VisSim AS has signed an agreement to supply Marine Radar VTMS and Oil Spill Detection solutions for the oil production platform operating at the Ivar Aasen oil field in the North Sea. The Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) gathers target data from radars and AIS, integrates this data and presen
Several numbers of big sized dredge valves have been successfully handed over to Van Oord, a leading contractor in dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects. The dredge valves with inner diameter of 1100 and 1600 mm are going to control the flow of water and sand in the suction and discharg
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is repairing and restoring previously constructed coastal projects like the Sea Bright to Manasquan project throughout the region. The work at Long Branch is one of four contracts that were awarded to repair and restore beaches from Sea Bright to Manasquan in norther
Shoal material from the East and West Calumet Floodgate approach channels will be removed soon and placed into the Wax Lake Outlet disposal site. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, the estimated value of this dredging project is $100,000 to $500,000, and the Invitat
The contract to dredge Portsmouth Harbour is expected to be awarded in April 2015 and is worth £20 mln to £40 mln (between $33 mln and $67 mln), according to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Mr. Philip Dunne. Work will commence following the appointment of the successful bidder
James Fisher Nuclear (JFN), a provider of marine and engineering services, has added another SeaBotix vLBV to their equipment fleet. JFN has been using a vLBV, with key components coated in a specialized (Cerakote) protective layer, to withstand high pH conditions within the FGMSP (First Generation
VisSim will supply Marine Radar VTMS and Oil Spill Detection solutions to the Ivar Aasen oil field in the North Sea. VisSim AS has signed an agreement to supply Marine Radar VTMS and Oil Spill Detection solutions to the oil production platform operating the Ivar Aasen oil field in the North Sea. Sit
IHC Merwede successfully increased its order book in 2013 across the main sectors of its business: offshore and dredging. The company received almost € 1.8 billion worth of new orders in the past year. At the end of 2013, the order book was valued at over € 1.7 billion, which is the equivalent of a
Incat Crowther has announced that construction has started on a 28m Catamaran Utility Vessel. Under construction at Marine Diesel Services, the vessel will be delivered to Nordic Maritime. With seating for 42 day personnel accommodation for an additional 10 overnight personnel, in addition to the
Jan De Nul Group awarded Tree C Technology B.V. a contract for the development and delivery of a Fall Pipe Vessel Simulator for its headquarters in Capellen in Luxembourg. The simulator will be used for personnel training of the Jan De Nul Group’s fall pipe vessel Joseph Plateau and its sister vesse
Environmental Science Associates (ESA), a leading West Coast-based environmental science and planning firm, announced that on April 1, 2014, Dr. Stuart Siegel and his firm Wetlands and Water Resources, Inc. (WWR), has joined with ESA. WWR is a San Rafael, California-based professional restoration de
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, said that maintenance dredging of the Raritan River to Arthur Kill Cut-Off area will be undertaken this summer. The estimated cost of this project is between $1 mln and $5 mln, and the bid opening date will be on or about 27 May 2014. The Governme
Approximately 65,000 cubic yards of sediment will be dredged from the Swinomish southern channel near Goat Island and Skagit Bay from September 2014 until February 2015, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District. The dredged material will be placed at the Rosario Strait PSDDA S
2G Robotics opened a new office in Aberdeen, Scotland. The new office will serve as 2G Robotics United Kingdom headquarters. Strategically situated along the shores of the North Sea, the new 2G Robotics Aberdeen office will improve 2G Robotics’ ability to interact with companies who are exploring im
