Equipment
Drydocks World Completes HVDC Converter Platform DolWin Beta
Drydocks World, the international service provider to the shipping, maritime, offshore, oil, gas and energy sectors announced the successful completion of the pioneering HVDC converter platform DolWin beta. The platform, the world’s largest in terms of capacity, was built at Drydocks World – Dubai a
USA: Railroad Lake Dredging Moves Ahead
The Railroad Lake dredging scheme is currently underway. Railroad Lake is a retention basin for storm water; water in the lake is collected from storm drains that surround the area. Over the years, storm water collects and deposits sediment in Railroad Lake. “Approximately every 10 years we dredge t
Polish Navy Chooses Saab’s Double Eagle ROV
Defence and security company Saab informs that the Polish Navy has chosen the Double Eagle system for the Kormoran II MCMV. The Double Eagle is in service with several navies, in the Baltic Sea, in the North Sea and around the world as a state of the art, well proven, low risk and extremely efficien
Meeting on Menominee River Dredging Set for June 26 (USA)
The Lower Menominee River Area of Concern (AOC) Citizens Advisory Committee will hold an open house on June 26 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at UW-Marinette, in the main building cafeteria. A brief introductory presentation on the AOC and an overview of ongoing improvement projects on the Menominee River (
Joint Seminar Makes Dutch-Myanmar Cooperation Tangible
The Netherlands and Myanmar are making good progress in cooperation in the field of water management, Dutch minister Schultz van Haegen of Infrastructure and the Environment said during her visit to Myanmar. Dutch minister Schultz van Haegen and Myanmar’s Vice President U Nyan Tunthe, attended the s
Fugro’s Survey Vessel to Support Search for Flight MH370
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has awarded Fugro a contract that will see the deployment of its specialist vessel, equipment and expertise in the underwater search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Using its advanced survey vessel, the Fugro Equator, fitted with state-of
UPDATE: Body Found Near Felixstowe (UK)
The body of the woman who fell from a yacht when it collided with a dredger has been found. A dive team from Norfolk Fire Service has been diving approximately 5 nautical miles out to sea in the location where a yacht sank. The woman’s body has been taken ashore and a post mortem examination [&helli
PROGROUPE: New Video about Dredging and Dewatering Process
PROGROUPE sediment removal company has introduced new animation to explain how their technology works in practice. The short video shows dredging process using a floating suctions dredger and dewatering process of dredged sediment through a decanter centrifuge. This technology is designed for small
Corps Presents Delaware River Dredging Plan (USA)
A maintenance dredging project in Marcus Hook and New Castle Ranges of the Delaware River will be undertaken in the coming months. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, dredging will be performed to a depth of 43 feet to 44 feet plus 1 foot allowable over depth limite
USA: Sandy Hook Bay Channel in Need of Dredging
According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, the Sandy Hook Bay dredging program will be undertaken during the October 2014 – March 2015 time window. The proposed maintenance dredging will involve the removal of approximately 41,170 cubic yards of material from the mentioned are
Valemon topside loaded on Dockwise Triumph vessel (VIDEO)
The topside destined for the Valemon field offshore Norway, has been loaded onto the heavy transport vessel Dockwise Triumph in Korea.
Picture of the Day: Dredger in Savannah Shipping Channel (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, is responsible for maintenance dredging of the Savannah and Brunswick harbors. The Corps routinely dredges sediment from the bottom of the river to ensure a safe, authorized depth for cargo ships to import and export goods. Shown here is a dredger
Norway: Experts gather at Dynamic Positioning seminar
Representatives from Norway’s shipbuilding industry recently gathered in Ålesund for a Dynamic Positioning (DP) sensor technologies workshop held by Sonardyne International Ltd., Guidance Marine and Veripos. Vessel operators, shipyards, dynamic positioning suppliers and system integrators from acros
Sri Lanka: Colombo Port on Right Track
Colombo will go up to the 21st position from 32 in the Top 50 World Container Ports list this year with the new berths of the Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) coming into operation. The completion of the CICT final stage will have dramatic effects for container throughput at the Sout