The Army Corps of Engineers, Table Rock Project Office will begin accepting shoreline activity requests Jan. 2, 2014. Although, budget constraints will limit the Corps’ capacity to process permit requests, it will continue to process permits as funds become available. The Corps suspended shoreline a
While others build gleaming edifices, sleek vessels, flashy vehicles or exquisite sculptures, the Dredged Material Management Office fashions scrupulously crafted, durable relationships and sensible consensus, turning bad-news misconceptions into a quarter-century of good-news sustainable performanc
Two waverider buoys are deployed 9km off the north coast of Scotland at Farr Point to support the development of Pelamis wave power farm project. The buoys are 0.9m in diameter, yellow and fitted with a flashing light. They are moored by a slack line and can move in a 200m radius watch circle. The [
Siemens and Cape Wind have signed a major contract for the construction of the United States’ first utility-scale offshore wind farm. Once the contract becomes effective later next year, Siemens will supply Cape Wind with its industry-leading 3.6-megawatt offshore wind turbines, an offshore Electric
The Port of Wells dredging project commenced this week, according to wellsharbour.co.uk. The port’s dredger “Kari Hege” will be engaged in dredging operations in the main channel north of number 4 buoy, between buoys 4 and 2. All material dredged from these areas will be placed on the berm which is
The managing director of the world’s leading marine energy test facility has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to the renewable energy industry at the Scottish Green Energy Awards, held on December 6. Neil Kermode, managing director of the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkne
Electricity Supply Board (ESB), Ireland’s electricity utility, has invited Expressions of Interest in building a 5MW wave energy array at a potential location off the west coast of Ireland. The contract award relates to supply and installation of the wave energy array, including all ancillary requir
A request for information from floating wind turbine makers was published online by the ecology, sustainable development and energy minister at the beginning of December. The aim is to define the technical and economic conditions for the development of this sector. A pre-commercial deployment of a f
A request for information from floating wind turbine makers was published online by the ecology, sustainable development and energy minister at the beginning of December. The aim is to define the technical and economic conditions for the development of this sector. A pre-commercial deployment of a f
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and R.B.C. Holding, sister company of Cetem Containers and R.M.I. Global Logistic Services, signed an agreement on 11 December 2013 for the construction of a jetty and expansion of the site by 5000 M2. The jetty will have a mobile crane to handle full containers, up t
IFS, the global enterprise applications company, announced that IHC Merwede, the global market leader in efficient dredging and mining vessels and equipment, has selected IFS Applications™ to support its key business processes. The contract licenses are worth approximately EUR 2 million. As part of
VIDEO: Panama Canal Expansion Program Update – December 2013 The Panama Canal expansion project will double the capacity of the Panama Canal by 2015 by creating a new lane of traffic and allowing more and larger ships to transit. USA: Port St. Joe Port Inks LOI with Holland M. Ware Charitable Foun
STL Research has announced that it has recently been awarded further funding by the UK’s innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) to accelerate their project to develop an offshore personnel access system. The system, called ‘Neptune’, will use a space-stabilised, articulated arm to sa
Increased Internet and remote connectivity to offshore assets has exposed industrial control systems to targeted attacks and vulnerabilities previously obscured. Remote monitoring, remote upgrades, Internet connections, and the complexity/criticality of the systems in general on highly valuable offs
