{"id":199748,"date":"2024-10-26T18:43:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T22:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/company-arrival-of-its-galveston-island-dredge\/"},"modified":"2024-10-26T19:50:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T23:50:54","slug":"company-arrival-of-its-galveston-island-dredge","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/company-arrival-of-its-galveston-island-dredge\/","title":{"rendered":"Company celebrates the arrival of its new sustainable dredge “Galveston Island”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company has officially unveiled its newest suction hopper dredge, the \u201cGalveston Island,\u201d<\/strong> at a special ceremony in Galveston, Texas. This modern vessel, designed by C-Job Naval Architects and built at Conrad Shipyard, becomes the first of two dredges built with cutting-edge technology to support sustainability in the company\u2019s dredging operations. <\/p>\n\n

Galveston Island’s Green Technology and Capacity<\/h2>\n\n

With a capacity of 6,500 cubic yards and a dredging depth of up to 100 feet<\/strong> , Galveston Island is equipped to handle complex operations while reducing its environmental impact.<\/p>\n\n

This state-of-the-art dredge can operate on biofuel<\/a><\/strong> , making it a cleaner option for dredging work in the Great Lakes and other coastal projects. It also meets EPA Tier 4 regulations, which minimizes its carbon footprint and protects marine life by reducing the risk of species entrapment. <\/p>\n\n

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The dredge complies with EPA Tier 4 regulations. Source: Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Conrad Shipyard has designed the Galveston Island dredger<\/strong> to meet today’s sustainability demands. The vessel is equipped with a high-power pumping system to facilitate dredging, and incorporates dynamic positioning and tracking technology, ensuring more precise and effective operations. <\/p>\n\n

According to MarineLink<\/em> , the Galveston Island will replace one of the oldest dredges in the Great Lakes fleet, the Terrapin Island<\/a><\/strong> , which operated for more than 40 years. With this addition, the company seeks to strengthen its commitment to a modern and environmentally responsible fleet, reflecting a significant advance in the sustainable dredging industry in the United States. <\/p>\n\n

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Source and photos:<\/strong> Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The dredge has a capacity of 6,500 cubic yards and can dredge to depths of 100 feet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8403,"featured_media":199707,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13048],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-199748","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-maritime"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/199748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8403"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199748"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/199748\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/199707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=199748"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=199748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}