The Port of Wells has announced that the main channel dredging project is scheduled to commence on 24th February 2014. 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 b
The Lord Mayor of the City of London, Fiona Woolf, welcomed the foreign direct investment by Dubai’s DP World into London Gateway, while visiting the recently opened deep-sea container port and Europe’s largest logistics park. During her visit, the Lord Mayor, climbed one of the world’s largest quay
Infor, a leading provider of business application software serving more than 70,000 customers, today announced that Boskalis, a leading service provider of all-round dredging and maritime solutions, will implement the Infor 10x version of Infor LN, which includes Infor ION, Infor Ming.le and Infor B
MacArtney has delivered a Sperre SUB-fighter 7500 ROV system for DBB ROV Services A/S, a major Danish ROV contractor for offshore drill support, inspection, survey and support jobs in connection with installation of offshore wind turbines. The new ROV is bound to join DBB’s modern fleet of underwate
MacArtney has delivered a Sperre SUB-fighter 7500 ROV system for DBB ROV Services A/S, a Danish ROV contractor for offshore drill support, inspection, survey and support jobs. The new ROV is bound to join DBB’s modern fleet of underwater vehicles and is the fourth Sperre SUB-fighter system in operat
KIASMA, an Italian producer of dredging pipes, and FLOATEX, one of the leading companies in buoyancy and fendering for coastal and offshore marine products, signed a collaboration for the sector of dredging and offshore products. The long experience gained through years of presence in their respecti
Atlantis Resources Limited has successfully secured €7.7 million in grant funding from the European Commission’s Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development. The EC funding will support deployment of multi tidal-turbine arrays at the business’ MeyGen tidal energy site and
The largest harbour crane in the UK will be arriving at Able Seaton Port today, marking a major step forward in Able UK’s expansion of its port facilities on both the Tees and the Humber. The multi-million Leibherr LHM600SHL mobile crane is being delivered from Rostock in Germany. It has been specia
The largest harbour crane in the UK arrived at Able Seaton Port, marking a major step forward in Able UK’s expansion of its port facilities on both the Tees and the Humber. The multi-million Leibherr LHM600SHL mobile crane is being delivered from Rostock in Germany. It has been specially adapted to
Subsea 7 S.A. today announced through its i-Tech division two awards by Petrobras for remote intervention services with a combined value in excess of US $90 million. The contract scope is for the provision of two Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) and underwater positioning services onboard two ROV S
The Environment Agency is continuing its work to repair flood defences on the South Humber bank which were damaged by December’s tidal surge. So far, more than 7 km of defences have been repaired, from Barton to Goxhill Haven. Work has also started this week on the stretches of flood bank at Far Ing
Romica Engineering Ltd (REL) have signed an agreement with James Fisher Offshore to provide some 14 winches of various sizes (50Te, 30Te and 15Te line pull) adding to Fisher’s rental fleet. This supports Fisher Offshore’s expansion of rental operations within the Asia Pacific region from their base
Statoil embraces predictive analytics for condition monitoring of heavy rotating equipment. Comprehensive solution provides early warning of impending failure, and deep insight into overall equipment health. GE Intelligent Platforms has announced that Statoil has chosen GE’s Proficy® SmartSignal pre
The Briese Award for Marine Research will take place at the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Warnemünde, next Wednesday 19th February, 2014. The awarded PHD thesis is titled “Locomotion in biological systems”. There have been altogether 13 scientists applying for the award, among them seve
