Business & Finance
DeepOcean to split UK entity and create two new divisions
DeepOcean has decided to split DeepOcean UK into two entities, creating DeepOcean Subsea Cables and a new division with a standalone brand for its seabed intervention and trenching business.
Shearwater hired for another seismic shoot by Turkish TPAO
Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded a seismic acquisition and depth processing contract by Turkish national oil and gas company TPAO.
DeepOcean UK to Split Cables and Trenching Units
DeepOcean said it intents to split DeepOcean UK into two entities, creating DeepOcean Subsea Cables and a new division with a standalone brand for its seabed intervention and trenching business. The split and new brand announcement are scheduled to be finalized within 2019. It will see the existing
PHOTO: Creating Strandeiland by DEME
DEME Group’s crews in the Netherlands are currently very busy creating a new artificial island in Amsterdam. The 145 ha island, called Strandeiland, will become a residential area and the largest new neighborhood in the city. “Soon, we will reach the milestone of 5 million m³ of sand used for the re
Readers’ Picks of the Week (September 2-6, 2019)
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 (September 2-8, 2019). Russia Steps Up Dredging Operations Russia continues intense development of its port infrastructure that implies a considerable scope of dredging works. Interview: DEME Group – Receptive t
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (September 02 – September 08). https://subseaworldnews.com/2019/09/03/smd-rolls-out-electric-work-class-rov/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2019/09/02/total-picks-subsea-7-for-lapa-field-work-off-brasil/
MSC Says It Is Not Hiring Eastern Pacific ULCV Newbuilds
MSC has denied reports saying the company is chartering six LNG-fueled container vessels.
Merkur Gets HPC Project Certificate
Hanseatic Power Cert (HPC) has awarded the Merkur offshore wind farm in Germany with a project certificate. Arjen Schampers, the managing director of Merkur Offshore GmbH, the developer of the project, took over the certificate on 2 September. To remind, GE Renewable Energy completed the handover of
Russia Eyes Annual Traffic of 80 Mn Tons via NSR by 2024
80 million tons of goods is planned to be shipped annually via the Northern Sea Route by 2024.
Van Oord Partner in Nature Documentary The New Wilderness
Van Oord and film companies EMS and Veldkijker have signed a sponsorship contract for a new nature film, Wild Port of Europe – The New Wilderness 2.0. The film will be screened in 2021 and is a dramatized nature documentary about the Rotterdam port area. The film’s locations include the Port of Rott
FPSO Alvheim Wired to Tampnet Subsea Fibre Optic Network
Tampnet and Aker BP have finished the deployment of fibre optic cable to the Aker BP operated FPSO Alvheim. The FPSO is now connected to Tampnet’s subsea fibre optic network providing high redundancy and capacity, preparing Alvheim for the digital transition. Alvheim was already connected to Tampnet
USPA, Kernel Ink Chornomorsk Dredging Contract
The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) and Kernel, one of the largest Ukrainian agricultural groups, signed an agreement of cooperation earlier this week, foreseeing group’s investment in the Chornomorsk Port development in the amount of over $118.8 million. Under the agreement, by the end of 2020
Dolphin Drilling to set up international HQ in Aberdeen following restructuring
Following its recent financial restructuring, Dolphin Drilling is establishing its international headquarters in Aberdeen.