Equipment
Aker Solutions Swings Job Axe in UK
Subsea specialist Aker Solutions has confirmed plans to reduce its UK subsea workforce capacity for about 280 permanent positions mainly in Aberdeen and London. The company has already started consultation with employee representatives, claiming a continued market slowdown as the main reason behind
Oceanteam Nets Turntables Deal
Oceanteam Solutions has been awarded a contract to supply 4000T and 1100T turntables and auxiliary equipment for the storage, splicing and multiple loadouts of cables to a client at Oceanteam’s own base in Velsen Noord, The Netherlands. Oceanteam Solutions is supplying engineering services, cable ha
Tritech Sells Gemini NBI Systems to Rotech Subsea
Aberdeen-based company Tritech informed that Rotech Subsea has purchased gemini narrow beam imager (NBI) systems. The sonars are to be installed in single head or dual head configuration for use on Rotech’s RS range of excavation tools. The Gemini NBI systems will run on the newly introduced Tritech
Boskalis Expands Dredging Fleet with Magnor
The largest and most efficient backhoe dredger in the world, Magnor, has docked at the Boskalis’ main office in Papendrecht, the Netherlands. The vessel, built by Ravestein, includes all the necessary equipment such as a large deck workshop, stores, machinery and an accommodation fully outfitted to
VIDEO: Statoil Unveils New Subsea Concept
Norway’s Statoil has presented a new subsea concept at the Barents Sea Conference in Hammerfest, designed to reduce cost and increase efficiency. The new concept, called Cap-X, is estimated to cut costs by as much as 30% compared with conventional technology. According to Statoil’s video, which furt
VIDEO: Statoil’s Cap-X set to cut capex
Norwegian oil company Statoil has revealed a new subsea concept that promises to reduce costs and increase efficiency. Cap-X, as the concept is named, enables subsea standardization, something Statoil has called for as a way of reducing costs, which is of utmost importance for oil and gas operators
Busy Q1 for UniSite Group
UniSite Group, a Chinese company involved in dredging, land reclamation, offshore projects, marine, mechanical engineering and green remediation projects, took an active part in many project all over the world in the first quarter of 2016. In this time frame, UniSite supplied a significant amount of
Record Figures for bauma 2016 Show
A seven-day bauma 2016 show has come to an end, bringing more than 580,000 visitors from 200 countries to Munich, Germany. The show gathered a total of 3,423 exhibitors—1,263 from Germany and 2,160 from abroad—from 58 countries who presented their products, developments and innovations on some 605,0
Nordsee One Foundations Installation Complete
GeoSea, a part of DEME Group, has completed installation of all 54 foundations, including monopiles and transition pieces, for the 332 MW Nordsee One offshore wind project located in the North Sea. According to, Northland Power, one of the owners of the project with 85% interest, the foundations are
VIDEO: Snake-like robots to reduce subsea inspection costs
Norwegian oil company Statoil, and its compatriot Kongsberg Maritime, have signed a deal with Eelume, to develop snake-like swimming robots that should significantly cut costs related to subsea inspection, maintenance and repair operations. According to a press statement by Statoil, NTNU and Sintef
Statoil, Kongsberg Engage Eelume for New Subsea IMR Robots
Kongsberg Maritime and Statoil have signed an agreement with Eelume, a NTNU spin-off company, to accelerate new technology that could reduce costs related to subsea inspection, maintenance and repair operations. NTNU and Sintef have conducted research on snake robotics for more than 10 years. Eelume
Port of Foynes Maintenance Dredging Kicks Off
The maintenance dredging operations at the Port of Foynes are scheduled to begin today, according to the Shannon Foynes Port Company (SFPC). The dredging works will be undertaken by the SFPC’s multicat Shannon 1. Operations will be conducted by using a plough, and will be located within the Port of
NSRI Workshop to Discuss Future of Subsea Storage
The National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) is launching a drive to develop technology that could make underwater factories and storage more viable, helping to increase the recovery of hydrocarbons and prolong the life of the North Sea. The industry-led, technology organisation is hosting an even
DSAm Completes Maintenance Program for DEME’s Flintstone
The fallpipe vessel Flintstone has departed from Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm), following a six-week program of maintenance and repairs. The Flintstone underwent a comprehensive program of maintenance, surveys and testing in the run-up to her Special Survey, spending a total of 28 days in drydoc