TSC Group Holdings’ subsidiary Zhengzhou TSC Offshore Equipment Co., Ltd. has secured a jacking system order from GMG shipyard (GSHI). GSHI specializes in the research and manufacture of offshore engineering equipment and special-purpose vessels. TSC Zhengzhou will provide GSHI with a set of jacking
Dredge Yard has successfully delivered to Van Oord several heavy duty dredge ball joints for the use on discharge pipe of 1000 mm diameter. These dredge ball joints will be used in the Gulf region, which is experiencing exponential growth in infrastructure projects and marine structures. Dredge Yard
Petrofac’s Offshore Projects & Operations business unit has been awarded two major reimbursable contracts in the UKCS and the Middle East. In the Central North Sea, Petrofac has been selected to provide engineering and construction support worth up to $120m for Chevron’s three operated assets – the
Mermaid Subsea Services (MSS) has increased its shareholding interest in Subtech Saudi Arabia from 70% to 95%. This consolidation took the form of an acquisition by MSS of 30% of the shares in Subtech Saudi Arabia from General Technology & Systems (Gentas) followed by the sale of 5% of the said shar
NEWS IN PHOTOS: Yachts Damaged by Dredger At least ten yachts moored outside Medway Yacht Club were struck and badly damaged yesterday by what is believed to be a dredger in the fog. Officials to Sign Savannah Harbor Deepening PPA Deepening the Savannah harbor is one step closer, with officials fr
Oil and gas pipeline engineering specialist STATS Group has invested more than CAD $1.8 million (£1 million) in a double pronged expansion in North America and the Middle East. In Canada, the isolation and integrity testing business has upscaled to an Edmonton facility twice the size of its previous
Van Oord Paves the Way for Koper Port Growth The Group Luka Koper, one of the fastest growing ports in the Adriatic Sea, and Dutch-based company Van Oord have completed the first phase of the Port Koper deepening project. CHEC Wins Ashdod Port Gig China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has won t
Qatar Petroleum (QP), a state-owned corporation established in 1974, responsible for all phases of the oil and gas industry in Qatar, has issued a tender for the provision of diving services at the Ports of Mesaieed and Ras Laffan. The tenders are expected to carry out routine under-water checkup of
China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has won the contract to build a new port in Ashdod. This new port, worth $930 million, will be built about 1km north of the current Ashdod Port, consisting of a 1,000m pier and 2,80m breakwater. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, made the following remarks at
Independent marine data management, publishing and GIS specialist, OceanWise, in collaboration with Seatronics (Abu Dhabi), have delivered Phase 1 of a Port-Log Tidal Monitoring and Display System (TMDS) to Bayanat, UAE. The TMDS receives input from 18 existing tidal monitoring stations in the Arabi
DSIT Solutions Ltd., a subsidiary of Acorn Energy, Inc., has announced that a leading Mediterranean Navy has placed an order for its AquaShield™ Diver Detection Sonar (DDS) system. The system is expected to guard the underwater perimeter of a strategic coastal asset. Dan Ben-Dov, DSIT’s Vice Preside
The World Resources Institute (WRI), Deltares and three other Dutch research organizations launched a four-year initiative yesterday at the UN Climate Summit in New York. This initiative is supported by the Government of the Netherlands, that will assess flood risks and recommend practical steps to
The two new 4000t demountable turntable systems were successfully used to load 2x50km of power cable on the Hanjin Pioneer at the LS Cable plant in Donghae, South Korea. LS Cable managed, with the support of RentOcean’s team onside, to have the job done well within their time frame. The vessel is no
Marine extraction sites alter the morphology of the seabed and in doing so offer unique opportunities to create a new environment in these locations, stated the article “Utilizing the Full Potential of Dredging Works: Ecologically Enriched Extraction Sites”, published in the September issue of Terra
