Construction crews have delivered new sand and rock to Rosewood Beach in Highland Park, IL, over the past two weeks as part of the Park District of Highland Park’s efforts to protect the beach from erosion amid record high Lake Michigan water levels. The project has reinforced the inside of the brea
Norwegian oil and gas company Vår Energi has named Bjørn Thore Ribesen as its vice president Field Development & Projects.
The container carriers have blanked a total of 435 sailings on various deep-sea trades, equaling a demand decline of 7 million TEU in 2020 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on global economies. The figures were revealed by Danish consultancy Sea-Intelligence, which said the push has served as
SeaBird Exploration has secured a letter of award for a source contract in South America. The contract is expected to start in Q3. The contract has a duration of about 30 – 45 days. SeaBird did not disclose the value of the contract nor the name of the client. The new contract comes a […]
UK-based energy giant BP has signed a liquefied natural gas supply deal with Chinese city gas supplier Foran Energy. Foran and BP’s Chinese unit signed the deal via a video conference on April 17. Under the agreement, BP will be supplying up to 600,000 tonnes of LNG per year to China’s Guangdong pro
Estonian ferry company Tallink Group has like many other tourism and transportation companies sustained a major financial blow from the global health crisis caused by the COVID-19 virus. Given the sudden downfall of what was a buoyant market just two months ago, Tallink is focusing its efforts on ma
Beach Energy has terminated a drilling contract with Diamond Offshore for the Ocean Onyx drilling rig.
The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP), a government department in Victoria, Australia, engaged AW Maritime recently to provide detailed design, tender and documentation on the Rosebud dredging and beach renourishment works. Rosebud and Rosebud West beach have experienced co
French liquefied natural gas containment specialist GTT reported a 74 per cent rise in first-quarter revenue as new orders keep pouring in. GTT, which is about 40 per cent owned by French utility Engie, said its revenue reached 102.5 million euros ($111.2 million) in the first quarter of this year.
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has released the latest edition of their Terra et Aqua magazine. The first issue of 2020 discusses protective sand, compacted grains and a contract selector. Articles in this edition are: Effective contract-type selection in the dredging ind
Moving from carbon-intensive fossil fuels to more sustainable forms of energy is an area of major focus in the Netherlands as it is across Europe, but investing in energy transition involves navigating complex regulatory systems and bridging crucial knowledge gaps. On 28 November 2019, the European
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (April 13-19, 2020). PHOTO: Damen CSD500 at Basra Terminal A Damen CSD500 has been working on the Basra Gateway Terminal in Iraq continuously since it was delivered early 2018. Van Oord Presents Annual Report an
Schlumberger took an $8.5 billion charge in the first quarter of the year rocked by the low oil price environment and the coronavirus pandemic.
Subsea clean energy specialists EC-OG have received £ 1.6 million from an investment consortium led by Par Equity. EC-OG will use the funds to support its growth plans of its Halo battery storage system for subsea applications. The investment will also create up to 40 jobs in Aberdeen over the next
