Equipment
Waterking Ends 2017 in Style
Waterking, a Dutch company involved in the production of amphibious excavators, is ending the year 2017 with two orders. The first order is from a customer in Hungary. This company purchased a complete dredging set, which contains modular pontoons, end pontoons complete with spud poles and an excava
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (December 18-24, 2017). Keel Laying for World’s Most Powerful Cutter Suction Dredger The keel laying ceremony for DEME’s cutter suction dredger ‘Spartacus’ took place earlier this week at the Royal IHC shipyard in
Prysmian to Lay Subsea Cables Offshore Philippines
Prysmian Group has received a contract for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of two submarine power cables in the Philippines. The contract, awarded by National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), is worth more than EUR 150 million. The submarine power cables will link the i
VIDEO: Royal IHC Lays Keel for CSD Spartacus
The keel laying ceremony for DEME’s cutter suction dredger SPARTACUS took place earlier this week at Royal IHC shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, the Netherlands. This event marked a milestone in the construction of the most powerful CSD that has ever been built. SPARTACUS will also be the world’s
‘North Sea Giant’ to become world’s first DP3 hybrid vessel
Finland’s Wärtsilä has agreed to retrofit the world’s first energy storage solution on board a large offshore vessel.
Royal IHC: Keel Laying for TSHD Lesse at MTG Dolphin
The keel laying ceremony for the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Lesse was held today in Bulgaria, Royal IHC said in their latest announcement. The event for the 2,300m³ vessel took place at IHC’s partner shipyard MTG Dolphin in Varna. According to Maarten Nieuwdorp – Project Manager of Bagge
VIDEO: Van Oord Wraps Up Caspian Sea Dredging Work
Van Oord recently completed local dredging operations on a 72-kilometer long channel in the Caspian Sea. With this milestone, four years of dredging at an extremely remote location have been concluded, said the company. Van Oord built the new channel to allow for transportation of construction modul
Industry Recognition for Dover Western Docks Revival Scheme
The Port of Dover has gained industry recognition after commissioning a revolutionary temporary work system for its flagship Dover Western Docks Revival (DWDR) development. The ‘walking piling gate’, which improves the safety, environmental standards and efficiency of the construction process, has b
Subsea 7’s Pipeline Bundle for Statoil’s Snorre Expansion
Subsea 7 has been awarded a substantial contract by Statoil for the Snorre Expansion Project, located in the Tampen area, 150 km west of Florø in Norway. According to Subsea 7, a substantial contract is worth between USD 150 million and USD 300 million. The engineering, procurement, construction and
Strainstall Supplies Load Shackles for SME’s PLAT-I Platform
Strainstall, part of James Fisher and Sons, is set to provide two load shackles for Sustainable Marine Energy’s (SME) floating tidal energy converter (TEC) platform. Following installation of the PLAT-I tidal platform by SME, instrumentation and data gathering is being carried out as part of a proje
Keel Laying for World’s Most Powerful Cutter Suction Dredger
The keel laying ceremony for DEME’s cutter suction dredger ‘Spartacus’ took place today at the Royal IHC shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel in the Netherlands. The ceremony marks a milestone in the construction of the most powerful cutter suction dredger that has ever been built. “The combination of
Drydocks to Build Turret Mooring for Johan Castberg FPSO
Drydocks World has signed a contract with SBM Offshore to construct the turret mooring system (TMS) for Statoil’s Johan Castberg floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. Drydocks World will be responsible for detail design of certain specified works, bulk procurement and constructio
ROVOP Grows ROV Fleet with New Funding Boost
ROVOP will increase its fleet by 50% following a funding boost of £56 million from Blue Water Energy and BGF. The funding has enabled the company to increase its fleet to 24 remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), with the new assets being acquired from Tidewater in Houston. Steven Gray, the CEO said: “T
Dubai yard building FPSO turret for Barents Sea field
Dubai’s Drydocks World will construct parts of the turret mooring system for an FPSO to be deployed at Statoil’s Johan Castberg development in the Barents Sea. The shipyard has received the contract from the Dutch company SBM Offshore. The Johan Castberg FPSO will be permanently moored by the intern