Equipment
Kawasaki Tests Its New AUV in The Underwater Centre
Kawasaki Heavy Industries has reached an agreement with The Underwater Centre (TUC) in Fort William, Scotland, to conduct a verification test of a prototype autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) equipped with a robot arm for subsea pipeline inspection. The test is scheduled to be conducted in October
Royal IHC: Pioneering Draghead Design with CFD
Royal IHC said in its latest blog post that they have been working with the Technical University of Delft to develop new CFD (computational fluid dynamics) techniques to simulate different types of dragheads for the trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs). “This enables us to gain a detailed insigh
SEA Wraps Up Trials of Krait System’s Extended Towed Array
Cohort’s Systems Engineering & Assessment (SEA) has completed final trials of its Krait defence anti-submarine warfare system’s extended 150 meter ultra-thin towed array. The new evolution of KraitArray uses multi-module assembly philosophy and is now established inservice for use with ASV, AUV and
NKT Provides Export Cable for Hornsea 2 OWF
NKT has been awarded a contract by Ørsted to supply offshore export cable system for the Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm in the UK. The contract, worth over EUR 145 million, will see NKT supply more than 190 kilometers of 220 kV high-voltage AC XLPE for the Hornsea 2 wind farm which has a capacity of [
C-Kore Lands Norske Shell Deal
C-Kore Systems has secured a contract with A/S Norske Shell for the deployment of its testing tools on Draugen field in Norway. The agreement, planned to begin in the fall of 2018, includes the delivery of C-Kore subsea tools to test the insulation resistance and continuity of electrical lines under
TSHD DC Brugge Delivered
The trailer suction hopper dredger (TSHD) DC Brugge was delivered last week to Scheepswerf Gebr. Kooiman B.V. in Zwijndrecht. According to the Kooiman’s latest announcement, the new TSHD is the result of close cooperation between Group de Cloedt and Kooiman Marine Group. The vessel, with a hopper vo
C-Kore Systems scoops contract with Shell on Draugen field
C-Kore Systems has secured a contract with Shell for a deployment in the fall of 2018 on its Draugen field in Norway.
Nexans’ Umbilicals for Next Phase of Equinor’s Troll Development
Nexans has been hired by Equinor to supply umbilicals required to power and control the subsea systems of the Troll field Phase 3 development, in the Norwegian North Sea. For the Troll Phase 3 development Nexans Norway will design, manufacture and supply static umbilicals that include high voltage p
Nexans hired to deliver Troll umbilicals
Nexans has been awarded a contract by Equinor to deliver umbilicals for Troll Phase 3 development located offshore Norway.
Minesto Moves to Commissioning Phase of the DG500
Minesto has initiated the commissioning program of its first tidal energy project in commercial scale in North West Wales, with initial sea trials of the company’s DG500 tidal energy converter taking place in Holyhead harbour and the Holyhead Deep site. “The activities in Holyhead are progressing we
Aberdeen Harbor Project: Dragados UK Opts for OSIL
Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has provided construction company Dragados UK with a turbidity monitoring solution to report on the dredging activities of the Aberdeen Harbor Expansion Project. The UK based provider of tailored integrated systems for environmental monitoring has supplied t
Oceanscan Adds Sonardyne Technology to Its Rental Pool
International equipment supplier Oceanscan has added underwater acoustic positioning technology from Sonardyne International to its rental fleet. The Mini-Ranger 2 Ultra-Short Baseline (USBL) vessel-based systems and Wideband Sub-Mini 6 (WSM 6) transponders have been acquired by Oceanscan, to suppor
Equinor Hires DeepOcean for Marine Operations on Troll Phase 3
DeepOcean has received a contract to perform marine operations on Equinor’s Troll Phase 3 project in the North Sea. Equinor submitted the plan for development of the Phase 3 of Troll field to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy on Tuesday. The award to DeepOcean covers project management, engineeri
Intecsea in Barossa subsea pipelines FEED
Intecsea has confirmed securing a contract by ConocoPhillips Australia to provide subsea Front End Engineering Design (FEED) services for subsea scopes of their Barossa development.