MMT NetSurvey Ltd has been contracted by the Marine Coastguard Agency to undertake a hydrographic survey in the area of the Blakeney Overfalls, north of Blakeney to a point 3km north of Sheringham. The survey vessel for the area Hydrographie Instruction no. 1447 will be MV Seabeam, working out of Gr
Engineered Syntactic Systems (ESS), a global supplier of foam buoyancy solutions, announced plans to extend its line of high performance syntactic products to support more traditional oceanographic implementations. The addition of modular product options enables ESS to supply more customers with gre
The Port of Wells dredging project will commence on January 20th. 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 which is marked by the port hand
Monday, January 13th witnessed the official opening ceremony of Damen Shipyards Sharjah FZE – the newest shipyard of Albwardy Marine Engineering. In a joint venture between the Damen Shipyards Group and Albwardy Marine Engineering, the core activities at DSS will continue along the tried and trusted
After concerns from a member of the public, the Marine Management Organisation investigated four alleged breaches of the Marine Licence for dredging operations at Wells Harbour: 1) Deposit of unauthorised dredged material at Wells Harbour; 2) Height of dredged materials deposited at Wells Harbour; 3
Gloucestershire-based Arc Energy Resources has been approved as a supplier of specialist weld overlay cladding services to FMC Technologies, a leading manufacturer of subsea systems, equipment and technologies required to explore, drill and develop offshore oil and gas fields throughout the world. T
Gloucestershire-based Arc Energy Resources has been approved as a supplier of specialist weld overlay cladding services to FMC Technologies, a leading manufacturer of subsea systems, equipment and technologies required to explore, drill and develop offshore oil and gas fields throughout the world. T
A further flood funding boost of £500,000 has been proposed for river dredging by Somerset County Council yesterday, and it brings the total proposed by the council to £1m. The Council is planning to up its offer of £300,000 for dredging, and £200,000 for local flood prevention schemes, to a total o
MAN Diesel & Turbo in Zurich was awarded a contract for a HOFIM™ compressor (High-Speed, Oil-Free, Integrated Motor). This is a significant business milestone: It is MAN’s first hermetically-sealed compressor being installed on an offshore production platform – Ivar Aasen in the North Sea, run by De
Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT), world leader in the design of membrane containment systems for the maritime transportation and storage of LNG, and Keppel Singmarine, the specialised shipbuilding division of Keppel Offshore & Marine, signed last week a Technical Assistance and License Agreement for t
The Royal Bath and West of England Society announced they would start a Somerset Levels Relief Fund in September 2013. Since then the Society has brought together the various bodies and agencies involved, including farmers, the Environment Agency, Internal Drainage Boards, Somerset County Council, t
The Port of Kiel successfully maintained its sound handling result in 2013. With a performance of 6.32 million tons the result for the previous year was even slightly surpassed by 12,000 tons resp. 0.2 %. The ferry lines form the backbone of the port’s business, rising up to 5.1 million tons (plus 1
Wind, waves and currents have a profound impact on the construction, the operation and maintenance of offshore wind farms. Therefore, the offshore windfarm Eneco Luchterduinen and RWE Innogy are testing a new and innovative metocean buoy that has been installed in the Dutch North Sea. The buoy has b
As a part of continuous efforts to accommodate market demand for ever more flexible, dependable and cost efficient underwater connectivity solutions, SubConn® has introduced SubConn Micro ‘G2’ connectors to streamline its proven range of micro connectors. The SubConn Micro ‘G2’ connectors have enhan
