Equipment
Wartsila powers first LNG-fuelled dredger
A new generation “Antigoon” class dredger, called “Scheldt River”, being built by Royal IHC in the Netherlands on behalf of the Belgium’s DEME Group, is to be powered by Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines. This will be the first ever dredger to operate on engines capable of utilising either liquefied natura
Fugro to Lay Off 200
Fugro has announced further headcount reduction of 200 employees in the coming half year, in particular in the Subsea Services and Geotechnical divisions as it anticipates an even more challenging market in the second half of 2015. The Dutch offshore services provider generated a year-on-year revenu
Wartsila DF Engines for DEME
A new generation “Antigoon” class dredger, called “Scheldt River”, being built by Royal IHC (IHC) in the Netherlands on behalf of the Belgium based DEME Group, is to be powered by Wartsila dual-fuel (DF) engines. This will be the first ever dredger to operate on engines capable of utilizing either l
Repsol exploring use of drones in oil industry
Repsol’s Information Technology Team is researching future applications for the drones in a wide range of fields, from the inspection of oil platforms at sea to usage to deliver packages between remote installations, or as repeaters to transmit data during exploration campaigns. The company complete
SpeedCast bags comms deal with Vroon
SpeedCast International Limited, a global network and satellite communications service provider headquartered in Hong Kong, has been awarded a multi-year communications contract by international shipping company, Vroon. According to SpeedCast, the new Ku-band satellite service will provide broadband
Sonomatic Presents DRS Ultrasonic Inspection Technique
Sonomatic, a provider of automated ultrasonic inspection services, has introduces Dynamic Response Spectroscopy (DRS) an ultrasonic inspection technique for corrosion mapping through challenging coatings. According to Sonomatic, a custom DRS system excites the steel with a range of low ultrasonic fr
Horizon Geosciences Boost Fleet
UAE-based marine survey and geotechnical services provider, Horizon Geosciences, has expanded its fleet with a new geophysical survey vessel the Kommandor Stuart, primed for work in the North Sea and West Africa. The Kommandor Stuart is a multi-disciplinary DP1 survey vessel, rebuilt in 2006 featuri
Van Oord Selects MAN Power
Van Oord, a Rotterdam based dredging and marine contractor, placed an order for two trailing suction hopper dredgers earlier this year. The vessels will be constructed at CNN LaNaval Shipyard in Sestao, Spain with delivery dates scheduled for 2017. The order is part of Van Oord’s continuous investme
Prysmian’s Inter-Array Cables for Bligh Bank 2 OWF
Prysmian has been awarded contracts by Nobelwind NV, an offshore wind farm developer, to supply wind turbine inter-array cables for the Bligh Bank 2 offshore wind farm, located off the coast of Zeebrugge in Belgium. Prysmian is responsible for the design, manufacture and supply of the 33 kV submarin
SpeedCast Wins Vroon Contract
SpeedCast has been awarded a multi-year communications deal by international shipping company, Vroon. This announcement follows SpeedCast’s recent acquisitions of Hermes Datacomms and Geolink Satellite Services, as well as select NewSat assets. The new Ku-band satellite service will facilitate high-
Caterpillar working on Fure West LNG conversion
Caterpillar Marine informed it is working on another dual fuel engine retrofit conversion onboard the 472 foot Fure West tanker, owned by Furetank Rederi. The MaK M 43 C diesel engine onboard the tanker will be retrofitted in hull to the 7 cylinder M 46 dual fuel platform, with each cylinder offerin
Caterpillar working on Fure West LNG conversion
Caterpillar Marine informed it is working on another dual fuel engine retrofit conversion onboard the 472 foot Fure West tanker, owned by Furetank Rederi. The MaK M 43 C diesel engine onboard the tanker will be retrofitted in hull to the 7 cylinder M 46 dual fuel platform, with each cylinder offerin
SAMS’ Seagliders Contribute to Ocean Studies
Robotic underwater Seagliders used by the Oban-based Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) have now gathered the equivalent of five years of oceanographic data, most of which was collected in the past 18 months. This milestone, which was reached at the end of last month, highlights a major
Picture of the Day: Dredger Taccola in Cherbourg
Jan De Nul Group has posted on its official facebook page this very interesting photo that shows two surveyors working in the French harbor of Cherbourg, while the trailing suction hopper dredger Taccola is dredging and reclaiming material for the 40 ha extension of the port areas. In mid-Marc