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Sand Key Owners Urged to Provide Easements for Beach Nourishment
Time is running out for property owners to provide easements in the affected areas of the Pinellas County Shore Protection Project Sand Key Segment. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, owners in the affected areas and individual parcels have until June 2 to provide
Seismic duo further grows multiclient library off Eastern Canada
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) and TGS are further increasing their seismic library offshore Eastern Canada through two new multiclient 3D seismic projects. Following on from the recently announced 2017 2D seismic campaign and the Cape Broyle 3D, the joint venture is now ramping up its 3D seismic acqu
TGS, PGS Shoot for More Seismic Data Off Eastern Canada
TGS and Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) joint venture is ramping up its 3D seismic acquisition with two new multi-client 3D projects offshore Eastern Canada. East Flemish Pass 3D Phase II is a 1,950 km2 extension of a 3D survey that was acquired by the joint venture in 2016 in the Eastern Newfoundland
New Cutter Suction Dredger for Manson
Manson Construction Co. has announced the completion of its 30-inch ABS cutter suction dredger ROBERT M WHITE. Constructed at Halimar Shipyard LLC in Morgan City, Louisiana, with design and dredge components from IHC America Inc., the dredger was successfully launched on April 24, 2017. “We have hig
Wave Hub Welcomes New Project Manager in Wales
Wave Hub has recruited Madeline Cowley as its project manager to lead on the company’s activities in Wales. Madeline is based at Wave Hub’s new office in Pier House, Pembroke Dock. Wave Hub’s managing director, Claire Gibson, said, “I am delighted to welcome Madeline to the team. She brings a wealth
Update: LNG carriers searched amidst terrorist threat to UK
For the past two years, United Kingdom’s special forces have been searching for mines attached to LNG tankers transporting the chilled fuel from the Middle East to the UK’s receiving terminals.
Wagenborg’s supply vessel hired for work in Canadian Arctic waters
International offshore specialist Wagenborg Offshore, a subsidiary of Royal Wagenborg, has been awarded a long-term contract by Fathom Marine, a provider of marine logistics services to offshore industry. Wagenborg said on Monday that the five-year contract with Fathom Marine, starting mid-July 2017
Ex-Louisiana state official becomes head of BSEE
Former Louisiana State Official Scott A. Angelle has been named the director of the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). The BSEE said on Monday that Angelle, who most recently served as the vice chairman of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, would assume his new positio
MAN D&T completes ME-GIE engine gas trials
MAN Diesel & Turbo said the world’s first ME-GIE (Gas Injection Ethane) two-stroke engine fueled by ethane has passed gas trials on board the Gaschem Beluga, an LEG carrier, on its trip between Houston and the Bahamas.
Sarajevo Business Forum: Spotlight on Waste to Energy Policy
Indonesia, the world’s second biggest contributor to plastic waste in the oceans, is in a state of emergency with regard to waste problems. With 250 million people, around 175,000 tons of waste is produced each day, amounting to 64 million tons per year, according to data from the Environment and Fo
New Discoveries Made in Beirut Harbour Wreck Survey
Lighthouse together with QPS, organised a training for the Lebanese Navy in cooperation with the Italian Navy as part of the ISG (International Support Group Lebanon) program. During the 2 week training in Beirut, the focus of the training was to setup a hydrographic workflow from data acquisition t
Five Die in RoPax Ferry Fire off Indonesia
Five people died in a fire on board Mutiara Sentosa I Ro-Pax ferry on Friday, May 19 while the Indonesian-flagged ship was underway in Masalembo waters of East Java. A total of 192 survivors have been rescued by the National Search and Rescue Agency of the Republic of Indonesia. After two days of se
EDF Supporting Local Fishermen Operating Around Teesside OWF
Life Cell Marine Safety has been included in a new initiative established by EDF Energy Renewables, which will support local fishermen operating from coastal locations between Hartlepool and Saltburn by the Sea, who have used the fishing grounds in and around the Teesside offshore wind farm.
GMH to Deliver Davit Cranes for Beatrice OTMs
Babcock has awarded a contract to Granada Material Handling (GMH) to design, manufacture, deliver and commission 2 davit crane units for the Beatrice offshore wind project.