French tidal energy developer Sabella has partnered up with H&WB Asia Pacific to develop tidal power plant in the Philippines. The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on October 15, 2015, for the development of a tidal power plant in San Bernardino Strait, off Sorsogon prov
Irish GKinetic Energy has deployed its tidal energy device to conduct tow tests in Limerick Docks, Ireland. According to DesignPro, one of the GKinetic Energy’s partners, the project will see the GKinetic tidal energy device undergo tow-testing at the Docks for a 9-10 week period. A custom winch usi
Swansea-based wave energy developer, Marine Power Systems (MPS), has received a grant from the EU that will be used for the testing of WaveSub wave energy converter. According to MPS, the £2 million of EU funds will enable the development and testing of MPS’ 1:4 scaled WaveSub, paving the way for a
Bakker Sliedrecht – specialized in the design, production, installation and maintenance of complex electrical installations – will be taking care of an electrical conversion project on board Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger Volvox Terranova. The company recently received order for the engi
The Northwest Seaport Alliance takes another step toward modernizing Terminal 5 to “big ship readiness” capable of meeting growing marine cargo industry needs. After receiving additional information from potential partners interested in the terminal, the NWSA determined that additional environmental
Nova Scotia-based Atlantic Towing has secured a contract to provide tug and barge services to the Cape Sharp Tidal project in Canada. Cape Sharp Tidal, a joint venture between Emera and OpenHydro, plans to deploy two 2 MW tidal turbines in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia. According to Emera, the agree
Fraunhofer IWES’ Dynamic Nacelle Testing Laboratory (DyNaLab) has started operating. After an 18-month construction period, a 100-tonne generator of a 3 MW wind turbine was set in motion on the new test stand. Fraunhofer IWES said the EUR 35 million infrastructure will boost the competitiveness of q
The Oslo Fairway dredging project, undertaken by a Finnish dredging equipment manufacturer and contractor, Wasa Dredging, is currently underway. The company has just released this beautiful photo from this dredging program, which shows their backhoe giant Hector during the deepening work. About 89.0
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has begun Accelerated Life Testing (ALT) on its redesigned APB350 power takeoff (PTO) system as part of its effort to demonstrate product reliability and durability, and to accelerate toward product commercialization. The OPT ALT process consists of operating PTOs in t
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has begun the testing of a redesigned APB350 power take-off (PTO) system, in addition to completing the repairs on its APB350 A1 PowerBuoy. According to OPT, the accelerated life testing (ALT) consists of operating PTOs in tandem with accelerated operating profiles, wh
As announced yesterday, IMS Dredge has just acquired a patent pending dewatering technology the GeoPool. The technology was invented by an IMS Versi-Dredge customer and then successfully trialed in the United States and Europe. The video describes this noninvasive, extremely efficient and affordable
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Qingdao organisations to support the development of a marine energy test site in China. Scotland-based EMEC and the University of Edinburgh, signed the MoU alongside the Ocean University of China, Qingdao Na
With the delivery of five Rubber-Tire Gantry Cranes and two Ship-to-Shore gantry cranes capable of handling Ultra-Large Containerships of up to 16,000 TEU capacity, the new 1.3 million TEU deep-water APM Terminals Izmir facility is nearing completion in anticipation of beginning commercial operation
Mojo Maritime has launched its marine operations planning and risk optimisation system called Mermaid. Mermaid (Marine Economic Risk Management Aid) is a software solution which simulates marine operations against historical weather and tidal data to support cost-savings through project optimization
