Equipment
Statoil to use M-I SWACO’s tank cleaning technology
Schlumberger’s M-I SWACO has signed a NOK 500 million ($55.8 million) contract with Statoil under which it will deliver its newly-developed technological solution for the cleaning of tanks on supply vessels. The contract extends over four years with an option to renew for a further four years. Altho
Maersk Training teams up with eDrilling
Maersk Training and eDrilling have announced a partnership with an aim to assists E&P companies, drilling contractors, and services companies worldwide to make informed drilling decisions and enhance drilling efficiency. According to Maersk Training, this cooperation will provide well specific drill
FoundOcean Wraps Up Gemini Foundations Grouting
FoundOcean has completed the grouting of foundations at Gemini Wind Farm on behalf of Van Oord. The offshore wind farm, situated 85 kilometres north of the Dutch province of Groningen, is made up of 150 wind turbines spanning across 2 sites. The 600 MW wind farm will provide 785,000 homes with renew
Boskalis Strengthens Market Position in Germany
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has reached a heads of agreement with STRABAG SE for the acquisition of the dredging activities and assets of STRABAG Wasserbau GmbH, formerly known as Möbius Wasserbau. STRABAG Wasserbau, based in Hamburg, has an annual turnover of approximately EUR 50 million with a
NIRAS, Intertek Secure Viking Link Work
NIRAS and Intertek have been appointed by Energinet.dk and National Grid Viking Link Limited (National Grid) as Marine Consultants to support with the permitting of Viking Link. Viking Link is a proposed international offshore infrastructure project linking electricity networks in Great Britain and
Kongsberg Launches New Singlebeam System
Kongsberg Maritime has released its fifth generation of singlebeam echo sounder designed for shallow to medium depth waters and for hull mounted side scan systems. The new EA 440 supersedes the EA 400 single beam platform, released in 2004, with the addition of a new Wideband Transceiver (WBT). Acco
Dredging Stories That Marked 2015
With the new year ahead of us, Dredging Today is bringing you a recap of the most popular posts from 2015. Van Oord, Boskalis to Build Artificial Island Off Jakarta Van Oord and joint venture partner Royal Boskalis Westminster have won a major land reclamation contract in Indonesia. DEME Bags Major
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (December 21-27). Boskalis Dredger Freeway Busy in Portsmouth Boskalis’ 4,500 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Freeway has arrived at the HMNB Portsmouth and is dredging the channel ahead of the arrival of the Q
Scientists Discover New Class of Hydrothermal System
Scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and the University of Southampton have made the first discovery of a new type of hydrothermal vent system in a decade, which should help explain the long observed disconnect between the theoretical rate at which the Earth’s crust is cooling at sea
OSBIT Power’s Access Systems for Helix’s Well Intervention Vessels
OSBIT Power has completed work on three new walk-to-work access systems to be installed on a trio of new well intervention vessels commissioned by Helix Well Ops U.K. The completion of the access systems is the first significant milestone in the triple Intervention Tension Frame (ITF) contract award
Osbit completes walk-to-work systems for Helix
Osbit Power has completed work on three new walk-to-work access systems, which will be installed on a trio of new well intervention vessels commissioned by Helix Well Ops U.K. Osbit said the completion of the access systems is the first significant milestone in the triple Intervention Tension Frame
DCN Wraps Up Grouting Hoses Removal at Gode Wind 1&2 OWF
Bergen op Zoom-based DCN International Diving and Marine Contractors has successfully removed all grouting hoses at the OWF Gode Wind 1&2. According to the company, a total of 97 locations have been visited to remove the 5,5 grouting hoses, which were cut and removed with in-house developed tools, m
Alphatron and Van Oord Sign Maintenance Agreement
Alphatron Marine today announced the signing of a 3-year global maintenance agreement with Van Oord. The contract is for the maintenance and support of all navigation and communication equipment on board Van Oord’s fleet of more than 80 vessels. Van Oord – specializing in dredging, offshore oil & ga
Oceaneering Orders Sparrows Under-Rollers
Sparrows Group, and its cable and pipe-lay solutions (CPLS) division, has been awarded a contract by Oceaneering to design and manufacture two 500-tonne powered and jack-able under-rollers. According to the company, the new under-roller system is suitable for use with reels of up to 11.4m outer diam