Equipment
Trelleborg Gear for ¡VAMOS! Mining Project
Trelleborg’s engineered products operation has supplied specialty mining hoses to ¡VAMOS! (Viable Alternative Mine Operating System), a 42-month research and development project designed to foster the exploitation and rehabilitation of under exploited and abandoned European deposits of mineral resou
Modus Boosts Survey Capacity with New Hybrid Underwater System
Modus Seabed Intervention said it has completed system integration and testing of one of the subsea industries first commercially available hybrid unmanned underwater vehicles. The Modus hybrid is marketed as one of the first autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) to feature the capabilities and chara
Van Oord Opts for Coda Octopus Real Time 3D Sonar
Van Oord has successfully completed an impressive ground improvement project for Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) with the help of Coda Octopus real time 3D sonar, the Echoscope. The project, which started in 2014, involved the reclamation of 65 million cubic meters of sand and extensive soi
CWind Expands Its Services with Global Marine’s Resources
CWind informed that it will incorporate the resources of its parent company Global Marine to expand its services offering to wind farm owners and developers. CWind currently provides services including blade repair, corrosion protection, inspections and maintenance (topside and subsea), cable pull-i
Komatsu Europe Introduces New MR-5 Mini Excavators
Komatsu Europe International has introduced a new range of MR-5 mini excavators, coming in February to the European market. The new PC30MR-5, PC35MR-5, PC45MR-5 and PC55MR-5 hydraulic excavators are four machines with tight tail swing radius and swing booms that hug the machine to help with work in
Oceaneering to supply Maersk Supply Service with eight ROVs
Subsea services provider Oceaneering International has entered into a long-term agreement with Danish offshore support vessel provider Maersk Supply Service for the provision of eight remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). Oceaneering said on Monday that the deal between the two also entails survey and
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (January 6-12, 2017). Shell to Supply LNG for Van der Kamp’s New Dredger Shell Western LNG B.V. (Shell) and Van der Kamp have signed an agreement for the supply of liquefied natural gas that will power Van der Kam
Group De Cloedt to Expand Dredging Fleet with ‘New’ TSHD
Kooiman Marine Group of Zwijndrecht has won a contract from Group De Cloedt for the conversion of their dry cargo vessel DC Eems into a trailing suction hopper dredger. The DC Eems, currently under management with EemsWerken (family Kornet) from Werkendam, measures approximately 90m x 15m. Upon comp
Aberdeen Sees Launch of New Oil & Gas Technology Centre
A new £180-million Oil & Gas Technology Centre has been officially opened in Aberdeen with aim to become the industry’s go to centre in the UK and internationally. In addition, The Oil & Gas Technology Centre, The University of Aberdeen and Robert Gordon University have signed a memorandum of unders
Geoex Bid Gets Thumbs Up
The board of directors of MultiClient Geophysical (MCG) have unanimously decided to recommend that its shareholders accept the voluntary cash offer from Geoex for all outstanding shares in the company. Geoex increased its offer to NOK 1.40 per share, or approximately NOK 130.0 million of total share
DHI VIDEO on Measurement of Suspended Sediment
DHI Group, an independent research and consultancy organization, has just released their latest DHI Tech Talk video, named ‘Measurement of Suspended Sediment’. Solid particles transported in the water are referred to as suspended sediments. A high level of suspended sediments may lead to serious eff
Minesto Looks to Boost Its Tidal Energy Project Off Wales
Swedish marine energy developer Minesto intends to expand the commercial roll-out of its Deep Green technology in Holyhead Deep, North Wales by taking steps to increase the planned installed capacity of its tidal energy array to 80 MW. The company has submitted a scoping report to UK consenting auth
Saab Seaeye Upgrades Falcon ROV
Saab Seaeye has enhanced its remotely operated vehicle ‘Falcon’ with its advanced iCON behaviour-based intelligent control architecture. Namely, the Falcon can now host many new features, making it an advanced platform for further automation and behaviour-based software development. A new attribute
EMGS Narrows Losses
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) posted loss for the fourth-quarter 2016 of $15.1 million, improving from $24.1 million loss in the same period last year. For 2016, the company reported loss of $52.1 million, against loss of $76.7 million in 2015. EMGS generated revenues of $12.0 million in the fo