Marine Civils

Work on the first phase of a multi-million pound project to replace Morecambe, UK’s wave reflection wall being carried out by VBA joint venture, is progressing well.

MPI Offshore has announced that its wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), ‘MPI Discovery’, has recommenced work at the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm off the south coast of England.

Skanska AS Norway has used a robotic water cutter from Swedish company Aquajet in renovating structural parts underneath a pier in Oslo harbour; an operation that because of the tidal flow and…

Germany-headquartered classification society and marine engineering specialist DNV GL has been awarded a contract by COSCO Shipping Company Limited (COSCO SHIPPING) of China for the installation engineering services for the BorWin gamma…

Netherlands-headquartered Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) has selected IHC IQIP to provide piling and handling equipment for its operations at the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm project in the UK.

Combining Dutch subsea engineering company Seatools’ key strengths of subsea equipment development and dredging expertise, the company launches its latest product: Pile Dredge Tool (PDT).

UK-headquartered Houlder has successfully delivered the first of two offshore Pile Upending Tools for the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm development, off the UK’s Sussex coast.

Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime has expanded its established satellite position reference system portfolio with the introduction of a new system that integrates all available Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and all possible correction…

On Friday, 4 March 2016, the Danish political parties behind the Fehmarnbelt link, a new 18km road and rail tunnel between Denmark and Germany, mandated Femern A/S to appoint the preferred bidders…

In February the CV-320 upending Vibro Lifting Tool (VLT-U) from Netherlands-headquartered Cape Holland was used for installation of 13 piles at Kanaaldok B3 in the port of Antwerp.

Work has started on the construction of one the UKs largest civil engineering projects, the Thames Tideway Tunnel (aka the Super Sewer) a 25km tunnel running under the River Thames through west…

Work is on schedule in Bremerhaven for the completion in March of a unique repair and overhaul project involving a trio of giant gates from the German port city’s most important sea…

Georgias Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development has announced that the Anaklia Development Consortium has been awarded the contract to build and develop a new deep sea port close to the town…

Offshore energy major Statoil has signed a contract with Spain’s Vicinay Marine to design, manufacture and deliver mooring components for the world’s first floating offshore wind park: The Hywind pilot park offshore…

Sweden-headquartered MMT has announced the contract award for the underwater surveying prior to the potential construction of the OTEC (Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion) NEMO project by DCNS, a world leader in naval…

After a 4 week refurbishment of the recently acquired SeaVex, UK- headquartered subsea cable specialist Pharos Offshore currently has a team of 7 personnel manning the Mass Flow Excavator ready for a…

‘WaveWalker 1’, the award-winning ‘walking jack-up barge’ (JUB), especially made to operate in rough seas and surf zones, on beaches and other intertidal locations, has been proving its worth on a range…

International marine construction specialist Bisso Marine, headquartered in Mississippi, USA has announced its acquisition of the offshore pipelay industrys stalwart derrick/pipelay barge ‘Global Iroquois’. The 400 foot x 100 foot x 30…