Equipment
Trelleborg Showcases Subsea Solutions at ONS in Norway
Trelleborg will present an extended range of subsea solutions, including its recently re-branded portfolio of thermal insulation materials and subsea seals, at the ONS Exhibition and Conference in Stavanger, Norway. Trelleborg Sealing Solutions and Trelleborg Offshore & Construction, located togethe
Kvaerner: ‘Transocean Barents’ to arrive at Stord for two month yard stay
Kvaerner has reported that the H-6e drilling rig Transocean Barents will arrive at Kvaerner’s facilities at Stord this week for a two month yard stay. The main purpose of the stay is the five year classification of the rig, as well as upgrade and modification work. When the rig arrives, it will firs
Trelleborg to showcase subsea solutions at ONS (Norway)
Trelleborg will present an extended range of subsea solutions, including its recently re-branded portfolio of thermal insulation materials and subsea seals, at the ONS Exhibition and Conference in Stavanger, Norway. Trelleborg Sealing Solutions and Trelleborg Offshore & Construction, located togethe
New managing director for EFC Group
EFC Group, a leading designer and manufacturer of instrumentation, monitoring, handling and control systems for the global oil and gas industry, has appointed Anand Puthran as its managing director, a newly created role for the company. Anand joins Electro-Flow Controls with more than 15 years’ expe
Wood Group announces acquisition of Agility Projects
Wood Group has reached an agreement with Agility Group to acquire Agility Projects AS, a Norwegian engineering, procurement, construction management, installation and commissioning company, for a total consideration of NOK 1,008m (approximately $164m1). Based in Sandefjord, near Oslo, Agility Projec
UK: Liverpool2 Dredging Project Kicks Off
Liverpool2, Peel Ports Group’s flagship £300m deepwater container terminal, took an important step closer to realisation this month when the Dutch marine engineering specialists Van Oord commenced their dredging of the River Mersey estuary. The family-owned Dutch firm was awarded the dredging contra
James Fisher, KDM Marine in JV to service offshore and subsea markets
James Fisher and Sons plc, the UK’s marine services provider, has announced the formation of a new venture with Aberdeen based company KDM Marine – James Fisher Mass Flow Excavation – to jointly offer their market-leading subsea excavation capability and resources to the offshore industry in a singl
Officials Approve Funding for South Ferry Channel Dredging (USA)
The Suffolk County Legislature voted unanimously to approve funding for dredging of the South Ferry Channel between North Haven and Shelter Island at the June 17 general meeting of the Legislature in Riverhead. The resolution amends the 2014 capital budget and appropriates the funding for this proje
USA: Congressman Pushes for Savannah Deepening Agreement
Congressman Jack Kingston (GA-1) voted last week to fund construction of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, an initiative he has fought for since its inception. He said: “This bill does three things – begins a long-term commitment with initial funding of $1.52 million, recognizes the port as an
VIDEO: Kallyanpur Canal Dredging Underway (Bangladesh)
Dhaka WASA Drainage (O&M) Circle, has recently launched the Urban Dredging Demonstration Project (UDDP) as part of the Water Operators Partnership (WOP) between Dhaka WASA and Vitens Evides International (VEI). The launch is part of a recently started 10 years dredging program by Dhaka WASA to clean
IFS partners with Deloitte in Benelux
IFS, the global enterprise applications company, has signed an agreement with Deloitte, making the professional services firm its strategic partner for the deployment of IFS Applications™ in the offshore, oil & gas and maritime industry in the Benelux. Through the agreement, IFS is expanding its par
FOI Documents Question Modelling and Monitoring for Dredging and Dumping
New FOI documents revealed that the conclusions from modelling of deep ocean currents published by GBRMPA in 2013, were fiercely disputed by the Queensland Ports Association (QPA) because the results called into question all previous port modelling and monitoring, North Queensland Conservation Counc
PSA audits barrier management on Johan Sverdrup
On 20 and 21 May 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Statoil’s barrier management in the early phase of the Johan Sverdrup project prior to the plan for development and operation (PDO). The objective of a pre-PDO audit is to monitor that the operator’s plans and
Picture of the Day: Army Corps Continues Rockaway Beach Replenishment
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, in conjunction with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, continue work on a $36.5 million coastline restoration project at Rockaway Beach by placing nearly 3.5 millio