Dredges (or dredgers) are machines or vessels equipped with scooping, suction, or plough devices that are used to remove and/or displace material from under a body of water. Dredging is performed for ...
The Lagos State Safety Commission has urged sand miners and dredgers in the state to be mindful of the importance of their lives while at the dredging location and mining sites across the state.
Tarriela said the dredgers operating in the Manila Bay area were supposed to be manned by Filipino crew as they were registered with the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) in the Philippines.
The construction consortium, consisting of Van Oord, Hochtief and Ballast Nedam, is building two deep-sea quays, an inland shipping quay and some earth-retaining walls.
As tugs struggled in their attempts to move the ship through the week, dredgers were brought in to dig mud and sand from under the bow and stern of the ship. These dredgers are a familiar sight on ...