Equipment
Panama Canal: Officials Discuss Future Trends in Maritime Industry
Within the framework of the centennial celebration, the Panama Canal Administrator Jorge L. Quijano received a Maersk Line delegation led by Søren Skou, CEO of Maersk Liner Business, to provide an update on the Expansion Program and discuss the future trends in the maritime industry. Administrator Q
Statoil: Damaged Pipe Causes Production Shut Down on Troll C
Statoil shut down production on the Troll C platform in the North Sea on Sunday 17 August after an inspection programme on the platform detected corrosion damage to a pipe connected to the oil export system. The corroded pipe will be replaced. This is expected to require a 7-day shutdown. Troll C ha
‘Maersk Intrepid’ receives AoC
Maersk Drilling’s jack-up drilling rig, Maersk Intrepid, has received Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC).
All Set for Port of Ardersier Dredging
A renewables jobs boom for the Highlands moved a step closer as the Port of Ardersier secured the full backing of the Scottish Government for plans to turn the former oil fabrication yard on the Moray Firth into a manufacturing ‘super-hub’ for offshore wind. In what Chief Executive Officer Captain S
DNV Takes Delivery of MacArtney’s LISST
Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has recently taken delivery of a LISST-Deep laser particle sizer to be applied for oil, gas and mining industry related monitoring. This unique in-situ capable instrument was procured through MacArtney Underwater Technology and marks the first LISST sale by the company in it
USA: Dredging to Bring Benefits to Town of Oak Island
The Town of Oak Island will receive at least $1.1 million in state funding for the Town’s Lower Lockwood Folly Habitat Restoration Plan. The project will also put much-needed sand on the island’s west end. The Town received notice of the tentative award from the NC Department of Environment and Natu
Dar Al-Handassa Nabs Suez Canal Development Contract
During a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab and nine ministers, the Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority and Head of the Executive Council of the New Suez Canal Project, Vice-Admiral Mohab Mamish, said the Egyptian-Bahraini Dar Al-Handassa consortium won the contract of carrying out
Savannah River Dredging – Science Has Lot to Offer (USA)
When a river runs through it, there will be opinions aplenty on how to manage that river. And as emeritus geography professor Will Graf knows, science has a lot to offer when competing interests are entrenched in positions that might seem impossible to reconcile. Take the Savannah River. South Carol
Omega Completion Technology Bags Statoil Contract
Independent well completion and intervention technology developer and manufacturer Omega Completion Technology has secured a completions framework contract with Statoil ASA. The contract awards Omega the right to supply its unique ReACT Technology (Remotely Activated Completion Technology) to all St
Omega to supply Statoil with well completion solutions
Omega Completion Technology, an independent well completion and intervention technology developer and manufacturer, has secured a completions framework contract with Statoil ASA. The contract awards Omega the right to supply its unique ReACT Technology (Remotely Activated Completion Technology) to a
MacGregor Subsea Cranes for Chinese PSVs
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a new contract from Chinese shipbuilder, Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Ltd, for two 100-tonne active heave-compensated subsea MacGregor cranes. The cranes will be fitted to two 86-metre multi-purpose platform supply vessels (PSVs) under construction at the yard.
Plaquemines Parish: Very Productive Dredging Industry Day
Plaquemines Parish Government hosted a Dredging Industry Day at the Belle Chasse Auditorium on Thursday, August 14. The parish will be going out to bid on Reach B-2 from Fort Jackson to Venice on vegetated ridge projects in Plaquemines. The project will allow for enhanced flood protection to reduce
EMAS AMC signs subsea installation deal with Apache
EMAS AMC has been awarded a three-year frame agreement with Apache North Sea Ltd. for offshore construction services, following completion of a competitive tender exercise.
Chinese shipbuilder orders MacGregor cranes for two PSVs
The crane deliveries for this order are scheduled to begin in August 2014 and finish by the end of February 2015.