Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (May 4-10, 2020). Jan De Nul in 2019: Challenging Year for Dredging Jan De Nul Group has just released their business figures for the past year, saying that in line with previous years, 2019 remained a challenging
The USS Montgomery combat ship and the dry cargo ship USNS Cesar Chavez checked out the West Capella drillship during their presence operations in the South China Sea on Thursday.
South Korea has started building a small liquefied natural gas bunkering vessel as part of a project backed by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. A steel-cutting ceremony to mark the construction of the 500 cubic meter capacity LNG bunkering barge for coastal use was held on May 6, the ministry s
Royal IHC has signed three contracts with the Jordan-based Arab Potash Company (APC) to deliver two cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) and implement a new maintenance agreement. The first contract comprises the delivery of a custom-built CSD, the second is a three-year maintenance contract for the IHC d
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the biggest shipbuilder in South Korea, has secured an order for two crude oil carriers.
Wison Offshore & Marine has secured approval in principle from DNV GL for its 200,000-cbm LNG carrier design.
Jan De Nul Group has just released their business figures for the past year, saying that in line with previous years, 2019 remained a challenging year for international dredging activities. Market conditions have not yet revived public and private investments. On the other hand, activity in the offs
The HA. Hoarafushi airport development project is moving forward according to schedule, Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) reports. At the moment, an asphalt plant and accessories have been transferred to HA. Hoarafushi. “Asphalt plant installation and testing works will be carried ou
Limited shore leave, growing workload, and extended time at sea are taking their toll on the seafarers’ health and wellbeing during the pandemic, according to the latest survey published by the Mission to Seafarers. “The report has revealed that seafarer happiness is lower, with clear concerns about
Water managers are continuously making decisions to guarantee water safety. These decisions relate to the short term, for example ongoing droughts or, precisely, when there is a risk of flooding. But they can also affect the long term given the more extreme events caused by climate change. All these
2H Offshore has installed another lightweight, conductor supported, minimum facility wellhead platform offshore Sarawak, Malaysia. The Acteon company delivered the concept, detailed design, transportation and installation of the platform in 35 metres water depth. The work is part of the D18 Phase 2
LNG shipping company Flex LNG said its newbuild carrier Flex Artemis, under construction at DSME in South Korea, is ready for sea trials.
