On December 30, CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Co., Ltd. won the bid for Lot I of the maintenance project of the south section of the outward channel of Guangzhou Port from 2013 to 2014, with a contract value of 80 million yuan and a construction period of 6 months. The project has a total maintenance leng
CHEC has recently signed two projects in Indonesia consecutively: alumina terminal EPC contract of Well Harvest Winning Alumina Refinery and marine engineering of the coal terminal project of the 1×670MW supercritical coal-fired power station in Bantam. With a contract value of over 50 million US do
The New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced a plan for the Newark Bay maintenance dredging project. The proposed dredging will involve the removal of approximately 366,500 cubic yards of selected critical shoals from Port Newark and Port Newark Pierhead Channels to a dept
Brazil: LUSCHI Acquires Hopper Dredger LUSCHI has announced that it has added a 2,000 m³ hopper dredger “LUSCHI IX” to its fleet. DP World Highlights for 2013 2013 was a remarkable year for global marine terminal operator DP World. AMCS Welcomes Inquiry Into Gladstone Disaster (Australia) The Au
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is the latest organisation to join the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) as a Corporate Marine Partner; and involvement with the initiative has had an immediate effect. This new partnership has already seen over 400 UKHO p
Florida-based Crowley Maritime Corporation ordered multiple main and auxiliary dual-fuel engines for efficient, emissions-friendly U.S. – Puerto Rico-trade ConRo ships. Each vessel will be powered by an MAN B&W 8S70ME-GI8.2 main engine and 3 MAN 9L28/32DF auxiliary engines. The ConRo ships – with co
The Wicklow Port Company has invited bidders to submit their offers for the Wicklow Town Harbor dredging project. This deepening program will include maintenance dredging of the harbour and disposal of the dredged sediment at sea. The Wicklow dredging contract will consist of the following activitie
The first project in the world to use a full grouting package with a compressive strength of 180-200 MPa is completed. ITW Polymers Europe (former Densit) provided the full grouting package with the use of their innovative UHPC product, Ducorit® D4 at NorthWind wind farm in Belgium. The project, whi
Allspeeds Ltd, designers and manufacturers of the Webtool™ range of products, have nominated the Webtool™ HP690 intensifier panel for the Subsea UK Innovation for Safety Award. Safety concerns were being expressed from those working offshore in deep water with regards to the use of high pressure hyd
During a routine environmental investigation of a cleanup site in Blaine, crews found contaminated soil within the footprint of a new building that was under construction in the Blaine Harbor industrial area. The Port of Bellingham and Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) removed approximately
The Port of Wells dredging program is scheduled for next week, according to wellsharbour.co.uk. The port’s dredger “Kari Hege” will be engaged in dredging operations in the main channel north of number 4 buoy, between buoys 4 and 2. All material dredged from these areas will be placed on the berm wh
The Queensland Ports Association has announced its “Options to manage dredged material” fact sheet. What do Queensland ports do with dredge material now? In most cases, material is placed at sea. Dredges or barges relocate the material to a designated placement site where it is placed according to d
First Subsea has been awarded a contract by EMAS AMC (Singapore) to supply diverless bend stiffener connectors for risers and umbilicals connected to the turret moored, Gaza Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) vessel, offshore Libya, in the Mediterranean. In total, four First Subsea Type 2 bend st
First Subsea has been awarded a contract by EMAS AMC (Singapore) to supply diverless bend stiffener connectors for risers and umbilicals connected to the turret moored, Gaza Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) vessel, offshore Libya, in the Mediterranean. In total, four First Subsea Type 2 bend st
