Project & Tenders
Online Consultation on Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme
The Environment Agency is about to launch an online public consultation into the detailed design of the Oxford flood alleviation scheme. According to the report, the EA is calling on communities to have their say on benefits and features that will make up the £120 million project to reduce flood ris
Monadelphous wins Ichthys gig
Engineering company Monadelphous on Monday said it has won a new contract for the Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG project in Australia. Under the deal, Monadelphous will provide structural, mechanical, piping, electrical and instrumentation works for the completion of the gas turbine generators and the a
USACE Extends Comment Period for Lower Pool 4
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is extending the public comment period for its draft Environmental Assessment for its Lower Pool 4 dredged material management plan until July 14. According to the Corps, USACE decided to extend the public comment period after listening to communi
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (June 19-25, 2017). VIDEO: Launching of the Hopper Dredger Vox Amalia Earlier this year, Van Oord’s new trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Amalia hit the water at the LaNaval shipyard in Bilbao, Spain. Agreemen
Fairfield submits decom plan for Dunlin subsea infrastructure
Fairfield Energy, a late-life asset and decommissioning operator, has submitted its draft decommissioning programs for the Dunlin, Merlin and Osprey field subsea installations and pipelines, in the UK sector of the North Sea, to the UK authorities. This is a second company to submit a draft decommis
Dreifa Energy secures first PSV for LNG conversion
Dreifa Energy signed a deal to acquire the platform supply vessel Blue Betria from Blue Star Line in order to convert the vessel into an LNG floating regasification unit (FRU).
Korea Line Corp to ship US LNG for Kogas
South Korean shipping company Korea Line Corporation (KLC) on Friday signed a contract to transport LNG for Kogas from the United States to South Korea.
Field Surveys for Fargo-Moorhead Flood Diversion Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, in cooperation with the Flood Diversion Board of Authority, will continue its field surveys for the Fargo-Moorhead flood diversion project starting this week, announced the Corps. USACE staff; Gulf South Research Corporation, from Baton Rouge, Lou
Kvaerner christens giant jacket for Johan Sverdup field
Norway’s Kvaerner has completed the construction of the steel jacket destined for Statoil’s giant Johan Sverdrup field, in the North Sea, offshore Norway. The engineering and construction company has shared photos of the christening ceremony of the jacket, named Aegir, by a giant of the sea in Norse
France’s GTT to equip Knutsen LNG tanker
GTT, the French maker of LNG containment system has received an order from South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries to equip a new LNG carrier with its Mark III Flex containment system. Hyundai’s shipyard based in Ulsan will build the 180,000-cbm vessel on behalf of the Norwegian shipping company Nors
RSS Provides Lifting and Rigging Equipment to DWDR Project
Rope and Sling Specialists (RSS) has supplied lifting and rigging equipment to the Dover Western Docks Revival (DWDR) project on the Kent, UK coast. RSS supplied the equipment to VolkerBrooks, part of VolkerStevin, which is one half of the VSBW joint venture with Boskalis Westminster, responsible fo
Blue Water Wins €40M Nord Stream 2 Logistics Job
Wasco Coatings has awarded Blue Water Shipping of Esbjerg, Denmark, a €40-million contract for the transport, handling and storage of 113,000 Nord Stream 2 project pipes. Wasco was earlier awarded the contract for concrete weight coating, storage and logistics of the 200,000 pipes required for the p
SBM Offshore Confirms Liza FPSO Deal
SBM Offshore has confirmed the award of contracts from ExxonMobil for the next phase of the Liza project in Guyana. Under these contracts, SBM Offshore will construct, install, lease and operate a floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO). This follows completion of front-end enginee
PSA Panama Terminal Expansion VIDEO
Jan De Nul Group has just released a video about the PSA terminal development project in Panama. According to JDN, the company is currently expanding the PSA terminal. The project includes dredging and excavation of 4 million m³ of material, as well as the construction of an 800-meter quay wall. Loc