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FEATURE DREDGING

Credit: DSC Dredge

Credit: Teledyne awareness while dredging, and to complete work faster and new operators can learn more ef? ciently—without jeopardizing safety—Nash feels faster with a visual ref- that the industry is still behind. “It is a known fact that the erence of the work area, construction industry has historically been a laggard in the rather than relying entire- adoption of technology in comparison to other industries,” he ly on trial and error.

said. “It has been my observation that marine contractors and While DSC Vision moni- dredgers lag the construction industry by a number of years.” tors what is happening below the water, Dredge

Rx focuses on the dredge

The technology

Despite vast industry challenges and the feeling of being be- itself. The latter is a remote hind, numerous technologies are available, ranging from sen- monitoring system that sors to sonar to software. provides operators, man-

Teledyne’s PDS dredge guidance systems combine software agement and support teams with positioning and motion sensors to track the dredge and indi- with access to real-time vidual components in real time, explained Verboom. “PDS shows dredge data, including production, position and system alarms. these movements against the seabed model, the design model, set This level of access enables teams to stay connected to opera- limits or any objects that need to be avoided. It gives the operator tions whether they are onboard or offsite. It also allows DSC’s a complete overview what is happening underwater.” product support team to connect remotely to assist with trouble-

The company also offers a range of sonars, including Tele- shooting, helping reduce the need for travel and supporting faster dyne RESON SeaBat multibeam echosounders and Teledyne resolution when issues arise. Historical production data, equip-

BlueView imaging sonars, which are ideal for safe work ment hours, alarms and system activity can all be reviewed, giv- around pipelines or other subsea objects. SeaBat provides ing teams better visibility into performance and usage.

dredge operators with seabed depth information at all points HYPACK offers DREDGEPACK, a software solution de- in a project, while BlueView adds another layer of visibility signed to support a range of dredge types, including cutter underwater, working like an acoustic camera that is less af- suction, crane (clamshell), hopper, and excavator dredges, ex- fected by murky water than a standard camera. plained the HYPACK team. It provides real-time positioning,

Cerulean Sonar employs similar imaging and bathymetry dredging guidance, and production monitoring. Additionally, products, including the Omnican 3D, which combines side HYPACK LINK is a dredging intelligence software suite that scan and multibeam data acquisition. “Users are provided is designed to bridge the gap between ? eld operations and stra- with rapid dense data collection (3D point cloud) as well as tegic management, by combining near real-time operational overlayed imaging for real-time assessment and the ability awareness with advanced analytics and reporting.

to post process all within our proprietary software, Sonar- Measurtronics’ Trimble Marine Construction (TMC) based

View,” explained CEO Damian Hennessey. guidance and positioning systems are machine manufacturer,

DSC Vision, according to exerts at DSC Dredge, combines age and application agnostic, able to accommodate any ma- sonar technology with positioning, giving operators a visual chine types or methods used in the dredging industry. When understanding of the dredging environment as they work and geospatial positions of submerged and buried infrastructure or the ability to adjust in real time. When it comes to training, hazards are known, marine positioning systems can provide 26 May/June 2026

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