What is Dredging?
Dredging is the process of removing silt from the floor of any ocean body in order to make the waters easily accessible for ships and other types of vessels.
Different Types of Dredgers Used in the Maritime Industry
Different Types of Dredgers are available for different dredging operation like backhoes and cutter section dredger etc.Lets understand some of the dredge type.
Effects of Dredging on the Marine Environment
Dredging though commercially a very important activity in the shipping industry has several negative impacts on the marine environment. Find out about the various effects of dredging in this article.
Watch: Suez Canal Dredging And Tug-Boat Crew Celebrates After Freeing MV Ever Given
As the grounded Suez Canal ship Ever Given is refloated and continues its journey, dredger of the canal recollects the event.
Video: Port Of Hamburg Uses Excavator With Multitool For The First Time
An excavator with the multitool was used for the first time in the port of Hamburg. Take a look for yourself in this episode of PORT IS WHAT WE DO.
Watch: Dredging At Port Of Spain After 20 Years
According to the Minister of Works and Transport, it has been twenty (20) years since the last dredging took place and was an operation deemed long overdue.
11 Threats to Marine Environment You Must Know
It is extremely necessary to generate awareness among people towards protection and conservation of marine environment. We have enumerated 11 main causes of marine pollution which have been troubling marine environment for quite some time now.
Ambiorix: A Powerful Self-propelled Cutter Suction Dredger
The Ambiorix is one-of-its kind cutter suction dredger vessel, owned and operated by the Dutch conglomerate DEME – Dredging Environmental and Marine Engineering. The vessel’s operational singularity stems from its applicability in the hardest of sub-water dredging conditions.
Cristobal Colon: The Largest, Hi-tech Ocean Dredger
Cristobal Colon is one of the largest and technologically advanced dredging ships in the world. With its great dredging capacity and design, this largest ship has been the talk of the town. Find out more about the dredger inside the article.
What Does a Hydrographic Surveyor Do?
A Hydrographic Surveyor is a person who does Hydrographic Survey. To explain it simply, Hydrographic Survey is conducted in order to observe and note the trends of water for the purposes of safe navigation and travel. But, when it comes to the point of explaining about observing “trends of water” and answering the question “What…