Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has been awarded the offshore export cable installation contract for the Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm. The contract with a value greater than EUR 100 million was awarded by Ørsted Wind Power A/S and consists of three export cable circuits with a total length of approximately 380 kilometers. The project… Read More
SYDNEY, N.S. — Crews dredge Sydney harbour in front of the Portside Restaurant, on April 22. The dredging started up this week and Cape Breton Regional Municipality engineering department says they are currently focusing on finishing this area, south of the existing dock, before moving on to the location of the new one. The pipe… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District reached the milestone on April 5, 2019 of removing 4 million cu. yds. of dredge material as part of Phase II of the three-phased Boston Harbor Navigation Improvement Project in Boston, Mass. Approximately 7.7 million cu. yds. of dredge material and weathered rock, and 200,000 to… Read More
Cottrell Contracting began dredging Jekyll Creek in Georgia on April 15 under a $12,740,080 contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District. The contract, awarded January 23, includes both a beneficial use pilot project in Jekyll Creek and the regular maintenance dredging of other sites along the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW). Cottrell, based… Read More
Albwardy Damen has received an award for its innovative design of the new Damen Multibuster 8020 shallow draught, multi-purpose vessel. The award was presented at the MASTECH international marine technical conference, held on board the iconic QE2 floating hotel in the UAE. Albwardy Damen has been developing the Multibuster 8020 offshore workboat for the past… Read More
The Global Dredge Pumps Market Research Report 2019 is an in-depth study of overall Dredge Pumps market including introduction of product, definition, scope, Dredge Pumps global sale, and forecast up to 2026. The Dredge Pumps Market report offers the competitive scenario in the Dredge Pumps market based on the types of product, applications, and the… Read More
The Port of Mobile already has massive potential, between its connectivity to five Class I railroads and two interstates, but various major projects in the works will further strengthen the port’s role as a major U.S. Gulf Coast port. The most notable enhancement that will benefit the port is the planned dredging of the Mobile… Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the availability of $900 million in discretionary grant funding through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants program. The grants are for investments in surface transportation infrastructure and will be awarded on a competitive basis to projects that will have a significant local or… Read More
Next stage of development of giant ACG field in Caspian Sea New 100,000 barrel a day platform expected onstream in 2023 New development approved in 25th year of landmark partnership BP and partners have sanctioned the Azeri Central East (ACE) project, the next stage of development of the giant Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli (ACG) oilfield complex in… Read More
Abstract Plastic production has increased exponentially since its use became widespread in the 1950s. This has led to increased concern as plastics have become prevalent in the oceanic environment, and evidence of their impacts on marine organisms and human health has been highlighted. Despite their prevalence, very few long-term (>40 years) records of the distribution… Read More