Marotechniek, a Dutch company involved in finding new solutions for the dredging, marine, offshore and industrial sectors, has developed a new electric underwater motor, which will have its inaugural showcase during the 2015 Europort exhibition. The unit, driven by a permanent magnet submersible mot
Black Rock Tidal Power (BRTP), a Schottel Hydro subsidiary, has raised C$15 million for the realization of 2.5 MW Triton tidal energy project in Canada. The company has also secured a commercial loan of C$4.5 million, in addition to the private equity cash of C$10.5 million, bringing the total acqui
Dragflow, an Italian manufacturer of heavy duty pumps and complete dredging equipment, has successfully delivered a new cutter suction dredge to a customer in Nigeria. The DRH400E35DF model dredge was ordered by Matag, a Nigerian dredging company that wanted to increase the scope of their business a
Wello has started testing its wave energy converter prototype Penguin II at Plocan Test Site, off Gran Canaria north-east coast. The 1/5 scale device arrived to Taliarte harbour in August and was assembled during September to prepare it for the sea trials. The tests are expected to last three months
Finnish wave energy developer Wello has begun the testing of its Penguin II wave energy converter off Canary Islands, Spain. According to Wello, the testing of the 1:5 scaled device is expected to last for three months, although the length of the trials might be modified following the obtained resul
The BlueTEC tidal energy platform has gone full circle, from drawing to full-scale deployed and grid-connected device, in just 6 months, according to Bluewater, one of the developers behind the Texel Tidal project. The platform was launched earlier this year off Texel island, the Netherlands, and is
DNV GL has certified a software developed by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult as part of a project to develop a new bi-axial blade fatigue testing method. The project is aimed at reducing fatigue test times by almost a half and overall test times by a quarter. The two-year collaborative
Siemens has introduced a new solution for connecting offshore wind turbines to the grid. Presented at the National Maritime Conference in Bremerhaven, the direct-current technology enables a cost-efficient and simplified connection of offshore wind power plants far from the coast, Siemens said. The
The Galveston beach renourishment project, using about 725,000 cubic yards of sand dredged from the Galveston Ship Channel, is creating new beaches from 61st Street to 103rd Street, an area in front of the seawall that has been without a beach for decades. The $23 million project is a collaborative
The DCNS research teams have moved to the recently opened marine renewables and shipbuilding innovation centre Technocampus Ocean located in Bouguenais, on the outskirts of Nantes, France. According to DCNS, the move represents a step forward in its efforts to make innovation a driving force for its
The naming ceremony of the 1.840 m³ twin screw trailing suction hopper dredger “MAHURY” will take place at MTG Dolphin Shipyard in Varna, Bulgaria, on October 29, 2015. The new dredger is Dutch Dredging’s fourth IHC-built vessel, after the ALBATROS, LESSE and AMAZONE. The vessel is equipped with the
Picture of the Day: Vox Maxima in Indonesia Vox Maxima, Van Oord’s largest trailing suction hopper dredging vessel, recently started the dredging operations for the creation of Pluit City, an artificial island in the bay of Jakarta, Indonesia. Ellicott Dredges to Restore Prime Hook Two Ellicott [&
The European Commission has approved the grant transfer of €17 million from the Kyle Rhea project to Atlantis’ MeyGen tidal energy project. According to Atlantis, the funding will accelerate the development of MeyGen Phase 1B, also known as project Stroma, which is expected to reach financial close
The industrial and technology group ThyssenKrupp has started operation of a new test and development center for slewing rings in Lippstadt. Covering an area of 3,000 square meters, the facility is one of the biggest and most modern of its kind in the world. It will be used to test and optimize slewi
