Project & Tenders
Committee Visit to Cowes Breakwater
Members of the Harbor Advisory Committee paid a site visit to the new Cowes Breakwater today, Tuesday 29th September, to get a close-up view of the 350-meter long structure and learn about the construction process from contractor Boskalis Westminster. Ben Willows, Chairman of the Advisory Committee
TOS and Van Oord Ink Crewing Agreement
TOS (Transport & Offshore Services) has been awarded a three year frame agreement as a preferred supplier for personnel with Van Oord, a leading contractor for dredging, marine engineering and offshore energy projects (oil, gas and wind). This agreement marks a milestone for TOS in its drive to buil
Contract Signing for New Deepwater Terminal
The Port of Gdansk Authority SA and OT Logistics SA have signed a 30-year lease on a plot of land located in the most promising area of the Port of Gdansk – where the new deepwater transshipment terminal will be built. “This area of 26 hectares along with the adjacent Ore Pier will be the perfect [&
Hibiscus sees another delay of Sea Lion spud
Hibiscus Petroleum is experiencing yet another delay in drilling the Sea Lion-1 exploration well, offshore Australia, as the bad weather is preventing a rig handover. 3D Oil Limited, a partner in the permit VIC/P57, said on Tuesday that the handover of the West Telesto jack-up rig from Origin Energy
Final pipe for Polarled Pipeline laid in place
On Monday, September 28, 2015, the final pipe in the 482.4 kilometre long Polarled Pipeline was laid at the Aasta Hansteen field at a depth of 1,260 metres in the Norwegian Sea. According to Statoil, operator of the Polarled project development, Polarled is the first pipeline on the Norwegian contin
Weeks Marine Bags BIH Dredging
Weeks Marine Inc. of Covington, LA, has just won a $6.5 million dredging deal in Texas. The contract is for maintenance dredging of the Brazos Island Harbor jetty channel and option for Brazos Island Harbor entrance channel. Work will be performed at San Padre Island, Texas, with an estimated comple
PGRT signs project agreement with Metlakatla First Nation
TransCanada Corporation said that its Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project has signed a project agreement with the Metlakatla First Nation, a member of the Coast Tsimshian Nation.
Mobile Dredging Nets Shark River Contract
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials yesterday announced the award of a $7.6 million contract to dredge state channels in the Shark River in Monmouth County. Efforts to dredge the Shark River have been underway for well over a decade. After Superstorm Sandy the need to dredge th
OMM Delivers Another OWF Cable Protection
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has successfully completed another subsea cable protection project in the German North Sea. The contract, which required the firm to install mattresses at all cable crossings along the 70-km route, from Sandbank offshore windfarm to the converter station, SylWin Alph
Thumbs Up for Team Van Oord
Local residents have given Team Van Oord a big ‘thumbs up’ for the way it is carrying out a coastal defense scheme in Portsmouth. Work is well underway for a £6 million flood protection scheme at Anchorage Park, Portsmouth. The scheme, which will reduce the risk of coastal flooding and erosion to th
Panama Canal Expansion Progress Rapidly
Currently at 93.1% completion, the Panama Canal Expansion Program continues to rapidly progress. This month, the filling of the fourth phase of the Pacific Access Channel (PAC-4) began, bringing Culebra Cut one step closer to connecting with the new Pacific-facing locks. The new channel is 6.1 kilom
Newark Bay Dredging About to Begin
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, in partnership with The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey recently awarded a $13.8 million contract to Donjon Marine Co. Inc. to perform maintenance dredging of the Port Newark Pier Head Channel in Newark Bay, New Jersey. The contract invo
Drass Provides Saturation Diving System for New DSVs
Drass of Italy has been selected by VARD Shipyard to supply a 12-man single bell 100 series saturation diving system for Kreuz Subsea new diving support vessel. The vessel will be of VARD 3 17 design, with a total length of 91.2 meters and a beam of 21.5 meters, and has been developed for diving sup
Leighton Contractors wins APLNG gig
CIMIC Group’s construction company, Leighton Contractors, has been awarded a contract by Australia Pacific LNG to deliver gas field development works in the Surat Basin, Queensland.