The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun working full-time to place tons of sand off Coronado’s coast, part of a project to deepen the approach channel to San Diego Harbor. The contractor, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, began the San Diego Harbor Maintenance Dredging Project in November. Howev
Environment Canada and the Hamilton Port Authority are launching a structural test project that will provide further information to help in the development of the proposed Randle Reef sediment remediation project. The test project will involve pile driving on Randle Reef in order to confirm engineer
Hull No. 3401 Allseas Pieter Schelte Project’s float joining process started on 26th November. This is the biggest project ever constructed at the Okpo shipyard. It will be 328m long, 117m wide, and 30m high so it will completely fill the No.1 dock after the float joining. DSME won the Allseas proje
Bangladesh owned water development board has invited an international tender for procurement of 500 mm diameter discharge cutter suction dredgers and ancillary crafts (2 sets). Tender security amount is US$ 430,000.00. The deadline for this tender is December 31, 2012. More info [mappress] Dredging
FOGL, the oil and gas exploration company focused on its extensive licence areas to the South and East of the Falkland Islands, today announced that the PGS M/V Ramform Sterling has commenced a 3D seismic survey over the mid Cretaceous Diomedia fan complex within the southern area licences. The surv
FOGL, the oil and gas exploration company focused on its extensive licence areas to the South and East of the Falkland Islands, provides the following update in respect of 3D seismic operations. The PGS M/V Ramform Sterling has commenced a 3D seismic survey over the mid Cretaceous Diomedia fan compl
A barge powered by LNG was bunkered from a truck, the first time this has ever been done in a Belgian port. The barge, the Argonon, is operated by Deen Shipping. This represents a further significant step towards more environment-friendly shipping in the port of Antwerp. Antwerp Port Authority conti
Hallin Marine, a Superior Energy Services company, announces the deployment of two Quasar 125 horse-power work-class remotely operated vehicle and personnel to locate and remove unexploded World War 2 bombs from the German Sector of the North Sea. Hallin has experience of doing several such projects
Nexans, a worldwide expert in the cable industry, has been awarded a 45 million Euro contract by Statoil to supply static and dynamic umbilicals for three fast-track projects on the Norwegian Continental Shelf – the Oseberg Delta field (North Sea), the Snøhvit gas field (Barents Sea) and the Smørbuk
Brodotrogir Shipyard d.d. delivered, on Dec. 10th, chemical tanker Allegro to Siteam Pioneer Shipping Co.Pte.Ltd., of the Laurin Maritime AB group. The ship was constructed for transporting chemicals and petroleum products up to 45,470 DWT with a speed of 15 knots. The cooperation with the well-know
Karoon Gas Australia Ltd advises that at 06:00 hours (WST) today, mechanical repair of the Blowout Preventers (“BOP”) was being undertaken. Upon completion of the repairs, the BOP and marine riser will be re-run to the sea floor to allow drilling of the 12-1/4” hole section to proceed. Since the las
DHT Holdings, Inc. announced that Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries filed rejection motions on December 6, 2012 with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, which motions seek the Court’s approval to reject the bareboat charters for the Overseas Newcast
Australia’s BHP Billiton has signed a definitive agreement with PetroChina International Investment (Australia) Pty Ltd to sell its 8.33 per cent interest in the East Browse Joint Venture and 20 per cent interest in the West Browse Joint Venture, located offshore Western Australia, for a cash consid
DSME announced that the Hull No. 3401 Allseas Pieter Schelte Project’s float joining process started on 26th November. This is the biggest project ever constructed at the Okpo shipyard. It will be 328m long, 117m wide, and 30m high so it will completely fill the No.1 dock after the float joining. DS
