Equipment
CTI’s SonarWiz Now Supports EdgeTech Real-Time Bathymetry Systems
Chesapeake Technology Inc. (CTI) announces a major advance to its flagship software SonarWiz processing with the addition of a Real-Time Acquisition Server for the EdgeTech 4600 and recently introduced EdgeTech 6205 interferometric bathymetry systems. The EdgeTech bathymetry systems are unique in th
Redland City’s Marine Infrastructure Projects Involve Dredging (Australia)
Redland City’s reputation as a city of islands will be enhanced, thanks to almost $14 million of marine infrastructure projects in the 2014-15 Budget. Redland City Mayor Karen Williams said the funding would include new jetties and boat ramp upgrades. “Redland City has a large coastal population inc
UPS Installs Memphis LNG Fueling Station
UPS has recently installed a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling station on the company’s property on Swinnea Road in Memphis. As a part of UPS’s “rolling laboratory” approach to alternative fuel technologies, 59 new LNG tractor trailers have been placed in Memphis and join other new LNG big rig
Picture of the Day: River Tone Dredging (UK)
Dredging is part of the flood action plan and the Environment Agency is progressing with a project to dredge 8 kilometres of the Rivers Parrett and Tone. The plan includes a range of other options for improving the area’s flood resilience in the long term, such as maintenance, land management and co
Port Everglades Invests in Growth (USA)
Port Everglades is planning for the year 2033 with an updated roadmap for future growth over the next 20 years that identifies $1.6 billion in capital investments to improve productivity for cargo, cruise and petroleum businesses that operate at the South Florida seaport. The Broward County Board of
The Crown Estate: Investment Growth in Scottish Renewables
The 2014 Crown Estate Scotland Report shows a 13.6% increase on net capital investment to £5 million, with a significant proportion of an overall investment over the year supporting Scotland’s emerging low-carbon energy industry. Our total capital investment in Scotland over the last four years now
Congressman Tours Foster’s Creek Dredging Project (USA)
Congressman Tim Bishop recently visited the Foster’s Creek dredging program. Bishop became involved at the request of Ponquogue Marine Basin. For years, marina owners along the creek were concerned about their continued ability to navigate between the creek and the bay. Prior to dredging, the channe
Columbia River Dredging Commences Next Month (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will start dredging operations in the lower Columbia River in July. The dredging is part of the Corps’ annual river maintenance intended to keep the federal navigation channel safe for commercial shipping. The Corps expects to remove 5 million cubic yards of sediment
Subsea 7 Chooses BMT’s Riser Monitoring for Aasta Hansteen Spar
Subsea 7 has selected BMT Scientific Marine Services (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, to supply the riser monitoring system for the Aasta Hansteen Spar, approximately 300 km off the coast of Norway. The integrated system includes an innovative suite of remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROV
Developing the Blue Economy – Main Theme of CARIS 2014
CARIS successfully held its 15th international user group conference in Brest, France during the week of June 2-5, 2014. CARIS 2014, which brought together CARIS users from all over the world, was the largest user conference to-date with approximately 170 delegates from 25 different countries and ov
Core Grouting Services Commissions New Grout Mixing and Pumping Unit
Core Grouting Services, an Acteon company, has successfully commissioned a new high volume, high strength grout mixing and pumping unit. The equipment is specifically designed for mixing and pumping high strength grout with a compressive strength of >100 MPa. These grouts are used in offshore founda
New Zealand: Tauranga Port Signs Freight Deal with Kotahi
Freight and logistics management company Kotahi and New Zealand’s freight gateway Port of Tauranga have struck a strategic ten-year freight alliance. This, along with a separate long-term agreement between Kotahi and Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company, will deliver a ‘step-c
Nature Group grabs ‘West Alpha’ contract
Nature Group PLC, the provider of port reception facilities and waste treatment solutions for the oil, marine and process industries, has announced that its subsidiary, Nature Oil & Gas AS, has been awarded a two year contract by North Atlantic Drilling Ltd. The contract concerns the deployment of a
Statoil, Kvaerner Enter Into Jackets Delivery Deal
Statoil today enters into a frame agreement with Kvaerner for the delivery of jackets for the North Sea in the period up to 2020. At the same time, the companies will sign a letter of intent for the delivery of two jackets to the Johan Sverdrup field. The frame agreement gives Kvaerner the opportuni