The Wicklow Port Company has invited bidders to submit their offers for the Wicklow Town Harbor dredging project. This deepening program will include maintenance dredging of the harbour and disposal of the dredged sediment at sea. The Wicklow dredging contract will consist of the following activitie
The first project in the world to use a full grouting package with a compressive strength of 180-200 MPa is completed. ITW Polymers Europe (former Densit) provided the full grouting package with the use of their innovative UHPC product, Ducorit® D4 at NorthWind wind farm in Belgium. The project, whi
Allspeeds Ltd, designers and manufacturers of the Webtool™ range of products, have nominated the Webtool™ HP690 intensifier panel for the Subsea UK Innovation for Safety Award. Safety concerns were being expressed from those working offshore in deep water with regards to the use of high pressure hyd
During a routine environmental investigation of a cleanup site in Blaine, crews found contaminated soil within the footprint of a new building that was under construction in the Blaine Harbor industrial area. The Port of Bellingham and Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) removed approximately
The Port of Wells dredging program is scheduled for next week, according to wellsharbour.co.uk. The port’s dredger “Kari Hege” will be engaged in dredging operations in the main channel north of number 4 buoy, between buoys 4 and 2. All material dredged from these areas will be placed on the berm wh
The Queensland Ports Association has announced its “Options to manage dredged material” fact sheet. What do Queensland ports do with dredge material now? In most cases, material is placed at sea. Dredges or barges relocate the material to a designated placement site where it is placed according to d
First Subsea has been awarded a contract by EMAS AMC (Singapore) to supply diverless bend stiffener connectors for risers and umbilicals connected to the turret moored, Gaza Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) vessel, offshore Libya, in the Mediterranean. In total, four First Subsea Type 2 bend st
First Subsea has been awarded a contract by EMAS AMC (Singapore) to supply diverless bend stiffener connectors for risers and umbilicals connected to the turret moored, Gaza Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) vessel, offshore Libya, in the Mediterranean. In total, four First Subsea Type 2 bend st
Leading offshore rope manufacturer, Lankhorst Ropes has been awarded a contract by Aberdeen based Dana Petroleum to provide Gama 98 polyester mooring lines for the Western Isles Development FPSO vessel (Floating Production Storage and Offloading). Given the weather conditions in the North Sea, and r
Offshore rope manufacturer, Lankhorst Ropes has been awarded a contract by Aberdeen based Dana Petroleum to provide Gama 98 polyester mooring lines for the Western Isles Development FPSO vessel (Floating Production Storage and Offloading). Given the weather conditions in the North Sea, and relativel
A wharf upgrade starting next week at Fremantle Ports’ Inner Harbour will involve installation of a new fender system at E Berth and part of D Berth on Victoria Quay. Work will include removing the existing 290-metre fender system; driving new steel piles into the harbour; installing concrete planks
This year’s Port Management Strategy Summit (11 – 12 February 2014, Dubai) will bring together distinguished maritime leaders to discuss and benchmark crucial issues on how to seize new opportunities with value-added port strategies in today’s market and creating maximum impact in the business. It w
CPNL Engineering GmbH successfully completed a series of tests in the presence of customer NSW on January 6th in Nordenham Germany. The tests were conducted to provide sufficient evidence for taking the spreader beam and articulated pipes for cable joint activities offshore. It is the first time tha
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, in partnership with the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana, is hosting public meeting this week to discuss the “Southwest Coastal Louisiana Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Programmatic Environmental Impact Stateme
