Equipment
Equinix, Eastern Light Collaborate on New Submarine Cable
Equinix has started working with Eastern Light on its new international fiber optic cable route in northern Europe. The new cable system is non-amplified and designed to let customers use their own equipment on their own dark fiber and will go from Stockholm in Sweden to Hanko, Helsinki and Kotka in
RETN Taps Aqua Comms’ AEConnect to Deliver Transatlantic Connectivity
RETN, a provider of international data transmission services, has partnered with Aqua Comms, the operator of Ireland’s first dedicated subsea fibre-optic network interconnecting New York, Dublin and London, to deliver transatlantic capacity on Aqua Comms’ America-Europe Connect (AEConnect) subsea ca
Gotland Link Gets ‘IEEE Milestone’ Award
Vattenfall and ABB have been awarded the ‘IEEE Milestone’ for the high-voltage DC transmission cable built between the island of Gotland and the mainland in 1954 – the first of its kind in the world for commercial operation. The Milestone award, which has been called the Nobel Prize for Electricity,
VBMS Supplies Inter-Array Cables for Albatros OWF
VBMS, a subsidiary of Boskalis, has been awarded an inter-array cabling contract by EnBW Albatros GmbH for the 112MW Albatros offshore wind farm. The contract includes the supply, installation and burial as well as termination and testing of nineteen 33kV inter-array cables. The cable installation a
Heerema to Build Peregrino II Jacket
Heerema Fabrication Group has received a procurement and construction contract for the Peregrino II jacket by South Atlantic Holding, on behalf of Statoil. The Peregrino jacket will be approximately 135 meters tall, with a footprint of 66 x 53 meters and will weigh 9,300 tonnes (excluding the 12 pil
WATCH: Saipem Hydrone ROV/AUV
The animation shows a new hybrid ROV/AUV technology as a permanent subsea infrastructure for Life of Field management services. The so-called Hydrone, developed by Italian oil and gas industry contractor Saipem and its Sonub division, was born as an evolution of the Innovator 2.0 remotely operated v
Minesto Hires Doosan Babcock for Deep Green Testing
Minesto, a marine energy technology developer, has contracted Doosan Babcock to carry out fatigue testing of their Deep Green technology. Testing will be carried out on two wing sections at the Renfrew Test Facility. The project will run for around two months and will include accelerated life testin
Savante Puts Its Diver-Held Laser Scanner in Action
Aberdeenshire-based Savante Subsea Lasers said it has ‘miniaturised’ its DLS (dynamic laser scanning) technology into an integrated diver-operated 3D laser measurement solution. The CTS-3D underwater laser scanner, a hand-held diver operated tool, completed a shallow-water platform inspection contra
Boskalis to cut 230 jobs in Papendrecht head office
Royal Boskalis Westminster is set to cut around 230 jobs in its Papendrecht head office, following the completion of the study into the costs of its head office organization. In a statement on Monday, Boskalis said that the deteriorated market circumstances and the expected long spell of low energy
Aquatic Inks Frame Agreement with Ocean Installer
Aquatic Engineering & Construction has signed a global framework agreement with Ocean Installer. The contract will run for three years with the option of a one-year extension. The frame agreement will cover the provision of engineering services, supply of equipment and personnel, and all necessary t
Bakker Sliedrecht Equipment for CWB’s New Dredger
GIW Industries, a manufacturer of heavy-duty dredge pumps, has ordered two powerful submersible motors from Bakker Sliedrecht. The motors are destined for a new hopper dredger, which is being built at Wenchong Shipyard in China for the Chang Jiang Waterway Bureau (CWB). According to Bakker Sliedrech
ABB gets funding for subsea power factory project
ABB has secured three years’ funding for its program aimed at developing subsea power factories for the oil and gas industry. The funding was obtained from the Research Council of Norway, which has awarded ABB a NOK 10 million research grant. The subsea technology, to be developed by ABB, will be us
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (May 8-14, 2017). Caterpillar to Power the World’s Largest Split Hopper Dredger Caterpillar Marine has just announced that the world’s largest split hopper dredger is being built with a complete Cat® engine and pr
ACE Winches Moors Iron Lady Barge for Brent Delta Decom Work
ACE Winches has mobilized a six point mooring system to anchor the ‘Iron Lady’ barge being used on the Brent decommissioning project. The equipment, designed and manufactured by ACE Winches at their global headquarters in Aberdeenshire is now in situ and being supported by a team of ACE Winches offs