Equipment
Archer secures contract extension on Statoil’s Peregrino
Archer Limited has announced that Statoil Brasil Oleo e Gas Ltda., has exercised the first of two options to extend its contract with Archer for the provision of Platform Drilling Management Services on their Peregrino Field Development. The original contract was for a fixed four-year term starting
NASA’s Wallops Island Beach Restoration Begins
Construction work to restore the beach and dunes protecting NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility damaged by super storm Sandy began on July 18. Dredges from New Jersey-based Weeks Marine, Inc. are on-site, pumping sand from an off-shore borrow site and placing the sand along the beach restoring ber
USACE Chief Discusses Galveston District Development Projects
The 53rd U.S. Army Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, met with key stakeholders from the Port of Houston Authority (POHA) and Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) to discuss Corps projects in the Galveston District durin
QRC: Statistics Show Real Story About Queensland’s Ports (Australia)
Queensland is just a few years away from using up its existing coal export capacity according to latest port data. Addressing a Central Highlands Development Committee breakfast in Emerald, Queensland Resources Council Chief Executive Michael Roche said data from Queensland’s coal port operators sho
Dredging Underway to Reopen Mississippi River Navigation Channel
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is preparing to reopen the 9-foot navigation channel along the Mississippi River to commercial navigation. The Corps and its contractors will begin dredging today, July 25, near Winona, Minn., in Pool 6 from river mile 718 to 724. The Corps is alr
Picture of the Day: Delaware River Main Channel Deepening
The Dodge Island, a Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company hopper dredge, motors up the Delaware River during the dredging operations on July 23, 2014. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its contractor Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company began dredging on July 18 as part of the next contract of the Delaw
AGSL’s Asset Guardian software for North Sea operator
Asset Guardian Solutions Ltd (AGSL), which specialises in protecting companies’ process critical software assets, has announced that it has been awarded a key contract by a major North Sea operator in Aberdeen, Scotland, for an undisclosed amount. The contract requires AGSL to provide Asset Guardian
SeeByte Sells Additional SeeTrack CoPilot Licences to Seatronics
SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software for unmanned maritime systems, announces the sale of a further five SeeTrack CoPilot licences to Seatronics. This market-leading software will be integrated into Seatronics’ Predator ROV, allowing the system to benefit from improved capabilities.
VIDEO: Kennet and Avon Canal Green Bank Restoration Underway
The Kennet and Avon Canal, a waterway in southern England, will soon have one mile of newly restored bank. Restoration works on the portion of a 87 miles long canal are in full swing. According to Oda Dijksterhuis from the Canal and River Trust, the “green method” being used to rebuild the bank was
New PORTS Real-Time Data System Officially Dedicated
Officials from NOAA, the Jacksonville Marine Transportation Exchange, and the Jacksonville Port Authority officially dedicated a new information system which will increase safety for ships using the St. Johns River. The system, called Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS), provides real-ti
Van Oord Bags Capital Projects in Brazil and The Bahamas
Van Oord, a leading international contractor specialising in dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects, has won two orders in Brazil and the Bahamas. The activities involve dredging work for the construction of a new shipyard in Aracruz, Brazil. The client is Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz (EJA),
Statoil to set up modular drilling rig on Heimdal
Statoil has received consent for installation and temporary operation of a modular drilling rig (MDR) at the Heimdal facility. Installation will begin in the third quarter of 2014 with commissioning scheduled for November. Heimdal is a gas field lying under 120 metres of water in block 25/4 in the c
Diamond Offshore makes $90M in Q2
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. has reported net income of $90 million, or $0.65 per share, for the second quarter of 2014, compared with net income of $185 million, or $1.33 per share, in the same period a year earlier. Revenues in the second quarter of 2014 were $692 million, compared with revenue
VVV-Spetstekhnika Hands Over New Dredger
VVV-Spetstekhnika, a Kherson-based manufacturer of suction dredgers, recently delivered new dredger, the НСС 400/20-F-GR to a customer in Ukraine. The model, equipped with two removable suction nozzles on the suction tube and capable of dredging up to 10m, was produced in just four months. Control h