Since the beginning of 2014, DEME managed to maintain its order book at a fairly high level of about 3.0 billion EUR thanks to new orders, well spread worldwide across dredging, energy related and environmental activities. The total value of these new orders represents approximately 660 million EUR.
LNG America said it has selected the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) as the classification society for North America’s first LNG bunker barges, currently being designed by Jensen Maritime. ABS will assist LNG America in working with shipbuilders and regulators in developing these first-of-their-ki
One of the newest ships in the Jan de Nul fleet, the trailer suction hopper dredger “Charles Darwin”, will arrive in Queensland in mid-2014 to start dredging clean marine sand from Moreton Bay, for Brisbane’s New Parallel Runway (NPR). About 13 million cubic metres of clean marine sand is required t
Drydocks World and Dubai Maritime City (DMC), the leading provider of services to the shipping, maritime, oil, gas & energy sector is supporting the “Green Economy for Sustainable Development” initiative launched by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of UAE and Ruler of Dubai. As
Fugro is expanding its survey fleet in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) to include a new AUV, Echo Surveyor VII, and a new vessel, R/V Fugro Americas. “Both these impending launches indicate our strong capabilities and commitment to our clients in the GOM and internationally,” said Melissa Jeansonne, Vice P
The UK’s South Hook liquefied natural gas import terminal is expected to receive a cargo of LNG on May 26, port data says. The Al Ghariya LNG carrier, with a capacity of 210,000 cubic metres is transporting the cargo from Ras Laffan, Qatar. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of
Lieutenant General Thomas P. Bostick, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General and the Chief of Engineers, recently toured the Philadelphia District and met with leadership, staff, student interns, and the crew of the dredger “McFarland”. Bostick discussed challenges and opportunities in a to
Damen Shiprepair Brest (France) received its 10th LNG carrier repair order from GDF Suez in-house technical vessel manager Gazocean. The vessel will undergo extensive maintenance works. The 73,646M3 capacity vessel was delivered under the name of Gaz De France Energy in 2006 at Chantiers de L’Atlant
The start of May saw the commissioning of an Italdraghe SGT 250 dredger in Gorgora on the northern shore of Lake Tana, Ethiopia. The dredger, purchased by the National Ministry of Water and Energy, was assembled in and launched from the town’s port facilities. Following commissioning Italdraghe tech
A Damen CSD500 has been delivered to Nigeria. The stationary dredger has been assembled on the beach and pushed and tugged into the sea over a ramp. The cutter suction dredger will perform maintenance duties in and around the harbours of Port Harcourt. As all Damen cutter suction dredgers are dismou
LaNaval Shipyard in Spain received a contract to design and build a new ferry for the Dutch company Royal N.V. Texels Eigen Stoomboot Onderneming (TESO), which will be powered by diesel-oil or alternatively Natural Gas, being helped also by electric batteries that will form an integral part of the a
Höegh LNG announced that the PGN FSRU Lampung project reached a significant milestone on 17 May when the installation and connection of the FSRU and the Tower Yoke Mooring System were finalized on site, 6 km offshore Lampung, Indonesia. The project will commence commercial operation under a 20 year
Three new state-of-the-art 27,000 cbm LNG/Multigas Carriers for Evergas, the Denmark based transporter of petrochemical gases and natural gas liquids, are to be built featuring the integrated Wärtsilä solution, comprising the main propulsion equipment, the gas fuel supply system, and the cargo handl
Ocean Installer signed short term charter for the OCV/ROV Grand Canyon in order to meet project requirements. Due to an increasing order book Ocean Installer is experiencing high utilisation of its current fleet and recognises the need for increased vessel capacity in the UK. Ocean Installer has agr
