The Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring of Russia (Roshydromet) has embarked on a widespread program of modernization of its environmental instrumentation and infrastructure. Partly funded by the World Bank, the project will result in an enormous improvement in the abil
Croatia’s Adria Winch, a company specialized in deck machinery, with production facilities in Split, in December 2013 received three contracts worth 800.000 € in Total. To begin with, Adria Winch has secured a contract for delivery of various anchor-mooring equipment for two new Service operation ve
Nautronix have successfully delivered the first two NASDrill RS925 and NASeBOP (Emergency BOP Acoustic Control) systems from their current order of four systems for two of Rowan’s new ultra-deepwater drillships, the Rowan Relentless and the Rowan Reliance. The total contract value is worth approxima
Little known but very important for climate change: the greenhouse gases nitrous oxide and methane. For these substances, derived in large part from the ocean, there are still no uniform oceanic measurements worldwide. To change this and to build a global network of time series measurements in the o
RentOcean, a 100 percent owned subsidiary of Oceanteam Shipping ASA, has been awarded a contract to supply Ceona with a certified 2000t modular carousel system and a loading tower with built-in 15t tensioner for a one-year project plus option for one additional year (1+1 year). The carousel and the
In December 2013 Konecranes received an order for six Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes from Sociedad Portuaria Terminal de Contenedores de Buenaventura, S.A. (TCBUEN) in Colombia. This will be Konecranes’ first delivery of container handling cranes to Colombia. “We are very enthusiastic about this f
Lowestoft-based business Scour Prevention Systems Ltd (SPSL) has attained ISO 9001 accreditation for its Quality Management Systems from the British Standards Institute. The company, based at the OrbisEnergy innovation centre, has developed an innovative and patented solution to remediate and elimin
Johnston’s Port 33, Inc., (JP33) is seeking leases and easements from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) under the authority of 10 U.S.C. § 2667 and 2668, respectively, to dredge two areas and fleet barges’ inside channels along the Verdigris River in Pool 18 of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas Riv
SLPA has record a growth of 12.3% TEUs in transshipment operations during last year compared to the same period of 2012. Against 1,584,985 TEUs handled in this regard in 2012, SLPA has handled a total transshipment volume of 1,779,882 TEUs in 2013. SLPA has also shown a 1.8% growth in domestic opera
The southern breakwater at the Mackay Marina was reopened to the public over the festive season. However, as the general maintenance works have recommenced, it will now be closed until mid-February. Operations at the breakwater will be undertaken between the hours of 6:00am and 6:00pm Monday to Satu
With 11 thrusters, unrivaled payload, and a host of advanced technology features, the new Saab Seaeye Leopard is the most powerful ROV of its size in the world. Aimed at the compact work-class market, the Leopard can handle more tooling, cameras and survey equipment than any other ROV in its class.
Rula Deeb, Ph.D., BCEEM, PHP, has joined Geosyntec Consultants as a principal civil and environmental engineer based in California. She has more than 25 years of experience in private practice and academia addressing the cross-media fate and transport of contaminants and the remediation of complex s
On December 21, CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co., Ltd. won the bid for the main channel project in Gaolan zone of Zhuhai Port, with a contract value of 1.03 billion yuan and a construction period of 18 months. The project is located at Gaolan zone of Zhuhai Port. The main channel has a full length of [&h
CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. has recently signed the contract for container terminal yard and housing construction at Karachi Deepwater Port, Pakistan, with a contract value of some $100 million and a construction period of 840 days. The company will be in charge of project construction.
