Associated British Ports (ABP) has recently awarded Boskalis Westminster the contract to widen and deepen a critical part of the access channel to the container terminal operated by DP World Southampton. This follows the announcement in December 2012 that the Marine Management Organisation had issue
The DEME Group presents an overview of the most important projects it was involved in 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ScUzos_1JA The DEME has managed to keep a finger on the pulse in numerous projects and activities all over the world, from dredging and land reclamation to renewable energy an
NCS Survey has expanded its growing autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) fleet with the purchase of two Teledyne Gavia AUVs. These vehicles are the latest in the Gavia Offshore Surveyor series and are equipped with high-resolution side scan sonar, a multi-beam echo sounder, a sub-bottom profiler, an
Caterpillar, in cooperation with its German dealer, Zeppelin Baumaschinen GmbH, will exhibit more than 70 machines under the theme “Committed to Your Success. All Day. Every Day.” Three different exhibit areas totalling over 12,000 square metres of space will showcase the latest Cat® machines, work
Holland Marine Technologies BV has developed a new range of bow-coupling systems for Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers (TSHD). The bow-coupling system enables a THSD to couple to-, and discharge slurry via a floating dredge pipeline or by means of a rain-bow nozzle (for beach replenishment). The Holl
CARIS recently spent four weeks at the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) conducting training and consultancy on CARIS Hydrographic Production Database (HPD). ACP selected HPD for marine spatial data management and security, and to obtain further efficiencies in chart production. During the training cours
The Texas A&M Energy Institute’s Wind Energy Center will lead the Texas’ Offshore Wind Farm Innovation team as part of the Gulf Offshore Wind (GoWind) Project, which will be the most innovative wind farm built to date and will generate power at peak demand and a high capacity factor. The Wind Energy
At the recent National Science and Technology Award Conference, CCCC’s three science and technology achievements won the national awards for progress in science and technology. These awards are as follows: – the Key Technology of Segmental Precast Assembling of External Prestressed Bridge with the M
The cutter suction dredger Al Sakab, owned and operated by Huta Marine, at work. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. This dredger, built by IHC Beaver Dredgers, is the largest stationary dredger in the world. [mappress] Dredging Today Staff,
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:OPTT) (OPT), a leading wave energy technology company, today announced that it recently received approximately $1.5 million under the State of New Jersey’s Business Tax Certificate Transfer Program. The Program enables companies to raise cash to finance their g
Tocardo International, the leading producer of tidal and free-flow water turbines, and Repsol, the international integrated energy company, announce a partnership between the two companies. The Repsol New Energy Ventures and Tocardo partnership will provide a platform for both companies to develop o
This is part of the Dredge Yard’s expansion plan for the production and assembly of several dredging components like ball joints, pumps, valves, turning glands, bow couplings and a lot of other dredging equipment needed for the dredgers and dredge pipe lines. The new production facilities are manage
A major new research project – lead by the University of Dundee – has been launched with the aim of helping make offshore wave energy a sustainable proposition. Sustainable offshore wave energy has the potential to make a real contribution towards the binding European Union commitment to source 20%
Kongsberg Evotec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, will deliver its new mobile Launch and Recovery System (E-LARS) for Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) to Swire Seabed in August 2013. Swire Seabed is an established subsea support company based Near Bergen Norway, whose three vessel flee
