Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (March 21-27). MMO’s Strategic Review of Dredge Disposal Sites Underway UK’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is nearing the conclusion of a review of all dredging disposal sites in England. Kerjaya Prospek
Prosafe’s semi-submersible accommodation rig Safe Boreas is now operating in the UK North Sea on the Talisman Sinopec-operated Montrose Area Redevelopment (MAR) project. Talisman Sinopec Energy UK is the operator with a working interest of 58.97%, and Marubeni Oil & Gas (U.K.) is the sole partner. P
Boskalis has just been announced as a winner of the contract to construct new land for the Centre Point of Indonesia Project, located off the coast of Makassar. The project involves the construction of five artificial islands off the coast of Makassar. Approximately 75 hectares of land will be recla
Senator Rob Portman, chairman of U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), has sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter requesting information regarding the Army Corps of Engineer’s efforts to dredge the Cleveland Harbor. PSI will examine allegations that the Corps de
Dana Petroleum, an oil and gas exploration and production company, is considering a new minimal platform concept for the Platypus gas field in the UK sector of the North Sea. The Platypus gas field is located in the Southern North Sea in licence P1242, Block 48/1a. It is operated by Dana Petroleum w
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) Board yesterday approved the execution a Project Partnering Agreement (PPA) with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and MassDOT to start the Boston Harbor Dredging Project. A signed agreement allows USACE to bid contracts for construction on a Confined Aquat
Work to repair the damaged sea defenses at Southsea seafront has now been completed and the promenade has re-opened in time for the Easter weekend. Portsmouth City Council, the Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership, Colas and Mackley have worked hard since the sea wall failed on Boxing Day, to stabili
The time-lapse video above shows a platform supply vessel, also known as PSV, falling into place in a yard in Norway. The video features a complete process of assembling the hull sections, welding them together, painting in blue, installing thrusters and launching the completed hull. Completed in 20
State Enterprise Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) and MV Cargo LLC have signed an agreement on the implementation of two partnership projects in relation of the construction of a terminal in the Port of Yuzhny. Under the terms of the agreement MV Cargo LLC, acting as a developer, will undertake
BC Ferries awarded a contract to Remontowa Ship Repair Yard of Gdansk, Poland to convert two Spirit-Class vessels to dual-fuel.
Hyundai E&C, Hyundai Engineering and Korea Gas Corporation (Kogas) consortium has recently won a KRW3.6 trillion (US$2.93 billion) to build a liquefied natural gas plant in Kuwait.
Impact Subsea has appointed Seascape Subsea Technology as distributor of its products for The Netherlands and Belgium. Seascape will provide local support for Impact Subsea’s range of underwater products including the ISA500 and ISD4000 sensors. The ISA500 is the underwater altimeter with integrated
UTEC Survey, an Acteon company, has appointed Zamil Group as its partner agent in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The appointment allows UTEC Survey to support projects undertaken by its clients actively involved with Aramco ‘LTA’ contracting agreements. UTEC Survey Regional Manager, Sean Fowler, said:
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers trailing suction hopper dredge “McFarland” was once again deployed for its second call out of the fiscal year 2016 for an emergency dredging assignment. The dredge was assigned to the Wilmington Harbor, Outer Ocean Bar and Baldhead Shoal Channel. The crew of “McFarla
