Equipment
Technip Lands EPIC Gig on BP Juniper Project Off Trinidad
Technip has been awarded a substantial EPIC lump sum contract by BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC for the development of the Juniper project, to be located off the South East coast of Trinidad. The scope of work consists of design, detailed engineering, procurement, construction, load out and mechanical c
Wartsila grabs milestone order for two LNG carriers
Two new large, 180,000 cbm LNG carriers being built by the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) in Korea on behalf of a collaboration between SK Shipping and Marubeni, are to be powered by 6-cylinder Wärtsilä X62DF 2-stroke dual-fuel engines. This is a milestone order for the marine sector as these will b
Wood Group PSN hired for work in W. Australia
Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) has secured a contract with Woodside in Western Australia which boosts Wood Group’s maintenance and brownfield project portfolio in Australia. The scope of work includes the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services on Woodside’s Karratha Gas Plant L
Jan De Nul Opts for SpeedCast Satellite Services
SpeedCast International Limited (SpeedCast), a leading global satellite telecommunications service provider, has been awarded a multi-year contract from Jan De Nul Group, a leading expert in dredging, marine construction, and specialized services for the offshore oil & gas, and renewable energy indu
BP awards Juniper EPIC to Technip (Trinidad)
Technip has been awarded a substantial Engineering, Procurement, Installation, Construction (EPIC) lump sum contract by BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC for the development of the Juniper project, to be located off the South East coast of Trinidad. For Technip, a “substantial” offshore contract is ranging
Cayuga-Seneca Canal Dredging Starts Next Week
New York State Canal Corporation announced that environmental dredging will be occurring between navigation markers R “90” and G “97” on the Cayuga-Seneca Canal in Waterloo starting on Monday, September 15th through the end of the 2014 navigation season. During the first phase of dredging, the north
VIDEO: Ulstein Builds ‘Island Constructor’
Designed by Ulstein Design AS (Ulstein SX 121) and launched in February 2008 from the Ulstein Verft shipyards in Norway, the Island Constructor (Hull no. 279) is Island Offshore’s offshore construction and well intervention vessel. M/V ISLAND CONSTRUCTOR is an Offshore Construction and Well Interven
Another Shipment for New Locks Arrives in Panama
The third shipment of four gates for the new locks of the Panama Canal Expansion has arrived to the Atlantic entrance of the waterway. The four gates were delivered on Sunday by the Post-Panamax vessel Xia Zhi Yuan 6, owned by COSCO Ocean Shipping. The shipment began its journey from Trieste, Italy
DeepWater Buoyancy Records Good Growth in 2014
DeepWater Buoyancy Inc. has doubled both its facility and workforce during the first eight months of 2014. The new facility was opened in January after securing the rights to the Flotation Technologies syntactic foam-based, legacy oceanographic and oil/gas undersea product lines. “We are so grateful
USA: Toms River Project Slated for Early Spring
All of the beaches in Ocean County will have their dunes and beaches replenished by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers starting early next year. Toms River Township officials met with members of the Army Corps of Engineers to learn the latest details of the massive $100 million plus project. After goi
Hansa wraps up 3D shoot off The Netherlands
Hansa Hydrocarbons Limited (Hansa) has announced that it has successfully completed its large 3D seismic survey across the 4Quads licence blocks G18, H16, M3 and N1, offshore Netherlands. The survey covered approximately 965 square km and was located 40 km to the north of the Wadden Islands in the D
JFMS Conducts MeyGen Phase 1A Offshore Installation Activities
James Fisher Marine Services Ltd (JFMS) announces that it has secured a contract with MeyGen to complete the offshore installation activities associated with the construction of the first phase (Phase 1A) of its ground breaking 398MW tidal array project in the Pentland Firth, Scotland. When fully co
New ECO200 Dredger from Dredge Yard
Dredge Yard, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of dredging and mining equipment, took part at the “Dredging in India” conference, held in Mumbai from 3-4 September 2014, and presented its new model, the ECO200 dredger. At the event, the company’s Operations Manager, Michel Debo introduced a c
Bangladesh PM Strongly Supports Dredging
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, during yesterday’s meeting with officials of the Ministry of Shipping at Bangladesh Secretariat, urged the shipping ministry and all its departments concerned to work sincerely for making the river routes safe and secure for passengers and goods. “We have to improve the