Currently a hopper dredger is being built in Canada which will perform the maintenance dredging activities of the St Lawrence Seaway. Ocean’s companies, the shipbuilder and future dredging contractor, have opted for a proven design, fitted out with a Damen trailing pipe and other Damen dredging gear
Leading oceanographic instrument manufacturer, Valeport, announces its latest innovation, the VA500 Altimeter. The VA500 is launched in Nove… SubseaUK [mappress] Source: SubseaUK, October 26 , 2011;
SMart Wind, the joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures, announced the successful installation of the first meteorological mast in the 4GW Hornsea Zone. One of nine zones awarded licences by the Crown Estate in 2009 this is the first zone to install a met mast.
Kongsberg Maritime Ltd, the UK subsidiary of global marine technology company Kongsberg Maritime, has been awarded a contract with leading wave energy technology provider Aquamarine Power to carry out underwater noise assessments relating to its Oyster wave energy device. The Oyster device has been
Caterpillar Marine Power Systems was recently selected to provide 2x 6 M 25 C and 2x 9 M 25 C propulsion engines for an Ostensjo Rederi AS offshore supply newbuild. Each 6 M 25 C engine will provide 2000 kW @ 750 rpm. The 9 M 25 C will each provide 3000 kW @ 750 […]
TenneT Offshore, the fellow subsidiary of the electricity transmission system operator TenneT TSO, awarded Osiris Projects a contract to sup… Source: Osiris Projects, October 25 , 2011;
Fugro GRL’s DeepWorks simulator now allows users to model friction acting on dynamic bodies like cables and ROVs when they come into contact with each other or with the seabed. This adds realism to subsea simulations. Friction is an important component in forecasting the behaviour of both moving and
Offshore engineering specialist, Lankhorst Mouldings and independent engineering design consultancy, RiserTec have announced a co-operation… SubseaUK [mappress] Source: SubseaUK, October 25 , 2011;
Nexans, a worldwide leading expert in the cable industry, has been awarded a contract to supply 130 kilometres of URC-1 cable to Emerald Bridge Fibres Ltd. (Emerald Bridge). Emerald Bridge is a joint venture between UK fibre network provider Geo Networks Ltd. (Geo) and Ireland’s leading telecom prov
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies (KOGT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA, has signed an agreement to supply a flexible risers and umbilicals installation system for the ‘Capstan Reel Installation System’ (CRIS), to the Offshore Installation Group (OIG). The patented CRIS design si
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies (KOGT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA, has signed an agreement to supply a flexible risers and umbilicals installation system for the ‘Capstan Reel Installation System’ (CRIS), to the Offshore Installation Group (OIG). The patented CRIS design si
Caterpillar has been awarded a renewed contract by the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) to supply “Construction Equipment together with Related Accessories, Supplies and Services” to NJPA’s more than 30,000 members. NJPA is a municipal agency that creates a business and service relationship all
Statoil has awarded ABB a contract for the electric drive system for the two new pre-compressors on the Troll A platform in the North Sea. The contract is worth approximately $270 million Statoil and its partners in the Troll licence on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) decided in September to i
Wärtsilä will supply two Finnish icebreakers with catalytic converters designed to significantly reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides, which are harmful to the environment and to human health. The ships will also be converted to enable the use of Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel fuel. Wärtsilä, the marine in
