Equipment
Oranjewerf – 25 Years Within Damen Shipyards Group
Oranjewerf Ship Repair has turned 65 in November 2014 and simultaneously celebrated its silver jubilee within Damen Shipyards Group. The repair and conversion shipyard in the Port of Amsterdam gradually continues to extend its already versatile proposition to shipowners. With it, Oranjewerf’s scope
Seabox Leads JIP for Subsea Water Treatment
Seabox together with oil majors has highlighted the technical feasibility of a submerged water treatment plant capable of producing low sulphate and low salinity water that will benefit the oil industry. Seabox will lead a Joint Industry Project (JIP) with Az ACG Ltd (The State Oil Company of the Az
Inspection Rating for Walnut Creek Levee Systems
Inspections by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, have shown a need for Contra Costa County to address important maintenance issues of the levee system along sections of Walnut Creek near Concord and Pacheco. The Sacramento District conducted periodic inspections of the Walnut Cr
Port of Seattle Budget Funds Critical Investments
Port of Seattle Commissioners yesterday approved the Port’s 2015 budget, which projects significant growth at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, stable revenue in the seaport division, and continuing recovery in the real estate business. “The port is a powerful economic engine that helps create m
Damen Nets MSV Seawell Upgrade
Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen, part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, has been awarded a major upgrade job on MSV SEAWELL (light well intervention/dive support vessel) by Helix UK. The SEAWELL is expected at the yard second half of December 2014. As the upgrade will be executed over the winter season,
Seabox launches new JIP to complete SWIT tech design
Norway’s Seabox will lead a Joint Industry Project (JIP) with Az ACG Ltd (The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic – SOCAR), Suncor, SIPCO, two oil majors, and with the support of The Research Council of Norway, that will, according to Seabox, bring advanced subsea water treatment one step c
BPUB Update: Diver-Guided Dredging (VIDEO)
The Brownsville Public Utilities Board’s Resaca Restoration Project is making progress. This project is necessary because sediment, trash and other debris has built up over the years, impeding water flow in these waterways. The only way to return the resacas to their original depth is to dredge them
Legal Action Against Lower Snake River Dredging
Northwest fishing and conservation groups recently joined with the Nez Perce Tribe in taking legal action against dredging on the lower Snake River, announced wildsalmon.org. Non-profit environmental law firm Earthjustice, representing Idaho Rivers United, Pacific Federation of Fishermen’s Associati
OceanWorks Provides SADI Equipment Storage, Maintanance
OceanWorks International has been contracted by the Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) to supply a storage and maintenance facility for the Battery-Powered Pump Skids. Pump Skids are an integral component of the Subsea Autonomous Dispersant Injection (SADI) System recently delivered by OceanWork
Major Milestone for APM Terminals Maasvlakte II
The new APM Terminals Maasvlakte II container terminal, designed to be the world’s safest, most technologically advanced and automated container handling facility, began landside commercial operations with the opening of the high tech truck gates, launching a new era of automation to improve trucker
Damen wins MSV Seawell upgrade gig
Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen (part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion) has won a contract with Helix UK for a major upgrade on MSV Seawell (light well intervention/dive support vessel). The Seawell is expected at the yard in the second half of December 2014. As the upgrade will be executed over the win
Jacobs Field Nabs New Bedford Contract
An Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) Remedial Action Contract was awarded recently by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, for cleanup work at the New Bedford Harbor Superfund site in New Bedford, Mass. Work will be accomplished by Jacobs Field Services North America
Siemens to Pull Out of Tidal Power Industry
Siemens is looking to divest its ocean power generation business, in particular Marine Current Turbines (MCT), based in Bristol, United Kingdom. This restructuring would affect 45 employees in the Hydro & Ocean unit in Siemens Division Wind Power & Renewables. It is expected that the divestment will
IHC Hydrohammers for Chinese OW Market
IHC Hydrohammer, a business unit of the Dutch based Royal IHC, has recently commissioned the S-1800 Hydrohammer with 5.5m Pile Guiding for the Chinese Offshore Wind market. Jiangsu Longyuan Zhenhua Marine Engineering, a joint venture between ZPMC and Longyuan, is using the S-1800 hydraulic piling ha