Business & Finance
KBR bags more Greater Tortue Ahmeyim work
BP has awarded KBR’s UK operating subsidiary the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management contract to provide Facilities Integration and Terminal Quarters and Utilities (QU) Management for the Hub/Terminal of BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Project, located at the maritime border of Senegal
Lincolnshire Beach Management Scheme Starts Next Week
The Environment Agency’s Lincolnshire Beach Management (LBM) scheme gets underway on 13 May, reports the EA. Over the course of the £7 million LBM scheme, the EA’s contractors will pump around 400,000 cubic meters of sand onto Lincolnshire’s beaches. Mark Robinson, senior flood risk adviser for the
DOF Subsea secures North Sea work for its vessels
DOF Subsea has recently secured several new contracts for project scopes to be carried out over the next few months in the North Sea.
VDAB Opts for Kongsberg Dredging Simulator
VDAB, the Flemish Service for Employment and Vocational Training, has chosen a dredging simulator developed by Kongsberg on its K-Sim Navigation technology platform. “Selected during a multi-million Euro public tender initiated in September 2018 with the contract signed this April, the system will b
Worley’s Intecsea, OGTC Partner on Pseudo Dry Gas Liquid Removal Tech
Worley’s Intecsea consultancy has partnered with the Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) to fund prototype testing of its Pseudo Dry Gas (PDG) liquid removal system. This technology has been developed to make long distance subsea tiebacks, which are not typically economic or technically feasible, com
Prosafe swings to quarterly loss
Offshore accommodation rigs operator Prosafe booked a loss in the first quarter of the year as its revenues declined due to lower dayrates.
Desgagnés Takes Delivery of New Dual-Fuel Tanker
Desgagnés takes delivery of Rossi A. Desgagnés, a new-generation oil-chemical tanker.
EMGS Cuts Losses
Norwegian geophysical services company EMGS has halved its quarterly loss as revenues more than doubled for the period ended March 31, 2019. The Oslo-listed company reported net loss for Q1 2019 of $6 million or 5 cents per share, versus loss of $12 million in Q1 2018. Revenues for the quarter rose
River Parrett Dredging Proposal on the Table
A public consultation is underway about proposals to dredge the River Parrett between Stathe and Burrowbridge and will continue until Saturday, 1 June. The scheme is being led for Somerset Rivers Authority (SRA) by the Parrett Internal Drainage Board (IDB), working closely with the Environment Agenc
IADC on Fehmarnbelt: A Green Link Between Germany and Denmark
In the latest edition of their Terra et Aqua magazine, The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) put a special spotlight on the Fehmarnbelt project – a green link between Germany and Denmark. To be built in northern Europe and connect Scandinavia with Germany, the Fehmarnbelt will b
Semco Maritime to equip Energean Power FPSO with telecommunication and firefighting systems
TechnipFMC has chosen Semco Maritime to deliver telecommunication systems, topside firefighting equipment and safety equipment for the Energean Power FPSO for the Energean-operated Karish & Tanin fields, offshore Israel.
Meyer Werft Announces Float Out of Saga Cruises’ New Ship
Spirit of Discovery to leave the covered building dock I at Meyer Werft on Sunday.
Marine-i Backs ARC Marine Artificial Reef Project
ARC Marine, who have invented a pioneering system for building artificial reefs, have received a Rapid Innovation Grant from Marine-i to enable them to progress to the next stage of their project. Part funded by the European Regional Development Fund, Marine-i is designed to help the marine tech sec
DFDS Buying Ferry Duo to Service New Sweden-Belgium Route
DFDS is to purchase two 2000-built freight ferries for USD 40.5 million to service its new route.