Equipment
Van Oord Selects WIND for Borkum Riffgrund II Cable Handling
Van Oord has signed up WIND to support the cable transfer in preparation for its 2018 cable installation campaign at the Borkum Riffgrund II offshore wind farm. The first stage of the contract will start in March 2018 in the port of Nordenham, Germany. This will consist of spooling 36 cable reels an
KW Designed Solutions Wins with Balmoral Subsea Test Centre
KW Designed Solutions has secured a further order from Balmoral Offshore Engineering for the design, manufacture, installation and commissioning of six manual chock closure pressure vessels. The vessels are rated with an operating pressure of 690 bar and with a bore size of Ø500mm x 2500mm depth. Tw
ISE Upgrades Explorer AUV
International Submarine Engineering (ISE) has completed the integration of a new underwater video/still photo subsystem payload to an Explorer AUV. This Explorer AUV was originally delivered to the client in 2017 and has performed survey operations with multi beam echo sounders and side scan sonars.
OGTC and ITF in Merger Deal, O’Brien to Step Down
The Oil & Gas Technology Centre and ITF – the Industry Technology Facilitator – have agreed to merge to focus and enhance the technology and innovation support for the UK oil and gas industry. Established as part of the Aberdeen City Region Deal in February 2017, the Oil & Gas Technology Centre has
Fugro Scoops Statoil Rig Positioning Deal
Fugro has won a long-term contract for the provision of rig positioning services to Statoil. The contract includes positioning of all the Statoil operated rigs on the Norwegian continental shelf together with the company’s associated vessels. Fugro’s specialised satellite positioning systems, utilis
Fugro wins rig positioning deal with Statoil
Fugro has won a long-term contract for the provision of rig positioning services to oil major Statoil.
CMR to supply CCTV for two new accommodation units
CMR Group has secured the first order from Kongsberg Maritime for new CCTV systems for two new SSCVs.
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (January 29 – February 4, 2018). Boskalis in Markermeer Lake: Changing Map of the Netherlands Boskalis is changing the map of the Netherlands in the Markermeer lake, where nature is getting a boost with an archipe
New Boosters from Dragflow
Dragflow SRL, an Italian manufacturer of dredging equipment, has just introduced the new range of its booster station. Boosters, designed and built with Dragflow pumps, are projected to add extra pressure to the pumping system, in order to maintain optimum production at longer pipeline distances. Th
HMS Gleaner Returns to Devonport
The Royal Navy’s smallest commissioned vessel, Her Majesty’s Survey Launch Gleaner, returned to Devonport homeport one last time on Tuesday ahead of her decommissioning. In mist and rain, and with a 16-meter decommissioning pennant tied to the stern rail to prevent it flapping around uncontrollably,
Envisan to Set Up Physical-Chemical Treatment Plant in Wallonia
Envisan, the environmental subsidiary of Jan De Nul Group, will start setting up the first industrial process for the physical-chemical treatment of contaminated soils in Wallonia in its treatment center Île Monsin in Liege during the following months. Envisan runs Sol&Val Monsin, a center for the t
Prysmian to Build Isle of Capri-Sorrento Subsea Cable
Prysmian Group has secured a contract worth around €40 million for a new submarine cable connection between the isle of Capri and Sorrento (Naples). The contract has been awarded by Terna Rete Italia S.p.A., a company fully owned by Terna S.p.A., the Italian transmission system operator. The project
Atlantis Resources Eyes £5M with New Bond Launch
Edinburgh-based tidal energy developer Atlantis Resources has launched a proposed five-year bond with maturity in 2023 through Abundance Investment Limited. The bond has a coupon of 8%, payable semi-annually. The bond offer seeks to raise a minimum of £2 million and a maximum of £5 million, and is e
Fugro to Survey Havfrue Cable Route
TE Subsea Communications (TE SubCom) has contracted Fugro to carry out a cable route survey for the proposed Havfrue cable system. The nearly 8,179 kilometers subsea cable system is comprised of a trunk cable connecting New Jersey, USA to the Jutland Peninsula of Denmark with a branch landing in Cou