ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, today announced that the first vessel to feature Onboard DC (direct current) Grid has been delivered to Norwegian offshore owner Myklebusthaug Offshore by Kleven Yard. The system will allow the ship to operate at the highest energy efficiency l
IHC Merwede has revealed a healthy net profit margin of 4.1% per cent in 2012 and a positive sales forecast for the year ahead. The company develops and builds innovative vessels, advanced equipment and life-cycle support services for the dredging, mining and offshore industries, which have been per
Accommodations specialist, HB Rentals, a Superior Energy Services company, was awarded an A60-ABS-approved, 10-building package to accommodate 58 personnel on a fixed platform off the Northern Coast of Trinidad, announced HB Rentals Senior Vice President of Global Operations Glenn Aguilar. In additi
Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), announced that the company has successfully completed deep-water testing of a specialized UUV for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The system was developed under a Phase II subcontract from Applied Phy
N-SEA has secured the DPII DSV Northern River from Serco’s Marine Services for the 2013 season to support its expansion in the subsea IMR market. N-SEA will install a compliment of ROV’s onboard including a high powered WROV and 2 SubAtlantic Mohican Inspection class ROV’s. N-SEA will also mobilise
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has received an order from Statoil for subsea equipment for the Smorbukk South Extension Project, offshore Norway. The order has an estimated value of $96 million in revenue. FMC Technologies’ scope of supply includes subsea trees, wellheads, a manifold
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has received an order from Statoil for subsea equipment for the Smorbukk South Extension Project. The order has an estimated value of $96 million in revenue. FMC Technologies’ scope of supply includes subsea trees, wellheads, a manifold, control systems and o
In the last 12 months GE has won contracts valued at more than $600 million to provide propulsion systems with customers leading the pre-salt oilfield expansion off Brazil’s east coast. GE’s systems will power, propel, navigate, position and control drillships, and also power and control the drillin
The Queensland Curtis LNG Project has marked another milestone with delivery of the biggest component of its liquefied natural gas plant on Curtis Island near Gladstone. The propane chiller unit, which is essential to the refrigeration process for the world’s first LNG plant based on coal seam gas,
Bestobell LNG Valves have secured a contract with STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd in South Korea to supply globe and check valves for 2 + 1 × 160k LNG carrier for Alpha Tankers. Due to be delivered in late 2013, this is the first order for globe and check valves that Bestobell has received [&hel
In the last 12 months GE has won contracts valued at more than $600 million to provide propulsion systems with customers leading the pre-salt oilfield expansion off Brazil’s east coast.
PG Marine, a specialist in Liquid Handling Solutions, has been contracted to deliver two Hyde GUARDIAN HG 450 Ballast Water Treatment Systems for VARD’s H/N 800 Offshore Subsea Construction vessel. The vessel is an inhouse designed VARD 12 OSCV with the length of 161m overall. The PG’s Hyde Guardian
Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and related subsea technologies, announced that the US Navy has granted a safety approval for its standard 1.5 kWh Subsea Battery for use with the HAUV system including transport aboard Naval aircraft. The approval validat
PC Maritime’s Navmaster ECDIS has been ordered for BOURBON’s latest generation IMR (Inspection, Maintenance & Repair) vessels being built in Zhejiang shipyard, China. Four dual Navmaster ECDIS have been supplied, with a further five Bourbon Evolution 800 to be equipped this year and in 2014. Operati
