Rene Kolman is Secretary General at the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC), the global umbrella organisation for contractors in the private dredging industry. With over one hundred main and associated members, IADC is dedicated to not only promoting the skills, integrity and reli
Maryland Environmental Service is using a Volvo EC300E amphibious excavator to restore Poplar Island, a once diminishing remote island habitat in the Chesapeake Bay, North America. Poplar Island, located 34 miles south of Baltimore, Maryland, is a national model of environmental restoration made up
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has received a multi-year call-off acquisition contract from a repeat but undisclosed client. The contract has a minimum value of approximately USD 29.3 million, and a maximum value of approximately USD 73.3 million, over a two- year period. Based on current acquis
TechnipFMC’s Subsea School was delivered for the first time in Trinidad & Tobago to the Offshore Innovators ROV Team. The training was hosted by Subsea Specialist at the Deepwater Hub in Chaguaramas, Trinidad. The Subsea School is TechnipFMC’s global training program developed specially for everyone
Oceaneering has taken delivery of the advanced subsea construction support vessel, Ocean Evolution. The vessel has completed sea trials and received all necessary ABS and U.S. Coast Guard certifications and is currently in Port Fourchon, Louisiana, completing final outfitting and preparing for proje
Albwardy Damen has received an award for its innovative design of the new Damen Multibuster 8020 shallow draught, multi-purpose vessel. The award was presented at the MASTECH international marine technical conference, held on board the iconic QE2 floating hotel in the UAE. Albwardy Damen has been de
Helix Energy Solutions has reported net income of $1.3 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2019 compared to a net loss of $2.6 million for the same period in 2018. Sequentially, results improved from net loss of $13.7 million, or $(0.09) per diluted share. Helix reported Ad
The €2.5 million Blue-GIFT (Blue Growth and Innovation Fast Tracked) project has announced the 1st call for applications. Funded by Interreg Atlantic Area, the Blue-GIFT project is a coordinated ocean energy technology demonstration programme encouraging longer-term demonstration and technology de-r
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards yesterday joined Dr. Jay Clune, president of Nicholls State University and Chip Kline, head of the Coastal Protection Restoration Authority (CPRA) in signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to create a new coastal studies center at Nicholls. The center, to be
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has submitted a statement about the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s April 10, 2019 subcommittee hearing on “The Cost of Doing Nothing: Why Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance and Investment in our Nation’s Waterways Matte
Dril-Quip has said that it had product bookings in the first quarter of 2019 of approximately $99 million, which exceeded its prior guidance of $80 million. Included in the first quarter 2019 bookings was a previously disclosed order from BP to supply subsea wellhead systems valued at between $25 –
Asset intelligence company Archer Knight has completed a £500,000 equity raise. Assisted by M&A and financing experts Gneiss Energy, Archer Knight secured the funds from 22 industry investors throughout the global subsea hubs. The Aberdeen based firm will use the capital to help grow its overall ser
Angola Cables has opened its carrier neutral data centre, AngoNAP Fortaleza in Fortaleza, Brazil. The Tier III designed data centre will cater for the growing demand in content and data transmission in the Southern hemisphere. This interconnection point will enable African entities to develop and ex
MacArtney has launched its latest connectivity series – TrustLink Metal Shell Connectors. The TrustLink (MS) series includes cutting-edge power and signal connectivity solutions for critical subsea and offshore applications. The TrustLink MS series is manufactured from stainless steel and comes in t
