Focus on Marine Projects
Despite the lingering Covid-19 pandemic, the marine projects sector has exhibited continued progress. New port construction and improvement projects as well as coastal works are underway on nearly every continent, and even more projects are in the pipeline, providing numerous opportunities for service providers.
Although major players like the United States, China, and many Western European countries continue to lead in terms of such projects, it is worth noting that a succession of planned developments will benefit other countries such as those in Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East.
Dredging and Land Reclamation • Maritime Infrastructure Development • Installation and Decommissioning • Maritime Surveying • Port Development • Offshore Wind Farm Development
In the offshore segment, China has its place in the spotlight once again thanks in part to the recent introduction of massive, heavy duty construction/installation vessels – such as some of the largest crane and piling ships yet built – with very few rivals in terms of capability elsewhere in the world.
The global marine projects sector continues to bristle with activity, with projects of varying scale and newbuild vessels of different uses regularly being featured on Baird Maritime.
Vessel Reviews:
- Xin Yao Hua – COSCO Shipping takes delivery of 80,000DWT heavy transporter
- Bangladeshi operator welcomes new fleet of multi-role dredgers
- Versatile and manoeuvrable bridge erection boats for Puerto Rico Army National Guard
- Hanson Thames – Large aggregates dredger to operate in UK offshore waters
- VESSEL REFIT | Orient Constructor – Construction vessel rebuilt as walk-to-work asset for Taiwan’s Dong Fang
- Yihangjin Zhuang – Chinese newbuild is world’s largest offshore piling vessel
Features and Opinion:
– “Investing in countries that run concentration camps and where the supreme leader seeks absolute power for life is typically out of fashion, even if wind energy is in vogue.”
– by Hieronymus Bosch, Baird Maritime‘s anonymous insider in the world of offshore oil and gas operations
News and Gear:
- Federal funding secured for deepening of Virginia Port shipping channels
- Work Boat World Marine Projects Vessel Orders and Deliveries Roundup – May 26, 2022
- Maldives Transport and Contracting Company awarded harbour development project
- JAXPORT completes harbour deepening at Florida’s Blount Island Marine Terminal
- US Army Corps of Engineers awards contract to dredge Toledo Harbor, Maumee River
- Dredging completed on North Carolina’s Lake Adger
- Dutch firm unveils new multi-role pusher tug design
- Construction begins on new Grand Bahama Island cruise port
- UK defence firm begins upgrades on Devonport submarine support facilities
- Van Oord, DEME complete fairway deepening works in Poland
- AD Ports Group, Red Sea Ports Authority form consortium to undertake infrastructure projects in Egypt
Recent Important Features:
– “Some of the hottest names in shipping have been at the forefront of the investment trend in wind turbine installation vessels.”
– by Hieronymus Bosch, Baird Maritime‘s anonymous insider in the world of offshore oil and gas operations
AWARDS 2021 | Best Survey Vessel – JB-01 – Marine Consultancy Singapore
– “These boats were built to the most demanding requirements, despite their highly limiting displacements.”
Remember to come back every day to see the latest news, opinion and vessel reviews!
Call for content!
Any news or views about the global marine project sector? Send it through to [email protected] ASAP (between now and May 27), so we can add it to this current edition of Marine Projects Week!
We are after:
- Vessels – Orders, new deliveries, under construction
- Gear – Latest innovations and technology in the marine projects sector
- Interviews – Owners, operators, dredging companies, marine contractors, port developers, etc.
- Reminiscences – Do you have any exciting, amusing or downright dangerous anecdotes from your time in the marine projects world? (example here)
- Other – Any other relevant news