NovAtel Inc, the world’s leading OEM provider of high precision Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning products, announced the launch of its NovAtel CORRECT positioning technology. NovAtel CORRECT optimally combines data from multiple GNSS satellite constellations with corrections fro
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, will hold an open house on Dec. 4, 2013 in Concord, Mass., to discuss the proposed New England General Permit (NE GP) that would authorize certain activities that require Department of Army permits under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, Sect
On Tuesday at the Delft Software Days 2013, ARCADIS became the first consultancy to be recognised by Deltares as a Certified Delft3D Modelling Centre. The certificate was handed out to Rob Steijn, the head of the Coast and Sea Consultancy Group. Certification means that Deltares decides on the basis
The Port Finance International Brazil 2013 conference is scheduled for 12 & 13 November 2013, in Bolsa do Rio Convention Centre, Rio de Janeiro. Bringing together leading players in the Brazilian ports sector to discuss the challenges and opportunities in this developing ports sector, Port Finance I
Waterplex of Australia developed, supplied and installed 3 x 1 mega litre water bladder tanks for water storage for the Chevron-operated Gorgon LNG project on Barrow Island. Water is a critical resource required for the construction of facilities for the Chevron-operated LNG development on Barrow Is
Agence de l’eau Loire-Bretagne has invited tenders for a provider of Marine Environmental Services. The contract includes the inventory of “green tides” (green algae) on the coast of the Loire and Charente Maritime, in order to implement the network operational control “green tide”, on the sides of
Royal Australian Navy Minehunter Coastal (MHC), HMAS Gascoyne, has been hard at work conducting Route Survey of Darwin Harbour over the past few weeks. Route Survey is the exploration of a route to determine the nature of the seabed and the nature of any underwater objects that are detected. The dat
Port Botany’s newest container terminal, Sydney International Container Terminals Limited (SICTL), is now operating. It received its first ship on Wednesday night, the Forum Fiji. SICTL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH), the world’s leading port investor, developer and op
DP World’s UAE Region Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Mohammed Al Muallem, said that the dynamic changes in the shipping industry and the diversification of developing GCC economies underpin the growing efficiency of the region’s supply chain. In his address to the “Seatrade Shipping an
Coda Octopus will hold a one day workshop in St. Petersburg, Fl. demonstrating Echoscope® 3D sonar technology on December 5th. Applications such as: – rapid inspection of harbor walls, vessel hulls, piers and bridges, and sea beds – Subsea IRM- Decommissioning, etc. – Salvage operations – Underwater
A consortium comprising of Marubeni (project integrator), the University of Tokyo (technical advisor), Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan Marine United, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, Hitachi, Furukawa Electric, Shimizu, and Mizuho Informati
The last steel pipe pile of the Lae Tidal Wharf Phase I Project in Papua New Guinea was successfully driven down recently, marking the full completion of the pile-sinking task of this project. There are 387 steel pipe piles having been driven for this project. The whole construction was free from ac
In the context of Flemish Minister for Mobility and Public Works, Hilde Crevits’ port trade mission, a visit has today been made to the crucial Soai Rap project and DEME’s trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Uilenspiegel’ that has been engaged to carry out the work. The Soai Rap project is being carrie
Jan De Nul: New Parallel Runway for Brisbane Airport (Australia) On Thursday, 10 October 2013 the Brisbane Airport Corporation announced the construction of the 300 ha platform for their new parallel runway. UK: New Medmerry Sea Defence Scheme Unveiled The Environment Agency is celebrating an impo
