On February 6, the Port of Odessa Authority became a member of the working project Ecoports as a part of the European Sea Ports Organization. This became possible thanks to the system of preparatory work carried out in the port, quality organization of environmental safety and compliance with the hi
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has put into use three public lay-by berths for feeder and short sea ships on the Maasvlakte. This will save shipping companies valuable fuel and time in particular. Two berths are at dolphins in the continuation of the Rhenus terminal in the Europahaven (port number
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $55 million to supply a submarine AC (alternating current) power cable system for a new wind farm, located off the coast of Norfolk. The underwater cables will feed the electricity generated by the 400-megawatt (MW
Kongsberg Maritime subsidiary Kongsberg Underwater Technology, Inc. (KUTI) has started full scale production of the innovative KONGSBERG Seaglider™ Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) from a new fabrication centre at its facility in Lynnwood, Washington. Seaglider was developed at the University of
Harwich Haven Authority (HHA) has applied to the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) for permission to use a new maintenance dredging disposal site located 20km off-shore. The Authority has submitted the required reports and studies to the MMO which is consulting other regulators and stakeholders b
The Antwerp Port Authority board of directors yesterday evening estimated the tender results related to the development works in the Deurganck dock. The invitation was issued in the interests of equal treatment, in response to an official request by the Swiss shipping company MSC to be allowed to ex
Cost modelling – called “the difficult final lap” in offshore infrastructure management – will receive a heightened focus this year at the biggest decommissioning and abandonment gathering in the world in Houston, organizers say. The 6th Annual Decommissioning & Abandonment Summit taking place 10-12
IHC Engineering Business has been successful in winning export orders to the value of more than £200 million ($328.06 M) over the past year. The projects are being managed from the company’s office in Stocksfield, Northumberland, with further expansion and recruitment planned for 2014. The most rece
BioSonics, Inc. and The Oceanscience Group release a portable remotely-operated habitat-mapping survey boat, the Z-Boat 1800MX. This boat is a combination of Oceanscience’s remote hydrographic survey boat and BioSonics’ industry-leading MX echosounder. With Z-Boat 1800MX researchers can obtain quant
IHC Engineering Business (IHC EB), part of IHC Merwede, has been successful in winning export orders to the value of more than £200 million over the past year. These innovative projects are being managed from the company’s office in Stocksfield, Northumberland, with further expansion and recruitment
Shark Marine Technologies Inc. recently introduced its newest system for autonomous bathymetric surveying: The DiveLog Automated Survey Boat or D.A.S. Boat. The D.A.S. Boat is controlled by Shark Marine’s field proven DiveLog software. Originally designed to create an intuitive interface for Shark M
Maven Capital Partners (Maven), a Private Equity and Alternative Asset Manager, has announced a £3.5 million Scottish Loan Fund (SLF) investment in energy services business Coretrax Technology Limited (Coretrax). Set up in 2011 by the Scottish Investment Bank, the investment arm of Scottish Enterpri
Proserv bolsters its subsea manufacturing capabilities and specialist integrated services after acquiring KRG Industries
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, has introduced a plan to invite contractors to perform hopper dredging in the Sabine-Neches Waterway, Texas, Outer Bar and Bank Channel in Jefferson County, Texas and Cameron Parish, Louisiana. During the dredging work, approx. 2,821,000 cubic ya
