Business & Finance
UK Launches Ten-Year Offshore Wind Growth Programme
The Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) is launching a ten-year programme to support the growth of UK businesses looking to capitalise on the opportunities offered by offshore wind. The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) will be delivered by Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult which will
Osbit Completes Subsea Plough for Global Marine Group
Osbit has delivered a multi-function pre-lay and backfill subsea plough to Global Marine Group. Following contract award in January, The offshore technology company has designed and built the plough, which will now be known as PLP240. Final assembly and sign-off was completed at Osbit’s Port of Blyt
Wood Scores Equinor Double
Wood has secured two new contracts from Equinor for onshore and offshore facilities in Norway. In the first of the new contracts, Wood will deliver FEED (front-end engineering design) services for brownfield modifications to the Grane offshore facility. The scope of the FEED includes all topsides mo
Wood bags two new Equinor jobs
Oilfield services provider Wood has secured two new contracts from Equinor for onshore and offshore facilities in Norway.
JFD Wraps Up NATO Golden Arrow Submarine Rescue Exercise
JFD has recently completed a comprehensive submarine rescue exercise to mobilise the entire NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS). The exercise, titled Golden Arrow, provided hands-on training that further optimises the crew’s ability to conduct rescue operations, ensuring the capability remains ready
Damen Holds Steel Cutting Ceremony for Hanson New Dredger
Damen Shipyards Galaţi, Romania, recently held a steel cutting ceremony to mark the beginning of construction of a new dredger for Hanson UK. The steel cutting ceremony for the aggregate dredger type MAD3500 took place on the 13th of June. Marine Aggregate Dredger (MAD) 3500 is the latest vessel in
Kraken Wins US Navy Deal
Kraken Robotics has been selected by the US Office of the Secretary of Defense, Comparative Test Office, to participate in a Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) program in support of a US Navy Program of Record managed by the Naval Sea Systems Command, EOD Program Office. The FCT is designed to test s
Minesto’s CEO Gets FH Presentation Award
Minesto’s CEO Dr Martin Edlund has been awarded the FH Presentation Award 2018 in the category Micro Cap Presenter of the Year for presenting the Minesto business and investment case to capital market stakeholders. Martin Edlund was presented the award alongside other winners in Swedish business suc
Teekay’s Varg FPSO charter deal falls through as Alpha Petroleum fails to pay up
Petrojarl Varg is a ship-shaped, turret moored, FPSO delivered in 1998.
Damen’s Plough Proves Success in the Caspian Sea
For maintenance of a port access channel in the Caspian Sea, Damen recently delivered a plough to a local work boat. The maintenance works for the port facility are carried out by a TSHD. In the dredge runs, the TSHD’s drag head is lowered into the sediments on the channel bed, inherently forming a
Teekay’s FPSO Charter Contract for Cheviot Terminated
The deal was terminated as a result of the condition precedent not having been satisfied.
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (June 17-23, 2019). Ravestein Lays Keel for Backhoe Dredger Sarb A keel laying ceremony of the backhoe dredger Sarb, to be built for National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC), took place at Ravestein B.V. in the Net
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 17 – June 23). https://subseaworldnews.com/2019/06/19/technipfmc-van-oord-scoop-mozambique-lng-prize/ This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Subseaw
TSHD Vox Amalia to Take Part in Bacton Scheme
Just a few weeks ago, Van Oord and Royal Haskoning DHV, working as part of Team Van Oord, have started the execution of a Sand Motor in Bacton. The official project name is ‘Bacton to Walcott Coastal Management Sandcaping Scheme’. A UK-first multi-partner project, the scheme will see approximately 1