Business & Finance
Autonomous Underwater Maintenance Dredger from C-Job
C-Job Naval Architects revealed its concept design of an Autonomous Underwater Maintenance Dredger (AUMD) today. The design was presented by the independent ship design and engineering company at the combined Maritime and Port Technology and Development Conference (MTEC) and international Conference
XStream Blocks in the River IJssel
Three flexible river groynes in the River IJssel, the Netherlands, were officially opened yesterday by Nelly Kalfs of Rijkswaterstaat. The groynes are made fully of XStream blocks which are very small Xbloc units applied in river projects where current loads are dominant over wave loads. Due to the
d’Amico Shrinks Loss, Bullish on Tanker Market Recovery
Better market conditions and cost efficiencies helped DIS narrow its net loss in the third quarter of 2019.
Yangzijiang Secures 11 Orders in 2nd Half of 2019
So far this year the company secured 16 vessels, compared to 36 shipbuilding orders signed a year earlier.
RMEC Welcomes Vic Allan in New Senior Operations Role
Oilfield services firm RMEC has appointed an oil and gas industry veteran to boost its operations as it prepares for its next stage of international growth. Vic Allan has joined the company from American multinational corporation, Halliburton, where he spent 28 years working his way up through the s
Damen DOP250 Busy in Westport
The Westport Marina dredging program in Washington, undertaken by a Damen DOP250 with cutter unit, is currently underway. The DOP250 and its cutter unit are powered by the hydraulic power pack. The DOP250 works at a dredging depth of -8m. It pumps the harbor sludge through a 250 mm floating pipe lin
Saipem gets another subsea job on ExxonMobil’s Guyana project
Saipem has been awarded a subsea contract by ExxonMobil for the proposed Payara development project located in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana.
Baron Oil in reverse takeover of Singapore-based E&P company
UK-based oil and gas company Baron Oil has made a move to acquire a Singapore-based private E&P company, SundaGas, in a reverse takeover transaction.
DEME Group: Milestone for RijnlandRoute Project
DEME Group, together with their Comol5 partners VINCI Construction Grands Projets, Mobilis TBI Infra and Croonwolter&dros, has announced a new milestone in the tunnel workers at the RijnlandRoute project in the Netherlands. The first 1,000 meters of the bored tunnel are excavated, another 1,250 mete
Curtin Maritime to Dredge Squalicum Waterway
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with local sponsor Port of Bellingham, will begin maintenance dredging of the Squalicum Waterway November 20. According to the Corps, heavy sedimentation has caused a navigation hazard in Squalicum Waterway which threatens continued use by commercial
SPO to Shut Down Swire Seabed in Norway
Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) said it will be closing its Norwegian wholly owned subsidiary, Swire Seabed, and its three associated companies, namely Swire Seabed Subsea, Swire Seabed Shipping and Swire Seabed Sea. This change will take effect from the end of February 2020. SPO’s managing director, P
MOL, SHI Win DNV GL AIP for ULCV Bow Windshield Design
DNV GL awards AIP to MOL and SHI for a bow windshield device designed for a ULCV.
Dutch Salvage Firm to Refloat Grounded Tanker off India
Dutch Marine Masters was selected to refloat Nu-Shi Nalini, which ran aground off Goa in late October.
i-Tech 7 Supports Borr Drilling in North Sea
i-Tech 7, Subsea 7’s Life of Field business unit, has completed an underwater inspection in lieu of dry-docking (UWILD) project for Borr Drilling in the North Sea. Borr Drilling required a hull inspection for its Paragon MSS-1 mid-water semi-submersible, to meet ABS intermediate survey certification