Business & Finance
Preparations Underway for Bluff Boat Ramp Dredging
The City of Victor Harbor, South Australia, will be undertaking maintenance dredging at the Bluff Boat Ramp in the following weeks to remove built up sand that will enable sea rescue boats and other craft to launch at any time. The council has engaged Maritime Constructions to undertake the dredging
Northwester 2 Turbines to Feature 27-Year Maintenance-Free Fasteners
Northwester 2 turbines will be secured to their foundations with super duplex fasteners designed to be maintenance-free throughout the 27-year turbine design life. The stainless studs, nuts and washers for the 219MW Belgian offshore wind farm have been delivered to Bladt Industries by Swedish manufa
MDL Completes Spirit Flexible Transpooling
MDL Marine Services has completed transpooling of a flexible product for Spirit Energy. The project was managed by MDL project engineering team and entailed relocating the client’s product stored on a third-party storage reel from Denmark to MDL base in Peterhead, using MDL’s reel drive system, and
CPO Tankers Changes Name to Zeaborn Tankers
Following the acquisition by Zeaborn Group, CPO Tankers has been renamed Zeaborn Tankers.
Masirah hires Foresight rig for Oman well
Masirah Oil has awarded a drilling rig contract to Foresight Offshore Drilling to use one of its jack-up rigs for an appraisal well in Block 50 in Oman.
Seabed Geosolutions Wraps Up Largest OBN Survey Off Brazil
Seabed Geosolutions, a joint venture between Fugro and CGG, has completed the world’s largest deepwater proprietary 3D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. This is the fourth OBN survey completed by Seabed Geosolutions in Brazil. The survey, started in late 2018, cove
Van Oord Makes Another Order for Royal IHC Dredge Systems
Royal IHC has been awarded another contract by Van Oord to design and supply the dredge installation for its new 10,500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). The suction pipe installation with underwater pump, two dredge pumps and three jet water pumps will be installed on the new TSHD and built
Fourth Newcastlemax Joins 2020 Bulkers
2020 Bulkers has taken delivery of Bulk Shanghai, the fourth of eight 208,000 dwt Newcastlemax newbuilds.
Massport: Making Smart Investments to Handle Larger Vessels
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) received two new rubber-tired gantries (RTGs) last week, increasing the number of RTGs at the Paul W. Conley Container Terminal to 16. According to the company, adding equipment is part of an $850 million investment to keep Conley Terminal competitive and
Seaglider AUV Division Makes Hydroid Switch
Hydroid, a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, has integrated the Seaglider autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) division into its organization. The transfer of Seaglider from Kongsberg Underwater Technology, Inc. (KUTI) allows Hydroid to leverage complementary technologies and markets across the REMUS
USACE Omaha District Completes Three Levee Repair Projects
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, has completed repairs to levees damaged on three of the tributaries of the Missouri River ahead of schedule. The three projects totaling $707,000 were Pierce-North Branch of the Elkhorn River, Nebraska; Broken Bow-Mud Creek, Nebraska; and Ida Grove/O
Nova Innovation Launches £500K Crowdfunding Campaign
Tidal energy player Nova Innovation is looking to crowdfund £500,000 on investment platform Seedrs to fast-track its technology and accelerate growth across Europe and North America. In 2016, Nova installed the world’s first offshore tidal array. Located in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, the turbin
EPIK Selects Financial Adviser for Newcastle FSRU Project
ANZ will serve as financial adviser for EPIK’s Newcastle GasDock LNG import terminal in New South Wales.
Equinor extends Solstad Offshore vessel trio charters
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has extended contracts for three offshore vessels – one AHTS and two PSVs – of Solstad Offshore. Solstad Offshore said Wednesday that Equnior had awarded a new one-year contract for the anchor handling vessel (AHTS) Normand Ferking. The oil and gas company will