Records were broken, vessels were mobilized from every corner of the globe, and work was carried out non-stop. The construction of the new Suez Canal in Egypt was like a rollercoaster ride, said Van Oord. The new Suez Canal has been completed in record time thanks to several consortia from the globa
The French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) has opened a tender for tidal and wave energy projects. The call aims to finance wave, marine and river tidal, and technology demonstration projects. The tender consists of three parts. Under the first part of the call, marine tidal and wav
On Thursday, 6 August,2015, the Dredging International (75%) and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (25%) consortium will participate in the opening festivities of the modernized Suez Canal in Egypt. Thanks to the widening and deepening of the canal, the waiting time on the navigation route has been
Sabella, a French tidal energy developer, has delayed the connection of its D10 tidal turbine with Ushant island, France. As reported earlier, Sabella planned to connect the 1 MW tidal turbine with the Ushant island during the neap tide, between July 24 and 27, but the company stated it was unsucces
Behan Communications Inc. has just released a video in which John Haggard, GE’s Global Remediation Leader, describes the sixth and final year of the Hudson River Dredging Project and next steps for continuing GE’s environmental work on this famed waterway. Thirteen years ago, when the Environmental
National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) has just released this very interesting video about the New Suez Canal development project. NMDC, together with other members of the Challenge Consortium (Jan De Nul, Boskalis and Van Oord), recently announced the completion of construction works on the new
The USACE’s Philadelphia District and its contractor Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company are pumping approximately 8 million cubic yards of sand onto Long Beach Island, N.J. Work is designed to complete the dune and berm system and reduce future storm damages. GLDD mobilized two dredges, the Padre Isl
The WavePOD project has received a grant from Wave Energy Scotland (WES) for the development of a universal power take-off system for wave energy devices, used to convert mechanical energy to electricity. The WavePOD (Wave Power Offtake Device) project is jointly developed by Bosch Rexroth, Aquamari
Ocean Renewable Power (ORPC) has deployed its 2015 RivGen® Power System in the Kvichak River at the remote river village of Igiugig, Alaska. The system is providing power to the local microgrid, significantly decreasing the community’s diesel fuel use, the developer said. Equipped with ORPC’s latest
Multiseis Programmes Ltd, a Lowestoft-based company that develops software for the marine seismic industry, has expanded and moved its main UK operations to coastal renewables hub OrbisEnergy. Its four full time UK staff will work in OrbisEnergy, while its three part-time administration staff will r
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has announced the list of successful contract awards following its first international, competitive open call. The first call focused on innovative Power Take-Off systems for wave energy devices. Over £7m has been awarded to 16 technology developers and consortia, from cou
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has announced the list of successful contract awards following its first international, competitive open call. The first call focused on innovative Power Take-Off systems for wave energy devices. Over £7m has been awarded to 16 technology developers and consortia, from cou
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has announced the list of successful contract awards following its first international competitive open call focused on innovative power take-off systems for wave energy converters. Over £ 7 mln has been awarded to 16 technology developers and consortia, from countries inc
Carnegie Wave has announced that its CETO 5 wave energy array has reached 12.000 hours of cumulative, continuous operation at sea. The 720kW array featuring three CETO 5 units, deployed as part of Perth Wave Energy Project, has seen a wide range of sea states, including waves up to 5.7 m high since
