Equipment
Aquatera and Jee Demonstrate Tidal Cabling Solution
The phase one of Scottish Enterprise-funded Tidal Array Cabling Solution project has been completed. The project was launched in December 2013 in order to develop and demonstrate effective methods of locating, securing, protecting and retrieving cables for tidal energy arrays. Stromness-based Aquate
Renishaw Presents Merlin
Renishaw, a British engineering company, has launched Merlin, the latest laser scanner in its range of mobile 3D mapping products. Merlin supports safer, faster and more complete marine survey data acquisition for efficient coastal, offshore and inland waterway project management and enhanced decisi
Renishaw Launches New Marine Surveying Solution
British engineering company, Renishaw, has presented a new mobile 3D mapping product, a laser scanner ‘Merlin’. According to Reinshaw, Merlin has been engineered specifically for use in the challenging marine environment and to help cut the cost of vessel-based laser scanning. Using time-of-flight l
Prysmian Completes 66 kV Submarine Cable System Testing
Italian cable specialist Prysmian has finalized the electrical type tests on its 66 kV complete submarine cable system. The tests were carried out according to CIGRE and IEC testing protocols, the company said. The tested solution, which also includes factory, field joints and click-fit terminations
Halliburton signs supply deal with Suretank
Suretank, the Irish manufacturer of cargo carrying units and tanks to the offshore industry, has signed a four-year deal with Halliburton to supply all of its offshore equipment in Latin America. Containers, baskets, tanks, skids, workshops and tool boxes will be amongst some of the equipment manufa
TGS to Let Go 130 Workers
Seismic contractor TGS will reduce its global workforce capacity by some 130 people, corresponding to around 16 per cent of its total workforce. According to Oslo-listed company, this would reduce operating expenses by approximately USD 13 million per annum from the beginning of 2016. “This was a ve
VIDEO: ‘Normand Maximus’ heads to Brattvag, Norway
Solstad Offshore, a Norway-based provider of offshore support vessels, has shared a video of the sail away of its latest offshore construction vessel (OCV) Normand Maximus. As previously reported by Offshore Energy Today, the vessel was launched Sunday, November 8. It set off for Norway a few days l
Unique Group Adds GSE Rentals
Unique Group has acquired GSE Rentals (Geophysical Survey Equipment), a rental specialist of geophysical, hydrographic and oceanographic marine survey equipment. GSE Rentals is now wholly owned by Unique Group and the company’s workforce will be retained. Former owner, Stan Moroney, will continue as
DW Spots Slowdown in Work-Class ROVs Utilisation
The global ROV market is anticipated to significantly contract in value terms in 2016 (-6.3%) and then plateau in 2017, due to the current oil price downturn, according to a provider of market research & consulting within energy industry, Douglas-Westwood (DW). In its latest ROV market forecast for
MainOne Upgrades Its West Africa-Europe Submarine Cable
MainOne announced the completion of the upgrade of its submarine cable network between Nigeria, Ghana and Portugal to a 100G wavelength system. The 100G wavelength upgrade, implemented using the Xtera Nu-wave Optima optical networking platform is expected to provide additional capacity support for M
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (November 8-15). PortMiami Dredging Pays Off PortMiami is positioning itself to capture new trade opportunities thanks to more than $1 billion of capital infrastructure projects now complete. TSHD Severnaya Dvin
Unlocking Inland Waterways
The European Investment Bank today took part in the inauguration of the fourth lock in the Belgian town of Lanaye, close to Liege and just across the border from the Dutch city of Maastricht. In the company of several Belgian and Dutch Ministers and EIB Vice President Pim van Ballekom, King Philip o
New Capital Contracts for DEME
DEME Group, a Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering company, has secured several international dredging contracts with a total contract value of 150 million euros. It concerns projects that will strongly improve the accessibility of various world ports for international shipping. Th
Solar Panels on Floating Pipelines
The Kiasma Group, an Italian dredging pipeline manufacturer, has added a range of solar panels to its HDPE pipelines. This means that photovoltaic energy can be generated by panels fixed to the discharge lines used in the dredging industry. Kiasma describes the photovoltaic panels as flexibile and l