The Sensitization Seminar on Mexico’s Opportunities for Deep Seabed Mining was convened last month in Mexico City. The two-day Seminar aimed at increasing public awareness of the nature of mineral resources in marine areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction. The seminar was opened by Secreta
PRONAUTAS Installs ECDIS on Jan De Nul Dredgers (Germany) PRONAUTAS and Jan De Nul Group have announced a new partnership to roll out an ECDIS implementation program onboard Jan De Nul vessels. Greens: Abbott Approves World’s Largest Coal Port in GBR (Australia) The Abbott Government’s disregard f
After nine months of construction, the last of the 80 foundations for the DanTysk offshore wind farm has been installed. The monopile foundations, which are 65 metres long and weigh 950 tonnes, were driven into the seabed using a special hammer. Work was done in water depths of up to 32 metres, 70 k
IKM Testing UK purchases new purpose built facility from Dandara for its pipeline and process operations.
UTV1200, an SMD built cable burial tool will be ready for operation in the New Year. The vehicle has undergone extensive modifications that have enhanced the configuration to provide a more effective post-lay trenching burial vehicle. The previous configuration of UTV1200 (LBT1) allowed for concurre
Niedersachsen Ports GmbH & Co. KG has invited bidders to submit their offers for the Emden area dredging project. The main goal of this dredging work is to allow access to the new mooring dolphins at the Emspier in Emden outer harbour. During this cleanup project, approx. 145,000 m³ of material will
UTV1200, an SMD built cable burial tool will be ready for operation in the New Year, announced pharosoffshoregroup.com. The vehicle has undergone extensive modifications that have enhanced the configuration to provide a more effective post-lay trenching burial vehicle. The previous configuration of
The Environment Agency has started emergency repairs to the damaged sea defences at Shepherds Port in Snettisham and at Heacham Dam. The defences were damaged last Thursday when the most serious tidal surge for over 60 years washed part of the shingle flood bank away. The shingle bank between the He
N.C. Department of Transportation engineers today are analyzing the data gathered yesterday from underwater surveys and the first of two pile tests to evaluate the overall effectiveness of the sand placed in the area where erosion occurred at the Bonner Bridge. Carolina Bridge Company Inc. is conduc
Information Sessions will be held December 17 and 18, 2013 to discuss upcoming dredging activities in the stretch of the Hudson River between Thompson Island and Fort Miller Dams, announced hudsondredgingdata.com. Each session will begin with a brief presentation, followed by an opportunity for the
After nearly four years of painstaking efforts, on November 28, the reclamation project of the artificial island of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge for Zhuhai and Macao ports, undertaken by the consortium of CCCC First Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. and CCCC Tianjin Dredging Co., Ltd. and the consortium
Tau Morwe, Chief Executive of Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at the 3rd Cool Logistics Africa conference, taking place in Cape Town, South Africa on 4-6 March 2014. As one of the five divisions of Transnet Ltd, South Africa’s national transport oper
Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) has recently awarded the Pan Malaysia Integrated Offshore Installation Contract covering domestic upstream oil & gas offshore Transportation and Installation (T&I) activities for a period of three years commencing Year 2014. The contract, which was a competitive
Louisiana State Senator A.G. Crowe’s vision of making America more competitive and capitalizing on the Gulf of Mexico’s deep-water resources has taken a major step forward –the Louisiana International Gulf Transfer Terminal Regional Center (LIGTT RC) has received approval from the U.S. Citizenship a
