Erosion Control
WETLANDS Lose or Restore?
May/June 2006
"Wetlands are some of the most valuable and yet most overlooked resources i our country. For year, we have drained, cut off, and destroyed wetland areas to provide more farmland, flood control, or recreational facilities. Wetland acreage has shrunk drastically in the past 100 years, but some progress..." Read More - Excerpt taken from Erosion Control, May/June 2006 issue on page 54.
Automation NOTEBOOK
Dredging Up the Future
Spring 2006
"People around the world are aware if the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina along the coast of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. What started around the southeastern Bahamas on August 23, 2005 as Tropical Depression number 12, quickly became the fourth hurricane of the season just 48 hours later. When her catastrophic winds..." Read More - Excerpt taken from Automation Notebook's Cover Story featured in Spring 2006 issue 6 on page 8.
International Dredging Review
DSC Delivers 24-Inch Dredge to Abu Dhabi
January/February 2006
"On October 3, 2005, Dredging Supply Company, Inc. (DSC) commissioned a new 24-inch x 24-inch Shark Class Dredge for the royal family in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The dredge will be operated by PAL Technology, a company owned and operated by the royal family, and will work on projects in the area developing..." Read More - Excerpt taken from International Dredging Review, January/February issue on page 18.
International Dredging Review
DSC Appoints Exclusive South American Sales Rep
September/October 2004
"Dredging Supply Company, Inc. (DSC) has appointed JRI Ingenieria S.A. (JRI) as their exclusive sales representative for South America. The announcement was made on August 18, 2004. JRI, a corporation with headquarters in Santiago, Chile, is recognized as a consulting and engineering firm for the mining industry and nets 5-10 million dollars in engineering services annually..." Read More - Excerpt taken from International Dredging Review, September/October 2004 issue on page 29.
World Dredging, Mining, and Construction
Dredging Supply's Manufacturing Update
August 2004
"The 2004-year started off exceeding our expectations with our biggest backlog in the company's history. The recent trends in the aggregate producers market stayed alive and even excelled in the first few months of 2004. To compliment one market's demand for equipment was additional demand in the small contractors and environmental sectors..." Read More - Excerpt taken from World Dredging, Mining, and Construction, August 2004 issue on page 10-11.
International Dredging Review
Florida Rock Dredge Designed for Shallow Digging
July/August 2004
"Florida Rock Industries, Inc. took delivery of an 18" x 16" Diesel Marlin Class Dredge in March to mine sand in a <Maryland plant. DSC custom-designed the dredge for this plant, where the dredging depth will be initially about 10 feet, and eventually go to 50 feet. To accomplish this Dredging Supply Company included a ladder wedge insert near the cutter module of the 85-foot-long ladder, creating a down angled pitch to keep the cutter in the material and to prevent the ladder from dragging while dredging at shallow depths..." Read More - Excerpt taken from International Dredging Review, July/August 2004 issue on page 20.