Thirteen senators from Great Lakes states wrote yesterday to leaders of a House-Senate conference committee considering major water resources legislation, asking them to include funding for Great Lakes navigation projects as they resolve differences between House and Senate bills. The letter, from m
HYPACK Inc. announced that registration is open for the HYPACK 2014 User Training Event. This is the 21st event of its kind that brings together knowledgeable HYPACK employees with their users in the field. This training event will be held January 13th-16th, 2014, at the Renaissance Mobile Riverview
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has ordered a new self-propelled megacutter from IHC Merwede. This self-propelled cutter suction dredger, with a total installed power of 23,700 kW and a pump ashore capacity of 15,600 kW, is a replacement investment. The total investment amounts to around EUR 170 mil
China’s TSC Group Holdings, has, through its subsidiary EMER received a contract from Zentech to deliver jacking systems for its new jack-up rig design: the R-550D The jacking systems will be produced in China under the total control of TSC, reducing overall delivery time. The contract is valued at
Damen has delivered a complete trailing pipe including submersed dredge pump to a Russian pontoon. The multifunctional pontoon “Litsa” has been turned into a performing dredger overnight as Damen delivered an entirely prefabricated system. The pontoon is winning sand and simultaneously loading barge
TTS Group ASA has, through its subsidiary TTS Offshore Handling Equipment AS, signed a new contract for a subsea crane with a total value of approximately NOK 26 million. The contract is with a European customer, and concerns delivery of an active heave compensated subsea crane for operations down t
Delta SubSea (“DSS”) has been selected by EMAS AMC (“EMAS”) to provide ROV services in support of EMAS’s current Gulf of Mexico deepwater repair campaign. DSS will deploy a Schilling HDTM 150hp ROV as well as ROV tooling, including Class 1-4 torque tools, water blaster and hotstabs. DSS also fabrica
Marintec China 2013 will be held on 3-6 December 2013 in Shanghai. With increasing worldwide recognition and reputation throughout the past three decades, the exhibition is attracting an increasing number of high-profile exhibitors and visitors from around the world. This year, six exhibition halls
Italdraghe SpA has just completed work on the brand new underground sand pipe project for the town council of Riccione, Italy. Riccione is one of Italy’s most popular toursit resorts, yet its much loved golden beaches are subject to significant erosion. Thanks to the new sand pipe that runs undergro
Burckhardt Compression has been awarded numerous orders for its fully balanced Laby®- GI Compressor, tailor engineered for demanding offshore applications. One of the market leaders in the shipbuilding industry has ordered two Laby®-GI Compressors as fuel gas compressors for two LNG carriers. The co
The first four of 50 Rail Mounted Gantry (RMG) cranes bound for DP World’s new Container Terminal 3 have arrived at Jebel Ali Port. Another four Ship To Shore (STS) quay cranes are expected in the next three weeks having already sailed from the yards of Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Company (ZPM
Recently, Langlee Wave Power completed wave tank tests at Cehipar (Canal de Experiencias Hidrodinámicas de El Pardo) in Madrid and verified a 80% higher efficiency of the 132 kW Langlee Robusto compared to the previous design. Cehipar has one of the largest wave tanks in Europe, measuring 150×30 met
Demand for high-voltage submarine electricity cables is growing steadily, as countries and regions make commitments to offshore renewable power generation, link remote landmasses, and interconnect their national grids. As cable technology advances, more projects are being proposed that require longe
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) released a study on shipping patterns and industry costs that will help the United States prepare for the anticipated impact on its ports, waterways and intermodal freight systems from the Panama Canal expansion. The expansion o
