Operated by Helix Energy Solution Group Inc.’s subsea UK robotics subsidiary Canyon Offshore Limited, the T1200 burial and trenching unit is building a successful track record in the North Sea after launching into service in 2012. Delivered by Forum Energy Technologies’ Perry Slingsby Systems ROV manufacturer, the 1200hp water-jet trencher is well suited for both [...]
Dutch engineering and consultancy firm DHV will be responsible for the construction management of eleven new fishing ports in Ghana. Construction will start in summer 2012 and be completed in 2017. The fishing ports will improve the standard of living of Ghanaians in the coastal provinces and lead to a more durable way of fish [...]
![Jordan’s Port of Aqaba Builds Ties with Iraq]()
A delegation from the Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) in conjunction with the Aqaba Development Corporation (ADC), representing Jordan’s Port of Aqaba, the second-largest container port on the Red Sea, is actively seeking to build ties with the Iraqi business community in order to promote Aqaba as the preferred gateway for goods on their way to [...]
Seatools in Numansdorp is a specialist in the field of underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV). It is currently building two fallpipe ROVs (for rock dumping) with a dynamic positioning system. The new ROVs will enable highly accurate pre-programming of the routes along which rocks are to be dumped, which they will then follow meticulously. This [...]
PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) II is targeting first pole erection (ground breaking) for the construction of three new ports in 2012. The three projects are North Kalibaru Port (Jakarta), Sorong (Papua), and Batam (Riau Islands) with a total funding requirement of Rp 16.75 trillion (USD 1.9b) . The port development is in line with the [...]
Shipkits has announced that it is hard at work on new vessels for Dutch dredging company Boskalis. This new hopper dredger with 4500 m3 hold, is the second from a series of 3 for Boskalis and now under construction at the Shipkits’ yard in Poland. The completion of the finished hull will be done by [...]
![China: Jiangsu Province Builds 20 New Berths]()
Jiangsu province plans to bring an extra 90 million tonnes to its provincial cargo handling capacity by building 20 new berths this year, each with a capacity of 10,000 tonnes. Among the 20 berths, six will be seaport berths, 14 will be along the Yangtze, which cuts through the province that borders on Shanghai. Jiangsu [...]
Seatools in Numansdorp is a specialist in the field of underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV). It is currently building two fallpipe ROVs (for rock dumping) with a dynamic positioning system. The new ROVs will enable highly accurate pre-programming of the routes along which rocks are to be dumped, which they will then follow meticulously. This [...]
![China: Chongqing Builds Lianglu Cuntan Bonded Port]()
Construction of the Chongqing-based Lianglu Cuntan Bonded Port Area was completely finished on Dec. 14. The Lianglu Cuntan Bonded Port is China’s only inland bonded port area. Local authorities plan to develop the port area into a large-scale bonded laptop production and logistics base with an annual output of at least 50 million laptops and [...]
![UK: HR Wallingford’s Environment Group Builds Strong Foundations]()
In its first year, HR Wallingford’s Environment Group has won a number of exciting projects for both public and private sector clients in the UK and overseas. The group was launched in April 2010 and now stands at 10 environmental professionals. Specialising in environmental policy and legislation, environmental impact assessment and targeted research, the group’s technical skills [...]
