Equipment
Picture of the Day: Parrett and Tone Dredging Moves Ahead
Dredging works on the rivers Parrett and Tone are in full swing. Dredging continues on both banks of the river Parrett at Westonzoyland Pumping Station and on both banks further upstream towards the A361 road bridge. On the river Tone works continue with two land based excavators and a floating piec
EMGS beefs up stake in North Energy
Norwegian geophysical services company EMGS is looking to increase its shareholding in North Energy ASA.
Fastwave Becomes Australian Distributor of Kongsberg Seaglider System
Marine systems integration specialist Fastwave has recently been appointed Australian distributor by Kongsberg Maritime for the supply, installation, training, service and support of the SEAGLIDER system. The Seaglider is an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) developed for continuous, long term dat
UPDATE: Manpower Ministry Ready to Support New Suez Canal
Minister of Manpower and Migration Nahed el-Ashri said that the Ministry stands fully ready to provide support to the New Suez Canal Project. Ashri said that she asked the manpower chief in Ismailia Gamal Abdel-Salam to assess the cost of the project’s needs in order to provide them. The minister ma
Mackay Marina Southern Breakwater to Close Again (Australia)
The next round of improvement works to be carried out on the southern breakwater at the Mackay Marina will commence from Monday, August 25, and continue until sometime around the end of the year. Accordingly, in the interests of safety, public access to the breakwater will not be permitted while the
Dredge Yard Gears Up for Upcoming AAPA Congress in Argentina
Dredge Yard, dedicated to the dredging and mining industries, will take part at the Latin American Congress of Ports annual meeting that will be held in less than a week in Puerto Iguazú in Argentina. The company’s objectives are to showcase its latest innovations in realm of dredging and mining equ
USA: Corps’ Partnership with Port of Bay City Pays Off
Five years ago the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, and Port of Bay City partnered on the study and new construction of an east jetty at the Mouth of the Colorado River to stabilize the shallow draft navigation channel and reduce maintenance dredging requirements. Today, that infras
Minister Highlights Importance of Victoria’s Second Container Port
Minister for Ports David Hodgett today called on Shadow Ports Minister Natalie Hutchins to face him in a debate on the Coalition Government and the Labor Opposition’s opposing policies for Victoria’s second container port. The Coalition Government has already commenced planning works for a second co
UK: Land and Water Introduces Duprojet
Duprojet is a new hydrodynamic dredging unit which is solely available through Land and Water Services. “Duprojet has been designed by our partners Silt UK, with whom we have worked to develop the system over the last 12 months,” announced land-water.co.uk. This road transportable and versatile unit
Lloyd’s Register’s new rulebook for offshore units available for download
Lloyd’s Register has launched its new Rules for Offshore Units in one single document following an in-depth consultation with industry.
UOP to clean gas at Catcher FPSO, offshore UK
UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced today that it has been selected by BW Offshore to remove contaminants from natural gas aboard a new Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel off the coast of Scotland. The vessel, which will be leased to Premier Oil, will include a UOP Separex
Bumi Armada bags $1.18 B worth FPSO contract
Husky-CNOOC Madura Limited (HCML) and Malaysia’s Bumi Armada have signed a letter of intent for the supply of an FPSO for the Madura BD Field.
Dredging and Reclamation ANZ Conference Begins Next Week
The Dredging and Reclamation ANZ conference is now in its 6th consecutive year, and it will take place in Australia on 26–27 August 2014. This year’s event will look at exciting opportunities in new sectors such as LNG, Large O&G and Coal Seam Gas projects, which is driving the industry to define ne
Russia: Photo Report on Sabetta Port Dredging
Dredging works in Sabetta are being implemented in more challenging environment than a year ago. The dredging vessels arrived within the planed period on August 1, 2014, while the marine survey and full package of environmental engineering survey had been completed by that time so that the vessels c