Business & Finance
US Picks Denmark’s Offshore Wind Brain
U.S. political representatives are paying a visit to Denmark to learn from its experience in offshore wind and to meet with the local industry. During the four-day visit, political representatives from the U.S. east coast states will see Danish production and port facilities and will meet with the l
PAO Shipbuilding: Keel Laying Ceremony for New Dredger
A keel laying ceremony for a non-self-propelled cutter suction dredger (CSD) – Project 4395 – took place yesterday at PAO Shipbuilding-Ship Repair Corporation (Gorodets, Nizhny Novgorod region), reports press center of Federal Marine and River Transport Agency (Rosmorrechflot). The dredger will be b
JFD, Aquacentrum Den Helder Partner on Submarine Escape Training
JFD has announced a strategic partnership with the Aquacentrum Den Helder, which combines submarine escape training, commercial diving training and recreational pools for public use within a single building. The partnership between JFD and Aquacentrum Den Helder will allow both new and existing subm
Meeting on North Portsea Island Project Set for This Week
Portsmouth City Council has announced that a pre-construction exhibition focusing on the next stage of coastal defenses, set to protect North Portsea Island from the risk of coastal flooding, will take place today. In the lead up to the start of construction, a public exhibition will be held at The
Minister Creed Gives Green Light for Killybegs Project
As part of Project Ireland 2040, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD, announced the signing of a €14.7 million capital works contract to deliver a 120m long quay development and associated works at Smooth Point, Killybegs Fishery Harbor Centre, Co. Donegal. Commenting
DEME Opts for SCHOTTEL
The DEME’s new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) ‘Bonny River’, built at Royal IHC’s Chinese partner yard COSCO Guangdong Shipyard, is propelled by SCHOTTEL, the German propulsion expert. Recently handed over to the Belgian dredging company DEME, the new TSHD is driven by controllable pitch pro
OGIC, University of Aberdeen Innovate Offshore Drilling
The Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) is supporting projects worth more than £1.3 million which will see the University of Aberdeen’s Centre for Applied Dynamics Research (CADR) team develop new technologies for use in offshore drilling operations. OGIC has provided a total of £640,000 of co-fundin
DHT Holdings Inks Charter for Scrubber-Fitted VLCC
The deal was signed for a period of three years with an undisclosed refining company.
DFDS’ Earnings Rise Despite Brexit Woes
DFDS closed Q2 with an increase in its earnings despite challenges posed by Brexit.
Siem Offshore in Vessel Sale to Marine Platforms
Siem Offshore said it has signed an dal with Nigerian oil and gas services company Marine Platforms for the sale of the vessel Siem Marlin. The 2009-built vessel is a multi-purpose field and ROV Support Vessel (MRSV) designed to meet the general offshore subsea market. The agreement is made at marke
Royal IHC VIDEO: TSHD D11–21 DE JULIO in Uruguay
Royal IHC has just released this very interesting behind-the-scenes video of the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) 4,200m³ D11 – 21 DE JULIO. The TSHD was partially built in the Netherlands, before being completed in Montevideo, Uruguay, for the Administración Nacional de Puertos (ANP). The bas
Nigerian Ports Authority Contract for Anthony D Bates Partnership
Anthony D Bates Partnership (ADBP) has been appointed by the Nigerian Ports Authority to carry out the Project Management and Co-ordination of Dredging and Channel Design Optimization studies for the country’s primary rivers. These include the Calabar, Bonny/Port Harcourt, Lagos and Escravos pilotag
Walker Subsea Engineering Opens New Office
Walker Subsea Engineering has opened a new office at Swans Centre for Innovation, on the banks of the River Tyne. The office will allow expansion of the team, as the company anticipates strong demand for its services. Vahid Walker, technical director of Walker Subsea, said: “It is exciting to be bas
Dryad: Grace 1 Signals New Destination, Reverts Shortly After
The recent change in destination signal by the Grace 1 is highly unexpected, Dryad Global said.