Equipment
Corps OKs Release of Final Report for Central Everglades Project (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, is one step closer to finalizing a report on the Central Everglades Planning Project after receiving unanimous approval to release the document for state and agency review in the next few weeks. This milestone was achieved today at the Corps’
Senator Strongly Supports North Carolina Coastal Programs (USA)
U.S. Senator Kay Hagan recently said that a bipartisan agreement to reauthorize key water infrastructure projects contains several key provisions to maintain North Carolina’s critical waterways and protect coastal communities against future storm damage. The Water Resources Reform and Development Ac
USA: Money Secured for Chautauqua County Dredging
Senator Catharine Young (R,C,I-Olean) said that critically-needed dredging projects in Chautauqua County will be able to go forward thanks to $300,000 she has secured. “With the county’s harbors and waterways in tremendous need of dredging right now, this grant is great news for taxpayers and reside
Top News – May 19 to 25, 2014
Israel: NGOs Urge Jan De Nul to Abandon Haifa and Ashdod Projects A group of Palestinian and international NGOs have urged the Jan De Nul Group to pull out of a project to build port facilities in Israel, citing concerns about Israel’s continued human rights violations. DEMA: Dredging Could Devast
DEME: Solid Order Book
Since the beginning of 2014, DEME managed to maintain its order book at a fairly high level of about 3.0 billion EUR thanks to new orders, well spread worldwide across dredging, energy related and environmental activities. The total value of these new orders represents approximately 660 million EUR.
EDF-Led Consortium Needs Supplier of Gravity-Based Foundations for French OWF
EDF EN France, Dong Energy and WPD Offshore have issued a call for bids for the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation of up to 83 gravity-based foundations for the Fécamp offshore wind farm. The contract also includes the supply of additional equipment for the gravity-based foundat
VIDEO: Senator Announces Funding for Winnapaug Pond Dredging (USA)
U.S. Senator Jack Reed recently joined with officials from Westerly, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) to announce over $1 million to help dredge Winnapaug Pond and revitalize it
Infield Cable Connecting of Borkum Riffgrund 1 Starts
The construction work at the offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1 is progressing rapidly. On 21st April 2014, the first cable was connected between the offshore substation and the first foundation. By the end of 2014, approximately 80 kilometers of cables will be installed connecting the foundation
OceanWaveS Renews X-Band Radar Licence with NOC
German company OceanWaveS GmbH and the Natural Environment Research Council has signed a renewed and extended licence deal for X-band radar technology developed at the National Oceanography Centre. The licensed technology was developed at NOC by Dr. Paul Bell and utilises an advanced software algori
Technip opens new umbilical factory
Housed in one of the tallest single floor buildings in Europe, at 58 metres, the world’s most advanced steel tube umbilical manufacturing facility, which reinforces Technip Umbilicals’ position as a key subsea player, has been officially opened. The increased capability will allow the company to acc
PIANC World Congress Approaches (USA)
The Technical Committee for the 2014 PIANC World Congress is preparing a conference which will be held June 1-5, 2014 in San Francisco, California. This event, named Navigating the New Millennium, will cover such themes as: – Global Navigation Issues of the 21st Century; – Ports and Maritime Navigat
Technip Opens World’s Most Advanced Umbilical Manufacturing Facility
Housed in one of the tallest single floor buildings in Europe, at 58 metres, the world’s most advanced steel tube umbilical manufacturing facility, which reinforces Technip Umbilicals’ position as a key subsea player, has been officially opened. The increased capability will allow the company to acc
Ministry of Defence Invites Tenders for Supply of LARS (UK)
UK Ministry of Defence’s DE&S Organization has issued a tender for a diver Launch and Recovery System (LARS). Salvage and Marine Operations has a requirement for a diver LARS to support surface supply diving operations to 50m. One of the key requirements is for LARS not to have a footprint larger th
Nautricity Gets Go-Ahead to Develop Tidal Energy Schemes in Mull of Kintyre (UK)
Nautricity, the renewable energy company, has been given the go-ahead to develop one of the UK’s first ‘next generation’ tidal energy schemes in waters off the Mull of Kintyre. Marine Scotland has given consent for the deployment of the first Contra Rotating Marine Turbine device, capable of generat