The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today issued a 10-year pilot license to Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County for the proposed Admiralty Inlet Pilot Tidal Project to be located in the Puget Sound in the state of Washington. The 600-kilowatt Admiralty Inlet Project is an e
EDP Inovação (EDPi) has selected the AXYS WindSentinel™ for deployment off the coast of Portugal in support of their Demowfloat Initiative. The Demowfloat project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant ag
The Ust-Luga container terminal dredging program will commence soon, according to portnews.ru. This maintenance dredging project at Russia’s first greenfield container terminal developed in the deep sea port will cost about $70.000 (RUB 2.5 mln). The source of financing will be internal funds, and t
Aqueos Corporation announces that they have commissioned the build of SPLASH™ (Special Purpose Liveboat and Survey Hull) vessel to specifically address safety concerns with traditional methods of Liveboating. SPLASH™ is a purpose built, 75’, catamaran hull incorporating proprietary technology with w
ABB signs exclusive three-year maintenance contract with Van Oord, a leading worldwide contractor for dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects (oil, gas and wind). For Van Oord, this means best-in-class service at all times and in every location, lower failure rates and fewer repairs – whi
Lowestoft-based business Scour Prevention Systems Ltd (SPSL) was shortlisted as one of eight companies to present in Ultralight Startups Online Investor Challenge, where they presented their innovative Scour Prevention Mats to a panel of investors from around the world. Supported by the Shell Game C
Intertek, the global provider of quality and safety services worldwide, has expanded its Exploration and Production services in the Middle East by investing in a new 8.5 million AED ($2.3 million) facility in Abu Dhabi. The laboratory will house cutting-edge equipment that will enable the organisati
Transas Marine has intoduced its new liquid cargo handling simulator LCHS 5000 TechSim LNG which is the first in the market to boast ship-to-ship transfer functionality. The new Transas LCHS 5000 TechSim product line includes simulators for LNG tanker, LNG terminal and LPG carrier. Ship-to-ship tran
McDermott International, Inc. has entered into an agreement with Petrobras for the supply of its subsea Lay Vessel North Ocean 105 (“LV105”). This contract is included in McDermott’s first quarter 2014 backlog. The LV105 will carry out deepwater umbilical and flexible pipe installation in the pre-sa
A research group at Brown University led by Shreyas Mandre, assistant professor of engineering, is developing a hydrofoil — a water wing — as a means to harvest tidal energy. With support from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), the group has designed a small prototype has been te
Malta Freeport Terminals has recently fully completed an intensive dredging program at the Port of Marsaxlokk. This development project included the dredging of the Port’s outer and inner fairway, inner turning circle, basin manoeuvring area and the approaches of Terminal Two North and South Quays a
Caterpillar Oil & Gas has announced that the Cat® C175-16 and Cat C32 generator sets have been selected by Longzhu Oilfield Services (S) Pte Ltd to power four jack-up newbuilds in China for FTS Derricks Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Falcon Energy. Five Cat C175-16 generator sets, each with rated power of
OneSubsea has shipped its 100th subsea tree from its manufacturing facility at Port of Tanjung Pelepas in Johor, Malaysia. The state-of-the-art facility has been operating since 2007 providing subsea wellhead systems, valves and trees across the globe. The first subsea tree manufactured at the Johor
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and its partners recently released a report outlining the path forward for wetland replacement, or mitigation, in northeast Minnesota. The interagency report, “Siting of Wetland Mitigation in Northeast Minnesota” is the culmination of a coordinate
