Members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation urged the Army Corps of Engineers to use a portion of the approximately $200 million in funding appropriated for construction of high priority projects as part of the Omnibus Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2014 to fix the portions of the Wood Riv
On November 16, the last batch of offshore deepwater guiding beacons was installed, thus completing the principal part of 300,000-ton crude oil terminal and channel dredging project of Sino-Myanmar Crude Oil Pipeline Project was completed. The construction of this project officially started on July
The China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. (CHEC) and Sea Ports Corporation signed the general contract for Sudan Dama Oil Wharf Phase II Dredging and Reclamation Project in Guangzhou. Vice President Lin Yichong attended the meeting and signed the contract on behalf of CHEC. This project mainly incl
Halliburton has provided wireline services technology for two deepwater exploratory wells in Angola’s demanding pre-salt environment for Cobalt International Energy, Inc. The wireline technology enhances the understanding of the rock and fluid properties of the formation and enables the company to m
EOMAP, a value-added service provider of satellite data was contracted by the Mexican National Commission for Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity (CONABIO) to deliver high resolution environmental information for the entire Maya coast. This coastline extends 600 km south from the Yucatan Peninsula to
Neptune Marine Services Ltd (Neptune) announces that it has extended its global ROV fleet with the addition of a new build, TMS Comanche ROV. The Comanche is a state of the art, light weight; work class ROV and Neptune expects to take delivery of it in the first quarter 2014. The Comanche will predo
Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies announced that it has partnered with Genesis Water, the pioneer of the Genesis Rapid Dewatering SystemTM (RDS). As the exclusive Genesis partner in the global mining market, Veolia will deploy the Genesis RDS to help mining companies improve tailings management,
The seventh annual Shifting International Trade Routes conference at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay Hotel will feature a press conference beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23. The program is sponsored by the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), in cooperation with the U.S. Maritime Adm
Recently, new progress has been made in Section 11 of Flood Control Project of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The first blasting was successfully completed, and the first region of downstream foundation trench excavation smoothly passed the client’s acceptance inspection. On the morning of October 31, the pr
The Port of Kiel successfully maintained its sound handling result in 2013. With a performance of 6.32 million tons the result for the previous year was even slightly surpassed by 12,000 tons resp. 0.2 %. The ferry lines form the backbone of the port’s business, rising up to 5.1 million tons (plus 1
Wind, waves and currents have a profound impact on the construction, the operation and maintenance of offshore wind farms. Therefore, the offshore windfarm Eneco Luchterduinen and RWE Innogy are testing a new and innovative metocean buoy that has been installed in the Dutch North Sea. The buoy has b
As a part of continuous efforts to accommodate market demand for ever more flexible, dependable and cost efficient underwater connectivity solutions, SubConn® has introduced SubConn Micro ‘G2’ connectors to streamline its proven range of micro connectors. The SubConn Micro ‘G2’ connectors have enhan
Demonstrating how GE technology helps operators extend the life of aging offshore production equipment, GE Oil & Gas is supplying Statoil Petroleum AS with its fifth generation SemStar5 Subsea Electronics Module to upgrade and extend the life of the subsea production control system for the Troll B f
The International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF), is scheduled for Feb. 17-19 in Denver, Colo., and will offer a first-hand look at the latest techniques and technologies and the expanding roster of applications for 3D bathymetric models and maps of shorelines and shallow water. The three-day Technical
