Root defects in LNG pipeline welds can now be a thing of the past thanks to innovative ancillary equipment designed and manufactured by Huntingdon Fusion Techniques Ltd. Following on from the company’s progressive developments in inert gas purging comes a new generation of easy to use ancillaries. P
Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s biggest shipbuilder and a leading construction equipment manufacturer, has announced that it is exhibiting construction equipment at INTERMAT 2012 in Paris, France. At the expo, Hyundai Heavy is presenting the new eco-friendly 9A Series and hybrid excavators tha
Norway-based TTS Group ASA has entered into an agreement to sell its drilling equipment business, a part of TTS Energy divison, and relevant subsidiaries, to Cameron International Corporation for USD 270 million, plus a turnover based earn-out model for a three-year period. Offshore Handling (cranes
Coda Octopus Group, Inc. announced that the world-renowned survey department of Rijkswaterstaat in the Netherlands has just taken delivery of their first integrated Underwater Inspection System (UIS™) from Coda Octopus Products. Rijkswaterstaat’s survey department, whose remit covers mainly inshore
Coda Octopus Group, Inc. announced that the world-renowned survey department of Rijkswaterstaat in the Netherlands has just taken delivery of their first integrated Underwater Inspection System (UIS(TM)) from Coda Octopus Products. Rijkswaterstaat’s survey department, whose remit covers mainly insho
Seatronics, an Acteon company, has ordered Teledyne Odom’s new MB1 multibeam sonar system. This is Seatronics’ first order for the system and it plans to purchase more during the year. Dave Currie, managing director for Seatronics, said, “We can see that a lot of thought has gone into the design of
A cutting-edge new system, designed to train engineers and crew in seismic streamer deck handling has been installed at Vestfold University College in Norway. The Seismic Streamer Deck Operation Trainer was developed as part of Kongsberg Maritime’s leading Offshore Vessel Simulator, in co-operation
Seatronics, an Acteon company, has ordered Teledyne Odom’s new MB1 multibeam sonar system. This is Seatronics’ first order for the system and it plans to purchase more during the year. Dave Currie, managing director for Seatronics, said, “We can see that a lot of thought has gone into the design of
Novacavi has recently developed a bespoke composite tow cable with a very special heavy armour and breaking strength higher than 1000kN to be used in fishery sector. Due to its peculiar application, this cable has to be specifically designed with an overall protection made of compacted smooth grease
A cutting-edge new system, designed to train engineers and crew in seismic streamer deck handling has been installed at Vestfold University College in Norway. The Seismic Streamer Deck Operation Trainer was developed as part of Kongsberg Maritime’s leading Offshore Vessel Simulator, in co-operation
Across England and Wales, The Environment Agency monitors fish life in rivers and waterways. They investigate rare and threatened species, such as eel and lamprey, and enumerate salmon and sea trout migrations. These agencies also investigate fish behaviour around in-river structures like abstractio
A new submarine cable system was recently unveiled at the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Business Forum held in New Delhi, India. Andrew F B Mthembu, Chairman of i3 Africa and Imphandze Investments – the two South African entities promoting the project – presented the BRICS Ca
The UK’s largest independent marine safety equipment supplier, Ocean Safety, has opened a fourth depot in the UK, this one in Aberdeen at the heart of the oil and fisheries industry on the east coast of Scotland. The depot will carry the full range of Ocean Safety stock. It will also be a lifejacket
Alfa Laval, a company specializing in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, has won an order to supply fresh water generators to an oil platform in the North Sea. The order is worth approximately SEK 50 million (USD 7.3 million). Delivery is scheduled for 2012. The Alfa Laval fre
