Equipment
JULONG Delivers Dredger to France
JULONG, a Chinese manufacturer of various water engineering ships and platforms, has completed delivery of a cutter suction dredger CSD250 to a customer in France. The JULONG CSD250 has been delivered as a complete dredging package, including floating and land HDPE pipe lines, tools and spares packa
Construction of Ostwind 1 Offshore Connection Starts
Recently, 50Hertz held a starting ceremony for the Ostwind 1 offshore cable construction project. “At over one billion euros, the grid connection of the offshore wind farm in the Westlich Adlergrund Cluster (CWA) is the largest investment of our company to date,” said Boris Schucht, CEO of 50Hertz.
MTG to Present Latest Solutions
MTG will be at the Europort 2015 exhibition in Rotterdam (3-6 November), introducing its latest solutions for the dredging market. The main innovation is DMET, a hammerless system which ensures maximum reliability and productivity even in the most demanding applications and environments. It is a G.E
Royal IHC at Europort 2015
Royal IHC will take part in Europort 2015, the maritime exhibition set for 3-6 November at Ahoy Rotterdam, with a focus on all areas of the shipbuilding industry. “Europort has become one of the world’s leading meeting places for professionals and pioneers in our markets,” said IHC’s Strategy & Comm
VIDEO: How to Dismount Cutter Head
Royal IHC, a Dutch builder of vessels and equipment for the dredging and offshore oil & gas industries, has just introduced a video that shows how to remove a cutter head and prevent eventual damage during the process. The cutter heads and teeth on the dredgers are exposed to extreme forces and wear
WATCH: UBW Presents New Research Submersible
U-Boat Worx (UBW), has launched a transparent 3-person submersible capable of diving to 1,700 meters the C-Researcher 3. UBW, in collaboration with scientists has designed a compact, DNV GL-classed, submersible that enables scientists, policy makers and philanthropists to explore the world’s oceans.
Exceed Introduces Decommissioning Collaboration Tool
Exceed has launched online information management system for the offshore decommissioning market. Exceed has invested in excess of £300,000 in the development of iVISION, an online platform which connects multi-location, multi-discipline teams and business units through one central point where infor
Alfa Laval to provide boiler modules for FPSO offshore Nigeria
Alfa Laval, a Swedish heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling company, has won an order to supply its Alfa Laval Aalborg boiler modules for an FPSO vessel to be moored offshore Nigeria. The company has said that the order, booked in the Marine & Offshore Systems segment, has a value
VIDEO: Replacing Rubber Rings in Gate Valves
Royal IHC has just released a video showing the procedure for replacing Rubber Rings in Gate Valves and what to do if you encounter difficulties while doing it yourself. IHC Parts & Services, as part of the Royal IHC group, has been manufacturing valves for more than sixty years. The company has ext
NPD Gives Green Light for Gullfaks Subsea Boost
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted the licensees of Gullfaks Sør consent for start-up and operation of new subsea wet gas compressor and umbilical on the Gullfaks field in production licence 050. The Gullfaks project is the second major seabed gas compression project that will be
Statoil gets nod for new subsea wet gas compressor on Gullfaks
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted the licensees of Gullfaks Sør consent for start-up and operation of new subsea wet gas compressor and umbilical on the Gullfaks field in production licence 050, in the northern North Sea. Statoil is the operator at Gullfaks Sør with 51%. Other pa
Alcatel-Lucent, Telefónica Enhance PENCAN Subsea Link
Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks, the cables subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent, and Telefónica are upgrading the PENCAN-7 and PENCAN-8 undersea cable systems linking landing points on the Spanish mainland to Gran Canaria and Tenerife in the Canary Islands. The 100 Gbit/s upgrade will offer a more than t
Petrex Conducts BW Athena Checkup
Petrex Developments has completed the inspection of the BW Athena Dynamic Flexible Riser/Umbilical Systems, FPSO Mooring System and Hull for North Sea Operator Ithaca Energy UK. The BW Athena Flexible Riser System consists of three flexible risers, two dynamic umbilicals, a mid-water arch (MWA) with
Dong Cuts Noise at Gode Wind
Dong Energy has informed that the foundations setup for the Gode Wind offshore wind farm project is moving forward according to plan. According to the company, the last of the 97 foundations will be installed in a few weeks . Despite foundations being 7.5 meters in diameter, targets for the noise re