IHC Hytop, part of IHC Merwede, has announced that its riser pull-in package has successfully pulled in the first three risers on a MODEC FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) vessel. The FPSO vessel is currently deployed off the coast of Brazil by MODEC and operated by the contractor on
The first –ever Maritime by Holland Pavilion with its 2440 square feet will be making its debut at the International WorkBoat Show. 9 Dutch companies will present themselves in the Maritime by Holland Pavilion to the North American shipbuilding industry that comes together at the International WorkB
The seaports of Rotterdam and Antwerp and the inland port of Liege are conducting a joint study on the consequences of the global economic developments for the use of water connections in Western Europe. This must lead to a framework plan for strategic recommendations on investments in infrastructur
Maastank is investing €30 million in the expansion of its terminal in the Botlek area. By 2012, the storage capacity for vegetable oils and fats and for chemicals must have doubled to 65,000 m3. The investment sum was announced during the christening of the inland tanker Piz Palü belonging to the Fl
The Courier has seen a report on the first phase of Dundee University’s initial research into low-tech intervention solutions aimed at … (thecourier) [mappress] Source:thecourier ;
The Belgian dredging, marine engineering and environmental group DEME ordered in June of this year, at the IHC shipyards, a new trailing suction hopper dredger with a hopper capacity of 11.650 m3 and a powerful self-propelled sea-going rock cutter dredger with a total installed output of 28.000 kW.
DEME (AvH 50%) signed several important contracts in the third quarter, a.o. the site for the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi Russia, capital and maintenance dredging works in the LNG port of Soyo in Angola, dredging works for an LNG terminal in Mexico, petrochemical and port development in Malaysia a
Three well-known companies from the Low Countries have established a common venture for providing maritime services. CTOW will manage these services at dedicated maritime terminals on a worldwide scale, which includes all related port operation activities. Given the combined experience and resources
The London Gateway Project is one of the capitals largest construction sites on the former Shell Haven refinery near Stanford Le Hope. With… (geotechnics) [mappress] Source: geotechnics, November 12, 2010
Prolec Ltd, the Poole based manufacturer of electronic safety and productivity monitoring equipment for construction plant, have launched a new machine guidance system. Not content with having the best machine control product in the market, Prolec has substantially improved and revamped their pcX so
Subsea excavation specialist Marin Group has launched the next generation of claycutting tools, taking route preparation technology to a significantly higher level. The Evo Claycutting system ¾ developed and operated by UK-based Marin Group company Marin Subsea ¾ is more powerful, more versatile and
The operators of Aberdeen Harbour should dredge the entrance and consider a better breakwater to help ships in bad weather, it has been… (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, November 11, 2010;
