Equipment
ESS Supports Hydroid in Deep Sea Exploration
In the last decade, Engineered Syntactic Systems (ESS) has been helping Hydroid, a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, in its oceanographic exploration projects. ESS has provided buoyancy for Hydroid’s range of AUVs, including the Remus 6000 used to locate missing Air France flight 447, search for Ame
House Passes GLRI Act
The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2014, a bill which Rep. Tom Reed was an original cosponsor of, passed the House of Representatives yesterday. The bill authorizes clean-up endeavors and efforts to combat invasive species in the Great Lakes watershed including projects in Cattarau
Deal Paves Way for More Ridgefield Cleanup
A legal agreement with the Port of Ridgefield will lead to more cleanup work near the former Pacific Wood Treating site in Clark County. From 1996 to 2013, the port (the current site owner) removed 24,800 gallons of liquid contamination, 1.5 million pounds of contaminated sludge, and contamination f
EA for Levee Unit R-627 Available for Review
A draft environmental assessment for repairs to levee unit R-627, Grace Street Ditch, in Douglas County, Neb. is currently available for public review. The draft (EA) evaluates the environmental impacts of repairing erosion damage to the levee caused by high flows in June 2014. The damaged area is l
DRAGFLOW Through 2014
DRAGFLOW, a world player in solid pumping solutions with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing heavy duty pumps and complete dredging equipment, has had an extremely busy and successful year. Hereby we are bringing you a list of the DRAGFLOW’s most successful projects and achievements in 2014
WesternGeco’s Streamers for Polar Empress
Dolphin has selected the proven WesternGeco Q-Marine point-receiver marine seismic system for the Polar Empress. This purchase of the Q-Marine system is a first step towards a potential opportunity for purchase of a WesternGeco IsoMetrix marine isometric seismic technology, Dolphin wrote in a press
PHOTO: Eni Kicks Off West Hub Off Angola
Eni has started production of first oil from the West Hub Development Project in Block 15/06 in the Angolan Deep Offshore, approximately 350 kilometres northwest of Luanda and 130 kilometres west of Soyo. The field is currently producing 45,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd) through the N’Goma FPSO,
Ritchie Bros: Large Selection of Dredgers
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, will sell a large selection of marine construction and dredging equipment at its first-ever unreserved public auction in Newark, New Jersey on the water at the owner’s facility on Friday, December 19, 2014. The unique selection of
BG Brings ‘Starfish’ Online (T&T)
BG Group has delivered first gas from its Starfish field in the East Coast Marine Area of Trinidad with the start-up of the first well in the programme. BG believes, this production will ensure a reliable flow of gas to the domestic market and to the Atlantic LNG export facility, a key source for th
News in Photos: Dhaka UDDP Dredging
Dhaka WASA Drainage (O&M) Circle has recently started the Urban Dredging Demonstration Project (UDDP) as a part of the Water Operators Partnership (WOP) between Dhaka WASA and Vitens Evides International (VEI). This project comes as a part of recently started 10-year dredging scheme, launched by Dha
Moving and Managing Sediments Takes Place in Savannah
PIANC USA & the Coasts, Oceans, Ports & Rivers Institute (COPRI/ASCE) have announced that the Dredging 2015 Conference – Moving and Managing Sediments will take place in Savannah, Georgia, October 19-22, 2015, at the Hyatt Regency on the riverfront in the Downtown Historic District. “More than 200 o
Forewind Funds North Sea DEPONS project
Forewind is one of five international offshore wind energy developers to jointly initiate an ambitious research programme into how the harbour porpoise population in the North Sea is likely to be affected by the construction of offshore wind farms. The programme, called Disturbance Effects on the Ha
Coretrax Gets New Business Development Director
Coretrax, an engineered service for wellbore clean and abandonment, has appointed a global business development director to focus on the expansion of the company’s global presence. John Fraser joined Coretrax in 2010 as business development manager and has recently been promoted to the newly-created
Atmocean Starts Peru Wave Energy Project
Atmocean, Inc. been awarded a permit to deploy its wave energy system just north of ILO, Peru. In addition, Atmocean is now working with the Global Technology Deployment Initiative (GTDI) to develop a Strategic Plan to accelerate the deployment of its technology globally. GTDI seeks to identify brea