The General Dredging Course is a two-week open course (Training Institute for Dredging, 16 – 27 September 2013), focused on the design and operation of various types of dredging equipment and covers all aspects of dredging, such as dredging processes, equipment selection, soil characteristics, autom
Africa Ports and Harbours Show (Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, Jun 24 – 27, 2013) is the continent’s leading ports, terminal and maritime event. It is a conference and exhibition that will attract decision-makers from port operators, terminal operators, major end-users, government and inve
Celtic Design Consultants are to exhibit at All Energy 2013 event in Aberdeen. They will be showing their innovative multi purpose jack up design. A working model of the design, named CDC Heron, and described as the ultimate offshore maintenance & intervention vessel for Oil & Gas and Renewables, wi
On May 15th, RIEGL won the Geospatial World Award in the category Geospatial Technology Innovation Surveying at the Geospatial World Forum Conference in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, for the RIEGL VQ-820-G. The RIEGL VQ-820-G introduced the world’s first “tightly coupled”, shallow water, land and smar
A new dredge called the Athena arrived in Gladstone yesterday to continue project works for the Western Basin Dredging and Disposal Project (WBDDP). It is expected to remain on the project until July 2013. The Castor, a cutter suction dredge, finished works on the WBDDP last week and is currently de
The Unified Command announced Wednesday that limited navigation through the Marseilles Lock and Dam resumed following the elevation of the navigational pool by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Marseilles pool was elevated to its navigable level late Wednesday afternoon. Commercial vessels began
A module has been added to the XBeach flow model. For the first time, it will be possible to accurately determine the effect of passing ships on river banks that are not straight. Other models can only calculate the interaction between ships, wave movements and the bank for straight banks with verti
Kongsberg Underwater Technology, Inc. announced today that it has successfully completed negotiations with the University of Washington’s Center for Commercialization to obtain the sole rights to produce, market and continue the development of Seaglider ™ technology. Seaglider™ is an autonomous unde
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has received a subsea equipment order from ExxonMobil for its Julia development. The Julia field is located in the Gulf of Mexico Walker Ridge area in approximately 7,000 feet (2,100 meter) water depth. FMC Technologies’ scope of supply includes six sub
KONGSBERG has been awarded a significant offshore automation contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). The contract covers deliveries to four Transocean owned new-build drill ships, with an option for KONGSBERG to deliver products and services for six more drill ships. “We call
Norway’s KONGSBERG has been awarded a significant offshore automation contract with South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). The contract covers deliveries to four Transocean owned new-build drillships, with an option for KONGSBERG to deliver products and services for six more
Burckhardt Compression received the first order for the fuel gas compressor system Laby® -GI for two LNG carriers. This marks a major milestone for Burckhardt Compression in setting up a compressor business for energy-efficient, environmentally friendly propulsion systems for gas-operated marine die
Modus Seabed Intervention, the leading subsea engineering and specialist Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) service provider, has confirmed an investment into a new advanced Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to further enhance its fleet of subsea vehicles. Manufactured by SMD in North East England, the
Bowtech Products Ltd, a global market leader in subsea vision systems, announced that it has donated a £7,000, state-of-the-art camera and light system to aid Police Scotland’s Dive and Marine Unit in Aberdeen, UK; building on a 15 year working relationship. The new system incorporates Bowtech Produ
