The ‘Reclamation for Pasir Panjang Terminal Phases 3 and 4’ project, carried out by Penta-Ocean Construction, has been nominated for the IADC Safety Award 2016. Three aspects of this port project located in Singapore were recently nominated for its safety features. The first aspect is the “geo-bund”
GC Rieber Shipping , through its subsidiaries, has entered into a time charter agreement for seismic acquisition and seismic QC services, with Sovcomflot subsidiary OOO SCF Geo. The agreement will see Norwegian offshore vessels provider utilize its 22-streamer ice-classed vessel Polar Empress. Accor
Lakes and Rivers Contracting Inc., of Lemont (IL) is about to begin a long-awaited Waubonsie Lake dredging project. The City Council has just approved the contract to dredge and filter the lake bottom in Waubonsie Lake Park, off Kautz Road near Clarendon Lane, reported the Chicago Tribune. This $1.8
Wood Group has been awarded the detailed design scope of the subsea tieback from the Utgard gas and condensate field to the Sleipner facilities, in the Norwegian North Sea. The $1-million workscope is the first call off under the master service agreement (MSA) signed in May 2016. Effective immediate
Wärtsilä signed a joint cooperation agreement with its Finnish compatriot Gasum, aimed at developing the use, distribution, and service solutions for natural gas in marine and onshore applications.
The Town of Hilton Head Island beach renourishment project continues with the beach area between 2 North Forest Beach Drive and Dove Street currently being restricted for the construction. Since starting adjacent to the South Forest Beach Neighborhood on Sunday August 21, 2016, the active constructi
Aibel, a Norwegian service company for the oil and gas industry, has lifted into place section 512 of the Johan Sverdrup drilling platform in its yard in Haugesund, Norway. Aibel said on Monday that the 208-ton section had been moved out of the paint hall and hoisted into place in the North Sea Hall
The Port of Cleveland and Ohio City Inc. (OCI) are preparing to launch a process to engage engineering and landscape design professionals in connection with efforts to stabilize Irishtown Bend. Irishtown Bend is a critical bank along the Cuyahoga River that threatens to collapse into the navigation
Abu Dhabi Ports, the master developer, operator and manager of the Emirate’s ports and Khalifa Industrial Zone, has announced a major expansion plan for the Khalifa Port. The expansion at Khalifa Port will add 1000 meters of quay wall to the port and deepen its main channel and basin to 18 meters fr
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (August 22 – August 28). Allseas’ single-lift installation / decommissioning and pipelay vessel “Pioneering Spirit” has executed its maiden heavy lift project. The Project involved removal ofthe 13,500
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (August 22-28, 2016). Damen Repairs Van Oord’s Two Split Hopper Barges Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen recently completed a broad scope of maintenance and repair works on the Van Oord-owned Split Hopper Barges Jan Bla
Works continue on the Newhaven flood alleviation scheme with the contractor Arcadis completing ground investigation works on the ‘West Bank’. The ground works, which started on August 8th 2016, involved drilling boreholes and trial pits to check ground conditions at the ‘West Bank’. Latest developme
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) said it has entered into a data licensing agreement with an undisclosed repeat customer for 3D EM data to be acquired over the Hoop area in the Barents Sea. According to the Oslo-listed company, the pre-funding amounts to USD 1 million. This new acquisition is expe
CJW Construction is making good progress with the Oceanside Harbor navigational dredging project. According to the latest project update, the contractor has removed approximately 16,200 cubic yards of material from the harbor’s entrance channels from August 18 through 24. Since operations began on J
