What is Seaways Marine-Based Solids Management system?
Marine-Based Solids Management is a system designed to collect and containerize the excavated sediments on a marine platform and to transport the sediments to an existing port facility or facilities, where the sediment can offloaded for transport to a disposal site. The Seaway system makes use of two primary platforms: 1) a solids processing vessel and 2) a container vessel. The solids processing vessel, which operates in conjunction with the crane or excavator barge, is designed to receive the dredge material from a mechanical dredge operation, remove oversize debris and physically stabilize the dredged sediment (reduce its moisture content) by mixing the sediment with hydrating reagents. Once the sediment is blended with the hydrating reagant, the stabilized sediment is conveyed to an independent container vessel, where the stabilized sediment is discharged into containers that are subsequently sealed and transported (on the container vessel) to an existing port capable of offloading
