Suction Dredgers

Plain suction dredgers are stationary dredgers positioned with wires and with at least one dredge pump connected to a suction pipe and a delivery pipe.

Side Stone-Dumping Vessels

Side stone-dumping vessels are used for transporting and placing rock and boulders in maritime and fluvial locations.

Split-Hull Hopper Dredgers

Split-hull hopper dredgers discharge their loads from underneath the vessel by opening up – splitting – their hulls.

Ploughs, Beams and Rakes

Ploughs, beams and rakes are tools that are attached to an A-frame, mounted on the stern of a tug or work boat and dragged across the waterbed.

Pontoons

Pontoons are floating platforms that can be adapted to function in a multitude of ways during dredging operations.

Pipelines

Pipelines fall into three main categories: floating pipelines, submerged or “sinker” lines and land or “shore” lines.

Floating pipelines

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Other High-Tech Dredging Equipment

Dredging vessels and equipment come in a variety of specialised types, large and small, but nowadays most are equipped with state-of-the-art technologies.

Jack-up Pontoons

Jack-up pontoons are self-elevating platforms used to carry dredging equipment, such as cranes, boosters or soil investigation equipment to work sites.