Channel Dredging & Maintenance
Maintenance of navigation channels in rivers and ports is critical to commerce around the globe. If a channel gets blocked, boats and barges that businesses rely on come to a halt. Channel dredging ensures waterway traffic continues to flow smoothly and that it’s business as usual.
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Versi-Dredge Capabilities
The Versi-Dredge can open navigation channels with ease. The IMS Depth Master can maintain deeper channels from 12m to 18m in depth. The dredge can be hooked up to a standard pipeline and pump material to a dewatering site onshore. Another option is fitting the IMS Bi-Directional Broadcaster attachment to the discharge; if permitted by local authorities, sediment can then be sprayed out of the channel and back into the natural current.
The Versi-Dredge and Depth Master are cost-effective solutions for navigation channel maintenance at ports. Both product lines are self-propelled and easily transportable. The maximum 305mm discharge line makes the discharge manageable when dewatering space is limited. The optional GPS system allows the operator to maneuver the dredge cutter into the existing channel design and remove no more than is necessary to fulfill the maintenance contract. The cuts can be tracked against the pre-dredging survey to show the client that the contract has been completed within scope.
The IMS JetMaster technology allows the operator to turn the hydraulic pump off on the dredge and use 250 psi (17.2 bar) water jets to put silt into suspension and let the natural current take the material away – commonly known as “water injection dredging.” This feature requires no discharge line and is becoming more common in ports around the globe.
An IMS 7012 HP Versi-Dredge® in Southeast Asia using the Broadcaster to quickly deepen a navigation channel without using a de-watering site or a cumbersome pipeline.
Olangapo, Philippines purchased an IMS Model 5012 HP Versi-Dredge® to be used to prevent rivers and channels from overflowing.
The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District dredges Marina del Rey Harbor in Western Los Angeles County to keep the federal navigation channel open.
An IMS Model 5012 HP Versi-Dredge® deepens a marina entrance and channel at Victoria Beach Canada.
News
Malaysian Marina Opts for Cost-Effective Dredge Option
Danga Bay Marina in Johor Bahru on the south coast of Malaysia, has purchased a Versi-Dredge 7012 HP dredger from IMS Dredge for use in the marina and surrounding estuary waters.
Gloucester’s Canal Dredging – Great Results (UK)
In a 2012 dredging project at Gloucester Docks and the nearby canal, almost 9,000 cubic metres of silt were removed from the mentioned area.
Sand Dredged from Cobourg Harbour Will be Moved to Victoria Beach (Canada)
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.
IMS Model 7012 HP Versi-Dredge® Used in Marina Del Rey
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer, Los Angeles District, used an IMS Model 7012 HP Versi-Dredge® in a beneficial reuse project at Marina Del Rey, California, the largest man-made marina in the United States.
Burnt-Out Marina Channels Opened with Portable Dredge
The channels had silted in and were just a few feet deep. Most of the debris from the fire had collapsed into the basin forming an almost impenetrable mass.
