Island of Yell, an island in the Shetlands, is about to receive the world’s first community-owned tidal energy generator. As The Shetland Times reports, the works on 30kW generator are expected to start within a week, as all the component parts have been delivered. A workboat will help install the N
Astika Holdings Inc. plans to enter the growing China dredging sector as part of the strategy through the acquisition of service, agriculture and industrial companies with Nantong Dredging Machinery Co. Ltd. “The growth of shipping commerce in conjunction with the population increasing throughout th
Hydro Group Plc, a global design and manufacturer of underwater cables and connectors for subsea, underwater, topside and onshore applications, took a technological lead when it launched the 36KV Dry Mate connector into the offshore energy systems market last year. The Aberdeen, Scotland headquarter
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of environmental and remediation services, today reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2013. For the quarter ended December 31, 2013, Great Lake
The Alberta Chapter of the Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA) will be hosting their annual general meeting and conference named “Back to the Future: Adaptive Reclamation Management”, from February 26 to 28, 2014 at the Sheraton in Red Deer, Alberta. “As reclamation practitioners across all
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won an order for two subsea cranes from South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd. The active heave-compensated cranes will have an SWL of 100-tonnes and 25-tonnes respectively. They will be fitted on board a new 160m heavy construction vessel (hull 2654)
As water levels begin to recede, Canal and River Trust is preparing to get the nation’s canal network repaired and fully open. Across large parts of the country the remarkable resilience of the two centuries old canal system has again been proven and it remains open for people to use. Nevertheless,
Gassco has received consent for the removal of steel jackets and tripod on Ekofisk 2/4-S. Ekofisk 2/4-S was a riser platform for reception of the Statpipe pipeline at Ekofisk. The steel jackets were installed in 1983 and the topsides and bridges in 1984. The platform was part of the Statpipe system
Gassco has received consent for the removal of steel jackets and tripod on Ekofisk 2/4-S, in the North Sea, offshore Norway.
Pelamis, marine renewable energy developer, has completed a two-week testing program of its patented wave energy converter in Plymouth University’s COAST laboratory. The Edinburgh-based company, with their research collaborator University College Cork, conducted performance experiments on a scale mo
The lone special investigator of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in Negros Oriental said that his office will not entertain any complaints in relation to the impasse at the controversial alleged “black sand mining” operation in Tambacan, Tanjay City, Negros Oriental. Dr. Jesus Cañete, Ph.D., ex
Marine energy technology company Minesto, together with IT Power and National Physical Laboratory (NPL), have been awarded more than £500,000 from the British Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) in the 2nd round of the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund. The funding will be used for extending the
Senergy Holdings Limited has signed up as an additional Consulting Partner to Plexus’ on-going Joint Industry Project to develop and commercialise a new and safer subsea wellhead, utilising Plexus’ patented POS-GRIP technology. Other consulting partners to the JIP are Total E&P Recherche Developpeme
A team from the Research Department of Bureau Veritas has won the prestigious 2013 CEMT Award in recognition of their research in the field of hydrodynamics. The award is presented by the Confederation of European Maritime Technology Societies for research which makes a significant and valuable cont
