An Overview of Dredger Ship Operations and Techniques
There are many methods employed by dredger ships in silting and debris disposal including mechanical and hydraulic methods Mechanical dredging is where excavation takes place using the buckets or scoops and in hydraulic dredging vacuum method is used to suck the debris out The dredger vessels are built to operate in different environments such shallow waters of rivers to the deepest ocean Geographical zones or depth modes with their corresponding dredgers may cut bulk dredgers suction dredgers or art hatch dredgers Depending on the environment, these vessels are not only extremely large in size but also of great importance in the preservation of navigability of harbors and land access regions.