BMT ARGOSS, a subsidiary of BMT Group, the leading international maritime design, environmental and engineering consultancy, has recently been awarded a number of projects in Southeast Asia including metocean studies for Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd and its offshore development, east of Sabah in Malays
Drydocks World, international player in ship repair and rig upgrade, conversion and new building, said that it will build the world’s largest turret weighing 11,500 tonnes for SBM Offshore, at its Dubai based shipyard. The turret will be integrated in the world’s first floating liquefied natural gas
SubC Control will unveil the Aquorea LED at Oceanology 2012 in London, UK. With a 4200 Lumen output at only 50 watts of power this is the highest efficiency underwater lighting solution. That means more light from a smaller package. SubC has also built in the ability to be used as an External Flash
Drydocks World, international player in ship repair and rig upgrade, conversion and new building, announced that it will build the world’s largest turret weighing 11,500 tonnes for SBM Offshore, a pioneer in the offshore oil and gas industry, at its world-leading Dubai based shipyard. The turret wil
TETRA Technologies, Inc. has acquired Optima Solutions Holdings Limited (“Optima”) for GBP 40 million (approximately $62.7 million equivalent) plus contingent consideration to be paid in the future depending on profitability. Optima is a leading provider of rig cooling services and associated produc
Drydocks World, international player in ship repair and rig upgrade, conversion and new building, announced that it will build the world’s largest turret weighing 11,500 tonnes for SBM Offshore, a pioneer in the offshore oil and gas industry, at its world-leading Dubai based shipyard. The turret wil
The MacArtney Group is launching a new video unit, camera and light range, the LUXUS series with 3 types of lights, 4 cameras, 2 video units and accessories. The entire range has been designed to combine operational and service flexibility, excellent performance and ensured reliability. Their compac
Kongsberg Evotec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, has received an order for a second Bulk Hose Securing Unit, BHSU, for the LNG vessel ‘Viking Queen’ from Eidesvik Offshore ASA. Kongsberg Evotec developed the technology through Statoil’s LOOP technology development programme in coop
Chelsea Technologies Group announced this week a significant increase in both sale and rental contracts for the 2011 Model Sub-Sea Pipeline Leak Detection System. The PLD system now includes the provision of digital output on all fluorimeters that operate these systems, and alignment of power requir
Handal Offshore Services Sdn Bhd on Wednesday received a Letter of Award from PT Guna Tesuma Internasional for the supply of three Offshore Pedestal Cranes in Indonesia. The cranes will be supplied to Kodeco-Pertamina. The Malaysia’s offshore pedestal mounted cranes specialist is expected to deliver
The Naval Sea System Command’s Office of the Director of Ocean Engineering Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) recently began developing a prototype hyperbaric aluminum welding capability that will permit underwater welds to the U.S. Navy’s aluminum- hulled ships. The hyperbaric aluminum weld
Market leading offshore equipment rental company, Seatronics, an Acteon Company has increased its commitment to Sonardyne’s sixth generation technology platform – 6G – with a major order for subsea acoustic positioning hardware. The equipment will be added to Seatronic’s equipment pool in Aberdeen f
NYK of Japan said it has decided to introduce an onboard broadband communication system on all its containerships with the aim of reducing CO2 emissions during ship operations. Onboard tests of the broadband communication system started in October 2010 on various types of vessels, and the results ha
Ebara International Corporation, Cryodynamics Division, has been awarded the contract to supply 10 units (9 pumps and 1 expander) for the Shell Prelude project, offshore Western Australia. The contract was awarded by Technip, part of the Technip-Samsung consortium who is building the Floating LNG fa
