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  • Top Stories of the Week (Dec 2 – Dec 7, 2013)

    8 December 2013

    KNUD E. HANSEN Ro-Pax Design for CS Marine CS Marine of Shanghai has contracted KNUD E. HANSEN A/S for the development of the design of a 120 m Ro-Pax vessel which will operate out of Hainan Island in the South China Sea. DNV GL and SDARI Unveil New Handymax Design DNV GL and Shanghai Merchant […]

  • China plans to boost use of LNG as marine fuel

    13 August 2018

    Chinese Ministry of Transport issued a call to the relevant authorities and Chinese companies to pitch in opinions on its plan to boost the use of liquefied natural gas as marine fuel. 

  • LNG-powered hopper barge gets EU backing

    25 November 2014
    Vessels

    Europe’s first LNG-powered hopper barge has received EU’s financial backing through the Ten-T programme.

  • Aquatera to assess Japan’s tidal test site

    16 February 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Orkney-based consultancy Aquatera will conduct environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the proposed tidal test site in Nagasaki, Japan.

  • Jumbo Shipping and Volgo-Baltic Logistic: The new Russian alternative in heavy lift & transport solutions

    8 July 2009

    LC Volgo-Baltic Logistic (VBL), one of Russia’s biggest freight agencies, has signed an exclusive agreement with Dutch Heavy Lift shipping company Jumbo Shipping. Jumbo Shipping has appointed VBL as its exclusive commercial agent for Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). By joining experience and fleet-possibilities, the two companies will be able to meet […]

  • Montauk Fishermen Worried about Offshore Wind Farms’ Impact

    9 April 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held a meeting with Montauk fishermen yesterday to discuss the offshore wind energy leasing process and best management practices. BOEM is examining the impact of the proposed Deepwater Wind’s offshore wind farms on fishery. The offshore wind developer plans to set up four offshore wind farms at the […]

  • Fred. Olsen Presents “Game-Changing” O&M Platform

    20 November 2015
    Operations & Maintenance

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has developed a new operations and maintenance (O&M) platform, called the Windbase, which includes an accommodation module, a full service base and a fully operational offshore heliport, removing the requirement for an onshore quayside facility. The company’s UK General Manager David Matthews, who is also Project Director for Fred. Olsen Windbase, pointed out that […]

  • Highlights of the Week

    1 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (August 26 – 31, 2019).   PHOTO: DEME Dredgers Working in Africa DEME Group has just unveiled this photo from a challenging port expansion project completed in Ghana.   Royal IHC Lays Keel of Two Custom-Built CSDs Last week, the keel […]

  • LBI Beachfill Schedule Updated

    26 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, has just released an updated schedule for the Long Beach Island beach replenishment scheme. The Army Corps’ contractor, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, mobilized two dredges, the Padre Island and the Dodge Island, for this bechfill program, which is a joint effort between the Corps and the New Jersey […]

  • USA: Cornell University and Verdant Power Sign MOU

    15 July 2013

    Cornell University and Verdant Power Inc., signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the intention of entering into a long-term relationship centered on research and other activities related to Marine & Hydrokinetic (MHK) technologies. Verdant Power’s MHK project on Roosevelt Island in New York City is the first commercially licensed tidal energy plant in U.S. […]

  • Gladstone LNG Starts Production

    25 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    The USD 18.5 billion Gladstone LNG project has started producing its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) on Curtis Island, Queensland, Australia, according to Santos, the operator of the project. LNG is currently being produced from Train 1 ahead of the first cargo, which is expected to be shipped to Asian markets in the coming weeks. Work on […]

  • USA: Army Corps Seeks Contractors for Clinton Harbor Channel Dredging

    10 August 2012

     The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, is soliciting small business contractors for the Maintenance Dredging of the 8 ft Federal Navigation Channel into Clinton Harbor, in the town of Clinton, CT. The work of this project consists of maintenance dredging approximately 45,000 cubic yards (CY), of predominantly sandy sediment, by hydraulic dredge […]

  • Port of Amsterdam Opens Tank Location for LNG

    7 February 2014

    As of December 20th inland navigation vessels can bunker LNG in the Port of Amsterdam. Greenstream was the first ship to moor alongside the Amerikahaven quay to bunker LNG. Built by Peters Shipyards, Greenstream is operated by InterStream Barging and has been chartered by Shell. The LNG was also supplied by Shell. Port of Amsterdam […]

  • Hyundai E&C to Build Offshore Plant in UAE for $1.9 Bln

    12 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Hyundai E&C sets to expand its portfolio into the construction of offshore plants, a field in which global leading construction companies run into stiff competition over state-of-the-art technologies. Korea’s primary builder received a deal valued at about 1.8944 billion dollars, or approximately 2.1119 trillion won, from Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (Adma-Opco) to undertake “SARB-4,” […]

  • VIDEO: President of Togo Tours Eko Atlantic City

    27 September 2018
    Business & Finance

     The President of Togo, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe, who pays particular attention to the issues of fight against global warming and protection against coastal degradation in Africa, has commended Eko Atlantic City on its technique adopted to provide a permanent solution to coastal erosion. Gnassingbe gave the commendation during a tour of the new city, led […]

  • Siem Offshore Contractors Hires NSW for Trianel Windpark Borkum II Cables

    2 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke (NSW) has been awarded a contract by Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC) for planning, producing and delivering of the inner-array cable for the Trianel Windpark Borkum (Phase II). The contract between NSW and SOC was signed in Leer, Germany in January this year. The order includes planning and manufacturing of around 60 kilometers medium voltage […]

  • RoPax Ferry Runs Aground off Indonesia

    25 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Ro/Pax ferry Sabuk Nusantara 34  ran aground on August 23 with 171 passengers on board shortly after leaving the Saumlaki port on Jaumdena Island, Indonesia, according to local media. The duty officer apparently made a navigational error due to the lack of fairway navigational marks in treacherous waters around the Jaumdena Island. The ferry hit a […]

  • Staging Begins for Duck Beach Nourishment Project

    17 May 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Staging has begun in the Town of Duck for the first stage of the beach nourishment projects in the towns of Duck, Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills. According to Dare County (NC), the Duck Beach Nourishment project is anticipated to begin dredging operations around May 20th. The contractor for the project, Great Lakes Dredge & […]

  • Update: Honghua confirms order for 200 LNG-fuelled vessels

    10 August 2015

    China’s Honghua Group confirmed it has secured an order from Shanghai-based LNG Power Shipping to build 200 LNG-powered inland river vessels.  The RMB760 million order includes one hundred 700 dwt vessels, fifty 950 dwt vessels and fifty 1,350 dwt vessels, which will be used to transport materials along Shanghai’s inland river. The vessels are expected […]

  • China Consortium Chosen for Sewol Ferry Salvage

    17 July 2015

    China’s Shanghai Salvage-led consortium has been announced as preferred bidder for the salvage of Sewol ferry that sank off the island of Jeju more than a year ago. South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) has chosen the consortium over six other bidders based on their experience on similar tasks. Reportedly, the Shangai Salvage consortia asked for […]

  • UGL awarded maintenance services job at APLNG

    24 February 2015
    Project & Tenders

    UGL said that is has been awarded a new four-year contract with ConocoPhillips on behalf of Australia Pacific LNG providing downstream maintenance, shutdown and modification project services for the operational phase of the Curtis Island LNG facility.

  • VIDEO: HIE webinar on WES and PTO systems research call

    8 April 2015
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Highlands and Islands (HIE) held a webinar on March 31, 2015, whose aim was to provide more information on Wave Energy Scotland (WES), and PTO system research and development call. HIE’s webinar was an opportunity for developers to ask questions and hear first-hand about the types of project that may be supported through the WES […]

  • Sabella’s Underwater Power Link Installed

    2 June 2015
    Storage

    The submarine electric cable that will link Sabella D10 tidal turbine to Ushant island’s power grid has been installed.  The operation has been carried out between May 24th and 26th by BOURBON OFFSHORE SURF using the vessel L’Argonaute, a 69 meters long and 15 meters wide vessel usually used by French Navy for State missions […]

  • USA: Rehoboth Beach Replenishment Completed

    1 February 2012

    “363,000 cubic yards of sand were pumped onto the Rehoboth beach over the past three weeks,” said Maria Sadler, DNREC Spokeswoman. All beach replenishment projects in Delaware have now been finished and all the beaches are in great shape for the 2012 summer season. During a previous replenishment in Rehoboth, there was an issue with […]

  • Hulhumale Phase II Reclamation Kicks Off

    26 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    DEME’s Dredging International has started the land reclamation works of the Phase II project on the Maldives island Hulhumalé. The project will add another 240 ha of new land to the island. The works include borrowing offshore sand and pumping it ashore. The required volume, around 6 million m³ of sand, will be borrowed in […]