Equipment
Comments Invited for Trestle Bay Restoration
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public comments on its draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for Trestle Bay Restoration Project. Trestle Bay is a 628-acre bay located about six miles upstream of the Mouth of the Columbia River, in Fort Stevens State Park, C
SC Ports Authority Moves in Right Direction
February marked the second consecutive month of 18 percent container growth at the SC Ports Authority, bringing fiscal year container volumes totals to 1.23 million twenty-foot equivalent units, or TEUs. Last month Charleston handled 152,925 TEUs, a significant increase from 129,747 handled during t
Damen Yichang Shipyard Increases Product Portfolio
The Damen Yichang Shipyard in China is poised to enter a new era. Starting operations in 1999, the joint venture between Damen Shipyards Group and Sinotrans CSC has had a successful history of delivering cargo vessels from the Damen portfolio. Now, the yard is rolling out an increased portfolio of v
INNOVO’s INNODRIVE-600 for Saipem’s Shah Deniz 2
INNOVO has delivered two of it’s newly introduced Powered Reel Drive Systems, the INNODRIVE-600, for Saipem’s Shah Deniz 2 project in Azerbaijan. The flexible design characteristics of INNOVO’s Powered Reel Drive System allow the units to operate from a variety of vessel types and sizes so improving
Corps Presents St. Clair River Dredging Scheme
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, has announced a plan for maintenance dredging of the St. Clair River near the outlet of the Black River at Port Huron, Michigan. The project will involve removal of approximately 40,000 cubic yards of silt, sediment and associated material from the
SMP Apprentice Meets British Prime Minister
Electrical Engineering Apprentice at Submarine Manufacturing and Products (SMP), Matthew Thompson, last week, met with British Prime Minister, David Cameron and Fylde MP, Mark Menzies at BAE Systems in Warton, Lancashire. The Prime Minister was visiting the North of England to highlight the importan
Exclusive Update: DEME’s Dredgers at New Suez Canal
DEME, an international group of specialized companies in the field of capital and maintenance dredging, land reclamation, port infrastructure development, etc. has announced that their part of dredging works on the New Suez Canal are on schedule and 50% of the job is completed. The completion of thi
Another High Profile Recognition for Littlehaven Scheme
Royal HaskoningDHV, together with South Tyneside Council, Oobe and Galliford Try is adding yet another high profile recognition to its Littlehaven Promenade and Sea Wall project. Following awards from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and the Institution of Civil Engineers and a commendatio
AMORAS – Silt Treatment Facility of Tomorrow (VIDEO)
Jan De Nul Group, a family-owned Belgian company with the financial headquarters in Luxembourg, has released a video about the AMORAS project. AMORAS is an acronym that stands for ‘Antwerpse Mechanische Ontwatering, Recyclage en Applicatie van Slib’ (Antwerp Mechanical Dewatering, Recycling and Appl
Ifremer Boosts Fleet with HROV Ariane
Ifremer, a French research institute for exploitation of the sea, has expanded its fleet of underwater vehicles following the arrival of Hybrid Remotely Operated Vehicle (HROV) Ariane. The HROV, with size of a small city car, is capable of working up to 2500 meters bellow sea. According to Ifremer,
X-Subsea Norway Goes Bankrupt
Dredging and excavation specialist X-Subsea’s Norwegian division has been declared bankrupt. The Mandal-based division, which currently employs 47 people, has failed to secure a financial boost after its parent company Reef Subsea Norway filed for bankruptcy earlier in February this year, causing a
Exceptional Year for Van Oord
The year 2014 was exceptional in many ways, Van Oord, a Dutch contracting company that specializes in dredging and land reclamation, announced today. From a financial perspective, Van Oord achieved a record turnover of EUR 2.104 billion (2013: EUR 1.641 billion). It is the first time in the company’
FaunaGuard: Scientific Method for Deterring Marine Fauna
Regulators, funding agencies and proponents worldwide are imposing increasingly strict environmental regulations to minimize the potential impact of marine construction activities, and more specifically, the underwater sound generated by such activities. Marine fauna may be adversely affected by mar
Matrix Nets New Drilling Riser Buoyancy Orders
Matrix Composites & Engineering Ltd (Matrix) has been awarded a number of new contracts totalling US$32.2m (AUD$41.82m) for the supply of drilling riser buoyancy. A number of contracts are for the supply of riser buoyancy to a shipyard whose client, a large offshore drilling contractor, has not used