Equipment
SMP Delivers Containerised Dive System to Titan Salvage
Titan Salvage has recently taken delivery of a new SMP Containerised Dive System. This dive system was designed, manufactured and built by SMP at their premises near Preston, Lancashire for use on a salvage project in South Africa. Daniel Dolson from Titan said: “Titan Salvage is proud to take owner
Getech signs its largest ever new contract with Sonangol
Getech, the geoscience business specialising in the provision of data, studies and services to the oil, gas and mining exploration sectors, has announced its largest ever single new contract, worth $5 million. This new proprietary services contract has a gross value of $5 million and will be underta
Meeting on Dredging Set for Tomorrow (USA)
Officials in Plaquemines Parish will hold a community meeting tomorrow to discuss dredging and debris removal projects underway in the parish. The meeting is set for 5 p.m. at the Lake Hermitage Fire Station. Parish authorities say residents can voice concerns about work being done near the Suzie Ba
Stril Luna: First vessel with Rolls-Royce’s Unified Bridge
Stril Luna is the first vessel to enter operation with Rolls-Royce’s Unified Bridge and has now arrived in Norway to begin a long- term contract with Statoil.
WHOI Uses Biomedical Technology in Ocean Studies
For decades, medical researchers have sought new methods to diagnose how different types of cells and systems in the body are functioning. Now scientists have adapted an emerging biomedical technique to study the vast body of the ocean. A research team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
USA: Little Lagoon Pass Dredging Begins
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will begin maintenance dredging operations today at Little Lagoon Pass. Dredge spoils will be pumped from the pass and placed on nearby beaches to restore sand lost during severe winter storms earlier this year. These operations are expected to be con
Underwater Cutting Methods Tested in NHC’s Dive Tank
The NHC Dive Tank and outdoor facilities were used by a client for in-depth trials investigating the effectiveness of underwater cutting methods on large subsea pipeline flanges. Trials were needed to identify the safest, most effective and cleanest method of cutting through solid metal bolts used o
Larsen & Toubro secures $318M worth oil and gas contracts
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering Limited (LTHE), a subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro, has secured new orders in the offshore and onshore segments worth 1,920 crore ($318.8 million) from India’s oil and gas majors. An offshore contract valued at `1,340 crore from the Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), won
Picture of the Day: “The Fullerton” at Work
The Barnegat Bay Dredging Company vessel “The Fullerton” is working in the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway near Stone Harbor, N.J. The dredger has removed approximately 7000 cubic yards of material from a critical shoal in the waterway as part of a dredging and marsh restoration demonstration proje
UPDATE: Upper Hudson River Dredging
The upper Hudson River dredging project, administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and General Electric (GE), will be in progress during the 2014 Navigation Season between Lock C-4 in Stillwater and Lock C-8 in Fort Edward. The dredging operations are lighted, have day
Malaysia: Norshore Atlantic Kicks Off for Shell
Norshore Atlantic, Norshore’s first versatile drilling vessel, has now begun on the contract with Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Ltd on the Malikai field in Malaysia. After arriving in Malaysia last week, the vessel has been through different pre-operational acceptance tests. The contract commenced M
VIDEO: Dragflow HY85B Commissioning
Dragflow S.r.l. is a world player in solid pumping solutions with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing heavy duty pumps and complete dredging equipment. Hereby we are bringing you an exclusive story about the commissioning of the Dragflow Dredging Pump Model HY85B in the Philippines, Caraga
More Delays on Sevan Louisiana
As previously reported on August 19th and August 27th, the Sevan Louisiana continues to encounter operational difficulties due to the BOP and supporting systems. The original issue with the BOP has been rectified, however the BOP tensioner support systems still needs further repair and replacements
Seaborn Boosts Seabras-1 Capacity
Seaborn Networks has announced that to better address its contracted customer demand, its Seabras-1 submarine fiber optic cable has been increased to be a 6-fiber pair system with a maximum upgradeable capacity of 60Tbps. “We increased the system size in response to the significant pent up demand on