Hilal Makina, a Turkish-based manufacturer of dredging equipment and parts, has just signed a contract to build 86 pieces of wire sheaves. The sheaves (with outside dimensions of 1400, 1700, 2000 mm) will be used in the dredging industry for lifting and guidance operations. The company will do the r
APM Terminals has just released a video about the future development program of the largest port in Georgia – Poti Port. APM Terminals Poti recently completed a comprehensive study for the port master plan to drive and accommodate future cargo flows through Georgia and neighboring Armenia and Azerba
Northwest Energy Innovations (NWEI), a Portland-based wave energy player, has developed Azura wave energy device that uses a float that can rotate 360° or oscillate back and forth harnessing the energy from the waves to produce electricity. Azura is a multi-mode, point absorber wave energy converter
Atmocean, a US wave energy developer which is set to demonstrate its technology in Peru, reported that it will wait for better weather conditions to deploy the wave energy device off Ilo, a coastal city in the southern part of the country. The company attempted to deploy the device on Wednesday, but
Atmocean has delayed the deployment of its wave energy system off Peru due to unsuitable weather conditions. The US wave energy developer made a deployment attempt on June 10, 2015. According to Atmocean’s social media, the deployment attempt failed, and the company will wait for more suitable weath
An affiliate of Gulf Coast Specialty Energy Services, which is a portfolio company owned by Grey Mountain Partners, has acquired Frogco Amphibious Equipment, LLC and Frogco Rentals, LLC. Steve Saucier, CEO of GCSES, said: “Frogco is a first-rate service provider in a unique market, with a reputation
CARIS, a developer of geospatial software, recently participated in an Underwater Technology Seminar in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The three-day seminar was jointly organized by Unique Group, Bayanat, Kongsberg Maritime and CARIS. As part of the seminar Kongsberg Maritime and Unique conducted
Alstom, a French-based technology developer, has released a video showcasing its Oceade tidal platform. Oceade tidal platform allows customers to select various turbines to fit their sites’ specific requirements. Alstom has developed Oceade 18 – 1.4 MW tidal turbine, with an improved design based on
BAM Infraconsult, under its trade name Delta Marine Consultants, has signed two new license agreements for Xbloc projects in Costa Rica and in the Dominican Republic. In Costa Rica, a consortium of Van Oord and BAM International is constructing the Puerto Moin Container Terminal for APM Terminals. T
Scotland’s wave energy test centers are collaborating to support technology companies aiming to develop the next generation of wave energy converters. The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), and the FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility will work together to offer real world technical input and t
Duchy of Lancaster has granted exclusivity rights to Natural Energy Wyre to build a tidal barrage across the river Wyre, Lancashire, UK. Natural Energy Wyre, the developer behind Wyre Tidal Barrage, can now proceed with the funding and planning application stage for the Wyre Tidal Barrage project. T
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has issued a second competitive project call for the development of novel wave energy converters. According to WES, applicants will need to have already identified a concept and carried our preliminary feasibility work. WES will only seek to support truly novel devices whi
Hilal Makina, a company based in Körfez, Kocaeli (Turkey), recently completed major delivery of dredge parts to an international dredging giant. The company successfully delivered two Side Wire Guidance sets along with various spare parts and other similar equipment to be used for complex dredge sys
AW-Energy, the company behind WaveRoller, hosted the visit from Portuguese officials at the installation site in Almagreira, Portugal. The Portuguese Minister of Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy, Jorge Moreira da Silva, and the Secretary of State for Energy, Artur Trinidade, visited both the
