Balltec has completed the installation of four subsea adjustable mooring connectors and H Links for FloatMast Blue project on behalf of Streamlined Naval Architects in Greece. Streamlined’s FloatMast Blue Floating Met Mast Tension Leg Platform is installed off the Greek island of Makronisos as a dem
Dutch offshore contractor Van Oord has completed the final part of inter-array cables installation campaign at Northland’s German offshore wind project, Deutsche Bucht. According to Northland Power, the second phase of the cable installation, cable burial and testing of over 40 kilometers of cable h
A keel laying ceremony for Jan De Nul Group’s 18,000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) has taken place at the COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry shipyard in Dalian, China. The new vessel was named Galileo Galilei, after the famous Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer. The TSHD will be equipp
Louis Dreyfus TravOcean has signed its first contract related to the development of offshore wind farms in France. This contract for supply, installation and protection of inter-array power cables for the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind project was signed earlier this month with project leaders EDF Reno
Aibel has delivered the M40 module for the Wintershall Dea-operated Dvalin project located in the Norwegian Sea.
International underwater connectivity manufacturer Hydro Bond Engineering has completed prototype subsea oceanography equipment field tests in Orkney with the collaboration of several European research partners. The LAkHsMI project (‘Sensors for LArge scale HydrodynaMic Imaging of ocean floor’) inve
Nexans said it has completed the final type-test to qualify its 420 kV XLPE subsea cable for installation at a world record depth of 550 meters. The cable type-testing, carried out by Nexans Norway, is a vital preparation for a project to create a subsea power interconnector crossing Fensfjorden, a
Maritime Developments (MDL) has added a horizontal lay system (HLS) to its rental fleet following a double-project award from a new client. The HLS is designed to work in conjunction with the complete range of MDL 2-track or 4-track tensioners for installation or retrieval of SURF products. In its c
ROVOP, the subsea robotics company, has said that David Lamont is assuming the position of CEO with immediate effect. Lamont, who currently serves as the chairman at ROVOP, was most recently CEO at Proserv. Lamont said: “I have enjoyed working with the ROVOP team over the past months as Chairman and
The Maldives is an independent island nation in the north-central Indian Ocean, which consists of about 1,200 small coral islands and sandbanks (some 200 of which are inhabited). One third of the approximately 450,000 inhabitants live in the capital, Male’ city. While Male’ is relatively developed,
Prysmian Group will provide the “Made in France” cable technologies for the first French offshore wind farm, which will be developed by the EDF Renewables and Enbridge, a North American company. “We are proud to have the opportunity to play our role in the development of such a strategic infrastruct
Wild Well Control, a Superior Energy Services company, has ordered BOP intervention skids and test units from Fugro for inclusion in its Subsea Response Kit. As part of the WellCONTAINED subsea capping stack program, the new 450/150 Mark 3 BOP intervention skids from Fugro are an advancement in both
Van Oord has installed the last jacket foundation for offshore wind farm East Anglia ONE and delivered it to the client ScottishPower Renewables. This achievement marks Van Oord’s completion of its work for this UK wind project. As a main contractor, Van Oord transported and installed all 102 founda
Alewijnse Marine has received a contract from Dutch shipyard Royal Niestern Sander for the delivery of the complete electrical installation onboard the hydrographic research vessel ‘Geo Ranger’. Alewijnse Marine is responsible for the complete electric and automation outfitting. This will include th
