Equipment
‘Sandy Infrastructure Inventory’ Released
Ahead of the second anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer released the first “Sandy Infrastructure Inventory” of the historic $17 billion investment of federal Sandy aid funding to date, that has gone towards resilient green infrastructure, transportation, coastal protecti
Dredger Incident Prompts RNLI Rescue Mission
Aberdeen Coastguard received a request early on Saturday morning, which prompted the rapid response of Invergordon Lifeboat to attend an incident in the Cromarty Firth. Invergordon RNLI Trent Class Lifeboat and her volunteer crew were launched just before 7.00am to assist the dredger WD Mersey. The
West Jurong Channel Dredging Moves Ahead
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has informed shipping, harbor craft and pleasure craft communities in Singapore’s waters that the West Jurong Channel dredging scheme is currently underway. This deepening work will be carried out by the grab dredgers which will be held by 3 spuds as an
Statoil Gets Nod for Gullfaks Sør Ops
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has given Statoil consent to use the Deepsea Atlantic mobile drilling facility for drilling and well operations at Gullfaks Sør. The consent covers production drilling and work on existing production wells, in addition to permanent plugging and abandonment of thr
U.S. Navy Invests in UW’s Wave and Tidal Development
The U.S. Navy has committed to get half of its energy from renewable sources by the year 2020. One element of that strategy will be looking to extract energy from tides, currents and waves. The University of Washington is helping to reach that goal with an $8 million, four-year contract from the Nav
Panama Canal Expansion – October 2014 (VIDEO)
The Panama Canal Expansion is back on track with final completion of the project set for 2016. When this major construction project is completed, it will more than double the cargo capacity of the century old canal. The expanded Panama Canal will change shipping patterns and affect ports up and down
VIDEO: Dredger “Murden” Clears Barnegat Inlet
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District’s project at Barnegat Inlet requires dredging to provide a safe, reliable navigation channel for one of the most dangerous inlets on the east coast. The project is critical to a large fishing fleet consisting of full-time commercial, charter and
Ashtead Tech Launches Subsea Academy
Ashtead Technology has set up, a first-of-its-kind, subsea training academy in Aberdeen in the world-renowned subsea centre of excellence at Westhill. The subsea technology training academy will meet global demand for improved competency in the configuration, operation and maintenance of increasingl
Schlumberger launches StingBlade
Smith Bits, a Schlumberger company, introduced StingBlade conical diamond element bit. StingBlade bits increase run length and rate of penetration (ROP) while delivering improved steering response in directional applications. “In the continuous drive for increasing efficiency and lowering costs whil
Maersk Venturer Drills for Total Off Malaysia
Maersk Drilling’s third drillship, Maersk Venturer, which was delivered September 25, 2014 from the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje-Si in South-Korea, has secured a short term contract with oil major Total. Maersk Venturer will start a one well programme offshore Malaysia with an es
Teledyne Buys Oceanscience
Teledyne Technologies’ subsidiary has acquired the business and substantially all of the assets of The Oceanscience Group (Oceanscience). Based in Carlsbad, California, Oceanscience designs and manufactures marine sensor platforms and unmanned surface vehicles. Terms of the transaction were not disc
Clough, GE join forces on small-scale LNG solutions
Clough Limited and GE Oil and Gas Australia came together to work on Small-Scale LNG solutions for clients in Australasia.
TMT Recognised at WA Industry and Export Awards
At the recent Western Australian Industry and Exports Awards, Total Marine Technology has won the C.Y. O’Connor Award for Excellence in Engineering and Technology, and received a Special Commendation in the Manufacturing Export Award. TMT CEO, Paul Colley, said: “It’s great to see our talented engin
PSA Norway audits ‘Safe Scandinavia’
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of stability, ballasting, and the watertight and weathertight integrity of semi-submersible accommodation support vessel Safe Scandinavia. On 23 and 24 September 2014, with assistance from the Norwegian Maritime Directorate, the PS