Equipment
Converting Platform Supply Vessels Into Dredgers
By David Pitt, Naval Architect at Offshore Ship Designers In the wake of the well-documented downturn in the oil and gas markets in recent years, an increasing number of platform supply vessels (PSVs) are currently under-utilized or languishing in lay-up, most notably in the US Gulf Coast region. Va
Briggs Scoops SSEN Framework Deal
Briggs Marine, said it has won a place on a six-year framework agreement with Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) for the replacement and maintenance of its subsea cable assets. The framework, which will run to 2023, sees Briggs support over 100 submarine electricity cables which provi
Redundant PSVs could get new lease of life as dredgers
Redundant PSVs could be turned into trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHD) used for the maintenance of navigable waterways.
Ex-Heerema Marine Contractors’ boss takes over as CEO of Kenz Figee
Dutch offshore crane supplier Kenz Figee Group has appointed Jan Pieter Klaver as new CEO. Klaver left his position as CEO of Heerema Marine Contractors in June 2017, having served as the chief executive there since 2010. To remind Kenz Figee was taken over by last year by MeeMaken BV, a firm with t
Norsea, Apply TB pen Norway’s ‘largest’ onshore power supply deal
The project will achieve total emission reduction of up to 15.000 ton CO2 per year. This is equal to annual CO2 emissions from more than 7000 cars.
Swan Hunter Flexlay Spread Finalizes Eni OCTP Work
Swan Hunter has completed the demobilization of a flexlay spread from the Lewek Constellation pipelay vessel. The 5500Te basket carousel and loading tower c/w tensioner were used to install flexible risers and flowlines for Eni Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) project in Ghana. The multi-stage demo
Teledyne: Innovative Spill Measurement for Wirecrane and Excavator Dredging
Teledyne RESON has just released a very interesting paper named ‘Innovative spill measurement for wirecrane and excavator dredging‘. “Monitoring of what happens underwater always has been a challenge. Dredge guidance and monitoring software have the advantage that they show the position of the bucke
Nexans Enhances High Voltage Testing Capacity
Nexans has decided to enhance its high voltage (HV) testing capacity by building a new direct current (DC) laboratory in Calais, France, that allows to test simultaneously three independent qualification loops. Each loop is composed of multiple cable sections and joints and is connected to the elect
Huisman Introduces Fiber Rope System for Subsea Applications
Huisman has developed a new system for the application of fiber rope in subsea deployment crane applications. The system includes a hybrid fiber rope system which combines the advantages of fiber rope with subsea deployment, while the heave compensation is done with traditional steel wire rope syste
Alfa Laval’s offshore fire water pump for North Sea platform
Sweden’s Alfa Laval has won an order to supply Framo pumping systems to an oil platform in the North Sea. The order, valued at 60 million Swedish crowns, comprises offshore fire water pumping systems to an unnamed offshore oil platform in the North Sea. “I am very pleased to announce this large orde
Kawasaki Wraps Up AUV Verification Testing in UK
Kawasaki Heavy Industries has completed a verification test for an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) in UK waters. An AUV is capable of autonomously assessing and acting according to its surrounding conditions and circumstances while carrying out preassigned missions. The AUV verification test was
Wintershall Deploys Emerson Roxar System on Maria Field
Emerson’s latest Roxar downhole sensor system has been deployed on the Maria field offshore Norway, providing the field’s operator Wintershall with improved well integrity monitoring and offshore safety. The pressure and temperature monitoring system allows Wintershall to verify that the predicted p
Teledyne Reson’s Multibeam Echosounder Set to Work Off Greenland
Teledyne Reson is set to deliver the SeaBat T50-R extended range high-resolution multibeam sonar to Greenland Climate Research Centre, to be hull mounted on R/V Sanna. The Greenland Climate Research Centre, a part of Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, will utilize the Seabat T50-R ER capabili
NKT Enters Wave Power Market with New Cables Testing
NKT is entering the market for wave power with the testing of power cables for the new wave power project in Norway. NKT has embarked on the journey to produce energy from the sea and has developed two cables designed to withstand the continuous movements of the waves, the company said. The low and