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Top news, July 3 – 9, 2017
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from July 3 – 9, 2017.
Top News of the Week, 03 – 09 July 2017
DONG Orders Siemens Gamesa Turbines for Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Siemens Gamesa and DONG Energy have signed an agreement for the supply and maintenance of 94 8MW turbines at the 752MW Borssele 1 and 2 offshore wind farm being developed in the Dutch part of the North Sea. World’s Largest Offshore Win
Top news of the week July 3-8
KBJ joint venture wins Jordan Cove LNG EPC contract KBJ, a joint venture comprised of Kiewit Energy Group, Black & Veatch Construction and JGC US Projects has been selected by Jordan Cove LNG to engineer and build the LNG export terminal in Coos Bay, Oregon. BREAKING: Qatar to boost LNG production t
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (July 3-9, 2017). Royal IHC VIDEO: Construction Process of Megacutter Helios Royal Boskalis Westminster’s new self-propelled mega cutter dredger Helios was named and christened during a ceremony in Rotterdam two d
Report: Vietnam drilling in contested waters of South China Sea
Vietnam has reportedly started an offshore drilling operation in the contested waters of the South China Sea. According to BBC, Talisman Vietnam, a subsidiary of the Spanish oil company Repsol has begun exploratory works in a block also claimed by China. The company is reportedly using Odfjel Drilli
BW Group Tied to Order of Up to Eight LR 2 Product Tankers
BW Group has through its subsidiary BW Pacific placed an order for up to eight Long Range 2 (LR 2) product tankers. The order, comprising six firm and two optional ships has been placed at South Korean Daehan Shipbuilding, according to BW Pacific’s CEO Tina Revsbech that confirmed the order to Shipp
Bombora wraps up mid-scale wave device testing
Bombora Wave Power has concluded the sea trials of its mid-scale wave energy prototype in Western Australia.
APL Jeddah Hits Berth at Kaohsiung Port
Image Courtesy: Taiwan International Ports Corporation The containership APL Jeddah has hit the berth at the Taiwanese port of Kaohsiung as the ship was leaving the port, data provided by the port shows. The incident occurred in the early morning hours of July 7 when the 2,500 TEU ship lost power. I
Thailand Signs Conventions on Oil Pollution Damage
Thailand has become the latest state to accede to the international conventions on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (CLC) and the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage (Fund). The CLC Convention ensures that compensation is available to people who s
Going Against the Flow with Royal IHC’s Plumigator
Overflow systems are designed to optimize the efficiency of the dredging process by draining excess water and leaving more weight available for the payload, thus limiting the amount of turbulence in the hopper. During the overflow process, the aim is to remove excess water from the hopper, making ro
AGDC, Kogas ink Alaska LNG cooperation deal
The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Kogas, to cooperate on Alaska LNG project.
Epic Gas Strengthens Pressurised LPG Fleet
Singapore-based owner and operator of pressurized gas carriers Epic Gas has taken delivery of the 7,500 cbm LPG carrier Epic Boracay. Built in 2009 at Japan’s Murakami Hide Shipbuilding, the vessel is the 42nd ship in the company’s pressurised LPG fleet, representing the latest step in Epic’s strate