Equipment
MRC Global to work on Statoil’s Johan Sverdrup field development
Houston-based MRC Global Inc. has been awarded contracts through its Norwegian subsidiaries to support Statoil’s Johan Sverdrup project in the North Sea. Johan Sverdrup development will include four platforms: a utility and accommodation platform, a processing platform, a drilling platform and a ris
RTG, FHP Join Forces with IHC
Royal IHC has expanded its activities with the acquisition of Robbins Technology Group (RTG) in Brisbane, Australia, and Fraser Hydraulic Power (FHP) in the UK. With these latest acquisitions, IHC has expanded its offshore rental fleet and gained a stronger foothold in the mining market respectively
TWMA wins Culzean deal with Maersk Oil. New jobs on the horizon
Global integrated drilling waste management and environmental services firm, TWMA, has been awarded two contracts by Maersk Oil for the work in the UK North Sea. TWMA says the projects are led by its Aberdeen-based team. One contract involves work on the Culzean development, one of the largest gas d
Royal IHC Buys Fraser Hydraulic Power
Royal IHC has expanded its offshore rental fleet with the acquisition of Fraser Hydraulic Power (FHP) in the UK. Fraser Hydraulic Power (FHP) designs and builds systems for laying subsea cables and umbilicals with tracked engines and tensioners, cable carousels, and drum handling systems in its prod
Forum Subsea Rentals Gets New Global Business Director
Forum Subsea Rentals (FSR) has strengthened its senior management team with the promotion of Nicki Nicholls to the role of global business director. Nicholls joined Forum in 2008 as part of the Technical Sales team before taking on the roles of sales manager, operations manager and then commercial m
Picture of the Day: IHC Pumps for JDN
Royal IHC (IHC) – a Dutch maritime group focused on the design and construction of vessels and services for the offshore, dredging and wet mining markets – has just posted this Cutter Pump photo on its facebook page. The picture shows three brand new CutterSpecial® pumps with Curve® impeller ready t
YE 118 Noordland Delivered
The Dutch fishing cooperative YE 118 Noordland BV has taken delivery of its new shellfish dredger from Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam. The new vessel, called YE 118 Noordland, has fishing gear specially designed for dredging razor shells. It comprises a 5.5-tonne basket that is lowered over the
Highlights of the Week
Machiavelli Ready for Action As part of a future Corio Bay Channels Upgrade Project, investigative works in the vicinity of No 1 and No 2 Beacons in the Wilson Spit Channel will be conducted between October 28 and November 9, 2015. Dredge Yard Delivers the Auger […]
Fugro to Cut 500 More Jobs
Fugro said it will lay off around 500 employees in the coming quarters as it feels the pressure of deteriorating market and anticipates even more challenging times ahead. The company said it’s still early to determine which divisions and regions will be affected by this new headcount reduction. In a
Archer: Low activity levels here to stay
Archer, a global oilfield services provider, does not feel the cards will turn for the better anytime soon in the sector pressured by low oil prices; or at least not in the fourth quarter of this year, nor the first half of 2016. According to the company’s third quarter 2015 statement on Friday, the
Royal IHC Names 1.840m3 TSHD
Royal IHC named the MAHURY, a 1.840m3 capacity twin-screw trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD), on 29 October 2015 at its partner MTG Dolphin’s shipyard in Varna, Bulgaria. The new TSHD is Baggerbedrijf de Boer – Dutch Dredging’s fourth IHC-built vessel. Dutch Dredging named the vessel after its t
Picture of the Day: Auger Dredger
Dredge Yard has recently delivered a sediment dredging machine, also known as Auger Dredger, which will be used for a desalination plant in the Gulf region. The sediment dredger has been designed for 9m dredging depth, with high production underwater dredge pump, 2 floating pontoons stiffened from i
River Hamble Survey on the Way
ABP Marine Environmental Research ltd (ABPmer) has been contracted by the River Hamble Harbor Authority to undertake its 2015 annual bathymetric survey. The survey is carried out to help the River Hamble Harbor Authority to maintain its knowledge of the water depths within the river and to capture a
Alewijnse Delivers Electrical Repairs on RV Belgica
System integrator Alewijnse Marine Systems has successfully completed electrical repairs on the Belgica, a research vessel owned by the Belgian state. Alewijnse has also launched an appraisal of a possible limited lifetime extension for the ship. RV Belgica suffered water damage to the engine room o