SMD has been honoured with the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category in recognition of the development of its specialist subsea trenching technology. This is the third Queen’s Award for Enterprise that SMD has won in the last three years. MD’s latest Queen’s Award recog
Comfortable, reliable, competitive. Dragflow, a world player in solid pumping solutions, announces the complete restyling of its dredges: a technical initiative to improve design, working conditions and process monitoring, building on our traditional strengths: pumping high solid concentrations, wor
The Training Institute for Dredging (TID) has developed a complete capacity building program for cutter operators. The training (11 – 15 November 2013, Kinderdijk, the Netherlands) will be performed with the use of a new generation extremely realistic cutter simulator. The modern dredging operator d
As the cleanup of PCBs in the Hudson River begins its fourth year, environmental groups – Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Riverkeeper, and Scenic Hudson – continue to watch General Electric (GE) closely to ensure that the river remains on target to be restore
Siem Offshore has entered into a shipbuilding-contract with Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. in Poland. The contract has been signed for the construction of a dynamically positioned Cable Lay Vessel (“CLV”) scheduled for delivery in April 2015. The associated gross project cost for the first vessel, read
TÜV Rheinland has certified the HybridDrive system from wind turbines component manufacturer, Winergy, according to the GL2010 Guideline. The system consists of a gearbox and generator. “We are very glad that the certification could be accomplished so quickly,” said Matthias Deicke, Winergy Project
TÜV Rheinland has certified the HybridDrive system from wind turbines component manufacturer, Winergy, according to the GL2010 Guideline. The system consists of a gearbox and generator. “We are very glad that the certification could be accomplished so quickly,” said Matthias Deicke, Winergy Project
Global Marine Systems announced the addition of a ForumTM XT 600 Trenching System to its subsea cable fleet. The XT600 is a purpose-built system that allows Global Marine to significantly enhance performance across the full range of demanding subsea cable maintenance, trenching and survey activities
VOSTA LMG will present itself at the following exhibitions and conferences in 2013: – WODCON XX, Square Meeting Centre 3 – 7 June 2013, Brussels, Belgium; – Europort 2013, Ahoy Rotterdam 5 – 8 November 2013, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. VOSTA LMG is a worldwide leading engineering and contracting com
Eleven leading companies in Europe have joined forces in the newly established North Sea Power to Gas Platform to further develop the concept of Power-to-Gas (P2G): the conversion of renewable power into gas. P2G will play an increasingly important role in our future energy system, as it reduces tem
Ongoing Port Development Projects Introduced (India) 58 port development projects in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode have been awarded up to 31st March, 2013. Damen: Partnership with Van Oord (The Bahamas) Following a six-year acquisition program, the Government of the Bahamas has announced
Innovative storage system could enable offshore wind farms to deliver power whenever it’s needed. Written by David L. Chandler, MIT News Offshore wind could provide abundant electricity — but as with solar energy, this power supply can be intermittent and unpredictable. But a new approach from res
Zaratan: 3 Monopiles in 36 Hours (Germany) Following the news that almost 60 monopiles had been completed on 18 March, specialised jack-up vessel Seajacks Zaratan continues installation at a rapid pace at the Meerwind Offshore Park, installing 3 monopiles in just under 1 and a half days. VIDEO: Zara
Zaratan: 3 Monopiles in 36 Hours (Germany) Following the news that almost 60 monopiles had been completed on 18 March, specialised jack-up vessel Seajacks Zaratan continues installation at a rapid pace at the Meerwind Offshore Park, installing 3 monopiles in just under 1 and a half days. VIDEO: Zara
