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 IMS Dredge's Client HAZCO Congratulates City of Burnaby for Coveted Environmental Award
HAZCO, a division of CCS Corporation, congratulates the City of Burnaby for winning the coveted 2011 Environment Award, for design and construction, from the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. (APEGBC) for the successful Burnaby Lake Rejuvenation Project.
December 6, 2011 Read More>>
 US National Park Touts Success of IMS Versi-Dredge® in Restoring Canoe Trail
The Jean Lafitte National Park in Louisiana, USA faced typical waterway maintenance issues in their canoe trail canal system. Over time, silt build-up and displaced vegetation slowly filled in the canals making them un-navigable for recreationists.
January 25, 2011 Read More>>
 IMS 7012 HP Versi-Dredge® De-Silts Buckingham Canal In India
The Water Resources Department has begun using imported machinery on an experimental basis to desilt South Buckingham canal. According to officials of WRD, the desilting is part of the improvement work being undertaken on the 13-km stretch between Okkiyam Madu and Muttukadu under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).
January 25, 2011 Read More>>
 Outstanding Achievement Award - La Crosse Municipal Airport
Extension of the Taxiway F North at the La Crosse Municipal Airport was essential to airport operations with the goal to have the taxiway open in the fall of 2011.The extension ran through a bay located in the southeast corner of Lake Onalaska.
Dec 15, 2010 Read More>>
 7012 HP Versi-Dredge® Launched on Project at Imperial Dam Funded by US Stimulus
Imperial Reservoir-- The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has begun dredging a 50-acre open water area of Imperial Reservoir just upstream of Imperial Dam. Dredging operations are expected to run 24 hours a day Mondays through Saturdays. The project is scheduled to be completed in 12 to 15 months
June 14, 2010 Read More>>
 Port Hope Harbour Dredging Starts Soon (Canada)
The sign at the entrance to Port Hope's harbour advising boaters that the harbour is temporarily closed is expected to come down soon. Councillor Ted Watts, chair of the municipality's parks, recreation and culture department, says that, in the next few weeks, a dredging machine will be brought in to clear approximately 5,000 cubic metres of silt and sand away, allowing boaters to use the facilities in Port Hope.
May 25, 2010 Read More>>
FEMA Funded 7012 HP Versi-Dredge® Prevents Flooding
An IMS Model 7012 HP Versi-Dredge® with a Dual Broadcaster Discharge Attachment dredges a river channel in Iowa to prevent future flooding. FEMA funded the purchase of the IMS Model 7012 HP Versi-Dredge® which will allow a local irrigation district to minimize damage to infrastructure and private property during the rainy season
May 3, 2010 Read More>>
 Sand Dredged from Cobourg Harbour Will be Moved to Victoria Beach (Canada)
Money has already been made on the harbour dredger this year, said Ross Dudley, special projects consultant with the town of Cobourg. He says last year's purchase has made money on two projects already. At present the dredger, with the aid of GPS guided software, is working through a grid pattern that will result in a full 12-foot deep entrance to the Cobourg harbour.
March 30, 2010 Read More>>
 Cobourg harbour (Canada): Dredging set to begin this week
Doug Chadwick of Chadwick's Towing, using a remote control device, lowers the Town of Cobourg's Versa Dredger into the Cobourg Harbour on Wednesday afternoon, April 7, in preparation of dredging the mouth of Cobourg harbour. The dredger can pump 231 liters of sand and water per second. The mixture is pumped onto the Cobourg beach with the help of some of the 2,300 feet of 10-inch pipe.
April 12, 2010 Read More>>
 Sierra Leone: IMS Versi-Dredge® Paves The Way For Titanium's D1 Dredge
A build up of slimes in the Lanti South pond where Dredge D1 is mining resulted in a number of mechanical breakdowns to pumps and reduced recoveries in the wet plant, with a knock on effect on dredge availability notably in Q3. As a result the Company purchased a new IMS Versi-Dredge® ("the Versi-Dredge®") for US$1.1 million, which has been financed from the cash flows generated from operations.
March 24, 2010 Read More>>
 Cobourg (Canada) Dredger Starts Paying For Itself
The dredger that Councillor Bob Spooner has dubbed Captain Cobourg has begun to pay for itself, he announced at last week's council meeting. "Captain Cobourg is in the Whitby harbour, doing its first dredge job," Spooner said. "It's getting its indoctrination into the Lake Ontario dredging business." "Part of the reason our council pursued that was that we felt we could go to other harbours and get revenue to offset the cost," Mayor Peter Delanty reminded everyone.
December 8, 2009 Read More>>
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