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  • VIDEO: Sea Dragon ROV Subsea Pipeline Inspection

    26 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    The video shows Sea Dragon ROV conducting a pipeline inspection on Nord Oil’s Heksen Platform. The Sea Dragon is being developed by Swedish company Robotica and it is a heavy work class vehicle rated at 250 hp. It provided pipe monitoring, debris removal and a manual valve override operations on a subsea pipeline at 350 […]

  • DNV Unveils Spindrift, Concept Design for a New Research Vessel

    3 June 2013

    DNV and WWF have announced ideas on how to develop a research concept vessel that can address the seemingly intractable problems associated with cleaning up the plastic debris that is accumulating in the world’s ocean gyres. The pathways and degradation processes of plastic in the ocean are still largely unknown, and to enable efficient clean-up […]

  • Cape Coral Canals Dredging Under Way

    31 May 2010

    Dredging has begun in two Cape Coral canals to make the waterways more navigable to boaters. The dredging is part of a continuous effort to keep the city’s more than 400 miles of canals free from silt and debris, said Jay Saxena, Storm Water Division manager. The dredging began last week in the Maraudeur and […]

  • UK: River Avon Dredging Completed

    10 April 2013

    From April 9, boaters will once again be able to navigate the River Avon between Bristol and Bath, after a large quantity of silt, built-up throughout a torrid winter of downpours and flooding, has been removed from Hanham Lock. The lock has been closed since October due to excessively high water levels, which carried silt […]

  • Fiji: Bad Weather Stops Vunato River Dredging

    23 April 2012

    According to the Lautoka City Council,the Vunato River dredging will begin once the weather clears. “We want to lessen the amount of water that travels through the river and that can only be done through dredging,” stated Praveen Bala, the Special administrator. On Wednesday Mr Bala accompanied Commissioner Western Commander Joeli Cawaki on a tour […]

  • USA: SEMO Port Remains Open

    28 August 2012

    According to columbiamissourian.com, the ports along the Mississippi River in southeast Missouri are likely to remain open despite the extremely low water. “The problem is worsened because of severe flooding in 2011 that deposited silt and debris in areas that would normally be clear,” say officials. One of the southeast Missouri ports, the SEMO Port, […]

  • Mirage Launches Subsea Division in North America

    24 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Mirage Machines, an Acteon Company, has invested a seven figure sum in the launch of a subsea-focussed engineering research and development subsidiary for North America in Houston, Texas. Mirage Subsea is delivering Mirage Machines’ on-site machining technology including subsea diamond wire cutting machines and hot-tapping equipment, along with ROV tooling and solutions to clients across […]

  • Sediment Management Plan for Mount St. Helens Up for Comment

    26 September 2017
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public comments on proposed updates to its decades-old long-term sediment management plan for Mount St. Helens. In an updated draft of the supplemental environmental impact statement for its plan, the Corps proposes the phased construction of two incremental spillway crest raises at the sediment retention structure on the […]

  • U.S. Senator Secures Corps Agreement for Third-Party Review of West Bank Levees

    22 December 2011

    U.S. Sen. David Vitter  secured an agreement from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers leadership that the Corps will conduct a third-party review of West Bank levees recently found to contain significant amounts of debris – such as a used tire, a hot water tank and a shopping cart – during an inspection last month. An […]

  • New Flood Protection Plan for Cumbria Presented

    30 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    A new flood protection plan to protect Cumbrian communities for generations has been presented by Floods Minister Rory Stewart today, 30 June. The Cumbria Flood Action Plan sets out the short-term actions that will see 4,300 homes in the region better protected, as well as the long-term actions that will see local organisations and communities […]

  • FEMA Funding Announced for Baker Lake Recovery

    31 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Senator Jon Tester has announced $2.1 million in federal disaster assistance for Fallon County to help the community recover from a highly destructive tornado that touched down in Baker in June of last year. “When disasters strike, we need to help folks on the ground pick up the pieces,” Tester said. “This funding will provide the people of […]

  • Preparation Works Wrap Up, Port of Broome Dredging on the Way

    25 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    Piles removed, navigation aids relocated, debris from seabed cleaned up, dredge equipment mobilized, baseline water sampling completed and marine fauna observers trained – all the prep work to enable dredging of the Western Australia’s Port of Broome navigational channel is now complete. According to the Kimberley Ports Authority’s latest announcement, Total AMS Pty Ltd has […]

  • Horizon ROV Aids Jacket Installation Off India

    26 May 2016

    Horizon Geosciences recently provided ROV services for Valentine Marine Gulf Limited on an ONGC India project in the Heera field, offshore Mumbai. Horizon’s ROV was mobilized onto Valentine’s DLB 1600 barge for the work, that was centered around the installation of a four legged jacket and topside. Horizon’s inspection class ROV, the Seaeye Cougar XT, was selected for […]

  • 2G Robotics Laser Scanner for OceanGate Titanic Expedition

    12 January 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    OceanGate and 2G Robotics have formed a strategic alliance to capture laser data of the RMS Titanic shipwreck and debris field. 2G Robotics dynamic underwater laser scanner, the ULS-500 PRO, will be installed on OceanGate’s Cyclops 2, the first manned submersible to survey the Titanic since 2005. The six-week Titanic Survey Expedition will depart from […]

  • PHOTO: San Jacinto Operations in Full Swing

    23 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, has just released a couple of photos of the FEMA funded emergency dredging operation in the West Fork of the San Jacinto River. “We faced some recent delays due to weather and dredge assembly but the dredge is on station and is now removing debris to help reduce flood risks,” said Alton […]

  • VIDEO: GIS Plays Important Role in Resacas Restoration

    28 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Brownsville Public Utilities Board’s Resaca Restoration Project is currently underway. This project is necessary because sediment, tires, trash, and other debris has built up over the years, impeding water flow in these waterways. The only way to return the resacas to their original depth is to dredge them. The Geographic Information Systems Department is […]

  • BWB Acquires Six REMUS 100 AUVs for German Navy

    3 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    After extensive trials by the German Bundeswehr Technical Center for Ships and Naval Weapons (WTD 71) in Eckernfoerde, the Federal Office of Defence Technology & Procurement (BWB) in Koblenz has placed a contract for six REMUS 100 Autonomous Underwater Vehicles manufactured by Hydroid, Inc. (a Kongsberg Company) to enhance the capabilities of the German Navy’s […]

  • Coast Guard Links GoM Oil Sheen to Deepwater Horizon Spill (USA)

    11 October 2012

    The Federal On-Scene Coordinator for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in New Orleans issued a Notice of Federal Interest to BP and Transocean Tuesday. Coast Guard Capt. Duke Walker issued the NOFI following sample results from an oil sheen located in the vicinity of where the Deepwater Horizon drill rig exploded and sank more than […]

  • One Missing after Pilot Transfer Helicopter Crashes off Port Hedland

    16 March 2018

    A helicopter on its way to the bulk carrier MV Squireship to collect a marine pilot crashed off the Port Hedland.

  • Navy Uses Underwater Sonar to Locate Containers in Tauranga Harbour (New Zealand)

    17 October 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    A specialist mine-discovery team is using underwater sonar to comb Tauranga’s harbour for shipping containers which may have sunk to the sea floor. The navy’s mine counter-measures team has been charged with making sure the harbour, particularly the “choke point” at its entrance, remains clear of debris from the stricken container ship Rena. Its work […]

  • The Ocean Cleanup Marks Success in Great Pacific Garbage Patch

    7 October 2019
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    The Ocean Cleanup recently said that its System 001/B is successfully capturing and collecting plastic debris. After one year of testing, the Ocean Cleanup team succeeded in developing a self-contained system in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch that is using the natural forces of the ocean to passively catch and concentrate plastic, thereby confirming the […]

  • Divers Recover WWII Bouncing Bombs in Scotland

    18 August 2017
    Operations & Maintenance

    A specialised piece of underwater scanning equipment has been used to locate and identify WWII ‘bouncing bombs’ in a Scottish loch. GSE Rentals, part of Unique System UK provided the scanning equipment and engineering support to produce sonar images of the seabed at the dive site currently being explored by the British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC). […]

  • Gallery: Colossal section of Golden Ray cut and loaded onto a barge

    2 December 2020
    Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    A giant section of the Golden Ray wreck has been cut and lifted onto a barge, marking a major milestone in the removal of the capsized car carrier from St. Simons Sound near the Port of Brunswick. Responders lifted the section using ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene slings that are as strong as steel at a fraction of […]

  • BPUB Update: Importance of Communication (VIDEO)

    6 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Brownsville Public Utilities Board’s Resaca Restoration Project is moving ahead. This project is necessary because sediment, trash and other debris has built up over the years, impeding water flow in these waterways. The only way to return the resacas to their original depth is to dredge them. Communication is critical to the success of […]

  • Salvage & Marine Operations Announces Tender for ROV Services (UK)

    11 March 2011
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

      Salvage & Marine Operations promotes tender for ROV services in the Bath area of  UK. The Ministry of Defence has a requirement to recover debris from the seabed following an equipment trial. A DP2 ROV support vessel fitted with a work class ROV and crane (capacity 5t) capable of working in water depth up […]