Black & Veatch has completed and successfully commissioned the Boil-off Gas reliquefaction project at the site of Sempra Energy’s Cameron LNG’s receipt terminal in Hackberry, La. The project uses Black & Veatch’s PRICO® technology to liquefy LNG storage tank boil-off gas. Black & Veatch provided ser
Deakin University, one of Australia’s leading universities, has acquired CARIS HIPS and SIPS as part of the Deakin University Warrnambool Marine and Aquaculture Science Research Initiative, which aims at boosting marine research and teaching in the region. The Marine and Freshwater Sciences research
CARIS Asia Pacific recently travelled to ‘Windy Wellington’ in order to provide training and consultation to the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) for the implementation of CARIS Bathy DataBASE to allow them to efficiently store and manage their bathymetric assets. NIWA con
Wärtsilä, a leading global supplier of efficient and flexible power plant solutions, has been awarded the contract to supply a major power plant for Russia. The 110 MW unit will be by far the largest power plant running on Wärtsilä engines in Russia. It is also the first time that combustion engine
Deakin University, one of Australia’s leading universities, has acquired CARIS HIPS and SIPS as part of the Deakin University Warrnambool Marine and Aquaculture Science Research Initiative, which aims at boosting marine research and teaching in the region. The Marine and Freshwater Sciences research
On Friday, May 17, President Barack Obama spent several hours at Ellicott’s headquarters and factory in Baltimore, MD, USA, meeting with workers, inspecting dredge machinery, and making a policy speech on U.S. Government plans to accelerate infrastructure projects. He spoke to over 500 people in att
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has accepted MGVK-300 diving system to its class. The system is a modular setup for deep diving designed for simultaneous work of 9 persons at a maximum depth of 300 metres. This is the first diving system in RS class designed to operate at such a depth. Th
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a new contract for one 120-tonne active heave-compensated (AHC) MacGregor offshore crane and two 10-tonne offshore cranes from South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). The cranes will be installed on a new 123m specialised dive support vessel bei
A new dive support vessel (DSV), optimised for operations in the North Sea, will feature three MacGregor offshore cranes, enabling efficient load-handling in the subsea environment
Oceaneering International, Inc. announced that it has secured a contract from Saipem to supply umbilicals for the Burullus West Delta Deep Marine Phase IXa development located offshore Egypt. The order consists of ten subsea production control umbilicals totaling approximately 84 kilometers (52.2 mi
President Barack Obama visited Moravia Park Elementary School, local manufacturer Ellicott Dredges and The Center for Urban Families in Baltimore last week as part of his Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour. Here are some lines from his speech at the Ellicott Dredges: “I want to thank your CEO, P
ACI’s 2nd Maximising African Port Capacity Summit (21, 22 and 23 May 2013, Durban, South Africa) will address the fundamental issues faced by African ports and terminals in order to present an efficient and attractive option to the shipping lines. The conference will explore terminal operations and
Aberdeenshire firm Aubin has recently strengthened its management team with the appointment of a new director. Serena Arif joins Aubin, a leading independent supplier of specialist chemicals to the energy industry, as subsea business director, where she will be responsible for market positioning of
The BDC 200 is just one of a range of Italdraghe dredging buckets designed to fit virtually every type and size of excavator. This new “mini-dredger” is both compact and efficient thanks to its powerful cutter head and dredging pump, identical to those on full-sized cutter suction dredger. The Itald
