Portland, Maine-based Casco Bay Lines — more formally Casco Bay Island Transit District — reports that it will soon begin construction of a long-awaited new ferry to service its Peaks Island route. It will be powered by a diesel-electric hybrid propulsion system, making Casco Bay Lines one of the first public ferry systems in the… Read More
The two new 56-foot pilot boats recently delivered to the Los Angeles Pilot Service are equipped with full suites of Furuno marine electronics. Built by Vigor’s Vancouver, Wash., shipyard, the Camarc-designed Angels Pilot and Angels Navigator have been outfitted with complete integrated helm suites designed to assist in their mission of piloting ships in and… Read More
NEW RICHMOND, WI USA – Building off the success of the 8in. (203mm) discharge Mud Cat® MC 115D dredging system, Ellicott Dredge Technologies, LLC is pleased to announce the launch of the 2021 Model Mud Cat MC 115D. The new stand-out features on the MC 115D are the standard climate-controlled operator’s cabin and optional hydraulic-tilt Transport – Launch –… Read More
Van der Leun America successfully installed and delivered the electrical installation for the “Osprey” Water Injection Dredger (WID) of IHC America. Shipyard St Johns Shipbuilding contracted by IHC America Customer North Carolina State Port Authorities (NCSPA) The dredger is built at St Johns Shipbuilding in Palatka, Florida and will be operating in Wilmington, North Carolina.The… Read More
The Harbor Beach City Council voted to purchase a new pump for its sewer and sell a piece of formerly foreclosed land during its Feb. 16 meeting. The city council approved the purchase a larger pump for the rebuild of the DPW sewer machine. At a former meeting, DPW Supervisor Mike Jurgess had requested the… Read More
Most dredged material can be used as a resource, providing significant environmental and financial benefits and contributing to worldwide sustainability. Placement, use or disposal Worldwide millions of cubic metres of material are removed each year from ports, harbours and waterways in order to optimise navigation, remediation and flood management. The destination of this dredged material… Read More
Breaking News from DredgeWire Thursday, February 18, 2021 — Western OH: Construction is underway on a new Supreme Manufacturing, Inc. (SMI) floating clamshell dredge at a sand and gravel operation in Western OH, USA. The new SMI machine is a gantry style dredge with a 16yd3 (12.2m3) bucket (model MD-16). Designed specifically for this operation’s stony deposit, the MD-16 will utilize the latest… Read More
U.S. LNG exporter Cheniere Energy has filed a request with the regulator to place its Corpus Christi LNG Train 3 into commercial operation. The company request in its filing to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that the permit is granted no later than March 12, 2021. In its filing, Cheniere noted that the facility… Read More
New Orleans headquartered Technology Associates, Inc. (TAI), has added a diesel-electric hybrid offshore wind farm Service Operation Vessel (SOV) design to its EnviroMax vessel series. The TAI EnviroMax vessels have been designed to maximize operational capabilities, minimize fuel consumption and carbon foot print. In addition to optimized operation, the designs offer unique features that reduce… Read More
Damen Shipyards recently took advantage of a unique opportunity to deliver a five-vessel order to three separate customers in Canada. Transporting tugs piggy-back on heavylift vessels from the builder to their eventual destination is not new and Damen recently adapted this model when five vessels were required by Canadian clients involving a newbuild pontoon carrying… Read More
Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark said Monday that they have been selected to develop and implement the Long Range Unmanned Surface Vessel (LRUSV) System for the United States Marine Corps. They say the LRUSV System will usher in a new era of naval technology while increasing the lethality of U.S. forces, with a network of unmanned… Read More
Governor Larry Hogan and the state Board of Public Works (BPW) today approved contracts with two Maryland companies to study use of sediment from shipping channels leading to the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore for innovative purposes such as creation of structural concrete. The contracts follow three others recently approved by the BPW to… Read More