Equipment
Blue Water Wins €40M Nord Stream 2 Logistics Job
Wasco Coatings has awarded Blue Water Shipping of Esbjerg, Denmark, a €40-million contract for the transport, handling and storage of 113,000 Nord Stream 2 project pipes. Wasco was earlier awarded the contract for concrete weight coating, storage and logistics of the 200,000 pipes required for the p
Blue Water to handle Nord Stream 2 pipes for Wasco
After Nord Stream 2 AG awarded Wasco Coatings Europe a contract for concrete weight coating, storage and logistics of the 200,000 pipes for the namesake pipeline, Wasco has now awarded Denmark’s Blue Water Shipping a contract for the transport, handling and storage of 113,000 of the pipes. Nord Stre
Directorate of Fisheries Says No to Aqualine Subsea System
The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has decided to reject the application from Aqualine for 10 development permits for the concept of “Aqualine Subsea System – submerged industrial production”. Last year Aqualine applied for the development permits with aim to develop and market a submersible sys
Canyon Offshore to Trench Hornsea Project One Cables
Canyon Offshore has been awarded a contract by Siem Offshore Contractors for the provision of trenching services on DONG Energy’s Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. Canyon Offshore’s scope will require the trenching of approximately 140km of inner-array grid cables on the wind farm, laid onto t
ORPC Tests Its Bearing System at UMaine
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) has completed full-scale testing of a specialized, water-lubricated bearing system and associated drive line components designed for underwater systems that capture energy from ocean tides and river currents. The testing was conducted at the University of Maine A
Lighthouse Adds New Vessel to Its Fleet
Italian survey company Lighthouse has expanded its fleet to meet market demand with the addition of a multipurpose offshore vessel, Nautical Geo. Nautical Geo is a 74 meters long, DP2 class research vessel, fitted with equipment payload capable to perform a wide range of survey work, inspection and
Tekmar to Protect Blyth OWF Cables
Tekmar has been awarded a contract by VBMS to supply its 7th generation of TekLink cable protection system, bellmouths, cover disks and hang-offs on Blyth offshore wind farm. The 66kV wind farm is wholly owned by EDF Energies Nouvelles and is being built by EDF Energy Renewables. Nexans will supply
Bladt Fits Together First Beatrice Jacket
Bladt Industries has completed the first stacking of the upper 3D structure to the lower 3D structure for the first out of 30 jacket foundations for the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) project. The jacket foundations will have a height of up to approximately 70 metres with weights of up to app
DTU Works on New Underwater Robot for Offshore Industry
Technical University of Denmark (DTU) has set up a laboratory where researchers will complete a modular underwater robot. The robot would be used for inspection, and the long-term vision is that it will be able to carry out underwater repairs on foundations and rigs. “We have a vision of creating a
Kongsberg AUV for University Of Gothenburg
The University Of Gothenburg has chosen Kongsberg Maritime’s HUGIN autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to expand Sweden’s capabilities in the field of marine research using unmanned platforms. The HUGIN, which will be funded by grants from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and managed by a pr
AGR Secures Maersk Oil Software Contract
Maersk Oil has awarded a software as a service (SaaS) contract to AGR Software to deliver its P1 software. As a result, P1 should play a key role in screening, planning and tracking of performance in Maersk Oil well operations, allowing the oil company to maximise their communication of operational
A C Marine & Composites Nets Minesto Contract
A C Marine & Composites has secured a contract from Minesto to supply composite struts, in partnership with Off Limit Engineering for its Deep Green project which will be deployed at Holyhead Deep, off the coast of Wales. Christian Norinder, development engineer at Minesto said: “A C Marine & Compos
Claxton Wins Southern North Sea Decom Work
Claxton has been awarded a contract to riglessly casing cut and recover a total of seven wells in the Southern North Sea across two of the operator’s, normally unmanned, platforms, along with an additional subsea suspended well at one of the locations. Work is scheduled to begin in July at the first
Sif to Supply Monopiles for Albatros OWF
Sif Holding has been awarded the production of all monopiles and, in joint venture with Smulders, all the transition pieces for the EnBW Albatros offshore wind park. GeoSea, a DEME Group’s subsidiary, awarded the contract. GeoSea as subcontractor of Siemens is responsible for the engineering, procur