Sustainable Marine Energy’s (SME) PLAT-I tidal energy platform hosting four Schottel Hydro SIT 250 turbines has completed the first phase of its testing programme at Connel, on the West coast of Scotland. The company is now preparing to ship the platform to Nova Scotia and install it for a second ph
Australian-based tidal energy company MAKO Tidal Turbines (MTT) and Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) are about to undertake a six month tidal turbine demonstration at the Port of Gladstone. The project will investigate how tidal energy can contribute to Australia’s energy mix. MTT CEO, Douglas Hunt
JFD, a part of James Fisher and Sons, has completed the first open sea launch, dive and recovery of the deep search and rescue vehicle (DSRV) for the first of two 3rd Generation Submarine Rescue Systems being delivered to the Indian Navy. The DSRV completed a full launch deployment, dive and recover
Baker Hughes, a GE company, has been awarded a contract from Chevron Australia for the supply of subsea production equipment, under a 15-year master service order (MSO), with a second contract for well completion equipment. These technology solutions will enable a second development phase within the
Chevron has hired Baker Hughes, a GE company for the supply of subsea production equipment, under a 15-year Master Service Order, with a second contract for well completion equipment.
Greek oil company Energean will drill an exploration well in the Karish North prospect, offshore Israel, with a planned spud date before end-March 2019.
“The first application of blockchain technology in the offshore drilling industry.”
Cellula Robotics has been awarded a contract from the National Oceanography Center (NOC) in the UK. The contract covers the design, build, testing and offshore support of a tool to place a seven meter curved pipe into the seabed. This tool will be used to enable the controlled injection of CO2 at an
MMT board of directors has welcomed Per-Olof Sverlinger as new CEO. Sverlinger comes from the management consultancy firm Triathlon Group where he is one of two founders and has been the CEO for more than 15 years. During his time at Triathlon, the firm has grown into a sizeable, stable and successf
Wagenborg has awarded Barge Master with a contract for a 3D motion compensated crane to be installed on its Kasteelborg vessel.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Wilmington District said in their latest announcement that the dredging operations are progressing well on the Wilmington Harbor Inner Ocean Bar Contract. The contractor, Weeks Marine, is dredging shoaled material from the federal navigation channel, and placing it
International Submarine Engineering (ISE) has welcomed over 20 experts from around the world at its facility as a part of the workshop aimed to finalize details for nupiri muka’s first field season. Nupiri muka is an ISE Explorer autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) that is owned and operated by the
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (June 18-24, 2018). VIDEO: Upgrading Wilmington District’s Dredger Merritt The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District, held a Completion of Work Ceremony on June 7, celebrating the successful upgrade of Wi
Viper Innovations, a UK company, has appointed Royal Niger Emerging Technologies as a new distributor of its products. Royal Niger Emerging Technologies, which is based in Port Harcourt, will be selling and supporting the company’s range of electrical integrity monitoring equipment, including the V-
