Parat Halvorsen AS has this week gathered key personnel from the maritime industry to a technical review and discussion of tank heating solutions for supply vessels with NOFO notation. Technical and operational persons from shipyards, shipowners, consultants and the NCA (Norwegian Coastal Administra
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, in cooperation with Mitsui OSK Lines has recently carried out a full-scale demonstrational running of electronically controlled slow-speed diesel engine for marine use burning natural gas, which is the first of its kind in Japan and is called “ME-GI”, and has confi
The MacArtney Underwater Technology Group announced the entering of a distributors agreement with Cooper Interconnect, hereby adding BurtonTM subsea connectors, penetrators and accessories to the MacArtney range of underwater connectivity solutions. As an official distributor, MacArtney will keep a
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) announced that the Deep Environmental Sample Processor (D-ESP) is being tested in MBARI’s test tank this week. The test are being executed in preparation for a six-month deployment on the Monterey Advanced Research System (MARS) cabled observatory
CCCC Tianjin Dredging Co., Ltd. has recently won the bid for the Phase 2 coastal foundation treatment works (northern first zone) in Yinzhou, Zhejiang province, with a total contract value of 230 million yuan and a construction period of 240 days. Located in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, the project ha
Alstom, a world leader in transport infrastructure, power generation and electrical grid, shows tidal stream power animation. Tidal power is a major growth area, with a potential global electricity generation estimated up to 100 gigawatts. The Company offers proven, reliable and efficient technologi
Infinera, a leading provider of Digital Optical Networks, and Interoute, owner/operator of Europe’s largest cloud services platform, announced the deployment of the Infinera DTN-X platform, featuring 500 Gigabit per second (Gb/s) long haul super-channels, across Interoute’s Pan-European network. Int
In July 2011, several members of the BAUER group executed a drilled monopile foundation for a tidal turbine at the Scottish coast under most difficult conditions. A 23m-long monopile with a diameter of 2m was installed 11m deep into the rock bed 37m under sea-level. The foundation of tidal energy tu
Leading international oilfield services company Expro has been awarded a contract to provide equipment and services in support of a client’s offshore project in Latin America. Located in the Santos Basin, in Brazil, the BS-4 block encompasses two post-salt wells and one pre salt well. Expro has been
GE Oil & Gas introduced the LNG In A Box system, a small-scale, plug-and-play, re-deployable liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling solution based on proven technology that can help accelerate the use of natural gas as a cost-effective, cleaner transportation fuel. The world’s first commercial applicat
Asset Guardian Solutions Ltd (AGSL), which specialises in protecting companies’ process critical software assets, announced that it has secured an important contract with Stena Drilling Ltd of Aberdeen, Scotland. This contract represents a significant development for AGSL, reinforcing its position w
ShawCor Ltd. announced that its Socotherm division has completed the acquisition of the 49% interest in Socotherm LaBarge LLC that it did not previously own for an undisclosed sum. Since 2008, Socotherm has been a partner in this successful joint venture in the global offshore deepwater insulation c
GE Oil & Gas has received contracts to supply gas compression trains for Dominion’s Cove Point Liquefaction Project in Lusby, Md. Adding liquefaction capabilities will transform the existing Cove Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal into the first LNG terminal capable of exporting LNG on the U
A UK-based international oilfield services company Expro has been awarded a contract to provide equipment and services in support of a client’s offshore project in Latin America. Located in the Santos Basin, in Brazil, the BS-4 block encompasses two post-salt wells and one pre salt well. Expro has b
