator's cab comes standard.

The article discusses Orascom Construction one of the top ten engineering, procurement and construction contractors in Africa, commissioned a custom-built radio remote controlled Mud Cat MC 25EC E-Series dredge. Topics include the electric powered Mud Cat dredge has performed routine maintenance on the power plant; and the Mud Cat's cutterhead creates a smooth even bottom profile.

The article discusses an operator's investment in a new hopper dredge has a long-term commitment to a complex vessel working in an abrasive environment. Topics include the design process, Hockema has developed a signature hopper dredge hull form and arrangement combination to maximize the ratio of hopper capacity versus cubic hull dimensions; and modifications to the hull form reduced calm water resistance from the initial baseline form approximately 18% in the loaded condition.

The article offers information that the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Corp. (GLDD) has planned to develop a all-pipe vessel for subsea rock installation, in December 2020. It reports that the vessel will advance the U.S. offshore wind industry and establish a rock supply chain network with active offshore wind leases. It presents views of Lasse Petterson of GLDD on the project.

The article offers information on Waterplace Park River Restoration: Small Dredges Prove Useful in Downtown Waterways. It mentions restore river depths to facilitate and improve water quality, fish migration, but this one came with a twist; its footprint was tightly nestled within the low bridges and bustling infrastructure of Waterplace Park in downtown Providence.

The article report that the EIG Dragages-Ports awarded the contract for building a dual fuel water injection dredge to SOCARENAM shipyard, based in Boulogne sur Mer, France. It mentions that the new dredge will be operated by Bordeaux port authority, which uses two dredges to maintain the navigation channel and quaysides in the Gironde estuary.

The article report that the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District commissioned two Mud Cat 225D units each with their own industrial grinding system and booster station. It mentions that the Mud Cat 225D dredges are pumping municipal wastewater sludge that contains mop heads, hygiene products and rags to skid mounted industrial grinders and then on to skid mounted Mud Cat 1008BP booster pump stations.

The article presents Dredge Types, which includes Suction Dredges and Bucket Dredges.