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Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
Investigation Launched After Fatal Dredging Accident The body of Floris Heeren, a 23-year-old Belgian crew member of the “Juan Sebastian de Elcano”, who died after falling off his ship Monday, November 3rd, has been recovered and brought to a funeral parlor, reported the abs-cbnnews. Southampton Por
Top news of the week November 10-15
Top news of the week November 10-15
Dredge Efficiency Study from DSC
As a dredge moves farther away from the discharge point, the pump speed is increased to maintain a proper slurry velocity within the pipeline. Once maximum pump speed has been achieved, further increasing the discharge distance causes the cost-per-ton of material moved to rise, while production decl
Platts: Atlantic Supramax Markets Looking Livelier
Sentiment in the Atlantic Supramax markets was slightly more bullish, as a flurry of fresh requirements for end-November and early December dates helped trim a persistently high tonnage count, Platts reports. Platts says that the USGC was still oversupplied with ships, but tonnage could tighten if d
Official Start of the New Suez Canal Project
Head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Mohab Mamish and United Arab Emirates Minister of State Sultan Ahmed al-Gaber earlier this week gave the green light for the start of dredging works on the new Suez Canal project. Earlier this month, the heavy duty dredger of the National Marine Dredging Compan
JRC Testing Anti-Piracy Software
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) is testing a new anti-piracy software in two maritime operational centres in Kenya and the Seychelles. The software known as the Piracy, Maritime Awareness and Risks (PMAR) system provides a live picture of ship traffic activity, indicating curre
Sea Trucks Lands Subsea Contract with Afren
Sea Trucks Group’s Nigerian business, West African Ventures, has been awarded an installation contract from Afren for a development in Nigeria. The contract comprises the following subsea installation work: installation of 60 km pipeline, PLEM, flexible riser and spool pieces as well as transportati
Tanzania’s LNG project could reach USD 30 bln
Tanzania’s energy minister said that the country’s LNG project would cost between $20 billion and $30 billion without revealing the proposed site for the facility.
GE Builds Subsea Wellheads in Nigeria
GE Oil & Gas has added the capability to fabricate subsea wellheads in Nigeria. The announcement was made in Lagos by Uzo Nwagwu, chief operating officer for GE Oil & Gas in Nigeria. The company regards this as a major milestone for GE Oil & Gas in their efforts to substantially increase the local c
Boskalis Raises 2014 Net Profit Outlook
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has concluded a good third quarter. Revenue and earnings, adjusted to reflect the deconsolidation of SAAM SMIT Towage, are in line with the first two quarters of 2014. At Dredging the possible settlement of a number of old projects mentioned during the presentation of
Sea Trucks nets installation work from Afren
Sea Trucks Group has announced the award of a significant installation contract for a development in Nigeria to West African Ventures, Sea Trucks’ principle Nigerian business. According to the company, the contract was awarded by Afren and comprises the following subsea installation work: Installati
Vallourec Tubes for Total’s Kaombo
Vallourec, has been awarded a contract to supply premium tubes and connections for the ultra-deep offshore Kaombo project in Angola, operated by TOTAL E&P Angola. As part of this contract, Vallourec will supply 27,000 tons of OCTG (Oil Country Tubular Goods) for wells drilled within 1,400 to 2,000 m