Equipment
Jan De Nul Among Nominees for IADC Safety Award 2017
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just revealed the 7th nominee for its Safety Award 2017 – Jan De Nul Group’s Hatch Covers for Deck Hatches. When a low deck hatch is in the process of opening, it quickly becomes a dangerous situation. Falling down an unprotected and ope
NAO fingers crossed for higher dayrates
Nordic American Offshore, an offshore vessel owner, is seeing signs of improvement in the platform supply vessel market conditions, and the company hopes that going forward the dayrates will grow further. Herbjørn Hansson, Executive Chairman of NAO said this week the company had in July secured a me
IHC America Secures Another Contract with Weeks Marine
IHC America – part of Royal IHC – has been awarded a contract for the design, construction and delivery of a spud system with Weeks Marine Inc. According to IHC, the innovative spud system will be installed on the J.S. CHATRY, a newly-built cutter suction dredger (CSD) that will be operating in coas
USACE to Christen New Hydrographic Survey Vessel Tomorrow
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, newest hydrographic survey vessel, SV Catlett, arrived in Baltimore July 2017 and is the most recent addition to the district’s fleet of working vessels. Named in honor of Harold Lloyd Catlett, Jr., the vessel will be christened in a ceremony on
Sonardyne Equipment for RRS Sir David Attenborough Vessel
Sonardyne International, UK, has been awarded the contract to supply Britain’s new polar research vessel, RRS Sir David Attenborough, with subsea acoustic tracking and position reference equipment. The Ranger 2 Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) system will be used by scientists to precisely track the posi
PHOTO: ‘Eye of the Sea’ AUV Launched in Australia
A new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) has been unveiled at the University of Tasmania’s Australian Maritime College (AMC) in Launceston. The AUV is capable of diving up to 5,000 meters, operating underneath the ice and gathering data on the Antarctic research missions. During an official ceremon
EEW SPC to Deliver Monopiles for Deutsche Bucht OWF
The Dutch marine contractor Van Oord has assigned EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH to manufacture and deliver 31 monopiles for the offshore wind farm Deutsche Bucht. Michael Hof, COO/managing director EEW SPC said: “We are extremely pleased to be processing operations together with Van Oord on ou
DHI: Protecting South Australia Beaches from Erosion
The Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR) recently commissioned DHI Australia to undertake a numerical modelling of the coastal processes at West Beach, aiming to gain greater insight into the nature of the erosion and the effectiveness of possible management options. West B
Sonardyne Supplies Sonars for Middle East Energy Facility
Sonardyne International, UK, has informed that its underwater intruder detection sonar technology, Sentinel, has been installed on the site of a new Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) facility in the Middle East to monitor unauthorised access from the sea. The programme of work included the supp
Spotlight on Jan De Nul’s Controlled Connection of Floating Pipelines
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just revealed the 6th nominee for its Safety Award 2017 – the Jan De Nul Group’s Controlled Connection of Floating Pipelines. The manual process of connecting floating pipelines has always been a risky task. Calm water conditions and com
Kongsberg Provides Echo Sounders to Canadian Coast Guard
The Canadian Coast Guard has chosen Kongsberg Maritime to provide high resolution EM 712 multibeam echo sounders to the Canadian Coast Guard’s medium icebreakers, CCGS Pierre Radisson and the CCGS Des Groseilliers. Gathering critical hydrographic data can be a challenge in the Canadian Arctic. The r
Damen Presents Sandy – Free Dredge Calculator
Dredge projects are tendered around the globe on a daily basis. Consequently, dredging contractors have to make new calculations, involving various production parameters, when preparing their project quotations. Damen has introduced an online dredge job calculator to unburden contractors of this tim
RRS Sir David Attenborough Vessel Construction Reaches New Milestone
A new milestone has been reached in the building of the new polar research ship for Britain, the RRS Sir David Attenborough, as the ‘stern section’ is transported by barge from Hebburn-based shipyard A&P Tyne to the Cammell Laird’s shipyard in Birkenhead. Commissioned by NERC and built by Cammell La
Damen Wraps Up Petrojarl 1 FPSO Refit for Teekay
Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam (DSR) has delivered the FPSO Petrojarl 1 to Teekay Offshore following a complete redeployment project taking place over the past two and a half years. The Petrojarl 1 has been operated by Teekay for 28 years in the North Sea and is now destined for the Atlanta Field in Bra