Equipment
Multi-Purpose Vessel London Titan Ready for Action
With Thames passenger and freight statistics at record levels, the Port of London Authority (PLA) officially introduced its £7 million multi-purpose river maintenance vessel, London Titan, in a ceremony held yesterday at Tower Pier. Officially named by Thurrock MP, Jackie Doyle-Price, London Titan w
Minesto Gets EUR 5.1M Funding for Deep Green
Minesto has, together with eight partners, received EUR 5.1 million, to develop the Deep Green technology within a project named PowerKite. The project will be financed through EU Horizon 2020. The aim is to develop the next generation of the Deep Green power plant; to give it a better performance,
UK equipment for China-built, UAE-owned anchor handlers
China’s Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group has ordered a package of power and propulsion equipment and deck machinery from UK’s Rolls-Royce. Under the agreement, the UK-based company will equip nine SPA80A Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessels to be designed and built by Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group and
INTERVIEW with MTG
MTG, an international company specialized in the design and production of systems for earth moving machinery, has had a very busy 2015 so far. The company has recently introduced its latest solutions for the dredging market at the Europort exhibition in Rotterdam. That’s why we decided to do an inte
OSIL Unveils New Camera for Deep Sea Sediment Corers
UK-based Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has released a new camera system designed to be mounted to deep sea sediment corers. The self-contained system will allow users to record the corer deployment and review the footage on recovery of the corer to check the system has deployed correctly
Westcon equips ‘Viking Energy’ with energy storage system
Eidesvik Offshore, a Norway-based supply, subsea, seismic and cable-laying shipping company, has chosen Westcon Power & Automation to deliver the energy storage system for their multi-purpose offshore vessel Viking Energy. According to Westcon, an offshore and maritime industry products, services an
ROVOP bags $4.5 M in four contracts
Aberdeen-based ROV services provider ROVOP has announced £3 million ($4.5 M) worth of new contracts in the last month across the oil and gas, offshore wind and power transmission sectors. The four contracts will see ROVOP operating in multiple geographic locations in the North Sea, Mediterranean and
Alba B3 on Its Way to Equatorial Guinea
Marathon Oil’s Alba B3 compression platform has left for its final destination offshore Equatorial Guinea. The Alba project is managed by Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) as main contractor and the EPC scope was jointly executed with Iv-Oil & Gas (Iv). In addition to the EPC, HFG was also awarded the
Subsea 7 Selects Hydratight Pipeline Connector for EPRS Project Off Australia
Subsea 7 has awarded a contract to Hydratight to supply pipeline connector solution for their Emergency Pipeline Repair System (EPRS) project in Australia. The contract will see Hydratight deliver its MORGRIP mechanical connector. The repair system is part of the contingency planning for multiple pi
New Terra et Aqua Released
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just released the latest issue of Terra et Aqua, their official quarterly publication. The magazine is supported solely by the IADC as a service to the world-wide dredging community and represents IADC’s commitment to the highest standar
ASN, Bluesky Team Up on ‘Moana Cable’ Subsea Link
Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN) has signed a turnkey contract with Amper, subsidiary Bluesky Pacific Group, to roll out a new submarine cable system spanning more than 9,700 km across the Pacific. Named ‘Moana Cable’, the system will link New Zealand and Hawaii using the latest submarine cab
Hydratight nets order from Subsea 7
Hydratight, a UK based mechanical components manufacturer, has won a pipeline connector order from Subsea 7 to support their Emergency Pipeline Repair System (EPRS) project in Australia. The repair system is part of the contingency planning for multiple pipelines associated with Chevron Australia’s
Sabella D10 Tidal Turbine Achieves 10 MWh
Sabella D10 tidal turbine, located off the Ushant Island, has generated 10 MWh of electricity under real operating conditions. According to French marine energy specialist, “This is a major step in the development of marine energy”. The turbine started delivering power to Ushant Island on November 5
‘Isaac Newton’ Delivered
The delivery ceremony of yard 507 Isaac Newton, a sophisticated multipurpose vessel built by Uljanik shipyard for the Jan De Nul Group (Sofidra S.A.), was held in Uljanik on 27th November 2015. The vessel can be deployed on a variety of projects: installing subsea cables, trench dredging and subsea