Société du nouveau port de Metz has invited bidders to submit their offers for the new Port of Metz la Maxe development project. This contract will consist of the following activities: – Creation of a multimodal platform connected to the dock (about 26,000m2); – Extension of wharf bulkheads; – Rehab
The construction of the Dredger 5000 DF has officially kicked off, according to the OJSC Zelenodolsk plant’s press centar. This vessel will be used primarily for sand and gravel excavation, reports portnews.ru. The main characteristics of the vessel will be: length overall – 79.13 m, waterline lengt
Finland’s Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s provider of innovative products, solutions and services, has signed a contract for a range of pumping solutions for a new Floating Storage Unit (FSU) which will operate on the Mariner oilfield in the North Sea. Wärtsilä’s contract was signed in late 2013 wit
The volume of dredging operations during the Marine Multipurpose Complex Bronka (MMPK Bronka) development project will be around 16 mln cbm in 2014-15. This was announced by the Country Manager for Royal Boskalis Westminster in the Russian Federation Mr. Mark Bakker at the Forum of Dredging Companie
25 new dredging vessels should be built for operation at inland waterways of Russia, said Igor Zlobin, head of IWW department of Federal Marine and River Transport Agency, at the Forum of Dredging Companies organized by media-group PortNews. According to Zlobin, the following equipment is required:
Communities in southern, south west and central England remain at risk of flooding, with further heavy rain expected to affect the country today and tomorrow. Continued heavy rainfall means that flooding will remain for several days. Although water levels may fall throughout today, they are expected
Prime Minister David Cameron has chaired the first Cabinet Committee meeting on Flooding. The new Committee was set up by the Prime Minister earlier this week to coordinate strategic long-term plans on flood recovery and flood resilience, following the severe weather. Following the meeting, Prime Mi
Remontowa Shipbuilding has selected Kongsberg Maritime to supply a HUGIN 1000 MR Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) and associated underwater communications and positioning equipment for mine countermeasures (MCM) applications, as part of a minehunter class vessel delivery for the Polish Navy. The
Hyundai Heavy Industries (Hyundai) has awarded Kvaerner a sub-contract to provide services for inshore and offshore hook-up and commissioning assistance for the topsides for the Aasta Hansteen project. The inshore-work will be carried out at Stord and the offshore scope will be done at the field in
Croatian company Brodosplit, delivers a hydraulically operated pipeline lifting tool intended for handling of oil pipelines at 3,000 m of sea depth. Device is fully operated by remotely operated vehicle (ROV), operated by a crew aboard a vessel. Practicality and usefulness of this device is best sho
First Subsea Ltd, has announced the integration of Hyperlast™ 101 Twin Sealing system with its range of pipeline recovery tools (PRT) used to recover subsea flowline and gas export production pipelines to the surface. The twin polyurethane seals increase the PRT’s resilience and scope for long-term
First Subsea Ltd, has announced the integration of Hyperlast™ 101 Twin Sealing system with its range of pipeline recovery tools (PRT) used to recover subsea flowline and gas export production pipelines to the surface. The twin polyurethane seals increase the PRT’s resilience and scope for long-term
Norwegian owner of offshore support vessel DOF has been awarded contracts for three of its vessels. The company today said that the contracts were secured by its subsidiaries DOF Rederi AS and Waveney AS. Under the contract, the Skandi Fjord construction support vessel, has been hired by Saipem Amer
Total volume of dredging operations needed for the creation of the new dry cargo district of Port Taman is 49.3 mln cbm, said Igor Rusu, Director General of RMP-Taman LLC (managing company of the project), at the Forum of Dredging Companies organized by media-group PortNews. According to Rusu, the m
