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New Interactive Design Tool for Coastal Interventions from Deltares
Deltares experts have developed a new Augmented Reality (AR) design tool called ‘The Sandbox’ for coastal interventions anywhere in the world. The Sandbox was already on display at the Sand Motor congress in September but the new version can be seen soon at the Flood Risk Conference in Lyon. The San
DSC Dredge Delivers Two Wolverine Class Dredges
Two local contractors in Delta State, Nigeria, recently took delivery of 10-inch Wolverine Class Dredges, designed and manufactured by DSC Dredge at its Greenbush, Michigan, facility. As the political capital of Delta State, Asaba is a rapidly expanding city along the banks of the Niger River Delta.
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Drewry: Container Carriers Still Face High Risk of Failure Privately-owned container carriers could risk losing shippers’ trust if they do not provide any data on their level of indebtedness and balance sheet strength, according to shipping consultancy Drewry… Read More Trafigura Sells Five Tanker N
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Report: investment company plans 20 LNG carriers order at South Korean shipyards An order for 20 liquefied natural gas carriers could be placed at South Korean shipyards from CBI Energy and Chemical, an investment company controlled by Australian and Canadian investors. Video: FSU Armada LNG Mediter
Sea Trucks nets Tullow work off Ghana
Sea Trucks Group has been awarded a contract from Tullow for the provision of a Construction Support Vessel (CSV) providing accommodation and heavy lift services to the turret moored FPSO Kwame Nkrumah. The FPSO is located in the Jubilee Unit Area, 60 kilometers offshore Ghana. According to the comp
Report: lawmakers put NLNG Train 7 project at risk
Nigeria LNG Train 7 project could be at risk if the state lawmakers amend the 1989 law that enabled the creation of the NLNG partnership.
Royal IHC Adjusts Its Business Strategy
As a direct consequence of persistently poor market conditions, Royal IHC, supplier of maritime equipment, is fine-tuning its strategy. IHC remains as committed as ever to boosting its knowledge-intensive activities, as is already happening in IQIP, Mission Equipment and Services. Responding to mark
Armada Olombendo FPSO Ready for Eni’s East Hub Project
Eni informed that the naming ceremony of the “Armada Olombendo” floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel was held in Singapore on Friday. The FPSO will operate in Block 15/06, offshore Angola, for the East Hub Development Project. The vessel will soon be ready to sail to its final d
Dryad: Maritime Crimes Shrink across World’s Hot Spots
The Gulf of Guinea, South East Asia and The Indian Ocean High Risk Area (HRA) have all seen a significant reduction of reported maritime crime throughout July, August and September of this year, according to data released by UK’s maritime intelligence and operations company Dryad Maritime. With the
Eni names FPSO for East Hub development. ‘Armada Olombendo’ to set sail soon
Italian oil company Eni has informed that the naming ceremony of the Armada Olombendo floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel was held on Friday in Singapore. The FPSO will operate in Block 15/06, offshore Angola, for the East Hub Development Project. The Italian oil company said on
Ensco lands new jack-up deals while preparing to stack more rigs
UK-based offshore driller Ensco has been awarded several new drilling contracts for its jack-up rigs while also preparing to stack other rigs that remained unemployed. According to Ensco’s latest fleet status report on Thursday, the 1981-built jack-up rig drilling rig Ensco 84 has been awarded a con