Equipment
Fugro’s trenching services for three oil & gas projects in North Sea
Fugro has secured three contracts for its trenching services for oil and gas clients. The contracts will see its Q1400 trenching systems deployed in the North Sea over the next 12 months. At the Wintershall-owned Maria development in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, Fugro will deploy the Q1400
Rolls-Royce to invest millions in Finnish azimuth thruster facility
UK’s Rolls-Royce is looking to invest millions of euros in its azimuth thruster production facility in Rauma, Finland, consolidating assembly and test capability and modernising the operation to position the business for future growth opportunities. According to the company, the €57 million (£44 mil
Damen Shoalbuster for SMIT Amandla Marine
The second of two Damen Shoalbuster 3009 multi-purpose workboats for SMIT Amandla Marine has been named in a ceremony at Damen Shipyards Cape Town, South Africa. Named the Aogatoa, the vessel is the second of two shoalbusters 3009 ordered by SMIT Amandla Marine for the De Beers contract and built at
Aker Arctic, Hydromec Develop Ice Strengthened Dredger
Aker Arctic and CJSC Zavod Hydromekhanizatsii (Hydromec), a Russian company specialized in the design and construction of dredging vessels, are jointly developing an ice strengthened and winterized dredger that could be used for maintenance work in the Arctic. The companies signed a memorandum of un
Huawei Marine, Rostelecom Begin SFOTL Construction
Huawei Marine and Rostelecom have started the construction of submarine fiber optical telecommunication line (SFOTL) connecting Kamchatka and Sakhalin. The construction of this 900km submarine cable constitutes the second phase of the Far East cable system that connects the regions of Kamchatka-Sakh
WATCH: Subsea Salmon Farming with Atlantis Concept
Earlier this year, Norwegian company AKVA group teamed up with Sinkaberg-Hansen and Egersund Nethas to establish Atlantis Subsea Farming to develop submersible fish-farming facilities for salmon on an industrial scale. Atlantis Subsea Farming has applied for six development licences to enable large-
Subsea 7 Extends with Xait
Seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services contractor Subsea 7 has signed a three-year contract with Xait. Xait is Norwegian company behind the software XaitPorter. XaitPorter is a cloud based software that enables several contributors to work on the same document at the same time. “Su
Delft Hosts Five-Day Dredging Course
The International Association of Dredging Companies’ (IADC) Seminar on Dredging and Land Reclamation will be held from Monday, 20 June, through Friday, 24 June, 2016 at UNESCO-IHE, Delft, the Netherlands. This five-day course strives to provide an understanding through lectures by experts in the fie
Norway: Deal reached on offshore supply bases wages. Strike averted
Norwegian oil and gas employers have reached a collective wages settlement with workers employed in offshore supply bases, thus avoiding a strike. To remind, the talks had broken down between the parties, and then went to national mediation. The mediation between the Norwegian Oil and Gas and the No
Austria’s Palfinger Marine set to buy Norway’s TTS Group
Austrian crane specialist Palfinger Marine is looking to acquire the Norwegian cranes and offshore access systems provider TTS Group. Palfinger, via its subsidiary Palfinger Marine, will offer NOK 5.60 in cash for one TTS share in the event of a positive due diligence outcome. The board of directors
Ardmore Craig Nets Its 150th Contract
Ardmore Craig, a Darlington based company, has secured its 150th contract award. The award, from an existing customer, covers the design and build of cable handling equipment and upgrading of a previously supplied lay spread that will be used on an offshore wind farm, the company informed. Director
Rosneft and Fincantieri to design and build ‘new type of vessel’ at Zvezda
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and Russian oil company Rosneft have signed a heads of agreement for the formation of a joint venture focused on design and engineering of a new type of vessel to be built at the Zvezda shipbuilding complex. The Zvezda shipbuilding complex is a cooperation between Ros
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 13 – June 19). Ezra Holdings, Chiyoda Corporation and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) have entered into a binding agreement for NYK to invest in EMAS CHIYODA Subsea (ECS), which is currently
Giant Quay Cranes Arrived at DP World London Gateway
Two more of the UK’s most technically advanced quay cranes were brought up the River Thames earlier this week. The cranes completed the long sea voyage from China on vessel Zhen Hua 10 via the Cape of Good Hope to arrive at DP World London Gateway Port, just 25 miles from Central London. When instal