247 results found for 'helicopter ditch'

247 results found for 'helicopter ditch'
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  • Germany: 62 million order for an Offshore High Voltage Substation project

    29 April 2010
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment

    AREVA’s Transmission and Distribution division and Dutch consortium partner Keppel Verolme B.V. have secured a €62 million order for an Offshore High Voltage Substation project with Wetfeet Offshore Windenergy GmbH, a German wind energy project development company and AREVA T&D partner. This turnkey project involves the supply and installation of a self-floating, self-installing 155/33 kV […]

  • Ampelman reveals gangway for extreme cold conditions

    20 April 2017
    Equipment

    Dutch offshore access specialist Ampelmann has unveiled the latest Walk to Work system which has been specially designed for operation in extreme cold, non-Arctic, conditions down to -28C. The N-type, nicknamed Icemann, was officially launched on Thursday, April 20, in Rotterdam, Netherlands. According to Ampelmann, the fully enclosed and insulated system is designed to safely transfer […]

  • North Sea Offshore 2018: Program announced

    22 May 2018

    “Energy Transition and the North Sea” is the theme of the fourth edition of North Sea Offshore to be held on June 7 in Den Helder, the Netherlands.

  • Fremantle Highway fire rages on near UNESCO heritage site

    27 July 2023
    Green Marine, Vessels

    A fire that erupted on Tuesday aboard Fremantle Highway, a pure car and truck carrier, continues burning, according to the latest update from the Dutch Coast Guard, which has been responding to the incident ever since. The fire was reported to the coast guard on Tuesday evening, July 25, shortly before midnight, as the car […]

  • Spain: Cruise Ship Passenger Dies after Falling Overboard

    11 October 2019

    Spanish authorities recovered a body of a cruise ship passenger in the Gulf of Cadiz.

  • Three Crewmen Rescued after Vessel Caught Fire in North Sea

    14 January 2014

    Three crewmen have been rescued off Lowestoft this afternoon after their vessel caught fire in the North Sea. Humber Coastguard coordinated the rescue operation after the crew abandoned the ECC Topaz 10 nautical miles east of the town. The vessel had been heading out to service a windfarm when the blaze struck just before 1pm. […]

  • Top News of the Week, 22 – 28 August 2016

    28 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    GE Tabling Bid for Adwen This Week? General Electric (GE) plans to submit a bid to buy the offshore wind turbine maker Adwen, a 50 -50 joint venture between Gamesa and Areva, this week, according to the French magazine La Lettre de l’Expansion. HeavyLift@Sea Unveils Upgraded Wind Farm SOV Design German designer of offshore and […]

  • Asian shipbuilder unveils new fast crew boat design with array of additional features

    7 June 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Strategic Marine has revealed its new 38m offshore fast crew boat (FCB) design with 40 knots plus service speed.

  • Netherlands to Stage First Offshore Exhibition

    12 September 2016

    In mid-December, the Maritime Museum Rotterdam is to stage the first ever exhibition in the Netherlands dedicated to the offshore sector. The exhibition, Offshore Experience, will be housed at the museum for the next seven years. The exhibition is said to provide visitors with an overview of the search for oil, gas, wind energy and […]

  • Top News of The Week August 26 – 30, 2013

    1 September 2013

    Super Pumas Fly Again. Black Box Found. Workforce Confidence Shattered According to Unite, a UK-based trade union, confidence among the workforce in the Super Puma types – which make up 50 per cent of the UK offshore industry’s 75 serving helicopters – has been shattered by the fifth ditching in four years, resulting in a […]

  • KfW IPEX-Bank Funds NAM’s Newbuild

    3 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    By providing a loan in the amount of approximatelly  $49.7 million, KfW IPEX-Bank is financing ‘Walk to Work’ vessel which will be used by Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM), a joint venture of Royal Dutch Shell and ExxonMobil. Santander acted as a structuring bank and equity underwriter of this transaction. The ship is being built at the […]

  • ‘Bibby Wavemaster 1’ ready for Total

    30 March 2018

    Bibby WaveMaster 1 vessel is ready to begin work for Total following a completed charter in the offshore wind sector.

  • Damen Unveils New Offshore Support Vessel Design

    27 January 2020

    Dutch shipbuilder and ship designer Damen has developed a new concept vessel – the Offshore Support Vessel (OSV) 9020. According to Damen, the new vessel has been designed in response to calls from vessel operators for great vessel versatility offshore. “We were approached by several different operators at the same time, all looking for slightly […]

  • UK: Portsmouth Frigate Saves 13 Sailors from Sinking Tanker

    3 July 2011

    This is the dramatic moment a crewman from a stricken merchant ship was lifted to safety – one of 13 sailors plucked from their stricken vessel by Royal Navy aviators off Oman. All souls aboard the tanker MV Pavit were winched off by a Merlin from HMS St Albans, as the Portsmouth frigate broke off from […]

  • MegaPEX 2014 to Bring New Data on Sand Engine

    16 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    The MegaPEX 2014, a large measurement campaign to study the behavior of the Sand Engine peninsula, both on the beach and in the sea, has just started. The campaign will run till October 27. The Sand Engine is a 128-acre artificial peninsula off the Dutch coast that has been created for an innovative way of beach […]

  • EU NAVFOR Releases Indian Dhow and Crew

    23 January 2012

    EU NAVFOR warship FGS LUEBECK re-located an Indian registered dhow which had been used as pirate mother-ship involved in the attack on M/V FLINTSTONE early the same day. A Dutch Vessel Protection Detachment (VPD) stationed on the Dutch-registered civilian fall-pipe vessel had repelled the attack following a gun-fight and caused the attack skiffs to retreat […]

  • 28 million euro orders for Dutch and Belgian naval ships

    21 November 2010

    Imtech (technical services provider in Europe and on the global marine market) has received new orders for new and existing ships from the Royal Netherlands and Belgian navies worth over 28 million euro. Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (Vlissingen, the Netherlands), builder of the new logistic support ship ‘Karel Doorman’ of the Royal Netherlands Navy, granted […]

  • Niestern Sander: Walk-to-Work Vessel to Feature Barge Master System

    25 September 2013

    Barge Master has received a Letter of Award from Niestern Sander bv for employment of the Barge Master motion compensated crane on their new Walk-to-Work vessel, to be built for Wagenborg. The vessel including the Barge Master system will be ready in the first quarter of 2015. NAM will use the motion compensated crane to […]

  • Wagenborg secures loan for Walk to Work vessel

    3 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Germany’s KfW IPEX-Bank is financing a so-called Walk to Work vessel which will be used by Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM), a joint venture of Royal Dutch Shell and ExxonMobil. Santander acted as structuring bank and equity underwriter of this transaction. The ship is being built at the Royal Niestern Sander Shipyard in Delfzijl, Netherlands, with […]

  • Niestern Sander Orders T40 Barge Master System

    25 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Barge Master has received a Letter of Award from Niestern Sander bv for employment of the Barge Master motion compensated crane on their new Walk-to-Work vessel, to be built for Wagenborg. The vessel, including the Barge Master system, will be ready in the first quarter of 2015. NAM will use the motion compensated crane to […]

  • TenneT Awards Maintenance Contracts

    19 February 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Storage, Technology

    TenneT has awarded Aker Solutions, NSG Wind and Fichtner with contracts for the maintenance of onshore and offshore converter station components and AC power transmission systems in the Dutch and German North Sea.

  • WP Offshore Goes where Wind Industry Grows

    5 December 2014
    Operations & Maintenance

    The Dutch holding WP Group will build a facility for its WP Offshore unit at a new location in Eemshaven in mid-2015. The contract for this was recently signed with Groningen Seaports. WP Offshore has opted for a new building at this location because of the excellent position with respect to the offshore wind farms in the North Sea, especially […]

  • Amels sells 67m Sea Axe fast yacht support vessel

    16 July 2010

    AMELS has sold the first SEA AXE 6711, a 67-metre Fast Yacht Support vessel. The vessel will be build by Damen Shipyards and is the largest vessel in the SEA AXE range, the SEA AXE 6711 boasts 360 square metres of exterior deck space and 140 square metres of interior deck space, and will comfortably […]

  • Caley Davits for Irish Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel

    14 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Offshore handling systems specialist, Caley Ocean Systems has been awarded a contract by Babcock, to supply rescue boat davits for a new offshore patrol vessel for the Irish Naval Service (INS). The all-weather Caley davits are designed for rapid deployment, enabling boats to be held in readiness and launched in seconds, even in Sea State […]

  • Barge Master Incorporated in Walk-To-Work Vessel

    1 October 2013

    Barge Master has received a Letter of Award from Niestern Sander bv for employment of the Barge Master motion compensated crane on their new Walk-to-Work vessel, to be built for Wagenborg. The vessel including the Barge Master system will be ready in the first quarter of 2015. NAM will use the motion compensated crane to […]