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Steel plates, also referred to as structural steel, are made up of multiple steel layers that are compressed together to form individual plates. Those individual plates can be welded and cut as necessary, and they offer the strength and durability needed in a var...

Combi-Walls, also known as combined sheet piles, are a combination of sheet pile walls and steel pipe piles (king piles). Combi-walls are great for marine applications where extra support and stiffness are needed. They’re particularly ideal for dam projects, floo...

Crane access trestles are excellent options for setting up cranes in bridge construction and marine projects, and they are now replacing barges in several major projects that hope to reduce their environmental impact. Access trestle is essentially a temporary bri...

Abrasive blasting (also commonly referred to as sandblasting) is a highly effective method of removing old paint, rust, dirt, and mill scale from marine equipment. It’s ideal for improving the coating life and getting rid of rust and other contaminants on ballast...

There are seemingly an endless number of offshore construction terms and acronyms, and they can be difficult for even the seasoned offshore worker or oil and gas engineer to keep straight. For newbie engineers and offshore workers, the lingo can sometimes seem li...

On May 23, 2019, Royal Dutch Shell announced that it had started producing oil and gas at its Appomattox platform in the Gulf of Mexico, months ahead of schedul...

On May 13, 2019, Acrow Bridge announced the acquisition of UK-based Mabey Bridge. The companies were previously rivals in the pre-engineered modular bridging/te...

In our post An Introduction to Timber Crane Mats, we discussed how hardwood crane mats, sometimes called construction mats, are built from durable, load-bearing mat...

Epoxy, 3LPE, 3LPP, or CTE coating? Whether you’re considering using steel pipe for pile driving/foundation work, to create water/oil and gas pipelines, or for another reason entirely, the type of coating on your steel pipe can make or break your project.

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Hurricane season is right around the corner (May 15 – November 30 for the Pacific; June 1 – November 30 for the Atlantic), but here in Houston, Texas, we know that it’s never too early to start preparing and devising an emergency plan.

In April 2019, the U...