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  • USA: Army Corps Seeks Solution for Matanzas Pass Shoaling

    11 July 2012

    According to nbc-2.com, Lee County and the US Army Corp of Engineers is looking at ways to fix shoaling at Matanzas Pass. Boaters say sand is filling in near Bowditch Point, likely made worse by Tropical Storm Debby. Some boaters say Matanzas Pass at the north end of Fort Myers Beach is half as deep […]

  • LNG-powered ferry gets Navis positioning system

    20 March 2015

    La Société des traversiers du Québec’s F.A-Gauthier vessel, the LNG-powered ferry built by the Fincantieri shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia was supplied with the Navis Engineering’s Nav DP 4000 dynamic positioning system.

  • LNG-powered ferry gets Navis positioning system

    20 March 2015

    La Société des traversiers du Québec’s F.A-Gauthier vessel, the LNG-powered ferry built by the Fincantieri shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia was supplied with the Navis Engineering’s Nav DP 4000 dynamic positioning system.

  • Norwegian oil & gas electrification story takes another step forward with multimillion-dollar deal

    17 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Transition

    Equinor has made a move to progress its offshore oil and gas electrification plans on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) by handing out a contract for early stage engineering services to Multiconsult Norge, in collaboration with subcontractors Aker Solutions and fully owned subsidiary LINK Arkitektur.

  • PD&MS Energy Announces New Appointments (UK)

    23 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Dave MacKay has been appointed Chief Executive Officer PD&MS Businesses, taking on global responsibility for the group, while Simon Rio, who was General Manager at PD&MS, steps up to MacKay’s previous role as Managing Director of Aberdeen-based PD&MS Energy. PD&MS Energy, part of the Teesside-based Wilton Group, delivers full project management, and design, engineering support […]

  • Marginal field consortium: Apollo in, WGPSN out

    1 May 2015
    Equipment

    ABT Oil and Gas Ltd. (‘ABTOG’), Enegi Oil’s joint venture with ABTechnology Ltd, has signed a collaboration agreement with Apollo Offshore Engineering Ltd. who will join the Marginal Field Delivery Consortium providing expertise in the structural engineering of ABTOG’s current and future solutions. The Agreement adds Apollo to Kongsberg Maritime (‘Kongsberg’) and Braemar ACM Shipping (‘Braemar’) […]

  • Auramarine’s New Ship Fuel System Meets Lower Sulphur Emission Levels

    27 August 2013

    The new tightened sulphur emission rules will become effective in the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the English Channel and North America in 2015. The time for making the alterations required by the new regulations is running short. The easiest, fastest and the most cost-effective solution to meet the challenges of reducing sulphur emissions is […]

  • Italy: Historic Passenger Ship Ambriabella to Become Luxury Mega-Yacht

    8 August 2012

    Italy-based Quaiat Yard is about to start restoration of the historic passenger ship Ambriabella and convert her into an extraordinary motor yacht. The ambitious project wants to rebuild and transform the Ambriabella into a luxury mega-yacht. The Ambriabella restoration project calls for turning her into a luxury super-yacht that can host 12 guests in six large suites […]

  • Aker Solutions Aims to Create 500 New UK Jobs

    19 August 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    International oil services company Aker Solutions aims to create 500 new UK jobs over the next year. In a bid to grow its business substantially, Norway-listed Aker Solutions is set to recruit 300 staff to its Aberdeen operation and create 200 positions at the company’s newly established west-London engineering office. The move follows a successful […]

  • RINA grants AiP for SDARI’s eco-friendly Aframax tanker design

    3 July 2024
    Certification & Classification, Vessels

    Italian classification society RINA has granted approval in principle (AiP) to Chinese ship design company SDARI for an eco-friendly Aframax tanker design.

  • USA: Cat Marine Releases Paper on ‘The Future of Remote Monitoring in Marine Applications’

    20 February 2012

    Global mariners are familiar with new industry trends. They’ve seen many new technologies come and go over the past centuries. The age of sail eventually grew into the age of steam powered paddle-wheelers with sails. These hybrid vessels quickly removed the sails and trusted in the paddles and boilers for propulsion. Shortly thereafter, propeller technology […]

  • Jan De Nul enlarges ‘Dubai of Brazil’ beaches

    28 February 2022
    Business Developments & Projects

    Balneário Camboriú, also known as BC, Rio de Janeiro’s kid brother or the Dubai of Brazil, is one of the most important cities in the southern part of the country. The city has a population of about 145.000 inhabitants, yet during the summer months, this can easily exceed 1,000,000. Many Brazilians spend their holidays there […]

  • ML (UK) Dredging ready for the Port Solent campaign

    21 February 2022
    Business Developments & Projects

    Annual maintenance dredging of the Port Solent Approaches will commence next week on March 1, 2022, according to the Premier Marinas Ltd. This routine dredging of the lock entrance and approach channel of Port Solent Marina will be conducted by ML (UK) Dredging Ltd. “External contractors, ML Dredging have been instructed to complete the dredging […]

  • DCI, Cochin Shipyard to sign EUR104 million TSHD contract tomorrow

    16 March 2022
    Technology

    Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) and Cochin Shipyard are set to sign a contract for construction of a 12,000cm capacity trailer suction hopper dredger (TSHD) for EUR104 million under Make in India program. The project will be funded through a mix of equity from Cochin Shipyard, four major ports – Visakhapatnam Port Trust, Paradip Port […]

  • Port Macdonnell dredging about to begin VIDEO

    14 March 2022
    Business Developments & Projects

    The Department for Infrastructure and Transport – a department of the South Australian Government – has just released this very interesting video on the Port Macdonnell Dredging Project. After much careful consultation, a large scale dredging project in South Australia’s hugely popular Port Macdonnell harbour can now get underway, making it safer, more accessible and more appealing […]

  • OSD-IMT unveils new dredging support vessel design

    7 February 2022
    Research & Development

    OSD-IMT, a specialist consultancy in ship design for newbuild, refit and conversion projects, has just unveiled their new dredging support vessel design. “The experienced naval architects at OSD-IMT have a practical mindset. Their priorities are safety, crew comfort and delivering a custom designed platform that is fit for purpose,” AqualisBraemar LOC Group, OSD-IMT owners, said.  […]

  • VIDEO: Timeline of Ever Given crisis management

    1 February 2022
    Business Developments & Projects

    The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has just released this very interesting video named ‘Timeline of the Ever Given crisis management’. With a length of 400 meters and a width of nearly 60 meters, this giant ship had been wedged in the Suez Canal since March 23, 2021, blocking all shipping traffic. For the refloating of […]

  • The Emerald Duchess – New PD Ports sustainable dredger to arrive next summer

    20 July 2023
    Technology

    PD Ports, a Middlesbrough headquartered port, shipping and logistics company, has just announced a £23 million investment in a new dredging vessel. The 71m long dredger, which has already been named the Emerald Duchess following a competition among PD Ports employees, will arrive at Teesport next summer. The vessel has been designed and built by the Dutch […]

  • In focus: CO2 capture and storage – important element in the green transition

    10 February 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Green Marine, Technology, Transition

    As the world faces new challenges in 2023, offshore energy industries are making new plans to deliver on the net-zero target. In addition to marine energy, the fast-growing offshore wind sector is also finding its place among oil and gas players. Example number one: SSE Renewables and Equinor, the developers of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the […]

  • Van Oord reveals names of two new dredgers

    18 April 2023
    Technology

    Van Oord’s water injection dredgers Maas and Mersey are getting the identical sisters – their names are Rijn & Rhône. This weekend, the Rijn arrived at the Kooiman Marine Group shipyard in Zwijndrecht, where the outfitting work will take place. According to Van Oord, this vessel will be commissioned in the first half of 2024. The Rhône is […]

  • Vistula Spit navigation channel opens

    21 September 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Technology

    The official opening of the Vistula Spit shipping channel in Poland took place earlier this week. The geopolitically important project significantly reduces the distance between the Port of Elblag and the Baltic Sea, making the port more accessible to maritime traffic. The Maritime Office of Gdynia awarded the contract for the construction to the BESIX-NDI […]

  • Van Oord orders second pair of water injection dredgers

    1 July 2022
    Research & Development, Technology

    Van Oord has ordered the construction of two additional water injection dredgers (WIDs) from Kooiman Marine Group. This comes after the successful operation of sister vessels Maas and Mersey in 2021. The new WIDs will have the same specifications, supplemented by innovative optimisations. According to Van Oord, the first of the two dredgers will be commissioned in the first […]

  • TSHD Shoalway to make space for Everton’s new stadium VIDEO

    28 October 2021
    Business Developments & Projects

    Royal Boskalis Westminster has begun work on another interesting land reclamation project, pumping sand into the Bramley-Moore Dock to make space for Everton’s new stadium. Over the next three months, the company’s hopper dredger Shoalway will deliver over 450,000 cubic metres of dredged sand from Liverpool Bay and the Irish Sea to the Bramley-Moore Dock. […]

  • New level of accuracy in dredging with DSC VISION

    12 November 2021
    Research & Development

    DSC Dredge, Teledyne Marine and Trimble have joined forces to create DSC VISION – an innovative, easy to operate 3D guidance and visualization system that allows operators to stop dredging in the dark. This combination of DSC Dredge and Teledyne software, Trimble GNSS positioning and Teledyne Marine sonar technology delivers a package that allows operators […]

  • The largest dredging project in Thyboron Port history wraps up

    12 January 2022
    Business Developments & Projects

    The dredging of the fairway to the Danish Port of Thyboron – Thyboron Canal – is now complete. A water depth of 10m in the fairway from the North Sea and between the pier heads into the outer harbour and all the way down to the Limfjordskaj quays in Sydhavnen is now a reality. For […]