Project & Tenders
Ponce de Leon Inlet Dredging Kicks Off
Maintenance dredging of the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) and the Ponce de Leon Inlet channel is about to begin, informs the Volusia County. According to the county, dredging contractor Cavache Inc., has mobilized dredging equipment in the ICW near downtown New Smyrna Beach and is ready to start the w
Hopper Dredger Ecodelta Christened in Rotterdam
Van der Kamp’s new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Ecodelta was christened last Friday (January 11) in Rotterdam. According to the Port of Rotterdam, this is one of the few LNG powered trailing suction hopper dredgers in the Netherlands. The ship is a key component of the new contract entered
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (January 7, 2018 – January 13, 2019). Julong Dredger for Latin America Qingzhou Julong Environment Technology Co. Ltd., a Qingzhou City based manufacturer and supplier of dredging equipment, recently delivered ano
Guyana: CGX, Frontera amend financing and farm-in deals. Drilling schedule unchanged
CGX and Frontera have amended a letter agreement to extend the time of launch of the equity financing in the amount of approximately $20 million.
Østensjø Rederi Renames Sun Enabler Ahead of Fugro Campaign
Norwegian offshore company Østensjø Rederi has decided to rename the survey/research vessel Sun Enabler before the start of the new Fugro contract in March. The vessels’ new name will be “Edda Sun”, in line with the rest of the Edda-fleet and Østensjø Rederi’s tradition. The first Edda Sun was an an
Leidos Tech for US Navy Submarine Defense
Leidos has been awarded a contract by the US Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command to develop torpedo countermeasure technologies for submarine defense. The contract has a two-year base period of performance, three one-year option years, and a potential value of approximately $36 million, if all options
China: CGN to Build 216MW Daishan OWF, ZPMC Wins OSS Deal
China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group (CGN) has received consent for a 216MW offshore wind farm off the northern coast of Dayu island, Daishan county. In November, the developer obtained a pre-approval from the Zhoushan Ocean and Fishery Bureau (ZSOAF) to use the area for an offshore wind project, wit
Premier Oil kicks off Tolmount platform construction
Premier Oil has begun platform construction for the Tolmount Main gas project in the Southern North Sea.
Hull’s £42 Million Flood Scheme Gets Green Light
Construction of a multi-million pound scheme to protect thousands of homes and businesses in Hull from flooding from the Humber has been given the go ahead, informs the Environment Agency. The £42 million flood alleviation scheme, approved by Hull’s planning committee earlier this month, has now had
Optime Subsea Wins with Aker BP
Aker BP has selected Optime Subsea as a provider of well access system and services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) for the next 2 years, with extension options. Optime Subsea will provide its “Subsea Controls and Intervention Light System” (SCILS) well access system for the work. Optime Su
France’s GTT scores LNG tanks order from Samsung Heavy
French LNG containment specialist GTT said Wednesday it received an order from the Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries for the tank design of two new 174,000-cbm liquefied natural gas carriers. These two LNG vessels will be built on behalf of the Japanese shipping giant NYK. GTT said in a state
Corpus Christi Ship Channel Works Start Soon
The recently awarded project to deepen and widen the Corpus Christi Ship Channel (CCSC) from the Gulf of Mexico to Harbor Island is about to begin mid-February 2019, reports the Army Corps’ Galveston District. According to USACE, the work that will begin in the next couple of weeks is set for comple
Maersk wins Gorgon stage two job
Maersk Supply Service has been contracted to provide its two newbuild anchor handling tug supply vessels support the Chevron-operated Gorgon stage two drilling programme.
Maersk Supply Service Wins Chevron Australia Gig
Maersk Supply Service has been awarded a contract with Chevron Australia which will see two of its newbuild anchor handling tug supply vessels support the Chevron- operated Gorgon Stage Two drilling programme. Maersk Mariner and Maersk Master will provide towing, anchor handling, supply, and WROV se