Equipment
Veessen-Wapenveld Channel: Scale Model Tests Underway
To protect Deventer, Zutphen and the villages on the IJssel River from extreme high water and flooding, an eight-kilometre-long channel is being created between Veessen and Wapenveld. Work will start after the summer on the channel, which can take a maximum of 45% of the water from the IJssel. Scale
Engineering of Aasta Hansteen platform subject of PSA inspection
From 3 to 25 June 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Statoil’s engineering of the Aasta Hansteen spar platform. The objective of the audit was to assess whether Statoil’s and the contractors’ management of detail engineering in the area of OHAS was being carrie
New Milestone for DMC’s Optima Nozzle Series
Damen Marine Components (DMC), part of Damen Shipyards Group, has smashed its propeller nozzle world record by 33 percent downwards. This downsizing to an inside diameter of 665 millimetres only – from the previous 1,000 mm ‘entry level model’ – marks a new milestone for DMC’s Optima Nozzle series.
PSA audits Gjøa platform (Norway)
From 5 to 8 May 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of GDF SUEZ E&P Norge AS (GDF) on board the Gjøa platform. The objective of the audit was to monitor GDF’s work in complying with its own and the authorities’ requirements for barrier management and follow-up on G
The Netherlands: Port of Rotterdam Throughput Grows by 0.6 Pct
The port of Rotterdam achieved steady results in the first half of the year. Total throughput increased by 0.6% compared to the first half of 2013. Turnover in the first half of 2014 increased by € 8.6 million compared to the first half of 2013. This is primarily due to an increase in revenues from
CLP Power Gets Nod to Install Two Submarine Cables Off Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Government proposes to allow CLP Power Hong Kong Limited (CLP Power) to install two submarine cables of about 880 metres in length and 150 millimetres in diameter within an area of approximately 1.58 hectares of foreshore and seabed from Liu Ko Ngam to Pak Sha Tau Tsui at Kat O. Curren
Investments to Increase Southampton Port’s Contribution to UK Economy
A new independent report has revealed the scale of the contribution made by Associated British Port’s (ABP) Port of Southampton both to the regional and national economy. The latest statistics from consultants Arup show that the port contributes £990 million to the UK economy every year, including £
Apache drilling ahead at Phoenix South-1
Carnarvon Petroleum Limited has reported that the Phoenix South-1 well has successfully set the 9 5/8” casing in the side-track well and is drilling ahead. As at 12:00 hours today the well was drilling ahead at approximately 3,750 meters MD in the final hole section. The primary targets for the Phoe
Pulse delivers fatigue monitoring system for Hurricane Energy
Pulse Structural Monitoring (Pulse), an Acteon company, has provided a real-time wellhead fatigue monitoring system for drilling and well testing operations on the Lancaster Discovery, west of Shetland in the UK North Sea. The well operator, Hurricane Energy plc, wanted to check the wellhead fatigue
Singapore: IADC Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation Scheduled for October
For (future) decision makers and their advisors in governments, port and harbour authorities, offshore companies and other organisations that have to execute dredging projects, the International Association of Dredging Companies organises the International Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation. The IA
Experts Doubt Panama Canal Expansion Will Be “Game Changer”
The expansion of the Panama Canal to accommodate a new generation of huge cargo ships is not likely to be “a game changer” for United States ports, John Reinhart, the CEO and executive director of the Virginia Port Authority, told an international audience of maritime economists in Norfolk on Wednes
TWD Installs Monopile Gripper Frame on Van Oord’s ‘Aeolus’
Temporary Works Design (TWD) completed the design and assisted in the fabrication of a monopile gripper frame for Van Oord. The gripper is designed to keep the monopiles in the correct position and inclination, while counteracting the wave, wind, and current loads on the pile during wind turbine ins
Governor Inks Proclamation on New Dredging Strategy for Toledo Harbor
Governor John R. Kasich joined local and federal officials yesterday to celebrate the environmentally-friendly dredging of the Toledo Harbor by signing a proclamation of collaboration between the state, city of Toledo, and the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority. Ohio EPA has identified $10 million d
USA: Bay Activists Push for Protection of Miami’s Coral Reefs
On July 16, 2014, Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper, Captain Dan Kipnis, Coral Morphologic, Miami-Dade Reef Guard Association, Sierra Club Miami Group, and Tropical Audubon Society, filed a citizens’ notice of suit letter alleging that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers violated the Endangered Species Act, in