Safety Award 2018 Winner: Van Oord Debris Removal Platform

To promote innovations within the realm of safety within the dredging industry, the International Association of Dredging Companies gives a Safety Award to an exemplary programme, procedure or project each year. Announced at the IADC’s Annual General Meeting, the winner of the Safety Award 2018 is Van Oord’s Debris Removal Platform. Van Oord changed the existing technique of manually removing debris to an automated system, reducing the risk of personal injury.

Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers: How does it work?

Trailing suction hopper dredgers can fill their own holds (hoppers) by sucking material from the seabed using a trailing suction head fitted to pipes that trail over the bed as the ship sails.

1DH Model Predicts Transport and Sedimentation Inside a Hopper

A one-dimensionalhorizontal modelling tool which accurately predicts the overflow of sediments and bed layer distribution inside the hopper of a Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger is introduced.

Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers

“Facts About Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers” describes self-propelled hydraulic dredgers with drag heads that suction up loose materials like sand.

Dredging Plant and Equipment

“Facts About Dredging Plant and Equipment” describes the specialised equipment that has been developed to perform various and specific dredging operations.

Dredging Equipment (on demand)

Dredging Equipment: Its evolution, capabilities and importance for maritime infrastructural works.

Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers

Trailing suction hopper dredgers or “trailers”, are self-propelled ships with hoppers, which are storage areas in the hull for keeping dredged material.

Validation of the Tass System for Predicting the Environmental Effects of Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers

Models created by researchers using innovative software have been tested and validated by monitoring trailers during dredging operations.