Equipment
South Stream: Preparations for construction of Black Sea line ongoing
The Supervisory Board of Directors of South Stream Transport B.V. met yesterday in Amsterdam to discuss progress of the South Stream Offshore Pipeline. The Supervisory Board was updated on preparations for construction of the first two underwater pipelines. Activities to construct the first two line
DHI Installs MIKE on Moffatt & Nichol’s HPC System
Moffatt & Nichol – one of the world’s leading specialised maritime planning and engineering firms – installed DHI’s software, the MIKE on their High Performance Computing (HPC) system. Over the last two decades, HPC has become one of the fastest growing markets in the information technology sector.
New Flood Proof Holland Test Facility Opened
The concept of a test facility for innovative temporary flood defence barriers has proven so successful that within its first year the location of Flood Proof Holland in Delft, the Netherlands had to be expanded. The test facility was officially reopened on 3 July and now accommodates six stand-alon
Penspen bags ADMA OPCO contract
Penspen has been awarded a contract to provide Abu Dhabi Marine Operation Company (ADMA OPCO) with Project Management Consultancy Services for Additional Gas Supply from USSC Project in the UAE. Under the terms of the contract, Penspen will project manage Technip/NPCC in its upgrade of the gas facil
Borets Expands U.S. Team
Borets, a global leader in the engineering, manufacturing, sales and service of electric submersible pump (ESP) systems, has added several sales and marketing professionals to its Texas and Oklahoma offices. Cheri Vetter has been named business development manager in Houston; Stan Herl, U.S. sales m
Fairbanks Morse, MAN Diesel to cooperate on gas engines in U.S.
Engine producers Fairbanks Morse, an EnPro Industries company, and MAN Diesel & Turbo have finalized a strategic agreement to cooperate in the U.S. power market for gas and dual-fuel engines. The companies agreed on an exclusive cooperation in the power sector for a fixed period of five years. The d
DSV Harkand Swordfish gets new self-propelled lifeboat
Harkand has successfully completed the test fit of the newbuild self-propelled hyperbaric lifeboat (SPHL) to the hyperbaric rescue facility (HRF) at Unique Maritime Group’s facility in New Iberia, Louisiana. In the Gulf of Mexico, industry standards require diving support vessels to be equipped with
DSV Harkand Swordfish Gets New SPHL Through $8.5 Mln Upgrade
Harkand successfully completed the test fit of the newbuild self-propelled hyperbaric lifeboat (SPHL) to the hyperbaric rescue facility (HRF) at Unique Maritime Group’s facility in New Iberia, Louisiana. In the Gulf of Mexico, industry standards require diving support vessels to be equipped with a m
Drydocks refurbishes Al Ghallan jack-up rig
Drydocks World, the international service provider to the shipping, maritime, offshore, oil, gas and energy sectors, announced the completion of a major refurbishment carried out on National Drilling Company’s (NDC) Offshore Drilling Rig Al Ghallan. The project is part of a series of four rig repair
EMGS Extends Charter for Boa Galatea
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has declared the second of the originally 3 x 12 months options for research and survey vessel Boa Galatea, as per Charter Party dated 12.03.2007. The Vessel is therefore on firm contract up to 17th of July 2016, with another 1 x 12 months option remaining. The
Leidos Begins Construction of ACTUV (USA)
An autonomous unmanned vessel designed to track quiet diesel-electric submarines spanning miles of ocean depths for months at a time with minimal human input is now under construction and is expected to set sail for testing in 2015. Leidos, a national security, health and engineering solutions compa
Statoil to Extend Statfjord Subsea Installations
Statoil has received consent for extended use of Statfjord C, Statfjord Nord, Statfjord Øst and Sygna beyond their original design lives. Statfjord is an oil field located in the Tampen area which began production in 1979. Statfjord has been developed using three platforms with concrete substructure
New Assessment Framework for Investment in Dike Upgrades
Few days ago, on July 4th, a meeting was organised at the Delft University of Technology to mark the completion of the doctoral research conducted by Timo Schweckendiek (Deltares/Delft University of Technology), who studied ways of reducing uncertainties associated with piping. This is a process in
New Charleston Harbor Nautical Chart for Safer Transit
Ships entering the Port of Charleston will have a new and improved nautical chart that covers a larger area to ensure safer navigational approaches into the harbor. Available from the 4th of July, new chart 11525 (Charleston Harbor Entrance and Approach) replaces the old chart 11523 (Charleston Harb