Waterway restoration will be at the top of the agenda during a special workshop taking place in May aimed at starting to overcome some of the big challenges facing restoration groups across the country. The workshop, being hosted by the Canal and River Trust and The Inland Waterways Association, is
Deep Down, Inc., an oilfield services company specializing in complex deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil production distribution system support services, has reported financial results for the full fiscal year 2013. For 2013, Deep Down reported a net loss of $0.6 million, or $0.05 loss per diluted sh
Reach Subsea has signed a contract with a first class charterer on British sector for the vessel Dina Star. The contract has a duration of 30 days + option period of 30 days. The vessel will be equipped with two WROVs and survey equipment as well as offshore personnel. Total turnover under the fixed
Fylde Council will introduce major plans to secure sea defences and future management of the coastline at a one-day public exhibition to be held at the Town Hall between 8.30am and 9pm on Wednesday 2 April. Work, estimated to cost £17m, on improved sea defences at Fairhaven Lake and Church Scar may,
Balltec Ltd has been contracted by Allseas to supply a 44” PipeLOK™ pipeline recovery tool to the Shell Wheatstone Project based 200km offshore Onslow, Western Australia. Wheatstone is the offshore central processing platform enabling a combined production capability of approximately 8.9 million ton
Reach Subsea has signed a contract with a first class charterer on British sector for the vessel Dina Star. The contract has a duration of 30 days + option period of 30 days. The vessel will be equipped with two WROVs and survey equipment as well as offshore personnel. Total turnover under the fixed
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the award of two Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants totaling $1.25 million to fund green infrastructure projects in Southeast Michigan to improve water quality in the Great Lakes. “Detroit and St. Clair Shores will use these EPA Great Lakes R
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has been awarded one of its largest single orders for drill riser buoyancy modules (DRBM), by one of the world’s major shipbuilders, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in Korea. Consisting of RiserGuard™ and riser buoyancy, the contract is for a four-rig
The Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, chaired by U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH), will hold a hearing next week on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed budget and program priorities for fiscal year (FY) 2015. The Corps provides water resources development projects for the nation, typi
Metflex Ltd introduced a new range of high performance rubbers designed specifically for demanding subsea applications. Called MetflexSubsea NRX (Natural Rubber Extreme), the API 17 compliant, natural rubber materials are available as moulded shapes for pipeline pigging connectors, protective shield
In an event that gathered the main regional authorities, Angel Cabrera, president of Chilean port company Empresa Portuaria Iquique (EPI) -Iquique’s port authority-, and Alfredo Leiton, general manager, officially launched the Port Iquique Terminal 1 tender process. This project includes important e
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has been awarded one of its largest single orders for drill riser buoyancy modules (DRBM), by one of the world’s major shipbuilders, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in Korea. Consisting of RiserGuard™ and riser buoyancy, the contract is for a four-rig
The Australian Marine Conservation Society and tourism operators called on the Federal Government to end dumping of dredge spoil in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef. The State and Federal governments have recently fast-tracked the world’s biggest coal port, less than 50kms from the Whitsunday Is
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine allocated €4,688,000 for the Dunmore East Harbour dredging project. The build-up of silt meant that larger vessels were finding it difficult to get into the harbour, so this work will resolve that. The dredging of the harbour has been an issue that
