VOSTA LMG successfully delivered Crossover ball joints to several customers in the Middle East. The Crossover ball joint is a new and efficient dredge ball joint that provides optimal flow performance. Through computational fluid dynamics (CFD) the frictional losses and turbulence have been reduced
FES International has won a contract to supply 12 Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors (DBSCs) to contractor GE Wellstream. FES International has supplied DBSCs to GE Wellstream for more than a decade. The product is one of the firm’s most successful product lines enabling the quick, efficient and sa
The new Tier 4 Final/Stage IV-compliant EC250E and EC300E crawler excavators from Volvo Construction Equipment are powerful and efficient machines, designed to reduce fuel consumption and increase productivity. New Volvo EC250E and EC300E crawler excavators deliver a 5 percent improvement in fuel ef
FES International, a recognised leader in fluid transfer solutions, has won a contract worth $300,000 to supply 12 Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors (DBSCs) to contractor GE Wellstream. FES International has supplied DBSCs to GE Wellstream for more than a decade. The product is one of the firm’s m
Trelleborg will present an extended range of subsea solutions, including its recently re-branded portfolio of thermal insulation materials and subsea seals, at the ONS Exhibition and Conference in Stavanger, Norway. Trelleborg Sealing Solutions and Trelleborg Offshore & Construction, located togethe
Kvaerner has reported that the H-6e drilling rig Transocean Barents will arrive at Kvaerner’s facilities at Stord this week for a two month yard stay. The main purpose of the stay is the five year classification of the rig, as well as upgrade and modification work. When the rig arrives, it will firs
Trelleborg will present an extended range of subsea solutions, including its recently re-branded portfolio of thermal insulation materials and subsea seals, at the ONS Exhibition and Conference in Stavanger, Norway. Trelleborg Sealing Solutions and Trelleborg Offshore & Construction, located togethe
EFC Group, a leading designer and manufacturer of instrumentation, monitoring, handling and control systems for the global oil and gas industry, has appointed Anand Puthran as its managing director, a newly created role for the company. Anand joins Electro-Flow Controls with more than 15 years’ expe
Wood Group has reached an agreement with Agility Group to acquire Agility Projects AS, a Norwegian engineering, procurement, construction management, installation and commissioning company, for a total consideration of NOK 1,008m (approximately $164m1). Based in Sandefjord, near Oslo, Agility Projec
Liverpool2, Peel Ports Group’s flagship £300m deepwater container terminal, took an important step closer to realisation this month when the Dutch marine engineering specialists Van Oord commenced their dredging of the River Mersey estuary. The family-owned Dutch firm was awarded the dredging contra
James Fisher and Sons plc, the UK’s marine services provider, has announced the formation of a new venture with Aberdeen based company KDM Marine – James Fisher Mass Flow Excavation – to jointly offer their market-leading subsea excavation capability and resources to the offshore industry in a singl
The Suffolk County Legislature voted unanimously to approve funding for dredging of the South Ferry Channel between North Haven and Shelter Island at the June 17 general meeting of the Legislature in Riverhead. The resolution amends the 2014 capital budget and appropriates the funding for this proje
Congressman Jack Kingston (GA-1) voted last week to fund construction of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, an initiative he has fought for since its inception. He said: “This bill does three things – begins a long-term commitment with initial funding of $1.52 million, recognizes the port as an
Dhaka WASA Drainage (O&M) Circle, has recently launched the Urban Dredging Demonstration Project (UDDP) as part of the Water Operators Partnership (WOP) between Dhaka WASA and Vitens Evides International (VEI). The launch is part of a recently started 10 years dredging program by Dhaka WASA to clean
