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  • USACE VIDEO: Jekyll Creek Thin Layer Placement Pilot Project

    20 June 2019
    Business & Finance

     The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, with expertise and resources from Cottrell Contracting of Chesapeake, Va., recently completed the first portion of a dredging pilot project in the Jekyll Creek/St. Simons Sound area. The pilot project seeks to find environmentally viable, cost-effective and beneficial uses for “pluff mud,” a silty, watery type […]

  • Deadline Extended for Ipswich Flood Barrier Project

    4 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Environment Agency recently extended deadline for Ipswich Flood Barrier artwork project. The creations will be installed at 2 locations – across the 3 doors of the barrier’s control building, and within a circular space on the West Bank of the New Cut. The deadline for submission of the designs is July 28, 2017. Work […]

  • EDF EN, Dong Energy Seek Contractors for Offshore Wind Foundations Work

    24 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Eolien Maritime France, a subsidiary of EDF EN and Dong Energy, is looking to award contracts for the manufacturing and additional construction work of foundations for two proposed offshore wind farms off the French coast.  Some 75 monopiles and associated transition pieces will be needed for the Courseulles-sur-Mer wind farm, whilst the Saint Nazaire wind farm is planned […]

  • Boskalis Inks EUR 100 Million EOWDC Deal

    22 July 2016

    Following the recent announcement on Boskalis being chosen by Vattenfall as the preferred Offshore Balance of Plant contractor for the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), the contract has now been formally awarded. Worth in excess of EUR 100 million, the contract includes all offshore elements of the wind farm, with the exception of the wind turbine supply. Boskalis is […]

  • HMSML Gleaner Decommissioned at Devonport Naval Base

    20 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    HMSML Gleaner, the Royal Navy’s smallest ship and with a crew of just eight sailors, has decommissioned at Devonport Naval Base after 35 years of service. The vessel began her career as the Royal Navy’s Inshore Survey Vessel in 1983. Since then she has operated in the majority of ports around the UK ensuring that […]

  • Kriegers Flak Substation Foundations Start Taking Shape

    30 November 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Storage

    The first steel structure which will support one of Kriegers Flak offshore substations was placed onto the concrete section of the gravity based foundation (GBF) at the port of Ostend, Belgium, Jan De Nul said.

  • ABPmer Preps Arklow Bank Preliminary Site Condition Report

    21 June 2019

    SSE Renewables has appointed ABPmer to deliver the preliminary site condition report for the Arklow Bank offshore wind project in Ireland. ABPmer will also manage the associated metocean survey which will be used in conjunction with new numerical modeling to refine the preliminary results and inform a final site condition report. According to SSE, the […]

  • USA: Oregon Inlet Dredging Kicks Off

    7 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, commenced emergency dredging operations at Oregon Inlet two days ago. This cleanup program will remove the shoaling that has been obstructing the federal channel passage for commercial fishing vessels. The side casting dredger Merritt will clear a path for the District’s special purpose dredger Currituck. Excessive shoaling […]

  • Priest Lake Meeting Set for September 27

    17 September 2018
    Business & Finance

    The Idaho Water Resources Board is seeking public comment as engineers enter the second phase of the Priest Lake Water Management Project, scheduling an open house for September 27 at Priest Lake Elementary School, Priest River, ID. Staff from Mott MacDonald, the consulting engineers designing the project, as well as representatives from the Idaho Department […]

  • First Galloper OWF Foundation Touches Seabed

    28 December 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    GeoSea has installed the first of fifty six turbine foundations at the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm. The foundations will provide a base for the 6MW Siemens wind turbines due to be installed from Q2 2017. GeoSea has sub contracted Sif Group and Smulders to produce the monopiles and transition pieces. The components are being […]

  • Top News of the Week of Sep 22 – Sep 28, 2014

    28 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    1. Kongsberg Develops New Solution for 3D Subsea Monitoring Kongsberg Maritime has launched a unique solution for the detection of Scouring, Corrosion, Deformation and Marine Growth, which can destabilise wind turbines and underwater structures causing expensive, and potentially environmentally hazardous damage. 2. Technip-MMHE Joint Venture Officially Launched Technip and Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Sdn […]

  • Top News of the Week Sep 22 – 28, 2014

    28 September 2014

    Suction Bucket Installation (VIDEO) Suitable for water depths of 30-60m with a height of 57m and weighing roughly 850 tonnes. The suction bucket jacket is installed at the offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1 in Germany. 2nd Generation Vessels: Hype or Hallelujah? (A2SEA Story)  Often, new technology doesn’t live up to expectations – and there […]

  • Titan Environmental Surveys Increases Its Fleet

    13 December 2013
    Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    Titan Environmental Services has launched and tested Titan Discovery, a 13m long GRP laminates catamaran designed and built by Alicat of Great Yarmouth. The new vessel will enhance and strengthen the capabilities of the Titan survey fleet increasing the number of operating coastal vessels to five.  It is MCA coded to carry up to 12 […]

  • Partrac Launches Its U.S. Subsidiary – Partrac GeoMarine

    19 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Partrac, the Scottish-based marine survey and coastal consultancy group, has launched its U.S. subsidiary – Partrac GeoMarine Inc. Partrac GeoMarine is based in Houston, Texas, and offers the full range of services and products already offered by its parent company in Europe. “Houston is the ideal US hub for Partrac GeoMarine,” said Partrac co-founder Sam […]

  • USACE: Williamsburg Plans on Display

    24 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    The Piscataquis County Commissioners are seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, to conduct work in waters of the U.S. in conjunction with stabilizing Williamsburg Road Bridge in Williamsburg Township, Maine. The applicant proposes to place temporary and permanent fill material below the ordinary high water line of Whetstone Brook in […]

  • ABPmer Wins Arklow Bank – Phase 2 Work

    21 June 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    ABPmer is supporting SSE Renewables in the development of Phase 2 of its Arklow Bank Wind Park project, off the east coast of Ireland. ABPmer has been commissioned to prepare a preliminary site condition report and manage the associated metocean survey which will then be used in conjunction with new numerical modelling to refine the […]

  • SubC Expands ROV Fleet

    4 April 2014

    SubC Partner is expanding its fleet of ROVs with the purchase of a new Ocean Module V8 M500. CEO and Partner, Lars Wigant, deems the Ocean Module V8 M500 as further investment in SubC Partner commitment to offer high-quality, cost-effective services emphasising safety and operational efficiency. “We invest heavily in tooling and internal training, to […]

  • Tekmar Buys Pipeshield International

    10 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    Tekmar Group has signed a sale and purchase agreement for the acquisition of Pipeshield International from its founder Steven Howlett. Tekmar said this is its third acquisition since the admission to AIM in June last year and will continue buying offshore energy businesses with synergies that have a clear subsea technology focus. “Pipeshield is a perfect […]

  • USA: EPA Finalizes Grasse River Dredging Plan

    8 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its plan to clean up contaminated river sediment at the Grasse River Superfund site in Massena, New York. Past industrial activities have contaminated the river sediment with polychlorinated biphenyls. PCBs are probable human carcinogens that build up in the fat of fish and mammals, increasing in concentration as […]

  • Fécamp foundations contract valued at € 552 million

    2 June 2020
    Business & Finance

    Bouygues Construction, Saipem and Boskalis will supply and install the wind turbine foundations for the Fécamp offshore wind farm under a € 552 million contract with the project developer. The contract value is divided between each of the three contractors according to to their share of work scope: 40.5% for Bouygues Travaux Publics, 40.5% for […]

  • China: Guanxi Laibin Project to Reduce Flooding Risk

    6 November 2012

    The development objective of the Guanxi Laibin Water Environment Project for China is to support priority investments to reduce flooding risk and water logging in selected areas of Laibin City. Negative impacts include: exhaust gas, wastewater generation, solid waste, air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, solid erosion, and health issue. Mitigation measures include: 1) the […]

  • MMT Carries Out Side Scan Sonar Survey for Nord Stream

    26 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    MMT (Sweden) has been awarded a contract for side scan sonar survey and a camera based study of benthic fauna by Nord Stream AG. The scope of Nord Stream´s monitoring campaign is to assess the impact of the presence of the pipelines on the near seabed currents through the observation of potential localised scour and […]

  • Murray Mouth Dredging Operations Resume

    24 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Dredging at the Murray Mouth has resumed following maintenance works on the one remaining dredge, reported the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR). DEWNR Water Resource Operations Manager, Jarrod Eaton, said that the dredging is important to maintain connectivity and the exchange of water between the Coorong and the Southern Ocean to maintain healthy […]

  • HMS Gleaner Returns to Devonport

    2 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    The Royal Navy’s smallest commissioned vessel, Her Majesty’s Survey Launch Gleaner, returned to Devonport homeport one last time on Tuesday ahead of her decommissioning. In mist and rain, and with a 16-meter decommissioning pennant tied to the stern rail to prevent it flapping around uncontrollably, three of the nine crew lined up for Procedure Alpha as […]

  • Neptune Wraps Up Ichthys Gig

    25 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Neptune’s Subsea Stabilisation division has recently completed the structural grouting of the Riser Support Structure (RSS) under contract to a subsidiary of McDermott for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project. McDermott is the appointed main contractor for the subsea Umbilicals, Risers and Flowlines engineering, procurement, construction and installation portion of the project. Completed offshore in Australian waters […]