Equipment
Tekmar Sets Health and Safety Standards
Tekmar, provider of protection systems for subsea cable, umbilical and flexible pipes and offshore engineering services, has transitioned to ISO 45001:2018. ISO 45001:2018 is an International Standard that specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system, to enab
VIDEO: TSHD DC Orisant Sea Trials
Reimerswaal Dredging has just released this amazing video shot during the sea trials of their new multi-purpose 5.450m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) DC Orisant. The vessel was built by Royal IHC for joint venture consisting of Den Herder (Reimerswaal Dredging) and Group de Cloedt. Accordin
Jifmar Adds North West Marine
Jifmar Offshore Services has acquired the Scottish company North West Marine (NWM) based in Oban. After the acquisition of VDC Offshore in 2017, this investment illustrates Jifmar’s strategy to rely on locally established players to boost its development in France and internationally. The JIFMAR gro
IADC: New Terra et Aqua Available
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just published the latest edition of their Terra et Aqua magazine. The new Terra et Aqua shines a spotlight on the dredging industry through three new articles about Manoeuvring in Mud, a Status Quo Challenger and Workability Tool. “How
ODE Wins Duty Holder Contract for Humber Gathering System
ODE Asset Management (ODEAM), a wholly owned subsidiary of the international engineering and operations support services contractor ODE, has been awarded a contract to be the installation and pipeline operator (Duty Holder) for the Humber Gathering System which will initially serve the Tolmount fiel
Van Oord in North Sea Oyster Recovery Pilot Project
Together with the North Sea Foundation and the Natuur & Milieu organisation, Van Oord and Eneco are starting a project to restore natural underwater features around wind farms: “the Rich North Sea”. A pilot project at Eneco’s Luchterduinen wind farm will investigate how nature conservation and susta
Boskalis and NKT Confirm Triton Knoll Cabling Deal
A consortium comprising Boskalis Subsea Cables and Flexibles (previously VBMS) and NKT has signed a firm contract for delivery and installation of export and array cable systems to the offshore wind farm project Triton Knoll. Innogy, the project owner, has made the final investment decision for the
Kongsberg Kits Out Noble Tom Madden Drillship
Noble Corporation has contracted Kongsberg Maritime to deliver real-time monitoring and advisory solution for the Noble Tom Madden drillship. The Gusto P10000 design Noble Tom Madden deepwater drillship will join Noble Corporation’s Noble Bob Douglas, currently working offshore Guyana, which feature
Equinor picks Stinger for ROV services
Stinger Technology has been awarded a frame agreement by Norwegian oil major Equinor for light intervention, inspection, and monitoring services.
Bibby HydroMap Finalizes DriX AUSV Trials
UK-based survey specialist Bibby HydroMap has completed testing of ‘DriX’, the 8-meter Autonomous Unmanned Survey Vessel (AUSV) developed by iXblue. DriX has the ability to accommodate a hydrographic and geophysical survey payload and to aid positioning of underwater vehicles, facilitating data coll
Minesto Unveils Utility Scale Deep Green Kite at Holyhead
Minesto has held an unveiling ceremony of the company’s first marine energy kite at utility scale in Holyhead on Thursday. Minesto was joined by local suppliers and partners, representatives of the Welsh Government and Albert Owen, Member of Parliament for Anglesey for the unveiling of the DG500 kit
Boskalis VIDEO: IJburg Land Reclamation Work Kicks Off
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. yesterday marked the start of the IJburg beach island land reclamation project in Amsterdam, together with representatives of the municipality of Amsterdam, their partners and residents of the existing IJburg islands. According to the company, the project involves the
Damen: Unconventional Coastal Protection Project in Israel
Damen recently delivered their DOP dredge pump as a complete turnkey package to Israel, for a unique coastal protection project. The DOP doing the job is a DOP200 fitted out with a jet water assisted leveler head. It will mine sand at a max depth of -7m. “The discharge distance to the geotubes varie
JDR’s Inter-Array Cables for Ørsted’s Hornsea Project Two
UK-based JDR Cables, owned by the TFKable Group, has won a multi-million pound contract to supply inter-array cables and termination work for Ørsted’s offshore wind farm Hornsea Project Two. The contract includes 100 km of inter-array cables, all to be assembled in JDR’s Hartlepool facility. Inter-a