The tests of the 1:5 scaled NEMOS-device are being conducted at ECN, in one of the biggest wave tanks in the world, in Nantes. As a result of the precise adjustments and reproducibility of wave conditions provided by the ECN, extensive hydromechanical parameter studies can be made. More than 200 tes
Three months after its last delivery, Fugro has received the third of a series of three Fugro Offshore Coastal Survey Vessels (FOCSV) being built by Damen on December 12th 2014. Like her sisters, Fugro Frontier is a compact, diesel-electric FOCSV designed for a variety of tasks. However, Fugro Front
Dredging works to remove about 3.000.000 m3 of material from Piombino Harbor are currently underway. These works, undertaken by DEME Group, are included in the project for the realization of facilities and environmental interventions aimed to the improvement and the industrial competitiveness of the
Deputy Leader of Essex County Council, Councillor Kevin Bentley made a visit to the Clacton and Holland-on-Sea coastal protection scheme recently to inspect the first completed beaches of the 22 new ones being built to safeguard a 5km stretch of coast. Cllr Bentley, who is responsible for Economic G
Thanks to the dredged seabed to -14 meters along the quayside of the Container Terminal and because of the latest integrations between global container carriers, the Port of Koper will be directly connected with the Far East by three container lines from January 2015. In the case of the two newly in
French engineering firm in the field of marine energies, Sabella, is currently testing its tidal energy generator at INSEAN research institute in Italy. With blades diameter of 15 meters, Sabella D15 has a capacity of 2.5MW in water speeds of 4m/s. This is company’s largest bi-directional turbine th
Within the EU project MARINET, test series have been initiated at the ECN in Nantes, one of the world’s biggest wave tanks, to test the 1:5-scaled NEMOS device. Due to precise adjustments and reproduction of wave conditions, extensive hydro-mechanical parameter studies could be made. The results of
APM Terminals has signed a two-year $6.23 million contract with Amsterdam-based NV Nuon Energy for the supply of environmentally-sustainable wind-generated electricity to power the new APM Terminals Maasvlakte II cranes and container handling equipment. The new deep-water terminal, scheduled to rece
Sabella, a French based engineering firm in the field of marine energies, more specifically tidal turbines, is currently testing its largest D15 tidal turbine at INSEAN research institute. This bi-directional turbine has the capacity of up to 2.5 MW at flow speeds of 4.0 m/s, and can be installed in
Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) have teamed up with UK-based company ASV Ltd to offer a low-cost, mobile alternative to a permanent moored buoy system for all monitoring applications, but particularly targeted at oil, gas, dredging activities and environmental monitoring. The system utilit
A dredging project aimed at improving water quality and encouraging rare aquatic plants to thrive on the Grantham Canal is underway. The Canal & River Trust is dredging silt from a 6km stretch of the canal to protect important habitats. The stretch of canal is designated as a Site of Special Scienti
New detached Cowes Breakwater, delivered by Cowes Harbour Commission, unlocks the harbour’s potential and creates catalyst for investment and job opportunities. CHC appointed Boskalis Westminster to undertake construction of the new £7 million detached breakwater for Cowes on the Isle of Wight. The
With a hopper capacity of 46,000 m³, trailing suction hopper dredger Cristóbal Colón is the largest and the most high-tech dredger in the world today. Built by the Spanish shipbuilder La Naval in 2009, the 223 m long (Length o.a. ) vessel is owned by the Belgian shipping infrastructure conglomerate
The ‘weather bomb’ hit Scotland last week, causing large waves of up to 12 m – the perfect environment for testing a device for harnessing wave energy. Albatern, a Scotland based company, developed WaveNET – an offshore array-based wave energy converter that uses the motion of waves to generate elec
