Dredging: deepening and clearing lakes, rivers and ports

Dredging: a crucial process for healthy and productive water

Dredging is an essential process for maintaining and improving waterways, ports and lakes. By removing sediments, such as sand, silt and clay, from the bottom, we can:

• Ensure navigability:
  Ensure that waterways and harbors have sufficient depth for ships to navigate safely and efficiently.
  
  
• Restore water quality:
  Combat pollution and improve water quality by removing harmful substances from the bottom sediment.
  
  
• Protect the marine environment:
  Minimize the risk of turbidity and disturbance to the marine environment, benefiting both plant and animal life.
  
  
• Create new land areas:
  Enable the development of land for housing, infrastructure and other purposes.
  
  
• Extracting valuable resources:
  Extract minerals and other natural resources from the seabed sediment.

Traditional dredging vs. suction dredging: a comparison

Traditional dredging, carried out with bucket dredgers or excavators, has long been the most common method. But this method has some disadvantages:

• Environmental impact:
  It can cause water turbidity, disturb benthic organisms and spread pollution.
  
  
• Time consuming and costly:
  The process can be slow and resource-intensive, resulting in high costs.
  
  
• Limited applicability:
  It is not suitable for all types of bottom sediments or aquatic environments.

Suction dredging: A modern and efficient solution

Deep Ocean Solutions has adopted a modern and more efficient dredging method using suction dredgers. This method involves sucking up the sediments from the seabed with a powerful pump and transporting them to an onshore disposal facility. Suction dredgers offer a number of advantages:

• Minimally invasive:
  It minimally disturbs the marine environment and avoids turbidity in the water.
  
  
• Protects bottom life:
  It protects benthic organisms and does not harm marine biodiversity.
  
  
• Effective and time-efficient:
  It can dredge large areas quickly and efficiently, saving time and money.
  
  
• Adaptable:
  It can be used in all types of aquatic environments, regardless of depth, bottom sediment or terrain.
  
  
• Environmentally friendly:
  It minimizes environmental impact and contributes to the sustainable management of our waterways.

A tailor-made solution for every dredging project.

We offer a wide range of dredging services to meet your specific needs. We can dredge in all types of water environments, including lakes, seas, rivers, canals and ports. Whether you need to dredge to maintain a fairway, clear a polluted harbor or create new land area, we have the expertise and equipment required to deliver an effective and tailored solution.

Our services include:

• Dredging of waterways and ports
• Dredging of contaminated areas
• Dredging to improve water quality
• Dredging to create new land areas and underwater structures
• Dredging for the extraction of minerals

Why choose Deep Ocean Solutions?

We are one of the leading providers of dredging services in Sweden with a successful history. We have solid expertise and competence in all aspects, from planning and implementation to follow-up and aftermarket.