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Prime moves into hopper trucks with highly transparent way of announcing it

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Giant truckload carrier Prime is getting into a new business, and on Wednesday, it took a highly...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/prime-moves-into-hopper-trucks-with-highly-transparent-way-of-announcing-it

Accident dislodges Georgia overpass, forces I-16 closure

Dislodged Georgia highway 86 overpass above I-16.

Truckers and other drivers along Interstate 16 in central Georgia should expect delays after a crash shifted an overpass in Treutlen County.

Related: ‘Painful mess’: I-40 bridge closure costing trucking industry $1M daily

According to the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), a hopper hit the Georgia State Route 86 overpass and dislodged it 6 feet. It happened around 1 a.m. EDT Thursday west of the U.S. Highway 221/GA-56 exit.

GDOT officials said I-16 is closed in both directions from exits...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/accident-dislodges-georgia-overpass-forces-i-16-closure

Eastern Shipbuilding lays keel for new trailing suction hopper dredge

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Panama City, Fla., announced that on, Sept. 11, 2020, Eastern conducted the keel laying for 356’x79’6″x27’3″ R.B. Weeks, ESG hull 258, a new trailing suction hopper dredger for Weeks Marine Inc. (WMI), Covington, La., following the contract signing five months earlier.

Steel Cutting began on Aug. 19, 2020. The new U.S. flag dredge is be built at Eastern’s Allanton Shipyard. It will be the shipyard’s second trailing suction hopper dredge project for Weeks Marine. The Ma...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/eastern-shipbuilding-lays-keel-for-new-trailing-suction-hopper-dredge/

Van Oord Strengthens Dredging Fleet With Third New Hopper

Van Oord strengthens dredging fleet with third new hopper

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Van Oord has decided to use the option of ordering a third trailing suction hopper dredger at Keppel FELS Limited. The vessel is similar to the two vessels that Van Oord ordered in May 2018. Each one has a hopper capacity of approximately 10,500 cubic metres and measures 138 metres in length and 28 metres across the beam.

This investment is part of a broader fleet renewal programme in the Dredging business unit. The new hoppers will replace existing vessels and fit in...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/van-oord-strengthens-dredging-fleet-with-third-new-hopper/