Equipment
Corps to Provide Funding for Oswego Dredging
U.S. Congressman John Katko (NY-24) has announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will provide funding for vital dredging at the Port of Oswego. The recently allocated funds will allow the harbor of the Port of Oswego to be sufficiently dredged to its functional channel depths. “As the only de
Important Milestone for Fraser River Dredging
Port Metro Vancouver, the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans, the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, the Corporation of Delta, and the City of Richmond together celebrate the milestone of a $10-million collaboration to dredge the lower Fraser River in Ladner Harbor, Deas Slo
EMGS in Barents Sea 3D EM data sale
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has entered into a data licensing agreement with an oil company for the provision of 3D EM data from EMGS’ multi- client data library in the Barents Sea. EMGS did not reveal the name of the company it is entering into a data licensing agreement with, but it did
New Range of OCTOPUS Dredgers from Italdraghe
Italdraghe, the long-standing Italian dredger builder, is about to deliver the first of its new range of amphibious OCTOPUS dredgers. This extremely versatile multifunctional dredger, set to start work in north east Italy at the end of March this year, boasts a whole host of innovative features that
Skagerrak 4 Officially Launched
The new High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) submarine cable system interconnecting Norway and Denmark, Skagerrak 4, has been officially inaugurated and ready for commercial operation. The realisation of Skagerrak 4 had been agreed upon by the Danish and the Norwegian transmission grid operators Energ
Dikes on Peat: Improved Design Method Available
Dikes on Peat are stronger than has been assumed in the past. Until now, it has not been possible to calculate exactly how strong they are. However, advances have been made. On the basis of field trials, software analyses, laboratory and model experiments, research institute Deltares, working togeth
VIDEO: Kleven Splashes ‘Olympic Nike’
Norway’s Kleven Verft has launched Olympic Shipping’s future subsea vessel “Olympic Nike”. Back in May 2014, Olympic Shipping entered into a new contract with Kleven Verft for building of an Inspection Maintenance Repair (IMR) vessel with MT6021 MK2 design. The MK2 design is a further development of
ABB Nets Walney Extension Subsea Cable Deal
ABB has won an order worth around $130 million from DONG Energy to supply a high-voltage cable system that will bring power from the Walney Extension wind park off the northwest coast of England to more than a million people in the United Kingdom. The Walney Extension will provide additional generat
MCP Builds Largest 4G Network at Sea for Statoil
Statoil has chosen Maritime Communications Partner (MCP) to deploy and operate their high speed 4G-network on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). Statoil and MCP have signed a six years contract with an option to extend for another four years. With that MCP will immediately start building “the wo
Jan De Nul Inks Race Bank Contract
DONG Energy signed an agreement with the Jan De Nul Group today for the installation of subsea export cables at the Race Bank offshore wind development project in the UK. Jan De Nul Group has significant experience within dredging, and has now extended its business into cable installation. Noël Pill
OPT Loss Widens
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has recorded net loss for the three months ended January 31, 2015 (Q3) of $2.2 million, compared to a net loss of $0.8 million in the corresponding period in 2013. According to OPT, the increase in the company’s net loss year-over-year primarily reflects increased prod
Italdraghe at Europort Istanbul
Italdraghe, the long-standing Italian dredger builder, is presenting its BD excavator dredging head at this week’s Europort Show in Istanbul (11-14th March). The dredging head can be used with all types of hydraulic excavators, either land-based or floating ones. It is especially suited to work in n
MCP to build ‘world’s largest 4G network at sea’ for Statoil
Statoil has chosen Maritime Communications Partner (MCP) to deploy and operate their high speed 4G-network on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). Statoil and MCP have signed a six years contract with an option to extend for another four years. With that MCP will immediately start building the wor
VolkerWessels Announces Good Results for 2014
VolkerWessels has achieved a good result in 2014: Operating profit (EBITDA) grew by €37 million to €228 million, with fractionally lower operating revenue, net profit rose to €121 million, an increase of €31 million compared to 2013. Multi-year contracts, mainly in management and maintenance, create