The R115 machine at 40SouthEnergy’s Punta Righini test site converted wave energy into electricity for the first time on December 13. The company announced this on its social media pages, and said that it will release further details soon. Punta Righini Wave Energy Park is located approximately 1.5N
Sandvik, a leading global supplier of equipment and tools, service and technical solutions for the mining industry, has announced that they won the Solbakk tunnel contract. This arrangement will include four intelligent computer-controlled Sandvik DTi series jumbos, rock tools and a service contract
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has informed the shipping, harbour craft and pleasure craft communities in Singapore’s waters that the Serangoon Harbour dredging program is currently underway. This development project will be carried out by the grab dredgers which will be held with 2
Construction activity continues on the foundation of the New NY Bridge with the ongoing installation of permanent piles. Excavation and preparation work for installation of permanent sound barriers continues along I-87 northbound/I-287 westbound in the area south of exit 10 in Rockland County. On Mo
The partnership to sustain the operation and eventually the rehabilitation of Tacloban Port was formally sealed on Tuesday by the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), Pilipinas Shell and port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI). The pact was signed by PPA General Manager Ju
Arup, a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm with a reputation for delivering innovative designs, announced that Larry Wise has joined the company as an associate and maritime engineer in the firm’s Houston office. In this role, he will be responsible for leading and executing energy an
Clive Palmer’s Galilee Basin mega mine, due for decision this week, should be refused, for economic reasons, as well as environmental and climate ones, say the Australian Greens. “With an Oxford University study out today finding Australia’s coal mines and related infrastructure could become strande
The new EM 2040-04 dual TX model, which consist of two TX-Transmitters and two RX-Receivers is designed for mapping in shallow areas at higher speed and will deliver high resolution, accurate survey data and great range performance (both depth and swath width) at the highest resolution available in
Governor Pat McCrory and Transportation Secretary Tony Tata announced the reopening of the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge on N.C. 12 at 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon. North Carolina Department of Transportation engineers deemed the bridge safe for traffic after several sonar scans, driving two test pilings, and
The Sakonnet Harbor Breakwater in Little Compton, Rhode Island, will be repaired under the terms of a $594,500.00 contract issued recently by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. Work will be accomplished by Kovilic Construction Company, Inc., of Franklin Park, Ill. Construction i
Maintenance dredging of the Scarborough River in Scarborough, Maine, will be completed under the terms of a $1,698,134.00 contract recently awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. Work will be accomplished by North America Landscaping, Construction and Dredge Company, Inc.
Maintenance work on the southern breakwater at the Mackay Marina has been progressing well and is currently on track to be completed by the scheduled date of mid-February, announced nqbp.com.au. Work will cease for two weeks over the Christmas – New Year period and the breakwater will be partially r
As part of a first-of-its-kind cooperative agreement, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) have teamed up to develop a port investment plan toolkit that will help port authorities create investment-quality inf
At Heerema Zwijndrecht, one of the manufacturing yards of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG), fabrication of the HelWin bèta topsides for Siemens, yesterday reached the phase during which the transformer equipment will be installed outside. In October 2012, Heerema Zwijndrecht started the construction
