Equipment
Picture of the Day: Baltimore District Commander Visits Dredger (USA)
USACE Baltimore District Commander Col. Trey Jordan recently toured one of the dredge boats being used in Ocean City, Maryland. The Corps typically places 800,000 cubic yards of sand on the beach at Ocean City every four years. [mappress] Dredging Today Staff, May 9, 2014
Prysmian: Western Link Project Impacts Q1 Results
Prysmian S.p.A. Board of Directors has approved the Group’s consolidated results for the first quarter of 2014. Group Sales amounted to €1,579 million compared with €1,669 million in the first quarter of 2013, posting organic growth of +3.2%, assuming the same group perimeter and excluding metal pri
Keystone Foundation Design Chosen for DoE Funded OWF Projects
The US Department of Energy has announced three offshore wind farm projects to receive up to $47 million in US government funding grants over the next four years to advance offshore wind technology and pave the way for the United States’ first offshore wind developments. Louisiana-based Keystone Eng
Greens: Report Shows Regulators Fail to Protect GBR (Australia)
The Australian Greens are calling on the Abbott Government to revoke the Abbot Point dredging and dumping approval and to increase compliance staff, following today’s report into Gladstone Harbour slamming poor compliance and monitoring with environmental conditions. “This report is an indictment on
Artificial Lift Company installs Rigless ESP System for Total in Congo
Artificial Lift Company (ALC) has successfully deployed its Advantage™ Rigless Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP) System for Total E&P Congo in the Republic of Congo. The rigless system was successfully installed, conveyed and retrieved on a System Integration Test water well in the Djeno field. Tota
USA: Senators Present Bill to Improve Delaware River Watershed
Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) and five of their Senate colleagues yesterday introduced legislation that would improve and preserve the overall wellness of the Delaware River watershed. The Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2014, co-sponsored by Senators Cory Booker and Rob
Australia: Moreton Bay to Get Artificial Reef
Recreational fishers will have a new place to drop their lines, with the creation of a 20 hectare artificial reef off Scarborough in the Moreton Bay Marine Park. National Parks Minister Steve Dickson said it was part of the Government’s $50 million Marine Infrastructure Fund and would boost tourism
Canyon to Equip McDermott’s Subsea Vessel Fleet with ROV Systems
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. announces that its Robotics subsidiary, Canyon Offshore, Inc., has reached an agreement with a subsidiary of McDermott International, Inc. to provide remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services and equipment for McDermott’s fleet of subsea construction and pipelay sup
Acteon expands portfolio with grouting services company
Core Grouting Services, an Acteon company, is a new addition to Acteon’s operating company portfolio. Core is a specialist provider of grouting services for foundations on oil and gas platforms and offshore wind farms. Core’s grouting capability allows Acteon to offer its clients a complete suite of
Xiamen Port Development Contract Awarded (China)
CCCC Fourth Harbor Engineering Co. Ltd. has won the bid for Lot A of 3# Berth in Houshi zone of Xiamen Port. Located in the northwestern waters of Section 4 of Zhangzhou China Merchants Economic and Technological Development Zone, with a construction period of 660 days and a coastline of 211 meters,
Rolls-Royce Bags Multiple Offshore Ship Design and Equipment Orders
Rolls-Royce has announced orders from a variety of international customers for its offshore ship designs and equipment worth more than £60m. The contracts, which include five Rolls-Royce UT Design vessels and propulsion equipment packages for research and seismic survey vessels, were announced at th
Rem Offshore extends offshore positioning services deal with Veripos
Veripos, a supplier of high-precision GNSS positioning services for offshore applications, is to provide dedicated positioning support for a number of Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) operated by Rem Offshore, Norwegian company which maintains a global fleet of ships. Under the new agreement, which ex
Rolls-Royce announces several new contracts at OTC 2014
Rolls-Royce has announced orders from a variety of international customers for its offshore ship designs and equipment worth more than £60m. The contracts, which include five Rolls-Royce UT Design vessels and propulsion equipment packages for research and seismic survey vessels, were announced at th
China: CCCC Shanghai Dredging Bags Ningbo Reclamation Deal
On April 24, CCCC Shanghai Dredging Co. Ltd. won the bid for the Phase 2 coastal foundation treatment project (North 2nd Zone) in Yinzhou District, Ningbo City. Located in Yinzhou District of Zhejiang Province, with a construction period of 19 months, the project involves land reclamation with a tot