A research group at Brown University led by Shreyas Mandre, assistant professor of engineering, is developing a hydrofoil — a water wing — as a means to harvest tidal energy. With support from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), the group has designed a small prototype has been te
Malta Freeport Terminals has recently fully completed an intensive dredging program at the Port of Marsaxlokk. This development project included the dredging of the Port’s outer and inner fairway, inner turning circle, basin manoeuvring area and the approaches of Terminal Two North and South Quays a
Caterpillar Oil & Gas has announced that the Cat® C175-16 and Cat C32 generator sets have been selected by Longzhu Oilfield Services (S) Pte Ltd to power four jack-up newbuilds in China for FTS Derricks Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Falcon Energy. Five Cat C175-16 generator sets, each with rated power of
OneSubsea has shipped its 100th subsea tree from its manufacturing facility at Port of Tanjung Pelepas in Johor, Malaysia. The state-of-the-art facility has been operating since 2007 providing subsea wellhead systems, valves and trees across the globe. The first subsea tree manufactured at the Johor
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and its partners recently released a report outlining the path forward for wetland replacement, or mitigation, in northeast Minnesota. The interagency report, “Siting of Wetland Mitigation in Northeast Minnesota” is the culmination of a coordinate
The Rock Island District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to partner with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IA DNR) on a feasibility study identifying and investigating ecosystem restoration opportuinities within Pool 14. The pr
OneSubsea™ has shipped its 100th subsea tree from its manufacturing facility at Port of Tanjung Pelepas in Johor, Malaysia.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, is proposing maintenance dredging of the Pawcatuck River, Little Narragansett Bay, and Watch Hill Cove Federal Navigation Project (FNP) in Westerly, Rhode Island, and Stonington, Conn. The state of Rhode Island is the local sponsor for this pro
Global marine terminal operator DP World today announced strong financial results from its global portfolio of marine terminals for the twelve months to 31 December 2013, delivering profit attributable to owners of the Company before separately disclosed items of $604 million, 26.6% ahead of last ye
The Metro Manila Council (MMC), composed of Metro Manila Mayors, announced that the operation of ferry service along the Pasig River will start on April 28. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chairman Francis Tolentino said the on-going rehabilitation involved the dredging of the low port
Baker Hughes Incorporated and TMK, have signed a letter of intent to jointly develop integrated well completion solutions. Targeted at both onshore and offshore fields, the solutions will provide turnkey well completions based on the technical and manufacturing capabilities of both companies. These
Baker Hughes Incorporated, an oilfield service company, and TMK, a producer of pipes for the oil and gas industry, have announced that they have signed a letter of intent to jointly develop integrated well completion solutions. Targeted at both onshore and offshore fields, the solutions will provide
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has informed the shipping, harbour craft and pleasure craft communities in Singapore’s waters that the Senoko Jetty dredging program will be underway from April 1 until May 15 2014. Dredging works will be undertaken by a grab dredger which will be held
Rossaveal Port Services Ltd. will kick off the Wicklow Town Harbor dredging project tomorrow, reports Wicklow People. The areas that will be dredged are: – the main harbour channel; – the outer East Pier area; – the inner East Pier area; – the area between the North and South Quays. According to Wic
