Equipment
Royal IHC VIDEO: TSHD DC Orisant Hits the Water
Royal IHC has successfully named and launched the multi-purpose 5,450m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) DC Orisant, for a joint venture between Den Herder (Reimerswaal Dredging) and Group de Cloedt. The ceremony took place on 11 January at IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, the Netherl
VNG evaluating options for Norwegian subsidiary
German-based energy company VNG AG is exploring strategic options for VNG Norge
PHOTO: Damen Wraps Up Outfitting of Subsea W2W Vessel VOS Stone
Damen Shiprepair Oranjewerf (Oranjewerf) has completed final outfitting and modifications on a second subsea-support walk-to-work (W2W) vessel VOS Stone for Vroon Offshore Services. VOS Stone was built at Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding in China before coming to the Netherlands for completion. The eig
Klaipeda: Removing Contaminated Sediment with Damen DOP350
A Damen submersible dredge pump, type DOP350, was recently delivered to the Finnish contractor Vesirakennus Ojanen Oy for a work in the Port of Klaipeda, Lithuania. “The DOP pump has been fitted out with a reinforced heavy duty leveler head making it the perfect tool for unloading barges. The head i
Deep Sea Mooring Starts Deepsea Bergen Mooring Work
Deep Sea Mooring (DSM), a Vryhof company, has started operations under the newly awarded contract to provide pre-lay mooring products and services to the Deepsea Bergen semi-submersible drilling rig on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Austrian oil & gas company OMV has deployed the semi-submersible
DSM begins mooring ops for Deepsea Bergen rig
Deep Sea Mooring has begun providing pre-lay mooring products and services to the Deepsea Bergen semi-sub offshore Norway.
Tracerco’s Discovery Subsea Scanner Gets Lloyd’s Register Recognition
Tracerco, part of Johnson Matthey, has received Lloyd’s Register (LR) recognition for its subsea CT scanner, Discovery. The qualification trials of Discovery were conducted in a simulated subsea environment at Tracerco’s HQ in Billingham, UK. Ben Metcalfe, subsea technical manager at Tracerco said:
TE SubCom to Build Curie Subsea Cable for Google
TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity company, has received a contract from Alphabet Inc. (Google) to design, deploy and launch the Curie submarine cable system. The four fiber-pair system will span over 10,000 km and will link Los Angeles, California (USA) to Valparaiso, Chile, and will include a branching
Damen ASD 2310 SD for Dutch Dredging
Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld last week delivered a shallow draught ASD 2310 SD vessel, named Papillon, to De Boer Remorquage SARL, a subsidiary company of Dutch Dredging (Baggerbedrijf De Boer) and Iskes Towage & Salvage. Damen has customised the ASD for a 12-year contract with Grand Port Maritime de
Trelleborg to supply fenders for Johan Sverdrup topside modules
Trelleborg has won a contract to supply DD fenders to Samsung Heavy Industries for the installation of Johan Sverdrup topside modules.
Damen’s China Support Company in Shanghai Opens
Mr. Kommer Damen, Chairman of the Damen Shipyards Group, officially opened Damen’s China Support Company in Shanghai last month. The company will serve to support Damen’s commercial involvement and development in the region, generating more synergy and opportunities within Damen affiliated companies
Seatools Delivers Subsea Compensators for Bakker Sliedrecht
Seatools, a subsea technology company, has completed the development, manufacturing, and testing of two 250-liter subsea pressure compensators on behalf of Bakker Sliedrecht. The compensators will be applied to 1.7 MW submersible electric motors installed on a new hopper dredger currently under cons
Tekmar Scores Hornsea ONE Hat-Trick
Tekmar Energy (Tekmar) has been awarded three contracts for the Hornsea ONE offshore wind farm, located in the North Sea off the coast of England. Tekmar secured three separate contracts through different customers to supply TekLink cable protection systems (CPS), cable hang-off clamps (HOC) and cab
EIVA Launches New Subsea Data Processing Tool
EIVA, a Danish software engineering specialist, has released a new tool, NaviSuite Workflow Manager, for automatic data processing of large amounts of subsea data. With the Workflow Manager, repetitive tasks are automated and executed in parallel by the software. This means that data is processed fa