Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime services provider, has secured a further significant nomination from one of their key accounts to support their operations in Sub-Saharan Africa. Building on other recent successes in the region, ISS last month startedan offshore logisti
Lockheed Martin announced that it has signed a contract with Victorian Wave Partners Ltd. to begin developing the world’s largest wave energy project announced to date. This is a significant step toward making ocean energy commercially available. The 62.5-megawatt peak power wave energy generation p
Nature Group PLC announced a new three year contract for its Compact Treatment Units. Nature has been contracted by Seadrill to support the processing of liquid waste generated on its drilling rigs offshore Brazil. Seadrill currently operates three rigs in Brazil, between which the units will be sha
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. announced on February 11, 2014 that it has been awarded three contracts valued at a few million dollars. The customers are undisclosed and according to the contract they will receive space-based monitoring services from MDA’s RADARSAT-2 satellite to support o
The introduction of the new Ports Law (12.815/2013) heralded the second phase of the National Programme for Port and Waterway Dredging. The programme will be implemented by the Presidency’s Division of Ports and by the Ministry of Transportation, announced internationallawoffice.com. In view of this
Coda Octopus announces the launch of simultaneous analog and digital acquisition for the DA4G™ sonar acquisition platform. Building on the successful launch of the CodaOctopus DA4G, simultaneous seismic and side-scan sensors are supported and up to 8 sonar channels can be acquired, displayed, proces
North East Business of the Year, Port of Tyne, achieved its highest cargo volumes for over 50 years in 2013, breaking its own records for cargo handling and passenger numbers. In total on the River Tyne 8.1 million tonnes of cargo was handled – the largest volume since 1965. This was a 22% increase
The N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources announced yesterday the creation of a coal ash pond task force within the department to review the facilities in North Carolina to prevent any further unpermitted release of coal ash or ash pond water. Monday, the state environmental agency as
Plexus Holdings PLC, an owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering has been awarded a first time contract with Maersk Oil’s Danish business unit to supply surface wellhead and mudline equipment services for an exploration well in the Danish Sea. The initial value
On Friday, a bipartisan coalition led by Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) continued to push the federal government to properly maintain ports, harbors and waterways to their authorized width and depth within the Great Lakes Navigation System (GLNS). In the omnibus funding m
Dr. Dan Benishek (MI-01) recently helped lead a bipartisan effort in Congress to press the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to ensure Northern Michigan’s ports and harbors are properly maintained due to their importance to Michigan’s economy. “Frankly, this issue is about jobs in Northern Michigan. Many
A public scoping meeting on the proposed shallow water habitat projects will be held Thursday, Feb. 27, at the Brownville Concert Hall, 126 Atlantic Street, Brownville, Neb. The purpose of the meeting is to seek public input on the development of two proposed shallow water habitat projects: Brownvil
AF Group’s (AFG) subsidiary Mollier AS has been awarded a new framework agreement for the service, modification and maintenance of HVAC systems (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) at ConocoPhillips’s offshore installations on the Norwegian continental shelf. The agreement period is 4,5 years
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Democratic Caucus confirmed Senator Mary Landrieu as chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. National and local conservation organizations committed to Mississippi River Delta restoration – Environmental Defense Fund, National Wildlife Fede
