With the In focus column, Offshore Energy delivers a weekly snapshot containing the most relevant energy transition items.
In this week’s edition of our In Focus article, we take a deep dive into the most relevant developments from the energy world targeting emission cuts. In the Fossil Fuels market, oil and gas company Lundin Energy sold what has been described as the world’s first-ever certified carbon neutrally produ
Offshore Energy continues with its new In focus weekly feature, spotlighting the latest energy transition developments, after our first edition went online on 16 April. Following last week’s news on the U.S. oil giant Chevron’s entrance into the offshore wind market and note that the company has not
The offshore energy sector is currently going through a major change with the energy transition and sustainability as a driving force.
With the aim to reduce spillage and turbidity in cutter suction dredging, Dredge Yard developed and tested a new Dredge Cutter System called DrillCutter. The prototype of a full-scale model is launched in Mid-January 2021 and ongoing testing to demonstrate the full potential of the new cutter. The n
Achieving a more sustainable system will require a diverse energy mix – if we make the right choices. The energy transition has been talked about for many years, but now the pandemic has given the world an opportunity to make it happen more quickly. During the recently completed 13th Offshore Energy
Following the successful WODCON XXII conference, organized by the Chinese chapter of the Eastern Dredging Association (EADA) in Shanghai this April, the host of the next WODCON, CEDA, announced the details for the next congress in the series. WODCON XXIII will take place from 16th-20th May 2022, at
Royal IHC has received an order for one of their new CT cutter heads with its innovative teeth technology. This 70CT cutter head is a heavy and robust piece of equipment with a total weight of almost 30 ton and is perfectly suitable for the hard soil that it will be applied in. Unique about [&hellip
The International Association of Dredging Companies’ (IADC) latest edition of their Terra et Aqua magazine featured a very interesting article named ‘Can nature-based solutions be mainstream solutions?’ The concept of nature-based solutions (NBS) is relatively recent. It has emerged during discussio
National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) inaugurated the backhoe dredger Sarb earlier this week in the Netherlands. The inauguration comes as a part of NMDC’s international growth and fleet investment strategy which is aimed at positioning the company as a leader in the industry. The contract for the
National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) has just announced the inauguration of the backhoe dredger Sarb in the Netherlands. The inauguration comes as a part of NMDC’s international growth and fleet investment strategy which is aimed at positioning the company as a leader in the industry. The contrac
At the Albwady Damen yard in Sharjah, UAE, two standard cutter suction dredgers CSD500 have been built, the company announced today. These two dredgers mark the anniversary of 10-year building Damen cutter suction dredgers at this yard. “The stationary dredgers, built to dredge at max -14m, are read
The International Association of Dredging Companies’ (IADC) latest edition of their Terra et Aqua magazine featured a very interesting article named ‘Managing risks: how to select the appropriate dredging contract’. The contracting environment for dredging and offshore works is diverse. Moreover, in
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (May 4-10, 2020). Jan De Nul in 2019: Challenging Year for Dredging Jan De Nul Group has just released their business figures for the past year, saying that in line with previous years, 2019 remained a challenging
