Equipment
ISA Invites for COMRA 2015 Training
The International Seabed Authority is calling for applications for the training programme to be provided by China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association (COMRA) in 2015 pursuant to the contract for exploration for polymetallic sulphides between the International Seabed Authorit
VIDEO: World’s Biggest Marine Excavator at Work
The Liebherr P 995 Pontoon is one of the biggest Marine Excavators in the World. Möbius, from Hamburg, Germany, is a specialist hydro engineering company. With years of experience, Möbius relies upon Liebherr marine excavators. With their second Liebherr P 995 Pontoon Excavator (based on the Liebher
Aquamarine to Scale Down
Wave energy company Aquamarine Power has announced plans to downsize its business. Commenting on the news, Aquamarine Power Chief Executive Officer John Malcolm, said: “Following a strategic review the Board of Aquamarine Power has decided to significantly downsize the business. “This will involve r
VIDEO: Masonville and Dredging
Baltimore Port Alliance has just released a video about Masonville, an innovative environmental project that utilizes dredge material to create new usable land for the port and cleans up natural space that is used by the community. Construction of the Masonville Dredged Material Containment Facility
New Flood Defenses Across Severn and Wye Catchment
Homes in Much Wenlock, Broadway, Childswickham and Murcot will be better protected from floods thanks to an unprecedented six-year £2.3 billion flood defense program, benefiting Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire to the tune of over £12 million. Improvements
SETS Unveils Subsea Mats
SETS, a north-east subsea engineering firm has developed a new generation of re-usable, environmentally neutral subsea mats. Available in the UK for the first time, the mats are meant to eliminate the use of permanent concrete mattresses to land equipment on during subsea operations and can also be
UK: Robot Fleet Completes Pioneering Campaign
The second phase of an ambitious project to gather valuable information on ocean processes and marine life using a fleet of innovative marine robots has just reached its conclusion. Co-ordinated by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), the Exploring Ocean Fronts project took place off southwest En
Caterpillar Marine to equip four AHTS for Grupo CBO
Caterpillar Marine’s Cat® power and propulsion solutions have been selected to power four AHTS vessels for Grupo CBO, headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Each AHTS vessel will be equipped with 4 x 6 M 32 C propulsion engines rated at 3000 bkW and Cat Propulsion controllable pitch propellers. Ad
McDermott Wraps Up Banyu Urip Project
McDermott Internationa has concluded the transportation and installation of a Yoke-type Single Point Mooring tower and hook up to a Floating Storage Offloading (FSO) vessel for PT Rekayasa Industri offshore Indonesia in the Banyu Urip field. PT Rekayasa Industri was appointed by Mobil Cepu Limited,
Picture of the Day: Steel Cutting for New Dredger
The steel cutting ceremony for the new project, the 1.840 m3 twin screw trailing suction hopper dredger “Mahury”, took place at MTG Dolphin on 25th of November 2014. This is the second ship in series (after “Albatros”), being built by order of Royal IHC for Dutch Dredging. The vessel will be capable
World’s Longest Subsea Interconnector Wins MMO Nod
Works associated with the laying of the undersea electricity cable between the UK and Norway have been approved by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). The Norwegian government gave consent for the development of the longest subsea electricity interconnector in the world, in its waters in Octob
PGS Delivers ‘Guy’ Seismic Shoot (Namibia)
Eco Atlantic has successfully completed a 1,000 km 2D seismic survey on the Guy block located in the Walvis Basin, offshore Namibia. The Survey was executed by PGS Geophysical using its high resolution GeoStreamer technology. The Company has also contracted PGS to begin processing the 2D data immedi
RV Sikuliaq Powered by Rolls-Royce
MTU, a Rolls-Royce brand was chosen to power the Sikuliaq, a U.S. academic research vessel tailor-made for oceanographic research. The Sikuliaq, one of the most advanced university research vessels in the world, is owned by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and operated by the University of Alas
CEDA Dutch Section Evening – Great Success
At the CEDA Dutch Section evening, held on 20 November at Rabobank’s headquarters in Utrecht, three prominent speakers told about their visions of dredging in 15 years from now. The evening kicked of with Ton Wouterse, Senior Banker Maritime Industries welcoming the guests. He stressed the importanc