Taking comments on a proposed project that would extend rehabilitation on the Herbert Hoover Dike surrounding Lake Okeechobee by approximately six miles in Palm Beach County is about to start in March, announced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District. The Corps will issue a draft env
With the release of the President’s Budget for fiscal year 2016 for Corps of Engineers Civil Works on February 2, 2015, the Corps’ New England District looks forward to continued normal operations and funding in fiscal year 2016 that starts on October 1, 2015. In Connecticut, the budget proposes con
The world’s first ever carrier vessel for compressed natural gas is to be powered by an integrated Wärtsilä propulsion system.
The world’s first ever carrier vessel for compressed natural gas is to be powered by an integrated Wärtsilä propulsion system.
The U.S. Senator Chris Coons has announced that the Delaware River deepening project will be funded through end of 2016. President Obama’s budget proposal for the coming fiscal year reflects progress on a number of priorities of Senator Coons, including the Delaware dredging. “The federal budget is
Island Offshore has secured a contract from Maersk Oil North Sea UK covering the time charter of the purpose built walk-to-work, subsea support vessel Island Crown. The company said that the duration of the contract is 100 days, with options to extend the contracts further. The vessel will start the
The U.S. Congressman Walter B. Jones has just announced that additional $1.2 million has been granted to dredge Oregon Inlet in Eastern North Carolina. Last month, Congressman Jones wrote a letter to Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Jo-Ellen Darcy and Lt. General Thomas P. Bostick at th
GC Rieber Shipping ASA said that The HV V Golf companies have not fulfilled the obligations related to the seller’s credit, regarding the sale of the company’s shares in Reef Subsea. Namely, after Reef Subsea had a significant negative result in the fourth quarter 2013, on January 28 2014, the Norwe
Statoil’s Visund oil and gas field, located in the Tampen area of the Norwegian North Sea, will be the fifth project to use standard umbilicals developed by Nexans. The standardised umbilicals are made up of electrical and fibre optic cables as well as hydraulic and chemical lines. Nexans will deliv
The second phase of a major £36 million coast protection scheme in Tendring gets off the ground later this month. The first section of the work between Holland Haven to Fernwood Avenue was recently completed with the beaches opened back up to the public. According to the Tendring District Council, t
Wood Group Kenny (WGK) has secured a contract with Woodside to provide the front end engineering design (FEED) of the flowline system, and associated procurement support, for the proposed Greater Western Flank Phase 2 (GWF-2) development offshore Western Australia. The scope of work includes enginee
Port Manatee Harbor Deepening Study, related to the deepening of its channel and harbor area, has gained full funding in Obama’s fiscal 2016 budget. Manatee Harbor, near the Gulf of Mexico entrance to Tampa Bay, currently has a depth of 40 feet. The port is targeted to receive $700,000 in feasibilit
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) of South Korea has secured its first LNG carrier order for 2015. One of the world’s largest shipbuilders said in a statement that it will build a 174,000m³ eco-type LNG tanker with ME-GI propulsion units and dual-fuel diesel-electric (DFDE) engines. Th
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) of South Korea has secured its first LNG carrier order for 2015. One of the world’s largest shipbuilders said in a statement that it will build a 174,000m³ eco-type LNG tanker with ME-GI propulsion units and dual-fuel diesel-electric (DFDE) engines. Th
