Equipment
New Guide to Help Address Challenges of Water Management
A new Green Infrastructure (GI) guide, launched this week at World Water Week, is set to raise much needed awareness of the benefits of GI solutions for water resources management, according to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). The Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosys
Reef Subsea Wraps Up Sierra L5 and Bøyla Projects
Reef Subsea has safely and successfully concluded the L5 Sierra Pipeline and Bøyla development projects, both delivered ahead of the schedule set by their clients Technip and GDF SUEZ. Reef Subsea brought the L5 Pipeline project, located 96 kilometres off the coast of The Netherlands, to a close in
Reef Subsea completes gigs in Norway and The Netherlands
Reef Subsea has informed it has completed work on the L5 Sierra Pipeline and Bøyla development projects, in The Netherlands and Norway, respectively.
AMSC Calls on Parties to Support Legislation to Ban Dumping
The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) has today welcomed the report of the Senate Committee Inquiry into the management of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and the concerns expressed about the threat from dredging, dumping and rapid industrialization and called for all parties to suppo
Governor Announces Grant for Coastal Resiliency in Staten Island
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced yesterday a $300,000 state grant award to evaluate a shore protection system and maximize the marine habitat at Great Kills Harbor, which was heavily hit by Superstorm Sandy. The storm caused significant erosion to Staten Island’s bluffs and beaches as well as Grea
InterMoor opens major base in Aberdeen
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has opened a major new storage, maintenance and inspection facility in Aberdeen, UK. The new base – on a three-acre site with a warehouse, 20 permanent onsite staff and a multi-million pound mooring inventory – will support InterMoor’s global mooring operations with a f
UK: Clacton to Holland on Sea Coastal Scheme in Full Swing
Work on the £36m Clacton to Holland on Sea Coast Protection Scheme is now fully underway. The old groynes along the first kilometer of beach, opposite the Port of London Authority Radar Mast, have been removed and the Sospan Dau, a shallow draft dredging vessel, has recharged with sand and shingle t
TGE Marine signs LNG bunkering vessel contract
TGE Marine Gas Engineering signed a contract for one firm and one optional vessel for the design and supply of the cargo handling system, LNG fuel gas system and LNG cargo tanks for the world’s first LNG bunker ship of 5,100 m3 capacity with Hanjin Heavy Industries, Korea. The ship was ordered by NY
USACE Maximizes Mississippi River Beneficial Use of Dredged Material
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, created approximately 850 acres of wetlands in 2014 through the beneficial placement of approximately 60 percent of the material dredged from Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River. “With Louisiana continuing to lose its coastal wetlands, the
Private Member’s Bill to Ban Dumping in Great Barrier Reef
The Australian Greens will introduce a Private Member’s Bill to the Senate today to ban offshore dumping in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and backdate it so that it is illegal for the Abbot Point offshore dumping to proceed. “The Senate Inquiry established by the Greens into the Great B
Dredging at Gatakers Bay Boat Ramp Set for Next Week
The Gatakers Bay boat ramp will be closed for three days next week so the boating channel can be dredged, according to frasercoast.qld.gov. The dredging work will be undertaken by the Department of Transport and Main Roads from 6am on Monday, September 8, to 6pm on Wednesday, September 10. During th
Orion Marine Bags Matagorda Dredging Deal (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a contract in the amount of $5,774,000 to Orion Marine Construction Inc., for the maintenance dredging of the Matagorda Ship Channel in Matagorda and Calhoun counties, Texas. “Shoaling in the Matagorda Ship Channel can be unpredictable an
Barakah Offshore scores contract with Lundin (Malaysia)
Malaysia’s Barakah Offshore Petroleum Berhad has through its subsidiary PBJV Group Sdn Bhd, entered into a contract with a Swedish oil company Lundin Petroleum. PBJV will provide hook-up, commissioning and topside maintenance services for Lundin’s offshore oil and gas fields in Malaysia. The value o
VIDEO: SBG Systems Introduces New Miniature Inertial Sensors
SBG Systems has released the Ellipse Series, a brand new product range of miniature inertial systems replacing the IG-500 Series. After many years of success and thousands of sensors on the field, the IG-500 Series is being replaced by a brand new generation: the Ellipse Series. This new series of m