In line with Tritech’s policy of continuous product development the Eclipse Multibeam Sonar system has undergone major software and partial hardware redevelopment, which encompasses the following updates: * The standard depth rating is now 1000m * Eclipse no longer has Profiling/ bathymetry capabili
Outfitting specialist Mivan continues its success in the cruise ship market having recently completed c£6m of interiors work on the Grand Princess, Crystal Serenity and P&O Adonia. Work on the larger of the projects, the Grand Princess began in mid April at the Grand Bahamas Shipyard and was complet
An offshore subsea trenching specialist is hoping to expand its footprint in the green energy market with a new owner… (nebusiness) [mappress] Source: nebusiness, June 17, 2011;
Woodside announced that it has revised the expected cost and schedule of the Pluto LNG Project following its regular review of the progress of the project. The first LNG cargo is now estimated for March 2012. The revised estimate is attributable to slower than expected progress on the commissioning
Statoil wants to compress gas on the seabed to boost recovery. Subsea compression was recently selected as the preferred concept for Gullfaks. “Gas compression on the seabed represents an important advance in technology, and once again, Statoil is leading the way for development of new technology. T
Kongsberg Maritime’s next generation multibeam echosounder the EM 2040 is now available with the HUGIN 1000 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle – AUV. With improved resolution and depth rating of 6000 metres, this provides a substantial improvement from the EM 2000 used in deep-water HUGIN versions up to
The Shaw Group Inc. today announced that its Environmental & Infrastructure Group has been awarded a contract to operate the sediment processing facility for the second phase of the General Electric Company’s Hudson River dredging project. The facility is located in Fort Edward, N.Y., and includes a
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation, an owner and operator of tanker vessels, announced today that it has agreed to acquire two 50,000 dwt MR2 product tankers built in 2009. The vessels are employed under long-term charter-out contracts with a remaining term of three years. The rates are $22,490
An offshore subsea trenching specialist is hoping to expand its footprint in the green energy market with a new owner… (nebusiness) [mappress] Source: nebusiness , June 17, 2011;
The executive director of Greenpeace International faces prison in Greenland for breaking an injunction and boarding a giant rig exploring… John Vidal, Guardian.co.uk [mappress] Source:Guardian , June 17, 2011;
A novel wind turbine access system jointly developed by UK firms Houlder and BMT Nigel Gee this week won the Seawork Marine Renewable award. The lightweight three-axis motion compensated gangway, dubbed TAS and developed to provide safe and reliable access from workboats, has been widely taken up in
Bakker Sliedrecht has chosen the Cyclect Group, an early player in Singapore’s marine industry with a rich experience in Marine & Offshore… (IRO) [mappress] Source: IRO, June 17, 2011.
Statoil wants to compress gas on the seabed to boost recovery. Subsea compression was recently selected as the preferred concept for Gullfaks. “Gas compression on the seabed represents an important advance in technology, and once again, Statoil is leading the way for development of new technology. T
Maersk Oil, a fully-owned subsidiary of the A. P. Moller – Maersk Group, has approved its investment of $1 billion in the Field Development Plan for the Golden Eagle Area in the UK North Sea. Maersk Oil has a non-operated interest in the fields of 31.56% and its estimated share of reserves is expect
