ABB, a global leader in power and automation technology, has secured a new order to supply electric power plant and Azipod propulsion units for one icebreaker vessel built for Finnish Transport Agency (FTA) at Arctech Helsinki Shipyard. The competitive bidding was done between several suppliers. Due
Recreational boaters received good news lat week week when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced more than $4.5 million in Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) program competitive grants to the Midwest Region. Four projects including three in Michigan and one in Ohio will take home 33% of the t
The Christchurch City Council has given the green light to a range of short term flood prevention measures in the hardest hit areas of Christchurch and Little River, following the delivery of the Mayoral Taskforce on Flooding report today. Mayor Lianne Dalziel said the taskforce approach enabled dif
Oil & Gas UK has released issue 2 of its guidelines on Blowout Preventer (BOP) operations for offshore wells to improve cross industry understanding of well-related issues on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). In addition to providing operators, drilling and well service companies and other duty-holde
Hydratight, one of the world’s leading pipeline joint integrity companies, and AS Connector, a dedicated deepwater engineering company, have signed a formal agreement to jointly supply subsea pipeline inspection, repair, and maintenance (IRM) solutions. This collaboration comes as a response to bett
Deepwater Wind’s proposal to build a five-turbine wind farm in waters off Block Island has received its first permits. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) issued Deepwater Wind Water Quality Certificates, deeming the Block Island Wind Farm and Transmission System in compl
The dredger “McFarland” recently cruised down the Elizabeth River in Norfolk, Virginia. The “Mac” is one of four U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ hopper dredgers. It conducts emergency and national defense dredging as well as planned projects in the Delaware River and Bay. [mappress] Dredging Today Sta
According to Member for Coffs Harbour, Andrew Fraser, the major dredging campaign for the Coffs Harbour outer harbour is due to get underway in around two weeks. Fraser said that the contractor, Dredging Solutions Pty Ltd, had consulted with Council, Jetty Dunecare, the Fishermen’s Co-op, the intern
Alcatel-Lucent has completed an upgrade of the Apollo undersea cable system which links the UK and France to the United States. This multiple 100 gigabit per second (Gbit/s) upgrade enhances the system’s capacity in support of the continued global explosion of data traffic and increased demand for c
Hydratight, one of the world’s leading pipeline joint integrity companies, and AS Connector, a dedicated deepwater engineering company, have signed a formal agreement to jointly supply subsea pipeline inspection, repair, and maintenance solutions. This collaboration comes as a response to better mee
Greece based Assodivers have ordered an additional SMD Atom 100hp 3000m rated work class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) complete with Launch and Recovery system (LARs). The work class ROV system will be delivered during the third quarter of this year and will complement their existing Atom ROV syst
In the next two weeks the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division will be adding boats and runs to some of its most popular coastal routes. On May 13, the Hatteras Inlet ferry will be switching from hourly departures to runs every 30 minutes from both terminals. Ferries will ini
Greece based Assodivers have confirmed an order for an additional SMD Atom 100hp 3000m rated work class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) complete with Launch and Recovery system (LARs). The work class ROV system will be delivered during the third quarter of this year and will complement their existin
U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga. last week demanded answers from one Obama administration official who played a key role in refusing to give the green light in March to the Savannah Harbor Deepening Project, which is Georgia’s number one economic development project. During a hearing of the Senate
