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Colombo Dockyard Completes Repairs of DEME’s Ambiorix
Colombo Dockyard PLC has just announced that DEME Group’s self-propelled cutter suction dredger Ambiorix called in for layup and drydock repairs during May – June 2016. “One of the biggest CSDs in the DEME fleet selected Colombo as the repair center for its special survey requirements,” Colombo Dock
VIDEO: Royal IHC Completes Largest TSHD in China
After 19 months of building, trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) JUN YANG 1 left Royal IHC yard in Kinderdijk on 15 August 2016. A ceremony to celebrate the on-time completion was held before the vessel set off for Guangzhou, China where it will be handed over to CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Company (
James Fisher lays Wave Hub cables
James Fisher Marine Services has completed the subsea cable installation works at the Wave Hub test site off Cornwall, UK.
PHOTO: TSHD JUN YANG 1 Ready for Delivery
The 21,028 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) JUN YANG 1 has left the Royal IHC yard in Kinderdijk and is now on its way to the Port of Rotterdam, prior to being delivered to CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co., Ltd. This is the 19th vessel built by IHC for GDC over the last 40 years. […]
Fair Head Tidal to show off latest tidal plans
DP Energy will host two open days to gather opinions and share information with local communities regarding the proposed tidal energy project off Fair Head, Northern Ireland.
UK provides guarantees on EU funding post Brexit
The HM Treasury will underwrite funding for approved Horizon 2020 projects applied for before the UK leaves the European Union in a commitment aimed at providing reassurance to applicants from the UK’s research and innovation base when applying for EU research funding.
Buss Port Logistics Ships Out All Veja Mate Monopiles (Gallery)
Hamburg-based Buss Port Logistics has completed the near-shore logistics and storage operations related to all 67 of the world’s largest monopiles built by EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH for the 402MW Veja Mate offshore wind farm. Buss Port Logistics loaded the 1,300-ton monopiles from the fact
SWEL concludes WEC tests off Cyprus
UK registered and Cypriot–based wave energy developer, Sea Wave Energy Limited (SWEL), has completed sea trials of its latest scale device, the Waveline Magnet 9.1 (WM9.1).
VIDEO: Testing Holland Dredge Design’s New CSD
Holland Dredge Design BV (HDD), a Harderwijk based company specialized in the engineering, designing, building, supplying and maintenance of dredging equipment, has just released a video about its new cutter suction dredger 200 (HDD CSD200). The total dredging depth of this cutter suction dredger is
HiDef Merges with BioConsult
HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited has completed a merger with German environmental consultancy, BioConsult. The partnership gives HiDef access to BioConsult’s pool of over thirty environment scientists, marine biologists, ornithologists and statisticians. The link between BioConsult SH and HiDef was es
Video: Lir-NOTF makes waves in new flume tank
Ireland’s National Ocean Test Facility, Lir-NOTF, has commissioned the new wave and current flume test tank.
MPS seeks engineering professional
Marine Power Systems (MPS) is recruiting for an Engineer who would support the development of its wave energy device WaveSub.
WaveEL buoy clocks six months at sea
WaveEL wave energy device, developed and deployed by Swedish wave energy developer Waves4Power, has logged in six months of operation in real sea conditions.
Offshore Wind Keeps Senvion on Track
German wind turbine maker Senvion posted revenues of EUR 505 million in the second quarter of 2016, a 7% increase compared to the second quarter of 2015, on the back of the strong performance of the offshore and service business. Senvion said that the improved results in the second quarter put the c