Dredging has been underway for the last couple of weeks at the Sovereign Harbour, located at Eastbourne, UK. This deepening program was undertaken by the trailing suction hopper dredger “Sospan Dau”. This is Sospan’s annual visit to remove excess silt from Eastbourne Sovereign Marina’s outer harbour
As announced on August 3, 2012, GLDD contracted with a shipyard to perform the functional design drawings, detailed design drawings and follow on construction of a new ATB Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge based on GLDD’s patent pending concept design and performance specification. Major components and
GE’s Power Conversion business announced it has been awarded new contracts for orders of electric power and propulsion systems on two liquid natural gas (LNG) carriers and an LNG Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU). In total, GE has signed contracts to supply systems for 26 LNG carriers and
The European Commission recently proposed two separate initiatives, which include funding possibilities intended to help finance projects combating pollution caused by ships. Though not explicitly mentioning liquefied natural gas (LNG), both initiatives are perfectly designed for LNG-related project
Amarcon, a member of the ABB group, announced that it has signed a cooperation agreement with GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz) to market and further develop a forecasting and advice software system for sloshing prevention onboard LNG carriers. The agreement was signed at the LNG17 Conference & Exhibit
Adoption of, and interest in, LNG-as-fuel for ships is gathering pace but challenge is as much in safe bunkering and port operations as in ship design: LNG bunkering guidance is one of the key subjects addressed in LR’s latest Gas Technology Report. The growth in gas production is important for ship
UK’s South Hook liquefied natural gas terminal is expected to receive a cargo of LNG on April 23, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. 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
Yesterday, the Ching Fu Shipbuilding launched a 2400 m3 Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD). The vessel has been ordered by Kaohsiung Harbor Bureau (KHB) and will be used for daily maintenance of Kaohsiung port. The main particulars of the vessel are as follows: L.o.a – 83.3 m; L.p.p. – 75.0 m; B
UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, said that it has been selected by Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) to provide technology for acid gas removal on the world’s first Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) project, known as PETRONAS Floating LNG 1or PFLNG 1. The PFLNG 1 facility, which is de
Repsol YPF SA’s Canaport terminal in Canada is expected to get one liquefied natural gas cargo onboard the 138,000 cbm Bilbao Knutsen from Trinidad and Tobago on May 16, according to port data. Canaport LNG began operations in June of 2009 and it is the first LNG terminal in Canada. It has a maximum
Signal International Inc., announced today that work toward the design of an Articulated Tug/Barge Hopper Dredge for Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (GLDD) has been discontinued. Signal and GLDD entered into a contract for the design and build of an AT/B Hopper Dredge in August 2012, with construction o
Belgium’s Zeebrugge LNG terminal will get a cargo of LNG from Qatar onboard the 216,164 cbm Al Sahla on May 3, according to port data. The Zeebrugge LNG terminal is situated on a 30ha site in the outer port of Zeebrugge, Belgium. It is operated by Fluxys LNG and has an annual throughput capacity of
ABS, the leading provider of classification services to the global offshore industry, has granted engineering company GTT approval in principle (AIP) for a 32,000 m3 capacity LNG carrier design. “While a few membrane LNG carriers in the 20,000 m3 capacity range were built in the 1990s, this is the f
Available in either diesel or electric power, the DSC Shark Class cutter suction dredge features a conventional dredge-operating configuration with a modular design for ease of transportation. With standard discharge sizes ranging from 10 inches to 36 inches (250 mm to 900 mm), it is ideal for sand
