Caterpillar has reached a major milestone in its autonomous haulage system (AHS), hauling one million tons of aggregate with its self-driving trucks. The milestone was reached as part of a collaboration with Luck Stone’s Bull Run Quarry in Virginia, demonstrating the worth of Caterpillar’s AHS solution. The collaboration aims to prove the effectiveness of autonomous… Read More
The Board of the Eastern Chapter of WEDA invites you to submit an abstract for a technical presentation at our Fall 2025 conference. The meeting be will held at the Double Tree by Hilton outside of Portland, ME, from October 14-16, 2025. Book your room and register for the event to ensure your space as… Read More
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲… The Manta in Malta. The short phrase almost guarantees a tongue twister. However, aside from their almost identical name, our powerful anchor handling tug Manta and the European island of Malta have little in common. Although, every now and then, our Manta sets sail to the port of the Maltese capital,… Read More
UK Dredging (UKD), the dredging division of port operator Associated British Ports, has welcomed the newbuild water injection dredger (WID) UKD Seadragon into service. UKD said the addition of a water injection dredger to its fleet will allow it to extend intervals between hopper dredging operations, enhancing operational efficiency. The vessel was designed specifically for UKD and… Read More
Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF) has confirmed that its contract with Petrobras for the Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessel Normand Turquesa has been formally approved and signed, following the initial announcement on May 6, 2025. The contract, valued at approximately $84 million, will commence in February 2026 and has a duration of four years, extending… Read More
