Five thousand hectares of coastal land will be protected as part of a state approval of a key dredging project to facilitate Queensland’s emerging LNG industry and other future port facilities. Minister for Infrastructure and Planning Stirling Hinchliffe welcomed Coordinator-General Colin Jensen’s c
CHEC reports that it has signed a contract with Sonangol recently on the dredging project of a refinery factory in Angola Oil Company. The value of the contract is USD 60.89 million with a duration period of 17 months. It is estimated that the quantities of the dredging project will reach up to 920,
Detailed marine mapping from SeaZone is helping Forewind Ltd plan and deliver its offshore wind energy project in the North Sea.Using… (oilpubs) [mappress] Source: oilpubs, July 23, 2010;
BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Subsea Source Control and Containment With the guidance and approval of the National Incident Commander (NIC) and the leadership and direction of federal government, relief well activiti
An attorney for residents living along the St. Johns River today filed suit in federal court against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers asking for an injunction to stop dredging in the river. The Corps did maintenance dredging of the river two days in May, removing 8,000 cubic yards of material. Resid
FoundOcean participates in the Ormonde Offshore Windfarm multiple four-legged jacket type foundation installation project FoundOcean, the subsea and offshore grouting specialist for the global energy construction industry, is mobilising to the Ormonde Offshore Windfarm today to commence grouting ope
FoundOcean participates in the Ormonde Offshore Windfarm multiple four-legged jacket type foundation installation project FoundOcean, the subsea and offshore grouting specialist for the global energy construction industry, is mobilising to the Ormonde Offshore Windfarm today to commence grouting ope
In an open letter to Thad W. Allen, the retired Coast Guard admiral overseeing the Gulf of Mexico oil spill response, almost two dozen coastal scientists from Louisiana and around the country have urged the federal government to halt the construction of sand berms in the gulf, calling the project in
Coastal communities in Lincolnshire are being protected from flooding as part of a £30m project. The Environment Agency is using a dredger to pump sand onto 20km (12.5 miles) of beaches. The aim of the Lincshore scheme is to raise beach levels to prevent waves going over the sea walls. The agency sa
The Americas may lead growth in purchases of liquefied natural gas this year and next because of opening of import terminals in Latin Americ… (gulfnews) [mappress] Source: gulfnews, July 23, 2010;
Wind Power Kamisu in Kamisu City, Ibaraki Prefecture started operating from July as the first offshore wind power plant in Japan. Plant… (shimbun) [mappress] Source: shimbun, July 23, 2010;
The city administration’s failure to overhaul the city’s poor sewerage and drainage systems has resulted in the rising phenomenon of localized flooding across the city. Some spots along Jl. RE Martadinata, Jl. Yos Sudarso, and Jl. Lodan Ancol, all in North Jakarta, are perennially flooded even durin
Vyborg Shipyard stops plans for construction of a new shipyard in Primorsk, General Director Valery Levchenko said yesterday. The new shipya… (barentsobserver) [mappress] Source: barentsobserver, July 23, 2010;
European construction group Strabag said its subsidiary Ed. Züblin has clinched a euros 220 million ($281.5 million) order from Abu Dhabi government for the development and construction of buildings at the new Khalifa Port. As per the contract, Ed. Züblin will build 25 buildings for one part of the
