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04-30-2010
Dredging up solutions - joint venture results in a deeper river channel and added storm protection
While driving alongside Beach Boulevard in Pascagoula, MS, the average person would never know that just six months earlier the majority of that beach didn’t exist. It’s hard to imagine a beach was just created out of nowhere, but that’s exactly what the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mike Hooks, Inc., and Gulf Sand & Gravel, Inc. D.B.A. ENCO Dredging did during their collaboration on the Pascagoula Beach Boulevard project as part of...
04-21-2010
DSC CONSOLIDATES SUBSIDIARIES
Dredging Supply Company, Inc., as the public knows the company, will now operate under a parent company, DSC Dredge LLC as a result of a recent corporate consolidation. Prior to the merger, the company was affiliated with many subsidiaries, all focusing on manufacturing and servicing dredges, support equipment, and parts. DSC Dredge LLC was created as an umbrella company to encompass all the sub-companies, including Dredging Supply Company, Inc., Best Equipment, M&S Equipment, Better Dredges, Inc., W&S Dredge Manufacturer, Reliable Gulf South LLC, Dredge Surplus, and Dragados Sud-America (DSA).
12-03-2009
SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY- DSC HOSTS DREDGE TOUR FOR VISITING GUESTS
On Thursday, December 3, a delegation of 11 officials representing Colombia Ports and Waterways visited Dredging Supply Company’s (DSC) manufacturing facility for a site tour. The Colombian visitors, who were sponsored by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, travelled to the U.S. to learn more about U.S. capabilities in areas such as navigation and logistics technologies, cargo screening and handling technologies, tugboats and barges, and vessel traffic equipment.
08-05-2009
DEEP SANDS - WORLD'S DEEPEST MINING DREDGE BUILT TO EXTEND LIFE OF SAND MINE
The world’s deepest mining dredge is coupled with the longest drive train ever to reach the bottom of an underwater sand mine. In underwater sand mining, as with any problem-solving effort, getting to the bottom of it is the ultimate goal. So when the Florida Rock Division of Vulcan Materials considered that they were nearing the end of their capacity to dredge the depths of one of their deepest underwater sand deposits, they considered they might need a clamshell-style dredge – rather than their preferred style of underwater pump dredge – to get to the bottom of it.
07-29-2009
DSC OPENS NEW DESIGN CENTER
DSC hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on July 13, 2009 to commemorate the opening of their new design center. Recent and steady growth throughout the company created a need for an additional building to house their engineering and automation departments.
July 23, 2009
DSC EXPANDS WINCH PRODUCT LINE
DSC is excited to announce additions to their planetary hydraulic winch product line. After noticing there were no commercially manufactured winches designed specifically for dredging applications, DSC was inspired to design their own family of winches that meet the dredging industry’s precise needs. The winches feature excellent braking capability to coincide with newly upgraded power for DSC’s cutter drives... read more
June 2, 2009
DSC DELIVERS SHARK DREDGE TO PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA
Dredging Supply Company, Inc. (DSC) recently delivered an 18” x 18” Shark class dredge to Nigerian customer Japaul Oil and Maritime Services PLC. The dredge was delivered and commissioned by DSC field service engineers in Lagos, Nigeria last month. Japaul is a rising star in the Nigerian dredging industry. Over the past several years, foreign dredging contractors have been replaced with Nigerian contractors who have been busy updating their dredge fleets... read more
April 30, 2009
DSC CUSTOMER ARKHOLA LAUNCHES DREDGE AND BARGE
Dredging Supply Company, Inc. (DSC) is proud to announce the launch of a new 22” x 20” Custom Electric Marlin class, self-propelled, hydraulic cutter-suction dredge at Arkhola Sand and Gravel’s operation in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The technologically advanced barge-loading dredge was designed so that it could be integrated into Arkhola’s existing processing plant, while drastically increasing their overall efficiency. The new dredge will maximize production and allow for a continuous operation with no operational downtime... read more
April 29, 2009
NEW STOCK DREDGES FOR SALE
Dredging Supply Company, Inc. (DSC) is pleased to announce several new dredges for sale from stock offered from DSC and DSC affiliated companies. Immediately available are two (2) 12x10 Pit-bull Series conventional cutter suction dredges, one (1) 12x10 Pit-bull Series swinging ladder dredge, two (2) Wolverine Class 10x10 cutter suction dredge, and one (1) DSC 8” Moray Class dredge... read more
March 31, 2009
DSC LAUNCHES NEW WEB SITE
Dredging Supply Company, Inc. (DSC) is pleased to announce the release of their new web site. The site has been redesigned using new web technology that ensures the site will appear the same to viewers using multiple browsers and various screen sizes. This is an especially important development for DSC as their customers span the globe, using a wide variety of internet connections and browsing software... read more
MArch 5, 2009
LOUISIANA COMPANIES HEAD TO COLOMBIA IN SEARCH OF NEW SALES
Twelve U.S. companies will explore business opportunities in Colombia on a business development trade mission led by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Commercial Service New Orleans office. The March 8-15 mission includes stops in Bogotá, Cartagena and Barranquilla. The participants represent port associations, manufacturers, oil and gas equipment, dredging, transportation, and engineering... read more
August 22, 2008
DSC NOMINATED FOR LWCC SAFEST 70 AWARD
OF 22,000 LOUISIANA-BASED COMPANIES, DSC REPRESENTS THE TOP SAFEST 1%
Recently DSC was nominated for the 2007 Louisiana Workers Compensation Corporation (LWCC) Safest 70 Award in recognition for their exceptional dedication and commitment to workplace safety. DSC is one of 142 companies nominated for the award and these companies represent the top 1% of all policyholders... read more
Archived Articles
- June 26, 2008 - DSC Awarded Port of New Orleans Contract
- May 20, 2008 - Secretary Gutierrez Presents "E" Award to DSC at White House
- May 19, 2008 - DSC Continues to Expand Internationally
- August 1, 2007 - TXI Holds Ceremony to Christen the “Mr. Tommy”
- August 1, 2007 - DSC Expands Internationally by Appointing KOFA International as Exclusive Sales Representative for Africa
- July 23, 2007 - Abu Dhabi's PAL Group Takes Delivery of New Dredge Tender
- July 13, 2007 - New Habitat for Endangered Pallid Sturgeon: A Success Story for Western Contracting Corporation and Their New 18” X 16” Swinging Ladder Barracuda Dredge
- July 10, 2007 - Prospector System Enhances Mine Management Capabilities
- April 18, 2007 - Executive Reorganization Gains Efficiencies
- September 27, 2006 - DSC Continues Global Expansion by Delivering Barracuda to El Salvadorian Navy
- July 24, 2006 - DSC's 2006 List of Achievements
- March 2006 - DSC Announces Second Sale to Unimin Corporation
- February 9, 2006 - Better Dredges, Inc. Acquires W&S Dredge Manufacturer to Offer Expanded Product Line
- January 12, 2006 - DSC Expands Worldwide Market by Delivering New Dredge to United Arab Emirates
- December 3, 2003 - Lake Wildwood Association Updated from Auger Cutterhead Dredge with DSC's Moray
