Equipment
Trelleborg’s Cable Protection for Phase Two of Fukushima Forward Project
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has secured a contract to supply its range of high performance cable protection, for phase two of the prestigious offshore wind farm Fukushima Forward Project, lead by Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Following a successful delivery of phase one, Trel
Officials Discuss Metro East Levee Upgrades
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday met with Colonel Anthony Mitchell, Commander of the Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District, to discuss the Metro East levee project and the Mel Price Dam project. “In our meeting yesterday, I strongly urged Colonel Mitchell to require Project Labor Agree
Expansion Projects Bring Benefits to Victoria’s Ports
Victoria’s commercial ports have performed strongly over the past year, posting solid figures in import and export trade. Minister for Ports David Hodgett welcomed the annual reports tabled in Parliament yesterday and said the figures reinforced the strategic value of Victoria’s commercial ports. “V
Corps Awards Contract for T-Groin Construction
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has awarded a $25.2 million contract to H&L LLC of Bay Shore, New York, to construct T-groins and place sand in the community of Sea Gate west of the West 37th Street Groin in Coney Island. The project at Sea Gate is designed to prevent flanking [
Corps Seeks Input on 11 Restoration Projects
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, has issued a Public Notice concerning an application by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) for a Department of the Army permit to conduct restoration activities on 11 lakes and water bodies in the FWC’s North Central R
VIDEO: Dredging for Eko Atlantic City
Off the coast of Lagos, mighty dredgers are working daily to reclaim land lost to the sea. Eko Atlantic City is being constructed in six phases – and the first phase entails creating 10 square kilometers of prime land along the Great Wall of Lagos. When the dredging is completed, a total volume of s
UPDATE: Dredging at Wells Port Set for Next Week
The Port of Wells dredging project is scheduled for Monday, September 22, 2014. The port’s dredger “Kari Hege” will be engaged in dredging operations in the main channel north of number 4 buoy, between buoys 2 and 4. All material dredged from these areas will be placed on the berm which is marked by
UK Ambassador to UAE Tours Jebel Ali Port
DP World Chairman and Chairman of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), HE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, today met with the new UK Ambassador to the UAE, HE Philip Parham, to discuss trade, business and maritime issues. During the introductory meeting, Ambassador Parham was given a tour of DP
ALE wraps up transportation and installation contract in Brazil
Short mobilisation and efficiency were the key requirements of a transportation and installation contract recently undertaken in Rio de Janeiro by heavylift specialists ALE. The remit was to install an accommodation module which weighed 1,538t and a service module weighing 702t on the Petrobras P-74
DRAGFLOW to Showcase at WEFTEC
For the first time ever DRAGFLOW, a world player in solid pumping solutions, will be present at WEFTEC, the Water Environment Federation’s Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference. WEFTEC, scheduled from September 27 – October 1, 2014 at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Lou
Balmoral to Kick Off Brazilian Production in 2015
In an announcement at the Rio Oil and Gas show in Brazil, Aberdeen-based deepwater buoyancy, insulation and elastomer product specialist, Balmoral Offshore Engineering, said its new Brazilian manufacturing facility will be up and running in the second quarter of 2015. Alex Ellis, the British Ambassa
SMD Wraps Up Auxiliary Cutter Assembly
Secretary-General Nii Odunton accompanied by his Deputy and Legal Counsel, Michael Lodge, had the opportunity to visit the Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) facility in Newcastle upon Tyne to get a look at Nautilus Minerals’ Polymetallic Sulphides Mining Technology. The newly assembled Auxiliary Cutter (A
UPDATE: Lodgemore Dredging Project on Track
Land & Water Services are making excellent progress dredging the canal between Wallbridge Lower Lock and Lodgemore Bridge. The first work boats in eighty years recently arrived on this stretch of water. Two brand new mud hoppers and a mini push tug are also in the place. The mud hoppers were manufac
RentOcean’s Equipment for Storage of Gemini OWF Cables
RentOcean, a 100 percent owned subsidiary of Oceanteam Shipping ASA, has been awarded a contract to supply Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects BV a 3000t demountable onshore turntable system and accompanying equipment for a long-term storage project. The turntable and additional equipment will be used f