A look at the joys of working for a high-tech private dredging company versus the difficulties of an underfunded state-run organisation.

To satisfy EC bathing water quality directives, a new, longer outfall was needed. Dredgers had to reckon with the recreational importance of Spain’s beaches, plus the existence of an operative gas pipeline.

By shifting from port-operated dredging to privatised contract dredging, three New Zealand ports have moved from world-ranked laggards to the top echelon of international ports in terms of profitability and performance.

Laboratory experiments demonstrate from a wear point of view the inefficiency of cutting tools on a cutter suction dredger. Recommendations are made to optimise the cutterhead design and cutting process.

A stagnated lake is rescued from an ecological disaster by a system of underwater and circumference canals which keep the waters circulating.