Equipment
Dredge Yard Solutions on Display at Dredging Summit & Expo 2014
Dredge Yard, the provider of latest dredging equipment and technologies, participated in the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) and Texas University’s Dredging Summit and Expo 2014 that took place at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto, Canada, June 15-18 2014. The participants of the event we
IEA to Install RADAR Reflectors Along SNWW Jetty (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a contract worth around $150,000 to IEA Inc., a small business, to install RADAR reflectors along the outer one mile of the Sabine Neches Waterway (SNWW) southern rock jetty in Jefferson County, Texas. Jetties, also known as stone breakwa
Port Canaveral: Reaching Above and Beyond (VIDEO)
Port Canaveral serves the region, the customers and constituencies by facilitating domestic and international Maritime commerce, creating positive regional economic impact while maintaining transparency, effective planning and sound fiscal management practices. Cargo activity at Port Canaveral is ex
Ramboll, Semco Maritime JV to work on Hess Denmark platforms
A joint venture between Ramboll Oil & Gas and Semco Maritime has been awarded an EPC contract for the provision of onshore and offshore services at Hess Denmark’s platforms in the Danish North Sea. Under a comprehensive framework agreement, Ramboll and Semco Maritime will provide end-to-end services
DECC Retracts Funding for Skerries Tidal Stream Array
The Skerries Tidal Stream Array, owned by Marine Current Turbine (MCT) subsidiary Sea Generation (Wales) Ltd, has been notified by the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) that the conditional offer of funding under DECC’s Marine Energy Array Demonstration Fund (MEAD) has been withdrawn. Whi
Aquamarine Power Begins Oyster Refit
Wave energy company Aquamarine Power has successfully removed both cylinder modules from their Oyster 800 wave machine as part of a comprehensive summer overhaul, with the firm aiming to recommence Oyster power generation in the autumn. The 800kW test machine, located at the European Marine Energy C
SapuraKencana Secures Work for $415 Mln in Malaysia and Thailand
SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad has been awarded two new Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation and Commissioning (EPCIC) contracts totalling approximately US$415 million (RM1.3 billion) in areas offshore Malaysia and Thailand by Carigali-PTTEPI Operating Company Sdn Bhd (CPOC) and Hess
Damen Shiprepair gets Rowan Viking remodeling contract
Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen, part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, has been awarded the contract by a subsidiary of Rowan Companies plc to remodel the Rowan Viking. The Rowan Viking is a Keppel Fels ‘N’ Class Drilling Rig. The rig, which at 124 (l) x 95 (w) x 170 (h) metres is one of the largest [&
USA: More Money for Environmental Restoration Projects in South Jersey
U.S. Congressman Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ-02) announced more than $13,7 mln in federal funding to 5 South Jersey environmental restoration projects from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation under the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Sandy Coastal Resiliency Grants. The Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resil
DCN Launches New Hyperbaric Test and Training Centre
DCN Diving, the Dutch diving contractor based in Bergen op Zoom, has opened a new hyperbaric testing and training centre. Unique in the Netherlands and indeed uncommon anywhere in the world. In a hall alongside the company’s head office, a permanent professional centre has been established, in which
MonArb Jacket Sailway from OGN Yard (UK)
The OGN Group has delivered a 5745 tonne steel Jacket for Talisman Sinopec Energy UK Limited’s MonArb Area Redevelopment Project (MAR) which will help unlock further oil reserves from the UK North Sea. The North East England-based company has completed the design and construction of the 118metre tal
EEEGR 2014 to feature offshore helicopter safety talk
New safety measures for helicopters serving the oil and gas industry have prompted a two-hour breakout session specifically on the issue at the EEEGR 2014 Conference in Norwich next month. “Thousands of people in this region will be affected and with many from the industry already gathering for our
Picture of the Day: Hudson River Dredging (USA)
Around-the-clock dredging operations on the Hudson River commenced recently, and will continue through November in a 14-mile section of the Upper Hudson between Schuylerville and Stillwater, Saratoga County. Dredging began near Fort Edward, 40 miles north of Albany, in 2009, and GE’s contractors thu
Kongsberg Maritime Enhances OE14-408 Digital Stills Camera
Kongsberg Maritime, a leading developer of underwater imaging products has further enhanced its high resolution digital stills camera the OE14-408, through the addition of an Ethernet control interface and a new, ergonomically designed graphical user interface. The OE14-408 with its 1/1.7” CCD senso