Twenty years ago this month, a unique research facility was opened at HR Wallingford’s facilities in Oxfordshire, UK. The UK Coastal Research Facility (UKCRF) gave engineers and scientists access to an experimental facility to investigate the complex interaction of waves, currents, sediments and coa
The Netherlands: Boskalis Orders Megacutter to Strengthen Its Fleet Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has ordered a new self-propelled megacutter from IHC Merwede. This self-propelled cutter suction dredger, with a total installed power of 23,700 kW and a pump ashore capacity of 15,600 kW, is a replac
IHC Merwede has been awarded the contract for the design, construction and delivery of a 23,684kW self-propelled cutter suction dredger (CSD) from Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis). The innovative new dredging vessel will be one of the largest CSDs of its kind in the world. As part of the close
Planet Ocean has provided several more AXYS Watchman (WM-500) data acquisition and telemetry systems to the UK Met office (UKMO) this year. The WM-500 can be configured to control a large variety of sensors providing data manipulation, logging and have the ability to interface with a variety of comm
Today Aibel has been awarded the contract for the hook-up of the Ivar Aasen platform. In addition, Det norske, as operator for the Ivar Aasen development, intends to award Aibel the contract for maintenance and modification tasks and operational support for Ivar Aasen. The combined value is approx.
EV, a specialist in downhole video technology, has launched its Optis HD Electric line camera to the well intervention market, which can provide vital well diagnosis saving time and reducing risk. The revolutionary new technology, which spent three years in development, allows operators to stream co
EV, a specialist in downhole video technology, has launched its Optis HD Electric line camera to the well intervention market, which can provide vital well diagnosis saving time and reducing risk. The new technology, which spent three years in development and which EV describes as “revolutionary”, a
Asset Guardian Solutions Ltd (AGSL), which specialises in critical control software asset protection for the process and manufacturing industry, announced that it has been awarded another contract in Australia, this time by the INPEX Corporation (INPEX), a global oil and gas exploration and producti
CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. has recently signed the contract for survey and design of the 50,000t oil terminal of Chaozhou Port with Yihua Petrochemical Co., Ltd. Located at Chaozhou Port, the project is designed to store and transfer refined oil products like gasoline, diesel and aviat
A delegation from the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has visited Abu Dhabi Ports Company and met with ADPC’s Chief Harbour Master, the Marine Information Officer and the Aids to Navigation Manager to discuss mapping and charting the Abu Dhabi coast. It was the UKHO’s delegations second vi
The 2014 Maritime Economic Development Workshop is scheduled for February 20 – 21, 2014, San Diego, CA. The theme of the 2014 Maritime Economic Development Workshop is Tackling Port Economic Development Challenges and Measuring Effectiveness. Port authorities and their private-sector partners invest
Independent subsea engineering and training company Jee Ltd yesterday announced the expansion of its Aberdeen office as part of the firm’s vision for strategic growth, with the potential of increasing staff numbers by 110% in Aberdeen city and Shire. The new ‘Subsea Corridor’ premises are more than
Eurocopter Canada Ltd. is showcasing the EC225 helicopter in St. John’s this week to demonstrate the rotorcraft’s features and capabilities for the offshore oil and gas community in Canada’s Newfoundland and Labrador province. The helicopter is in St. John’s for three days to highlight its ideal sui
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, announces that it has agreed to supply its high pressure/high temperature (‘HP/HT’) POS-GRIP wellhead equipment to Glencore Exploration C
