Business & Finance

Hiretech Strengthens Subsea Capacity
Aberdeenshire based equipment rental specialists Hiretech has invested in personnel and equipment to enhance its capabilities and offerings in the subsea and decommissioning sectors. Duncan Duthie has recently joined the firm as business development manager for Subsea and Decommissioning rentals. Co

Moscow Hosts Third International Dredging Forum
The Third Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging Congress will be held on February 26-27, 2020 in Moscow, Russia. According to the organizers – the maritime industry media group PortNews, infrastructure development is among the real sources of Russia’s economy growth. Construction of port fac

TGS promotes EVP Europe to CFO role
Norwegian seismic firm TGS has appointed a new chief financial officer (CFO) of the company.

Crondall Beefs Up Subsea Pipeline Expertise
Floating production and subsea specialist Crondall Energy is growing its subsea pipelines team with the appointment of Katya Murray who joins as a senior consultant. Murray has years of experience working within multi-disciplinary Energy Consultancies, Design Offices and Operator environments in dif

Readers’ Picks of the Week (February 10-14, 2020)
Here are the most read stories of the previous week.

Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (February 10-16, 2020). Creating Dredging Capacity in Southern Africa Subtech and Royal IHC are taking an important step in the development of dredging capacity in southern Africa. VIDEO: Spotlight on Dubai Harb

Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (February 10 – February 16). https://subseaworldnews.com/2020/02/10/cortez-subsea-gears-up-for-malaysia-campaign/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2020/02/10/mermaid-sets-up-uk-subsidiary/ https://subseawor

LNG Teamup for Newbuild Research Vessel Atair
LNG supplier Nauticor and Fassmer are cooperating on newbuilding and retrofitting projects for ships with LNG engines. The first project to be conducted under the new cooperation was the commissioning and initial LNG bunkering of the research vessel “Atair” at the Fassmer shipyard. Fassmer was award

Nauticor, Fassmer Team Up on LNG Newbuilding, Retrofitting Projects
Nauticor and Fr. Fassmer to cooperate in newbuilding and retrofitting projects for ships with LNG engines.

TenneT Looks for Kaskasi II and Gode Wind 3 Grid Link Supplier
Transmission system operator TenneT is looking to construct 2 AC grid connection systems to link the offshore wind farms Kaskasi II and Gode Wind 3 to the associated HVDC sea stations. The tender call has been issued for all works from design to manufacturing, delivery and installation up to operati

APM Terminals Restarts Permit Process for Poti Port Construction
APM Terminals Poti re-initiates the process to get permits for a new deep-water port.

Saga Subsea to Expand Fleet with ROV/Survey Vessel
Saga Subsea has, with its parent company Viking Kystservice, purchased a vessel to be utilized for inshore and nearshore marine operations. The vessel is specially built for survey and ROV operations but it has also been customized as a AUV support vessel on previous campaigns. Currently located at

Dredging Ball Joint by Straatman
Machinefabriek L. Straatman has successfully completed the production, assembly and test of a quick release ball joint with an inner diameter of 700 mm. This specific type of ball joint, also known as pinch ball joint, will be used on a cutter suction dredger. This typical Straatman design, which is

Berge Bulk Ship Takes 1st Commercial Delivery of 3D Printed Parts
Berge Mafadi has received the world’s first commercial delivery of 3D printed scupper plugs.