Marine Civils

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…

UK-based bespoke marine engineering company Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has announced the release of an innovative new camera system designed to be mounted to deep sea sediment corers.

The third generation of Norwegian Kongsberg Maritime’s de facto industry standard High Precision Acoustic Positioning and Navigation System – HiPAP, is now available. Claimed to be smaller, lighter, more durable and accurate…

UK-headquartered specialist contractor AMCO has recently completed a refurbishment and upgrade of the four loading bridges, or linkspans for the Woolwich ferry in London, UK.

DeepOcean 1 UK, a British subsidiary of Dutch DeepOcean Group Holding BV has announced that it has been awarded a contract by J-Power Systems Corporation, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.,…

A major marina development that is scheduled to start construction on the east side of Gibraltar is being undertaken as part of a significant development to make Gibraltar a more attractive home…

A specialist heavy lifting barge has begun removing large sections of a redundant 110-year-old jetty from Portsmouth International Port, UK.

Acta Marine and CIG shipbuilding have reported that the newbuild construction support vessel of the Dutch marine operator Acta Marine ‘Acta Orion’, was christened at a naming ceremony held at the port…

Wireline Cone Penetration Testing has proven itself in deep offshore investigations but according to Kim Hodgson, nearshore projects manager at Lankelma (a UK-based wireline CPT specialist), this investigation technology has also been…

Denmark’s Eiva A/S has upgraded its popular 4D data modelling and visualisation tool NaviModel; part of its NaviSuite group of software.

Hawaii, USA-headquartered Makai Ocean Engineering is expanding its environmental and coastal modelling services for clients who discharge into, or withdraw from, the world’s oceans, lakes, and reservoirs.