The 21st World Dredging Congress & Exhibition WODCON XXI will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Miami, FL, from June 13-17, 2016. WODCON XXI will bring together expert representatives of manufacturers, universities, research institutes, consultants, public authorities and contractors working in
KTR-WG Turbine Services LLP (KTR-WG), a joint venture between Wood Group GTS and KazTurboRemont (KTR), has been awarded a long-term service agreement by the North Caspian Production Operating Company (NCPOC) in Kazakhstan. The joint venture will support the critical rotating equipment on the Kashaga
Aquaterra Energy, the offshore engineering solutions provider, has been awarded a four year frame agreement with DONG Energy to provide Drilling Installation Support Services for its Hejre development. DONG Energy is one of the leading energy groups in Northern Europe. Headquartered in Denmark and p
The MV Eiger, a push-tow combination from Danser Group, has received the Cryonorm LNG Fuel Gas System, Cryonorm Systems said in a statement. The contract for the LNG Fuel Gas System was signed between Koedood and Cryonorm in August of 2013. This is the very first inland waterway container barge retr
Intergraph has announced that Saipem, a leading engineering, procurement, project management and construction company, has chosen to standardize on Intergraph® SmartPlant® and SmartMarine® Enterprise engineering solutions. The agreement includes Intergraph next-generation 3D design software Smart™ 3
CoreSite Realty Corporation, a provider of secure, reliable, high-performance data center solutions, announced that Southern Cross Cable Network, a leading Australasian supplier of international subsea capacity, is delivering 100 Gigabits per second (Gbps) capability to customers at CoreSite’s “SV1”
The Magheroarty Pier dredging program, located on the north-west coast of County Donegal, Ireland, is currently underway. This location is popular among local fishermen and it is also used by the Tory Island ferry. At the moment boats cannot use the pier because of accumulated sand there. [mappress]
Triton Imaging, Inc. and Applied Acoustic Engineering Ltd. have signed an OEM agreement under which Applied Acoustics will offer Triton ISIS Offshore-SB data acquisition and Perspective-SB processing and interpretation software bundled with Applied Acoustic sub-bottom profiling hardware. With this a
Veripos has announced that it has moved into its new purpose-built headquarters facility in Dyce, Aberdeen. The new building incorporates a state-of-the-art network control centre, research and development laboratory, workshops, warehouse, dedicated training facilities and the operations centre for
After successful sea and dredging trials, the suction hopper dredger “Albatros” was recently delivered to her owners Dutch Dredging. This vessel was built by MTG Dolphin PLC in cooperation with the Dutch shipbuilding group IHC Merwede. Main characteristics: – Length: 75 m; – Breadth: 13,40 m; – Drau
Yesterday, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte visited Van Oord, a leading international contractor specialising in dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects, to discuss amongst others the significance of trade missions. CEO Pieter van Oord and area director Netherlands Jan Schaart welcomed Mr
Cutting of the first steel plate for the new joint project of MTG Dolphin and IHC Merwede 2300 m3 Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger named Easy Dredge took place at the Dolphin’s yard in Varna, on 25th March, 2014. The Easy Dredge 2300 is a standardized twin screw trailing suction hopper dredger with a
Hitachi, Ltd. delivered six sets of centrifugal compressors for a Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading system (FPSO) for Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras), the state oil company of the Federative Republic of Brazil. Hitachi received an order from MODEC AND TOYO OFFSHORE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
Douglas-Westwood (DW) forecast that the global AUV (autonomous underwater vehicle) fleet will increase 42% in the 2014-2018 period, compared to the previous five years. The fleet is forecast to total 825 units in 2018, led by strong demand in the military sector. The military sector makes up 50% of
