A flood control project in Manila, which consists of dredging and drainage repairs in commercial and residential areas including Quiapo and Binondo, has officially commenced. Following a bidding conducted in December last year, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) awarded this contra
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has carried out an audit of how Statoil organises safe materials handling in the development project for the Aasta Hansteen platform in the Norwegian Sea. Statoil is the operator on the Aasta Hansteen field, which is in the Norwegian Sea, approximately 140 km no
Seaborn Networks has entered into an agreement with Microsoft Corp. for fiber optic network capacity on Seaborn’s US-Brazil submarine cable system. “We are extremely pleased to have Microsoft on board as the foundational customer for Seabras-1. With their full participation in the system, it is clea
SpeedCast International Limited (SpeedCast), a satellite telecommunications service provider, has been awarded a multi-year contract from Jan De Nul Group, an expert in dredging, marine construction, and specialized services for the offshore oil & gas, and renewable energy industries. The new satell
Kongsberg Maritime will deliver Integrated Vessel Control Systems for two new Siem Offshore owned Well Intevention vessel being built at German shipyard Flensburger-Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG). Both vessels, to be chartered by Helix Energy Solutions are due for delivery in 2016, and will provide we
South Carolina Ports Authority president and CEO Jim Newsome focused on growth and modernization at the yesterday’s State of the Port, an annual event hosted by the Propeller Club of Charleston. In his sixth address since joining the SCPA, Newsome discussed the port’s strategy for maintaining the st
GTT said that it received the AIP from Bureau Veritas for its innovative bunker mast design, REACH4. The use of LNG as a fuel for all types of transport vessels is evolving, and with it comes the requirement for basic equipment to ensure safe and simple LNG bunkering. GTT has drawn on years of exper
Kongsberg Maritime will deliver Integrated Vessel Control Systems for two new Siem Offshore owned, Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. chartered Well Intervention Vessels (WIV) being built at German shipyard Flensburger-Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG). Both vessels are due for delivery in 2016, and will
Caterpillar Marine has announced the launch of the Mak M 25 E engine platform at the 2014 SMM Exhibition, held September 9 – 12 in Hamburg, Germany. Developed for state-of-the-art vessel designs with an emphasis on fuel savings, the platform was specifically designed to address the evolving global m
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, in conjunction with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, continue work on a $36.5 million coastline restoration project at Rockaway Beach. During the project, nearly
In order to improve navigation and boat access, Door County officials have proposed to dredge the harbor and entrance channel at Chaudoir’s Dock County Park in Door County. A public meeting on the proposed disposal of the dredged material from the harbor will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at
NOAA’s Hydrographic Services Review Panel, which advises the NOAA administrator on products, services and science related to navigation, water levels and currents, and positioning, will hold a public meeting Sept. 16-18 in Charleston, South Carolina. The panel will receive updates on regional activi
Leading international oilfield services company, Expro, has secured a major subsea contract with BP for the Quad 204 project, west of the Shetland Isles in the UK North Sea. The 7-year multi-million dollar contract will see Expro provide its latest design vertical xmas tree landing string for the in
Expro, a UK-based oilfield services company, Expro, has secured a major subsea contract with BP for the Quad 204 project, west of the Shetland Isles in the UK North Sea.
