Equipment
Royal IHC, ANP Ink TSHD Deal
Royal IHC has signed a contract for the design, construction and delivery of a 4,200m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) with Administración Nacional de Puertos (ANP) in Montevideo, Uruguay. The contract was signed by Mr Alberto Diaz Acosta, President of the Board of Directors of ANP, Mrs Gladi
Royal IHC Bags DPC Innovation Award for PM Motor
Royal IHC has been awarded a DPC Innovation Award for its open permanent magnet (PM) motor for use in deep-sea environments. The DPC Innovation Awards ceremony was held on 10 November and consisted of 13 categories. The most innovative and forward-thinking projects that the dredging and port constru
DPC Award for Boskalis in ‘Dredging Support Vessel’ Category
The Boskalis multi-purpose vessels Ndeavor and Ndurance won the Innovation Award in the category ‘Dredging Support Vessel’ yesterday evening, during the IHS DPC Innovation Awards ceremony in London. The jury praised the innovative design and multi-functionality of the vessels. The vessels are able t
Spanish Version of Deltares ‘Port of the Future’ Game
Deltares has launched a Spanish version of the serious game Port of the Future ’Juego serio Puerto de Futuro’. The ‘Puerto del Futuro’ game will allow the Dutch Embassies in Latin American countries to facilitate dialogue, raise awareness of the current policy challenges for ports, and help port sta
Viper Subsea Branches Out into Other Markets as Viper Innovations
Viper Subsea is said to be preparing to diversify and grow its business by transferring its technology into new markets. In preparation, Viper Subsea Technology Limited has formally changed the name of the registered company to Viper Innovations Ltd. The trading name of Viper Subsea will continue to
in2Dredging Introduces Pumps and Pipeline Tool
in2Dredging (i2D), an independent dredging consultancy, has launched its new and unique software program Pumps and Pipeline (PnP v1.1). PnP is the first commercial pumps and pipeline estimating tool for the dredging and mining industry. i2D’s gap analysis identified a disconnection between dredging
Magseis Sees Deficit Grow
Norwegian seabed seismic services player, Magseis, has seen red ink at the end of the third quarter 2016 as it booked impairment of asset related to the conversion of seismic node technology. The Oslo-listed company has seen its revenue up to USD 13 million from USD 12.8 million same time last year.
DPC Innovation Award for DEME and Royal IHC
DEME and Royal IHC have been awarded a DPC Innovation Award for the world’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers (TSHD). The DPC Innovation Awards consisted of 13 categories looking at the most innovative and forward-thinking projects that the dredging and port
AxFlow Acquires Process Partner (Norway)
AxFlow has extended its business in Norway with the acquisition of Process Partner, experts in process instrumentation, calibration and gas detection equipment for offshore and onshore industries. With 570 employees and sales of €175 million, AxFlow is the distributor of industrial fluid handling eq
China Selects Sonardyne Acoustics for Six New Research Vessels
Sonardyne Asia has informed that its Ranger 2 underwater acoustic positioning technology has been selected for six new Chinese scientific research vessels. The new order, announced during the OI China exhibition and conference in Shanghai, follows last month’s news that the Polar Research Institute
FPSO provider bends with the wind amid oil market downturn
Dutch provider of floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units to the offshore oil and gas industry, SBM Offshore, has been selected by EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDF EN) to provide floating wind systems solution for a pilot project offshore France. As a part of the French government’s turn
Aker BP hires IKM for Alvheim work
Aker BP has awarded a frame agreement to IKM Cleandrill, a specialist mud recovery subsidiary of the IKM Group, for the provision of a mud recovery services during drilling on the Alvheim development in the North Sea. IKM said that the deal is a three-year frame agreement for riserless closed loop m
GWL Acquires Barents Sea Seismic Data with Its New Technology
Geology Without Limits (GWL) explored the Barents Sea’s Norwegian shelf segment employing its new FloatSeis marine seismic technology. GWL markets FloatSeis as marine seismic technology that amends CDP reflection method with refracted waves data. Using custom seismic equipment in addition to both 2D
Li-S Battery Development Project Moves Forward
Steatite has completed the first phase of a 24-month project to develop a pressure-tolerant lithium sulphur (Li-S) battery pack that can improve the endurance and speed of ‘deep-dive autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). According to the company, after the demonstration that Li-S cells can operate