Dredge pumps can be fitted out with a second outer pump casing. Up to now, this meant a large, heavy piece of steel. Pioneering research by Damen R&D engineers has resulted in a patented pump cover, which can be zipped onto the current dredge pump effortlessly. The new DynaCover is made of finely wo
Tullow Oil is looking to exit the Block C-10 offshore Mauritania by the end of November.
The US authorities have issued a maritime alert urging vessels calling in Madagascar to exercise caution due to an outbreak of plague, GAC informed. ETIC/Africa P&I Services said that that the outbreak is severe and fast spreading, affecting the whole island of Madagascar, including ports. In partic
Climate change is real, so better be prepared. Everybody, personally and also as an industry, should make a contribution in fighting climate change. That was the final thought of our first Dredging Today Conference, beautifully put by Mr Mark van Zanten, Senior Project Manager Water, Royal Haskoning
Adm. Ayman Saleh, Chairman of Damietta Port Authority (DPA), received yesterday Dr. Abdelazeem Mohamed, Chairman of River Transport Authority, Egypt (RTA), together with a delegation from Deltares Institute, The Netherlands. The meeting was aimed to discuss possible ways of cooperation between the t
As previously reported by Offshore Energy Today and now confirmed by the builder, the giant FPSO left the shipyard on Tuesday, October 31.
Canadian oil & gas exploration company Eco Atlantic has received approval to release its public notice for an environmental clearance certificate (ECC) for exploration well drilling in the Cooper block off Namibia. The company said on Thursday that the well would be drilled in the Osprey Lead within
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has released in its latest Terra et Aqua an article named ‘An Improved Integrated Approach for Optimizing Shipping Channel Capacity for Australian Ports’. The continuing surge in commercial vessel sizes is putting increasing pressure on the
In the third quarter of 2017 Hong Kong-based container shipping company Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) was the most reliable carrier with a schedule reliability score of 83.3%. Evergreen and Wan Hai were the second most reliable carriers scoring 82.5% each, followed by APL and HMM with 82.3%
Woodlands-based Anadarko, the developer of the giant Mozambique LNG project, reported a net loss of $699 million for the third quarter of 2017.
The Hague-based LNG giant Shell has completed the sale of its assets in Gabon and UK North Sea as part of the company’s $30 billion divestment programme put in place after its takeover of BG Group. Shell said on Wednesday it had finalized the previously announced sale of its entire Gabon onshore oil
Total’s Egina FPSO has sailed away from South Korea and is now on its way to Nigeria. This is according to the company’s EGINA FPSO Deputy Topside Manager within Total E&P Nigeria who shared with us a photo of the FPSO taking off from Geoje in Korea. The vessel built by Samsung Heavy Indusries, repo
