MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured its third identical offshore crane contract for Volstad Maritime AS series of 125m offshore construction vessels being built by Bergen Group Fosen shipyard in Norway. The order is booked in the first quarter 2013 order intake. Two more active heave-compensate
The Law Offices of Todd M. Garber announces that it is investigating potential claims against Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation concerning possible violations of federal securities laws. Great Lakes engages in marine construction, dredging, and commercial and industrial demolition primarily in t
Emergency dredging works to re-open the Port of Bundaberg to smaller commercial shipping commenced on Saturday, 13 April 2013. Member for Burnett Stephen Bennett said the emergency works would be done by the trailer suction hopper dredge “Brisbane”. “The Port of Bundaberg was badly impacted by the u
Dragflow will be present at the Bauma show in Munich (Germany) from the 15th to the 21st of April. This will be the third exhibition for Dragflow at Bauma and it confirms the growing presence of Dragflow in the mining and construction industries. About Dragflow Dragflow is a world player in solid pu
Following an extensive refit, HMS Portland has become the final Royal Navy Type 23 frigate to be fitted with Thales UK’s Sonar 2087, a towed array sonar system that enables warships to hunt submarines at considerable distances and locate them beyond the range from which they can launch an attack. Po
The new CARIS and EIVA bundled solution for offshore surveys was official launched at Ocean Business. Paul Cooper, Vice President of CARIS, and Jeppe Nielsen, CEO of EIVA, official announced the availability of the bundled software solution for purchase during a ceremonious event at the EIVA booth f
Van Oord’s newest addition to its fleet, the self-propelled cutter suction dredger Artemis, will be moored in Rotterdam until 14 April 2013. Business relations and employees will have the opportunity to visit Artemis before it departs for western France for its first assignment. Pursuant to a contra
Acta Marine, an independent maritime service provider which focuses on coastal and shallow waters, has released a video of the process behind remedial lowering of subsea cables and pipelines. Because of the relative vulnerability of the pipeline, the vessel is first carefully positioned and anchored
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has obtained certification of emission standard compliance from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its Wärtsilä 34DF dual-fuel engines. It will enable Wärtsilä to strongly enter the American market with
Fugro Subsea Services is rolling out enhanced tooling capabilities on its DeepWorks simulators. Improvements have been made to ROV manipulator deployed tools to provide easier access verification as well as more realistic deployment behaviours. DeepWorks 2013 introduces a novel approach to simplify
Fugro Subsea Services is rolling out enhanced tooling capabilities on its DeepWorks simulators. Improvements have been made to ROV manipulator deployed tools to provide easier access verification as well as more realistic deployment behaviours. DeepWorks 2013 introduces a novel approach to simplify
Due to high demand, leading marine equipment supplier, CodaOctopus, and the world’s largest marine electronic equipment rental company, Seatronics, have signed a deal to further increase their TAP™ (Technology Access Program) rental pool. In a deal worth over $500,000, additional 3,000m rated Echosc
This week, Dredge Technology Corporation (DTC) started its Cutter Suction Simulator Training for the first time in the United States. In collaboration with the Training Institute for Dredging, DTC set up shop temporarily in Clearwater, Florida, to offer this intensive and practical simulator trainin
Applied Acoustics introduced its evolutionary new sparker at Ocean Business in Southampton. The Dura-Spark 240, the latest in a long line of seismic sound sources manufactured by the company, offers high resolution sub-bottom data, up to 25cm, in water depths up to 1000m. The new Dura-Spark has been
