The Panama Canal Expansion Program is the largest project at the canal since its original construction. The project will create a new lane of traffic along the canal through the construction of a new set of locks, doubling the waterway’s capacity. The existing locks allow the passage of vessels that
Inpex of Japan revealed its intention to sign a heads of agreement with Indonesia’s Pertamina and Total on participating in the offshore Mahakam Block beyond 2018. In June 2015, Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources said the state-owned Pertamina will become the operator of the Mahaka
On 16 November, a naming ceremony was held at Damen Dredging Equipment in Nijkerk, the Netherlands, for the second of Van Oord’s Cutter Suction Dredgers (CSD) 650, the Mangystau. Damen received the first order for a CSD650, the Ural River, from Van Oord at the end of 2014. With delivery scheduled si
Boskalis 4,500 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Freeway has arrived at the HMNB Portsmouth and is dredging the channel ahead of the arrival of the Queen Elizabeth Class carriers. To accommodate their vast size and bow design, over three million cubic meters of clay, sand and gravel will be removed
DOF and DOF Subsea have been awarded a number of IMR and subsea installation contracts in the Asia Pacific and Atlantic regions, with a total contract value of approximately NOK 270 million ($30.7 million). The contracts will secure utilization of the subsea project fleet in the regions. In Asia Pac
Monaco-based Dynagas LNG Partners last week signed an agreement with Dynagas Holding to acquire 100 percent ownership and time charter deal with Gazprom in the 155,000 cbm Lena River for US$240 million.
Ezra’s Subsea Services division, EMAS AMC, has won subsea contracts worth nearly USD 70 million, including work with a new client in the Middle East. The scope of work in the Middle East is for a national oil company, and includes the lift of nearly 3,000 metric tonnes of offshore structures, such a
Without dikes and coastal dunes around two thirds of the Netherlands would be flooded by the sea or its rivers. In 1995, high water levels in the river Rhine became so critical that more than 250,000 people were forced to leave their homes. As a result, the ‘Room for the River‘ Program was establish
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter last Friday helped to pass a bill to keep the government open while making targeted investments that will grow Rochester’s economy. The government funding now includes more than $2 million for the dredging of Rochester harbor. For months, Slaughter, along with other Co
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced last Friday, December 18, that the state has filed a request for a public hearing over the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ proposed plan to place dredged material from the Cleveland Harbor directly in Lake Erie. Dredging ensures that water is deep enough for
UK’s Wood Group has increased its onshore construction capabilities in the United States with the acquisition of Springboro, Ohio-based Kelchner.
Swiber Holdings Limited, a Singapore-based EPCIC services company, and its joint venture partner Alam Maritim Sdn Bhd, Malaysia, have completed the offshore installation scope of work for the Petronas NC-3 gas field. The field is part of the SK 316 gas development project off Sarawak Malaysia. Petro
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (December 14 – December 20). The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Statoil, Gassco and ExxonMobil consent for manned underwater operations in 2016. The services are to be supplied by Te
DOF Subsea Asia Pacific has been awarded a contract to upgrade the mooring system on the Raroa FPSO, located at the Maari oilfield, offshore New Zealand. According to OMV, operator of the field, total investment in the system upgrade, including engineering, equipment and construction is estimated to
