Equipment
DEME Group: Steel Cutting for CSD SPARTACUS at Royal IHC
The steel cutting ceremony for the new 44,180kW self-propelled cutter suction dredger (CSD) SPARTACUS took place today, DEME Group said in its latest announcement. CSD SPARTACUS, which will be built by Royal IHC, will be the world’s first LNG-powered cutter suction dredger and follows the order of t
SMD Develops Electric Winch and LARS for Shanghai Salvage
Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) has completed work on an electric drive dual-purpose winch and launch and recovery system (LARS) to accompany an order from Shanghai Salvage for a Quasar work-class ROV. The equipment will be used for salvage operations in deep waters around the world, with an assured max
Canyon Offshore Strikes Trenching Pact with Royal IHC
Royal IHC has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Canyon Offshore, a UK subsidiary of Houston-based Helix Energy, to work towards an exclusive arrangement to jointly bring the Hi-Traq trenching vehicle to the market. Upon conclusion of the agreement between the parties, Canyon would have
Tata Steel Commits £2M to Increase UK North Sea Product Range
Tata Steel has set up almost a £2 million programme of investments at its 20” high frequency induction (HFI) pipe mill in Hartlepool, UK, to offer a new generation of higher strength offshore construction grades to the North Sea and the global oil and gas industry. The company’s investment in Hartle
PHOTO: TSHD Arzana Almost Ready to Hit the Waves
The launching ceremony of new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Arzana, built by Royal IHC for the Abu Dhabi based marine contractor National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC), is set to take place later this month. The vessel, scheduled to be delivered in the first half of 2018, will have a capac
Subsea Construction Vessel Khankendi Ready for Shah Deniz 2 Ops
The Shah Deniz consortium has launched the Khankendi – a new flagship vessel for the Caspian. The new subsea construction vessel has been specifically designed and built to install the biggest subsea production system in the Caspian Sea as part of the Shah Deniz Stage 2 project. The official inaugur
Interview: Global Marine Invests in Innovation and Its People
Global Marine is one of the leading providers of engineering and underwater services, responding to the subsea cable installation, maintenance and burial requirements of its customers around the world. The company, acquired by HC2 in September 2014, has a legacy of 165 years in deep and shallow wate
Canyon Offshore, Royal IHC Form Strategic Alliance
Royal IHC has entered in to a Memorandum Of Understanding with Canyon Offshore, a U.K. subsidiary of Houston-based Helix Energy Solutions Group, to work towards an exclusive arrangement to jointly bring the Hi-Traq trenching vehicle to the market. Upon conclusion of the agreement between the parties
ION and PlanSea join forces for real-time offshore logistics solution
PlanSea Solutions Limited and ION Geophysical Corporation have announced a collaboration to improve the efficiency of offshore supply vessel logistics. ION said on Wednesday that the partnership would embed PlanSea’s logistics optimization algorithms into the company’s Marlin offshore operations opt
Damen Presents Electrically-Driven Dredge Pump
Damen Dredging Equipment has unveiled its new electrically-driven E-DOP dredge pump. According to the company, the new pump offers a wear-resistant, robust tool suited to diverse dredging projects. The new, electrical DOP pump is every bit as capable as the hydraulic predecessor; this development gi
Wood Group-Led JIP Shows Reliability of Flexible Pipes
Wood Group has led a global project to improve industry knowledge and understanding of flexible pipe integrity management. The findings of the Sureflex joint industry project (JIP) are published today by Oil & Gas UK (Tuesday 5 September) in a report, Flexible Pipe Integrity Management Guidance & Go
Halfwave Wins Ichthys Pipeline Inspection Work
Halfwave has been awarded a long-term contract by Inpex Australia for base line subsea launch in-line inspection. The scope of work includes a custom built 42” Acoustic Resonance Technology (ART) Scan by Halfwave to inspect the subsea pipeline that requires a low flow subsea launch with high speed i
STR Expands into Aberdeen
Great Yarmouth-based Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) has set up a new facility in Cults, Aberdeen. The second facility within the United Kingdom represents a strategic expansion, driven by STR’s Managing Director Scott Johnstone, and should allow STR to provide its full suite of technology and sup
Halfwave wins Ichthys pipeline inspection deal
Oil and gas inspection services company Halfwave has been awarded a contract by Inpex for work on the Ichthys LNG Project offshore Australia. Halfwave said that the long-term contract awarded by Inpex Australia was for base line subsea launch in-line inspection. The scope of work includes a custom b