NSW Ports is set to undertake a major upgrade to facilities at Port Kembla to increase port and grain handling capacity. NSW Ports in conjunction with major Australian ASX listed logistics company Qube Holdings and commodities trader Noble Group, will jointly invest to upgrade the existing berth (Be
Driven by a major strategic expansion of its operations in Singapore, the MacArtney Group is significantly growing its presence and activities in all Asian markets for underwater technology. Over the next few months, MacArtney Singapore is securing several new staff members, implementing a major exp
NAWAH Port Management (NPM), a business unit of North America Western Asia Holdings, has entered into a formal agreement with Iraq’s Ministry of Transportation and the General Company for Ports of Iraq to quadruple the size of its terminal operations at the Port of Basra (also known as Al Maqal Port
The Energy Department announced $4 million to engage America’s research universities in the effort to accelerate the development of the emerging marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) energy industry in the United States. This funding will support high-impact research projects designed to enable the capture
Proposals totalling more than £20m promising to help prevent significant flooding in the Levels and improve the county’s roads were unveiled by Somerset County Council today. At a news conference this morning, it was revealed that some of the biggest schemes could be started and finished this year –
The University of Windsor engineers Rupp Carriveau and David Ting developed a new way of storing energy underwater. As the Windsor Star reports, the energy storage system is being built offshore Toronto Island in Canada. The principle on which the storage works is that energy is used to compress air
Sandfirden Technics from Den Oever (the Netherlands) introduced the new 13-litre Scania gas engine, suitable for industrial applications. This engine can meet the most stringent emission requirements even while its power has increased. Fuel consumption and maintenance costs have been reduced. Depend
FMC Technologies, Inc. has received an order from BP to supply subsea systems for its Shah Deniz Stage 2 project in the Caspian Sea. The order has an estimated value of $322 million in revenue. FMC Technologies’ scope of supply includes subsea manifolds, associated controls and connection equipment
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has received an order from BP to supply subsea systems for its Shah Deniz Stage 2 project in the Caspian Sea. The order has an estimated value of $322 million in revenue. FMC Technologies’ scope of supply includes subsea manifolds, associated controls a
Aquaterra Energy is forecasting a rise in demand for rental equipment in the oil and gas market, as the confidence in the economy returns and discussions about the introduction of a new industry regulator that is supposed to help revitalise exploration progress. Products expected to be in particular
DNV GL, a ship classification society and risk and sustainability service providers, won the “Environment Protection Award” at the 2014 Seatrade Asia Awards held on 7 April. “We are honored to have received this award, which reflects the industry’s recognition of DNV GL’s environmental best practice
The keel laying ceremony of two units of 20″ cutter suction dredgers at the Meghna Yard of Ananda Shipyard & Slipways Ltd. was held yesterday. Earlier, the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) signed two contract agreements with the joint venture organization Ellicott Dredges LLC. and Ananda Sh
The Slough Arm dredging project is set to start on April 21 and will be carried out by the Canal & River Trust. “We are aiming to dredge over 10,000 tonnes of silt, refuse and metal from the bottom of the Grand Union Canal in Slough to make it easier for boats to navigate along […]
On the 38th day of search for the missing flight MH370, Authorities decided to deploy an autonomous underwater vehicle, Bluefin-21. With the lack of further signal detections, the Authorities believe that the batteries on the black box recorders have expired, BBC reports. The previously detected sig
