Zanzibar President Ali Mohamed Shein officially launched a new 100 megawatts marine cable line from the national grid (Tanzania mainland) on April 10, a sign of energy progress which is expected to lead Zanzibar towards its own “reliable power”. At the celebration of this move, some members of the Z
When most people think of warships, they think big guns, missiles and helicopters. But for the Royal Navy’s hydrographic vessels the most important systems they carry aren’t necessarily their weapons, but their state-of-the-art underwater survey suites. Four Chelsea SeaSoar undulating oceanographic
ViaLogy announces today that it has signed a Business and Technical Collaboration Agreement with CGG (CGG) of France, one of the world’s largest geosciences companies. It provides ViaLogy with global sales and services locations, access to CGG customers, assistance in scaling ViaLogy’s QuantumRD tec
International oilfield specialist Glacier Energy Services today formally opened the north-east base of its Wellclad business in Boldon – creating up to 22 new jobs in an investment worth more than £325,000 – as part of a major growth plan. Jarrow MP Stephen Hepburn met workers as he opened the offic
Modern Transportation has deployed freight service to the Owens Corning roofing plant in Savannah, Ga., using trucks powered solely by 12-litre natural-gas-fuelled engines; the high-volume, dedicated service established between Sanford, N.C., and Savannah, Ga., on April 18, 2013, is the first ever b
Ongoing Port Development Projects Introduced (India) 58 port development projects in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode have been awarded up to 31st March, 2013. Damen: Partnership with Van Oord (The Bahamas) Following a six-year acquisition program, the Government of the Bahamas has announced
Mojix® Inc., the leading provider of wide-area passive RFID solutions, announced that industry leader BP appointed Mojix to deliver track-and-trace technology for the Clair Ridge oil platform construction that will operate in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland.
Eleven leading companies in Europe have joined forces in the newly established North Sea Power to Gas Platform to further develop the concept of Power-to-Gas (P2G): the conversion of renewable power into gas. P2G will play an increasingly important role in our future energy system, as it reduces tem
Senwatec’s “Dredge King” is a powerful and versatile workboat for operation as cutter suction dredger, dredger boat, clearing boat, etc. Details – compact working; – boat with low draft; – for dredging, cutter suction dredging and cleaning works; – performance of the additional equipments up to 150
The largest indoor test facility dedicated to the development of unmanned underwater vehicles has been opened by Saab Seaeye. Located in Linköping, Sweden, the test tank will allow new underwater systems technology to be trialled and tested in a controlled environment rather than in a lake or at sea
FMV has been commissioned by Försvarets Materielverk (FM) to procure a remote-controlled influence minesweeping system, intended for the Swedish Navy. The system is supposed to include an unmanned seagoing platform. The complete system is referred to as an ASV MCM System (Autonomous Surface Vehicle
This dual function dredger is operable in a wide range of conditions from cold to hot climates, narrow creeks or channels, as a swinging ladder dredger, or in open water in conventional swing mode. [mappress] Dredging Today Staff, April 26, 2013
Hydraulic Fill Manual (2-day course) is scheduled for 13 and 14 June, 2013, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. This course is of particular interest to clients, consultants, planning and consenting authorities, environmental advisors, contractors and civil, geotechnical, hydraulic and coastal engineers
Cape plc, the international provider of essential support services to the energy and mineral resources sectors, announces its SOCAR CAPE joint venture has been awarded a three-year contract with two one-year extension options by a major international oil company for the provision of Fabric Maintenan
