Equipment
Amsterdam Says ‘Yes’ to New Lock in IJmuiden
The City Council of Amsterdam yesterday said ‘yes’ to the accelerated and expanded construction of the new large sea lock in IJmuiden, with the one-off investment required for this being given the green light. The new large sea lock will safeguard the ongoing accessibility of the ports and businesse
Statoil extends life of Tune field
Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to continue to use facilities on the Tune field, located in the North Sea, until 2020. Tune is a gas condensate field located around ten kilometres west of Oseberg in the northern part of the North Sea. Statoil is the fiel
Circle Group buys WellPartner (Norway)
HitecVision has announced the Circle Group’s acquisition of WellPartner AS, an equipment and services company servicing the Norwegian subsea, completion and intervention markets. This is Circle Group’s first acquisition and the foundation for the Well Service division. WellPartner was established in
Rolls-Royce to equip new MPSV for Myklebusthaug
Rolls-Royce has won a £12 million ($18.9 million) order to provide design, integrated power and propulsion systems and equipment for a highly advanced multipurpose service vessel for the Norwegian ship owner Myklebusthaug Management to be built at the Beşiktaş Shipyard in Turkey. This latest contrac
Nexans’ Umbilicals on Asgard Compression Station
Nexans has delivered power umbilicals for world’s first subsea gas compression station at the Statoil’s Åsgard gas field in the Norwegian sea The umbilicals delivered by Nexans combine power, fiber-optic and hydraulic lines in a single cross-section and will be used to transmit power, signals and fl
Leicester Flood Risk Project on Right Track
The Environment Agency and Leicester City Council are working together to design and build a scheme which will reduce flood risk to approximately 4,700 properties in the city of Leicester through a series of flow improvements along the River Soar. There are approximately 7,000 residential and commer
UK Boosts Funds for Subsea CCS
Companies developing cutting edge low carbon energy projects in generation, efficiency and storage, such as capturing carbon emissions or turning buildings into power stations, have the chance to bid for an extra £5 million of funding in the fourth round of the Government’s Energy Entrepreneurs’ Fun
VIDEO: IHC Training Simulators
IHC Systems has supplied three innovative training simulators this year to customers with trailing suction hopper dredgers, cutter suction dredgers and pipelaying vessels. The first was ordered by DEME for the Simulation of multiple trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs). The second accompanies th
PSA probes Draupner for emergency preparedness (Norway)
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of emergency preparedness and radio and telecommunications systems at Draupner platforms in the North Sea. Gassco is the operator of the platforms while Statoil provides technical services. The Draupner S and Draupner E platforms c
Full Wärtsilä package for 6 Maersk AHTS vessels
A new series of six Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessels to be built at the Kleven Verft AS in Norway for the Danish based Maersk Supply Service A/S – part of the A. P. Møller-Mærsk Group, will feature fully integrated solutions from Wärtsilä. There is an option for an additional four vessels within t
Darwin Port Benefits from Dredging
Darwin Port Corporation has identified the need to significantly improve shipping access to accommodate larger and more numerous vessels. This came as a part of its strategic planning to support major projects and diverse Port users, including fully loaded LNG tankers, dry bulk carriers and new crui
MHI develops new type of LNG carrier
MHI has completed the development of a new type LNG carrier, Sayaringo STaGE.
AMCS: Ports Bill Causes More Concerns
The Ports Bill introduced to Queensland Parliament two days ago will have serious ramifications for the protection of the Great Barrier Reef and does nothing to meet the World Heritage Committee’s recommendations for protecting the most precious natural icon, says the Australian Marine Conservation
Cathie Associates Wins ‘Be Inspired’ Awards
Cathie Associates won the 2014 Be Inspired Awards in the category of innovation in Land Development and Management in the framework of the Year in Infrastructure conference held in London, by Bentley Systems on November 4 – 6, 2104. The presentation by Dr. Jose Munoz covered a third party review of