Lankhorst Ropes’ breadth and depth of experience in meeting the mooring challenges facing operators will be in the focus at this year’s Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 5-8 May in Houston on the WireCo WorldGroup booth, no. 1671 in the Reliant Center. Strongest Gama 98® to date The booth will fe
To cater for industry demands, Trelleborg’s offshore operation has consolidated its range of high performance thermal insulation materials, to house them all under one brand – Vikotherm™. The company will present its newest portfolio at the Offshore Technology Conference, in Houston. “As subsea envi
Queensland Environment Minister Andrew Powell has welcomed UNESCO’s acknowledgement of the progress the Queensland Government has made in ensuring the Great Barrier Reef remains on the World Heritage List. Mr Powell said that UNESCO released its draft recommendations to the World Heritage Committee
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP), Port Authority for Abbot Point said that draft World Heritage Committee (WHC) decision overlooked critical assessment data regarding the impact to the Outstanding Universal Values (OUV) of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (GBRWHA). “While UNE
Jereh Group, an oil and gas equipment manufacturer and engineering services provider, has announced that it successfully won the bid to provide CNOOC with compressor packages for its offshore projects. A total of Jereh’s six compressor packages, each two under high, medium and low pressure condition
Pulse Structural Monitoring (Pulse), an Acteon company, has finished a subsea integrity monitoring project for a DONG Energy offshore wind farm. Pulse supplied a system to measure the motion of a number of unsupported sections of subsea cable at the Gunfleet Sands wind farm in the UK sector of the S
To cater for industry demands, Trelleborg’s offshore operation has consolidated its range of high performance thermal insulation materials, to house them all under one brand – Vikotherm™. The company will present its newest portfolio at the Offshore Technology Conference, in Houston. “As subsea envi
The operations to install the first of the 19 sponsons to be positioned for the refloating of the Costa Concordia wreck have been completed. The sponson S13, the biggest in weight and size, is now positioned on the starboard side at about 11 meters in depth from the artificial seabed on which the Co
The Port and Terminal Development Brazil conference is scheduled for 19 – 20 May 2014, in Pullman São Paulo Ibirapuera, São Paulo. Program highlights include the following: – Critical updates on the new port reform law; – Panel discussion exploring the future of the Brazilian terminal sector featuri
UNESCO’s draft decision overnight confirming that the Great Barrier Reef is still being considered for a Sites In Danger listing, is an embarrassment for Australia as the Newman and Abbott governments are criticised for their lack of long-term protection for the Reef, said the Australian Greens. “UN
McDermott International, Inc. announced that the Derrick Barge 101 was recently mobilized to Indonesia to perform fast-track heavy-lift work for a client offshore Indonesia. “Response time to fast-track work is just one of the key elements to a successful project outcome,” said Hugh Cuthbertson, Vic
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, and the Idaho Water Resources Board (IWRB) will conduct a series of scoping meetings to support the Boise River Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Statement. The IWRB is the non-federal sponsor for the study, which will focus on ways to
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District, has unveiled a plan for the Burns Harbor dredging scheme. The harbor is divided into two areas: East and West Arms (EWA) and Outer Harbor-Approach Channel (OH-AC). The dredged material from EWA will be disposed at the Deep Water disposal site and m
The crew of the Cottrell Contracting Corporation dredger “Marion” is working to remove shoals from the James River federal navigation channel. The river plays a role in the economies of Richmond and Hopewell, providing a navigation channel of 25 feet deep for ships to move goods to and from the inla
