DEME Group, a Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering company, has secured several international dredging contracts with a total contract value of 150 million euros. It concerns projects that will strongly improve the accessibility of various world ports for international shipping. Th
EMO Marine Technologies, based in Nova Scotia, has installed a Mini-T Video/Data Mux system for FORCE (Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy). The system is deployed within the tidal berth sites in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia. The system utilizes EMO Marine Technologies’ form factor multiplexer (MUX) sy
The Kiasma Group, an Italian dredging pipeline manufacturer, has added a range of solar panels to its HDPE pipelines. This means that photovoltaic energy can be generated by panels fixed to the discharge lines used in the dredging industry. Kiasma describes the photovoltaic panels as flexibile and l
The knowledge development scheme – Hondsbossche Dunes project – officially started yesterday. The contract for this project was signed during the conference ‘Building the Future‘ in Utrecht by Ecoshape, the Flood Protection Program and Water Board Hollands Noorderkwartier. The aim of the project is
Civmec, a provider of engineering and construction services, has secured a contract for the fabrication of subsea jumper spools for Shell’s Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) Project. The work involves fabrication of 17 subsea jumper spools and associated lifting equipment for Prelude FLN
Ellicott Dredges LLC has just released an aerial photo of a portable cutterhead dredger, the 1870 Dragon, during its work in Latin America. Traditionally, port expansion projects are handled utilizing larger trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHD) or other self-propelled dredging vessels. In certain
Aberdeen-based production and integrity evaluation company, READ Cased Hole (READ), has been awarded a multi-million pound contract by Danish energy giant, Maersk Oil. The dual-award, five-year contract with an optional three-year extension appoints READ as the primary service provider for cased hol
Alfa Laval, a provider of specialized products and engineering solutions, has won an order to supply Framo power generator systems to an oil platform located in the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea. Alfa Laval says that the order, booked in the Marine & Offshore Pumping Systems segment, has a v
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has given Gassco consent to use the Utsira High Gas Pipe (UHGP). Utsira High is a 94-kilometre-long gas pipeline running from the Edvard Grieg field 57 km north of Sleipner in the northern North Sea. Gassco is the operator for the Utsira High Gas Pipeline Joint
The construction of Maasvlakte 2 has been recognized by the award of the prof. dr. ir. J.F. Agema prize, which is awarded every five years to an innovative marine engineering work that was designed or constructed by a Dutch party. This prize, the initiative of the KIVI (Royal Institute of Engineers)
The launching ceremony of the 2000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Severnaya Dvina took place at the Song Thu Corporation shipyard (part of Damen Shipyards Group) in Da Nang, Vietnam, yesterday. The vessel, built for the FSUE Rosmorport, has been named Severnaya Dvina after the river in the Europe
Norwegian Statoil has awarded Ceragon Networks, a wireless backhaul specialist, a five-year frame agreement, with an option to extend for five consecutive two-year periods. Most recently, Statoil has placed orders for Ceragon’s IP-20 platform. Ceragon says it offers Statoil an end-to-end solution fo
SKF has supplied magnetic bearings for use in the subsea gas compression system at the Asgard gas field in the Norwegian Sea. SKF has been involved in the development of the project for five years, working in conjunction with MAN Diesel & Turbo, the manufacturer of the electric motor-driven centrifu
SKF has supplied magnetic bearings for use in the world’s first subsea gas compression system at the Asgard gas field off the Norwegian coast. SKF has been involved in the development of the project for five years, working in conjunction with MAN Diesel & Turbo, the manufacturer of the electric moto
