Equipment
Modulift Supports Stockton’s Beatrice Campaign
Modulift provided a custom lifting beam, slings and shackles as specialist pipeline contractor Stockton Drilling completed multiple lifts of a 28t, 18m-long tunnel boring machine (TBM) that was working subsea at the Beatrice offshore wind farm / Direct Pipe Landfalls (BOWL) project at Portgordon, Sc
MARIN, Deltares Wrap Up Testing of Gravity Based Structures
Two Dutch research institutes MARIN and Deltares have completed a test campaign addressing critical aspects of installation and transportation of gravity based structures (GBS). The test campaign was conducted as a part of the GBS WIND Joint Industry Project (GBS WIND JIP). By combining the expertis
UK: TechX offers millions to O&G technology trailblazers
UK’s oil and gas industry is getting support in the form of TechX – a funding initiative supported by BP, aiming to help smaller, ambitious technology developers take their solutions to the oil and gas market faster. TechX, described as a technology accelerator and was launched in The Oil & Gas Tech
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (December 4-10, 2017). Dutra Completes Port Canaveral Dredging Program Port Canaveral has completed the deepening of the West Turning Basin, which now allows deeper draft access to the port’s container cargo facil
DTC: Rules of the Game Will Change Because of Climate Change
Our first Dredging Today Conference took place in October at Amsterdam RAI Convention Center under the theme ‘Changing Climate, Resilient Business’. The two-day event gathered expert speakers and panelists to discuss how the world in which the dredging industry operates is changing. Talking about dr
Jumbo Inks LoI with CMIH for Construction of New Vessel
Jumbo has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with China Merchants Industry Holdings (CMIH) for the detailed engineering and construction of a new DP2 heavy lift crane vessel (HLCV). The new HLCV, with a length of 185 meters and a beam of 36 meters, has been designed together with Ulstein Design and Sol
Nexans Completes First Beatrice Export Cable
Cables specialist Nexans Norway, part of the French Nexans group, has completed the laying and burial of the first 70-kilometer 220kV export cable which will connect the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm to the Scottish grid. The cable laying vessel Nexans Skagerrak kicked off the installation campa
Klaipeda Seaport Authority Expands Its Fleet
Klaipeda Seaport Authority fleet has increased by one new vessel – the 2.895 million euros ‘Naras’ which entered the seaport on December 5, 2017. This modern and multi-functional vessel will allow the employees of the Seaport Authority to work more efficiently and will facilitate the implementation
Oceanteam to Divest Part of its Solutions Business
Oceanteam, the Dutch – Norwegian offshore service provider, has signed a heads of terms agreement to sell part of its Solutions business. The Oslo-listed company, comprised of two operating segments, Oceanteam Shipping and Oceanteam Solutions. The so far undisclosed buyer will start a due diligence
Ashtead, Forum create subsea joint venture
Ashtead Technology and Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. have agreed to form a joint venture, creating a provider of subsea survey and ROV equipment rental and associated services. The business, which will be named Ashtead Technology, will be supported by a team of 120 skilled personnel. The joint ven
Ashtead and Forum Join Forces
Ashtead Technology and Forum Energy Technologies have agreed to form a joint venture to create subsea survey and ROV equipment rental and associated services. Forum will contribute its subsea rentals business, currently trading as Forum Subsea Rentals. The combined group, with a rental fleet of 19,0
MacArtney Nets Trenching Umbilical Winch Order
Assodivers has placed an order with MacArtney for the supply of trenching umbilical winch. The scope of supply includes a trenching umbilical winch and an electric-optical slip ring. The winch is characterized by a self-contained, all steel welded construction with protection frame, drum, level wind
TechX to Fund New UK North Sea O&G Solutions
The Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) is investing in the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs with aim to unlock the full potential of the UK North Sea. The Centre has launched a technology accelerator and incubator – TechX – focused on helping smaller, ambitious technology developers t
Siemens Transformers for France – England HVDC Subsea Link
Siemens will deliver four transformers, each with a capacity of 400 kilovolts and 315 megavolt amperes, on behalf of the British grid operator National Grid. The grid operator will replace the old transformers in the high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) cross-channel link. The HVDC link connects Franc