The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking comments on the draft environmental assessment for the Columbia River Federal Navigation Channel Operations and Maintenance Dredging and Dredged Material Placement Network Update, River Mile 3 to 106.5. The Corps is proposing to continue operation and main
Van Oord Nabs Surabaya Dredging Contract (Indonesia) Van Oord, a leading international contractor specialising in dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects, has been awarded a contract for dredging and maintenance work for the western access channel to the Port of Surabaya in Indonesia. D
Atea AS signs an agreement with Statoil to deliver network products and support to Statoil worldwide. The agreement is valid for 3 years with an option for 2 more years. Estimated annual contract value is NOK 50 million ($8.34 M). The agreement includes delivery of network products, both hardware an
Komatsu Europe International introduced the new HB215LC-2 hybrid hydraulic excavator to the European market. This is a third generation hybrid model, with an increased operating weight of 22.550 kg and a bucket capacity of 1.68 m³. Yoshihiro Kobayashi, product manager for hybrid excavators at Komats
After several years of thorough preparation, Femern A/S has received a total of 17 tenders from nine major international contractors or consortia wishing to participate in the construction of the world’s largest immersed tunnel. This represents another significant milestone in the course of the proj
SubC Partner, provider of installation, inspection, repair and maintenance solutions for the Offshore Wind sector is expanding its fleet of ROVs with the purchase of a new Ocean Module V8 M500. CEO and Partner, Lars Wigant, deems the Ocean Module V8 M500 as further investment in SubC Partner commitm
David Wethington, project manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, recently visited Canada. During the visit, he spoke with his Canadian counterparts about the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS). This study presents a range of options and technologies to prevent aquati
Kvaerner celebrated the completion of the Edvard Grieg project at Kvaerner’s yard in Verdal on Wednesday. The jacket was named “Solveig” based on historical Norwegian culture. “Solveig”, with a height of 134 meters, and a total weight of approximately 14 500 tonnes, will be number 41 in the series o
The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission (MBCC) approved $61.3 million in funding to protect, restore and enhance more than 205,000 acres of wetlands and associated uplands in the United States, Canada and Mexico. “Conservation of our nation’s wetlands is critical to protecting our wildlife, water
Blue Offshore Marine Services, and Caley Ocean Systems, have supplied a basket carousel to maritime services company Stemat for offshore cable storage for the Nordergründe wind farm. Completed in just 10 weeks, from order to delivery, the 2,200Te capacity basket carousel is providing Stemat and VSMC
3sun Group, a specialist provider of products and services to the global energy industry, has successfully completed a full life cycle project for a North Sea oil and gas exploration and production company, worth more than £1million. The client’s topside system posed a significant challenge as the a
ABB has won an order worth around $40 million from Energinet.dk, the Danish transmission system operator, to build an alternating-current (AC) power cable system that will help integrate and transmit power from the Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm. The order was booked in the first quarter. The new Ho
The Ministry of Water Resources, General Directorate for River Dredging Works, has completed the dredging project in the Kormatt Hassan section of the Euphrates River. Accumulated sediment was removed from the middle of the river located in Sook Al-Shiokh. During the project the Ministry used four d
Hydrex carried out bow thruster blade replacements on a 270-meter container ship in Barcelona. A condition of class was issued after cracks were detected in the old blades, forcing the vessel to go off hire until a solution was found. Hydrex therefore mobilized a team to Barcelona and performed the
