A newly passed Los Angeles ordinance will streamline the permitting process for future Port of Los Angeles construction projects, allowing the Port to remain competitive, ensure safety and forge ahead on its five-year, $1.2 billion Capital Improvement Plan that will create more than 19,000 one-year
Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary, PPL Shipyard has secured two turnkey contracts with a combined value of US$434 million for the construction of two units of jack-up rigs from Integradora de Servicios Petroleros Oro Negro, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“Oro Negro”). Scheduled for delivery in the end of 4th quarter
Jackson Offshore Operators, LLC has selected BAE Systems’ shipyard in Jacksonville, Florida to build two new platform supply vessels (PSVs) that will serve offshore drilling operations. The contract reflects continued growth in U.S. commercial shipbuilding for BAE Systems and is another major step f
Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary, PPL Shipyard has secured two turnkey contracts with a combined value of US$434 million for the construction of two units of jack-up rigs from Integradora de Servicios Petroleros Oro Negro, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“Oro Negro”). Scheduled for delivery in end 4th quarter 2013 an
A new series of waterjets, the A3, was introduced in 2008 by Rolls-Royce. This range has proved attractive in the market and is now being extended with a larger unit, the 63A3. In addition to the largest unit the A3 series waterjet family has been strengthened by two smaller sizes, the 25A3 and the
“Le Soleal”, a super luxury cruise ship ordered from Fincantieri by the French shipping line Compagnie du Ponent (Bridgepoint Group), was launched today, Dec. 6th, at the Ancona shipyard. The ship will be delivered in June 2013 and will be essentially more like a mega yacht in size and for the param
The Blockbuster, one of the key players in the construction of Maasvlakte 2, will soon commence its “second life.” The giant crane was transferred to the Caspian Sea for the next project. The Blockbuster is a modified E-crane produced by manufacturer Indusign. This machine has a lifting capacity of
Military Sealift Command accepted delivery of the Navy’s first joint high-speed vessel at Austal Shipyard in Mobile, Ala., Dec. 5. USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), a joint high-speed vessel, or JHSV, is designed for rapid intra-theater transport of troops and military equipment. MSC will own and operate Spe
A Vega VLS-46 sector light, supplied to Aberdeen Harbour by Hydrosphere, has played a major part in facilitating the successful completion of the harbour’s £5.2m dredging operation, paving the way for the harbour to play a key role in offshore wind developments. The harbour is already the centre of
The second of the Njord Offshore Windfarm Support Vessels (WSV), Njord Kittiwake, has been launched at the Strategic Marine shipyard in Singapore. The first vessel, Njord Avocet, has completed a full set of trials and not only exceeded the speed requirement of 26 knots but also proved to be remarkab
ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc., a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, continued its long-term investment in Malaysia by awarding a contract to build facilities for the Damar gas development project to Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Sdn Bhd for RM165 million ($54.2 mill
Subsea 7, a seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services to the offshore energy industry, has been awarded a BP project, worth approximately $30 million, under the SCIRM Frame Agreement Contract to support the redevelopment of the Schiehallion Field, west of Shetland. The scope includes
The Dredging & Port Expansion Africa 2013 conference, hosted in Durban, is approaching. This conference, scheduled for 11-14 February, 2013, is the only event of its kind on the African continent, and is the essential gathering of maintenance and capital dredging and port construction and developmen
U.S. based Liquid Robotics®, an ocean data service provider and developer of the Wave Glider®, the first wave powered autonomous marine robot, today announced the first Pacific Crossing (PacX) Wave Glider, “Papa Mau”, completed its 9,000 nautical mile (16,668 kilometers) scientific journey across th
