cutter suction dredge

Port Houston Project 11 marks another milestone

At its most recent monthly meeting, the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority approved a $136 million contract award for segment 1C of the Houston Ship Channel Expansion – Project 11.

Port Commission chairman Ric Campo noted that Callan Marine Ltd., the newly awarded segment 1C contractor, will use its recently christened 32-inch cutter suction dredge, the General Arnold, considered the newest, largest, and most environmentally friendly cutter suction dredge in the U.S. fleet, for the...

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VIDEO: Damen delivers first in new CSD600 cutter suction dredge series

CSD600 under tow

The Damen Dredging Equipment shipyard in Nijkerk, Netherlands, has completed the first in its new CSD600 series of cutter suction dredges. It is now on its way to an Indonesian customer, PT Dua Samudera Perkasa as deck cargo on a heavy lift ship after being towed to Rotterdam through the Dutch polders from the shipyard, which is located in the heart of the Netherlands.

The distinctive CSD600 is a brand-new type of dismountable dredge recently added to the Damen standard range of dredges. It has...

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C-Job launches new cutter suction dredge series

Targeting the mid range of the cutter suction dredge (CSD) market, Netherlands based C-Job Naval Architects today launched a new CSD design series.

Showcasing its possibilities is an innovative new self-propelled concept design. The 34-inch self-propelled cutter suction dredge features a cutter power of 3,500 hp. and a total installed power of approximately 26,000 HP. The CSD includes two 6,300 hp. dredge pumps on deck and one 3,500 hp. submerged dredge pump on the cutter ladder enabling a...

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Callan Marine to add another new dredge

Galveston, Texas, headquartered Callan Marine continues to expand its fleet. In May last year, it took delivery of the 32-inch cutter suction dredge General MacArthur. Then, In July last year, it reported that construction was underway on a new 28-inch dredge, the General Bradley. Today, the company reports that another new dredge, an 18-inch cutter suction dredge to be named the General Marshall, will join the Callan’s fleet in 2022.

At 194 feet in length and 41 feet wide, the General Marshall...

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New Callan Marine dredge enters service

Callan Marine’s new cutter suction dredge General MacArthur has now received its U.S. Coast Guard certificate of inspection (COI) and ABS classification. The dredge pushed off the dock in Belle Chasse, La., Saturday, May 16, and headed straight to some other Texas projects and will then transit to Corpus Christi for Phase II of that port’s channel deepening and widening project (see earlier story).

The General MacArthur is 290 feet long, and with its 180-foot idler barge attached, the dredge has...

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