Project & Tenders
BAM Nuttall Wins Quayside Project in Poole Harbor
Poole Harbor Commissioners (PHC) recently appointed BAM Nuttall Ltd as the main contractor for a £10 million project to provide the commercial port with a new 200m long deep water quay. The new quay will need approximately 1,800 tons of steel piles, all of which will be delivered by sea. In addition
Norther Seeks Marine Coordination Services
Norther NV, the developer of the Belgian offshore wind farm, has issued a call for tenders for marine coordination services to be provided from 1 February 2018 to 1 September 2019.
James Fisher in Gwave Setup
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has been selected to provide project engineering services for Gwave’s inaugural ‘Power Generation Vessel’ (PGV) installation, the first wave energy device of its kind to be used in Europe. The work will be undertaken by a division of JFMS, Marine Projects (previou
Organisations Opposing Normandy Offshore Wind Farm
Opponents of a wind farm planned to be installed off the coast of Normandy will gather in front of the D-Day Landing Museum in Arromanches, France, on 8 April for demonstration against the project, claiming it will ruin the landscape of the historic site of Normandy landings from WWII, for which a U
Organisations Opposing Normandy Offshore Wind Farm
Opponents of a wind farm planned to be installed off the coast of Normandy will gather in front of the D-Day Landing Museum in Arromanches, France, on 8 April for demonstration against the project, claiming it will ruin the landscape of the historic site of Normandy landings from WWII, for which a U
ECA Bags Astrid Diving System Order in South Africa
ECA Group has secured a contract from Armaments Corporation of South Africa SOC (ARMSCOR) to supply its Astrid diver tracking and distress monitoring system in South Africa. The contract aims to deliver the system in 2017 and includes a training, the company said. ECA Group’s Astrid solution is a po
New Member Joins Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project Review Panel
Catherine McKenna, Canadian Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced last Friday the appointment of Dr. Douw Steyn as a new member of the Review Panel established to conduct the environment assessment of the proposed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project in Delta, British Columbia. Dr. Douw S
L&T Nets $245M Neelam Work for ONGC
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE) has won an offshore contract for the Neelam Re-Development & B173AC project from the Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) valued at USD 245 million. The contract encompasses engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning for the project. The
Weeks Marine to Begin Northern Ocean County Beach Project
Weeks Marine was recently awarded contract for the northern Ocean County storm damage reduction project. The project contractor will start pumping sand in Ortley Beach in mid-April, marking the start of work on northern Ocean County’s beaches, hammered by Superstorm Sandy in October 2012, reports De
Hyundai Samho to build world’s first LNG-fueled aframax quartet
Hyundai Heavy Industries’ unit, Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI), has been contracted to build the world’s first LNG-fueled aframax tankers for Russian shipper Sovcomflot.
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (March 13-19, 2017). Volvox Terranova Repairs Completed An European engineering company, Bakker Sliedrecht, has completed the electrical restoration of trailing suction hopper dredger Volvox Terranova. Marinet P
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 13 – March 19). The US oilfield services major Halliburton is said to be close to strike a deal to acquire Norwegian oil services company, Aker Solutions. According to Norwegian media reports, w
Offshore WIND Conference 2017 Theme Announced
The organization of Offshore WIND Conference 2017 has announced their theme for OWC 2017: Leading the way!
Golar inks LNG charter deal
Nasdaq-listed Golar LNG Partners, a limited partnership formed by Bermuda-based Golar LNG, said Friday it has entered into a time charter agreement with a major international oil and gas company. Under the deal, the 145,700-cbm steam LNG carrier Golar Grand will be chartered for a period of up to a