Equipment
Picture of the Day: Ellicott 360SL Dredger at Work
C&M Dredging’s machine, Ellicott 360SL, is currently working on the Jackson Lake Restoration project in Tennessee. It is being used to dredge 20,000 cubic yards of accumulated silt and sediment, which have built up over the past century. C&M Dredging, located in Florida, specializes in hydraulic dre
Atlantis Agrees Financing Package for Phase 1A of MeyGen Project
Atlantis, owner of the world’s largest planned tidal stream energy project, MeyGen, announces that it has agreed terms with a funding syndicate for a funding package for Phase 1A of the MeyGen project. Total project funding package, which is a combination of equity, debt and grant, will exceed £50m.
Buras Shoreline Protection Project Promotes Healthy Ecosystem
Plaquemines Parish has begun work on the second phase of the Buras Boat Harbor Shoreline Protection Project which involves the creation of a new matting product to be placed on the shoreline. The mat will be installed across a raised berm at mean tide level. Over 600 feet of material was installed i
Pulse Bags Contract from Total on Martin Linge Field
Pulse Structural Monitoring (Pulse), an Acteon company, has been awarded a contract with Total E&P Norge AS to provide a real time integrity monitoring system, to measure platform displacement during drilling operations. The two-year contract, with a two-year extension option, will support Total’s d
UPDATE: Dredging at Port of Wells Commences Next Week
The Port of Wells dredging program is scheduled for Monday, August 25, 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 th
Statoil Chooses Kvaerner for Oseberg Concept Study
Statoil has awarded Kvaerner a concept study related to a standardised, unmanned dry tree wellhead platform for the Oseberg Future Development project. The concept is focused on minimisation of facilities, equipment and costs down to water depths of 150 meters and may be a cost effective solution co
USA: Wachapreague Dredging Program Underway
Contractors are dredging navigation channels near the town of Wachapreague. Cottrell Contracting Corporation’s dredge Marion began dredging Bradford Bay August 10 and is working its way northwest into Finney Creek and finally into Wachapreague Channel. The channels, which provide tourism and commerc
Pulse hired to support Total’s drilling at Martin Linge
Pulse Structural Monitoring (Pulse), an Acteon company, has been awarded a contract with Total E&P Norge AS to provide a real time integrity monitoring system, to measure platform displacement during drilling operations. The two-year contract, with a two-year extension option, will support Total’s d
Swinomish Channel Dredging Set for September (USA)
The Seattle Engineer District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has informed the Port of Skagit that the next round of maintenance dredging in the Swinomish Channel will begin in late September. On July 22, 2014, the Corps issued a contract to American Construction Co. Inc. for $820,750, to comple
USA: Comments Invited on Lynden Shoreline Program
A program to manage 4.61 miles of shoreline within the city of Lynden is under review by the Washington Department of Ecology and is open for public comment. The proposed updates to Lynden’s shoreline master program will guide construction and development in the city’s stream shorelines, including F
PortMiami Partners with Corps and DEP to Complete Dredging on Time
PortMiami is working closely with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to ensure that the deepening of the Port is completed on time while continuing to protect the environment. “DEP has worked closely with PortMiami staff to ensure we are ope
MESL Selected for Regional Seabed Monitoring
MESL were identified as the preferred consultancy to collect, process and identify samples from three of five regional projects; The Humber, Thames and Anglian regions. The samples will be collected in order to obtain a baseline dataset that will be used to deliver monitoring conditions for marine l
AGSL wins Cygnus job from GDF SUEZ
Asset Guardian Solutions Ltd (AGSL), which specialises in critical control software asset protection for the process and manufacturing industry, today announced that it has been awarded a contract by GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd, a North Sea oil and gas operator. AGSL will provide GDF SUEZ with a customised
Panama Canal Expansion Update – August 2014 (VIDEO)
The Panama Canal expansion project will double the capacity of the Panama Canal by 2015 by creating a new lane of traffic and allowing more and larger ships to transit. The program consists of the construction of two new sets of locks – one on the Pacific and one on the Atlantic side of the [&hellip