The Coasts and Marine Structures conference will take place in Brisbane on 18 & 19 March 2014. Topics that will be addressed include: – Strategic Approach to Ports Masterplan from a Governmental Perspective; – Perspectives of Investments in the Oil & Gas Sector and Infrastructural Challenges; – Best
Gamesa has secured type certification for its first offshore wind turbine, the G128-5.0 MW Offshore, from DNV-GL, an accredited independent body. This milestone completes the process of certifying the company’s first offshore product – in less than seven months – and constitutes an endorsement for t
Gamesa has secured type certification for its first offshore wind turbine, the G128-5.0 MW Offshore, from DNV-GL, an accredited independent body. This milestone completes the process of certifying the company’s first offshore product – in less than seven months – and constitutes an endorsement for t
Rolls-Royce has secured a contract to supply water jets for three wind farm support vessels (WFSVs) to be built by South Boats IOW for the offshore wind transfer vessel operator Seacat Services. In one of the biggest orders made for wind farm workboats, one 24-metre and two 26-metre aluminium catama
Robert Moses State Park will soon receive about 400,000 cubic yards of sand, according to news12.com. The sand for this project will be taken from the state boat channel beneath Ocean Parkway, and transported through a mile-long pipe onto the fields that were severely affected by erosion. The main g
The construction of the 1,000 meter breakwater project in Sta. Ana, Cagayan, is nearing its completion, Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) official revealed. Julian Jovy B. Gonzales, CEZA officer-in-charge, said that the second phase of the project has already completed while the last phase is e
The Kailua Beach Park sand replenishment project has officially commenced. During this beach fill project, the boat ramp, boat ramp parking lot, and parking area near the concession stand comfort station will be closed, reports khon2.com. The project will last two weeks and the crews will be repleni
Caterpillar has introduced its new Cat® 311F RR excavator, powered with a 70 net horsepower (52 kW) C3.4B engine that meets U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final emissions standards. The new machine features a reduced radius that limits over-the-side tail swing to just 20 inches (508 mm). A massive 5,400-pound (2 4
Last week, Governor Rick Scott issued a statement regarding the U.S. President Obama’s budget that makes significant reductions to the Lake Okeechobee dike system and Everglades projects. “Last year, Florida communities experienced a rainy season that exposed the short comings of the federal governm
Last week, the director of Slovenian Maritime Administration (SMA) Jadran Klinec and Luka Koper’s Management Board President Gašpar Gašpar Mišič signed a letter of intent in order to provide a comprehensive collaboration with a special emphasis on the following issues: – regular forms of professiona
Beginning next month, the Cobourg Marina will be undergoing its annual spring maintenance dredging at the harbor entrance, boat launch and the inner harbour area. Each year a significant amount of sediment is carried along the north shore of Lake Ontario by waves and currents. Significant amounts of
Uljanik to Build Dredger for IHC Merwede On February 28, 2014, IHC Global Production B.V, part of IHC Merwede, and Uljanik d.d. signed the contract for the construction of one self-propelled cutter suction dredger. UK: Boskalis Westminster Wins Cowes Breakwater Contract Cowes Harbour Commission (C
IHC Merwede has successfully named and launched the 23,545kW self-propelled cutter suction dredger ‘AL BAHAR’ C/D HUTA 12 in a ceremony on 8 March 2014 at the company’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, The Netherlands. The ceremony was performed by Ms. Sylvia Wuebbens, the daughter of Mr. M. Wuebbens, the Ma
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, and the Jacksonville Port Authority received unanimous approval of the Corps’ Civil Works Review Board for the Jacksonville Harbor Navigation (Deepening) Study’s Final Integrated General Reevaluation Report II and Supplemental Environmental Im
