Orion Marine Group Inc, a heavy civil marine contractor, reported a net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2014, of $0.2 million ($0.01 diluted loss per share). These results compare to a net loss of $1.1 million ($0.04 diluted loss per share) for the same period a year ago. “As expected, we
Crews working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, began placing nearly 3 million cubic yards of sand onto Rockaway Beach in recent weeks as part of the second of two major sand placement contracts to repair and restore the engineered beach there to reduce coastal storm risks to
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, said that operations have wound down on the Brevard County Beach Erosion Control Project with the completion of the North Reach. The South Reach was completed in January. Dredged beach sand now reinforces more than 10 miles of Brevard County s
TMT Australia conducted a tour for a group of 14 UWA mechanical engineering students. The students were participants in an advanced mechanical design course run for masters and fourth year students by Winthrop Professor James Trevelyan in the UWA school of Mechanical Engineering. TMT’s business is t
CMS-Geotech Ltd has launched its new operations base in Lowestoft, Suffolk, providing specialist marine geotechnical support to a wide variety of marine sectors in both offshore & coastal waters. It is envisaged that CMS-Geotech will build on their traditional links with the marine aggregate and por
Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (CWE) released its quarterly report, highlighting successful project and financial activities. During the quarter Carnegie Wave Energy Limited focused primarily on its Perth Wave Energy Project (the Perth Project) with the completion of the foundation and pipeline instal
LDD, an Acteon company, has successfully completed drilling monopile foundations for RWE Innogy’s Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, North Wales, UK. LDD has been working on the project since 2011, when it designed, built and delivered one of the world’s largest reverse circulation drill rigs, the LD50
MBARI has recovered the Benthic Rover for maintenance, after three years of nearly continuous deployment on the seafloor at Station M, located about 220 kilometers off the coast of central California, at a depth of 4,000 meters. The Rover was built by a team of MBARI engineers and scientists, led by
36 kms (118,000 ft) of Gama® 98 polyester rope is ready for shipment at Lankhorst Euronete Portugal’s dedicated deepwater mooring rope factory in Portugal, where Lankhorst’s investment in new production facilities in 2012 is paying dividends. Since 1998, Lankhorst Ropes has manufactured over 370 kms
In April 2014, InterDam’s next-generation G21 FirePanel successfully completed H120 tests. During the DNV GL- and Lloyd’s-Register-approved test, the G21 FirePanels maintained their fire resistance, structural integrity and insulation for over 180 minutes at hydrocarbon-fire-curve temperatures. Weig
The Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District (HBHRCD) Commissioners voted unanimously at its April 24 meeting to purchase the 70-foot dredging vessel for $950,000. The entire cost of the cutter-head dredge is being paid for by Pacific Gas & Electric. As part of the decommissioning o
Tangiers Petroleum Limited has announced that the TAO-1 well off the Moroccan coast is on track to be spudded in June, with the Moroccan National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines providing its final approval relating to the farm-out agreement between Tangiers and Galp Energia. The signing of the Ame
Subsea 7 S.A. announced the award of a three-year US$160 million contract extension by BP Exploration & Production Inc. for light subsea construction, inspection, repair and maintenance services in the US Gulf of Mexico. The contract will run from the second quarter 2014 to the third quarter 2017. T
Subsea 7 S.A. has announced the award of a three-year $160 million contract extension by BP Exploration & Production Inc. for light subsea construction, inspection, repair and maintenance services in the US Gulf of Mexico. The contract will run from the second quarter 2014 to the third quarter 2017.
