Equipment
Picture of the Day: First-Hand View of New Suez
Fifty kilometers to the south of Port Said on the Mediterranean Sea, a new waterway is now being excavated parallel to the existing canal. This program is part of the Suez Canal mega project, which includes the development of several seaports in the three governorates bordering the canal, Suez, Isma
Dragflow Continues on Successful Path
Dragflow, a world player in solid pumping solutions with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing heavy duty pumps and complete dredging equipment, is continuing the development of new products addressing the changing needs of dredging industry. Just a few days ago, we interviewed one of the com
ESS Completes Ambient Lifting Trials
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) have progressed their subsea lifting programme by successfully completing client-witnessed trials of Ambient Lifting technology at their Aberdeenshire research and development facility. Ambient Lifting works by decoupling the subsea load from the surface vessel by utilisi
Carnegie’s CETO 6 Project On Track
Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited, has reported a commercial and technical progress with its CETO 6 Project also to be located off Garden Island. Carnegie has now reached financial close on the previously announced Clean Energy Finance Corporation’s (CEFC) five-year, $20 million lo
Scaldis Orders ‘Rambiz 4000’ Crane Ship
Antwerp-based specialist in marine heavy lift operations, Scaldis Salvage & Marine Contractors NV, have ordered a self-propelled DP2 crane ship from Royal IHC. The Contract for the construction and delivery of the ship was signed on 29th January 2015. The design was drawn up in-house in cooperation
Ecology OKs Benton County Shoreline Program
A program to manage approximately 330 miles of shoreline along the Columbia and Yakima rivers within Benton County has been approved by the Washington Department of Ecology. Approval of the locally tailored program puts the final stamp on a significant effort that increases protection and restoratio
Oceaneering names President and COO
Oceaneering International has appointed Roderick A. Larson, 48, as President and Chief Operating Officer of Oceaneering. Larson has been with Oceaneering since May 2012, serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer with worldwide responsibility for all of Oceaneering’s oilfield busin
Rosmorport to Expand Dredging Fleet
The Russian state-owned port services company, FSUE Rosmorport, will expand its dredging fleet with four new dredging vessels in the 2016-2017 period, according to Executive Director of Rosmorport Andrey Lavrischev. The CEO revealed this information today at the II International Forum of Dredging Co
Boa Bison Supports Fécamp Met Mast Setup
Norway’s Boa Marine Services’ AHTS/ROV vessel ‘Boa Bison’ has wrapped up its work at the Fecamp wind farm. The vessel was chartered by MT Højgaard to support the installation project. MT Højgaard lowered the Seatower Cranefree® foundation to a depth of nearly 30 metres on the seabed of the English C
BMT Wins Cottesloe Coastal Monitoring Study
BMT Oceanica, a marine and coastal environment specialist, has won the tender to be the sole consultant delivering the Town of Cottesloe’s (ToC) project ‘Coastal Monitoring to Improve the Understanding of Long-Term Coastal Change’. The project will develop an ongoing coastal monitoring program that
Van Oord’s Flood Prevention Campaign in Russia
Van Oord, one of the world’s leading contractors for dredging, marine engineering and offshore energy sectors, is considering the possibility of dredging the Russian rivers. The company’s branch manager for Russia, Anko Bos said today at the II International Forum of Dredging Companies that Van Oord
JIP Formed for Polymer Lining Pipelines Research
A joint industry project (JIP) has been launched between Swagelining Limited, Saudi Aramco and The Welding Institute (TWI) to conduct investigations into the use of polymer lining in carbon steel pipelines. The JIP will examine the extent of corrosion incurred in a polymer lined pipeline when subjec
Coda Octopus Echoscope in CLE’s Cable Survey
Coda Octopus reports that CLE has used the Echoscope and Coda Octopus positioning system (F175) on a project for the inspection of underwater cabling. The Echoscope was integrated onto a SAAB Sabertooth AUV. This inspection was conducted in an area with strong currents and visibility of less than 1
Aker Solutions Delivers SCA for MWCC’s Containment System
Aker Solutions delivered the key subsea component for the system being developed by Marine Well Containment Company to limit environmental risks from oil and gas production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The Subsea Containment Assembly, or SCA, is designed to contain a well-control incident by connecti