Equipment
Subsea umbilicals specialist JDR sold to TFKable
Tele-Fonika Kable is set to take over JDR, a supplier of subsea umbilicals and power cables to the offshore energy industry. JDR made the announcement on Monday. According to JDR, TFKable, a producer of wires and cables, has been an important business partner for JDR providing water blocked power co
Van Oord Deploys Osbit Monopile Cleaning Tool at Walney
Osbit has delivered a hybrid monopile cleaning tool to Van Oord, designed to support the installation of offshore wind turbine foundations. The hybrid marine growth cleaning tool is currently supporting a project at the Walney 3 & 4 offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea, where Van Oord has been tasked
Siemens and Nexans Land DolWin6 Prize
Siemens has received another order from the German-Dutch grid operator, TenneT TSO, for a grid connection for offshore wind power plants in the German waters of the North Sea. The company will supply the entire technology for efficient direct-current transmission for the “DolWin6” grid connection. T
LS Cable Scores Singapore Subsea Cables Deal
Korean-based cable specialist LS Cable said it has won a contract from Singapore Electric Power Company for submarine cables worth some 62 billion won (approximately $55 million). According to the company, this is the first case in which South Korean firm export ultra-high voltage submarine cables t
Nova Moves Forward with Bardsey Sound Tidal Energy Project
Nova Innovation has teamed up with renewable energy organisation YnNi Llŷn to develop a tidal energy project at Bardsey Sound (Ynys Enlli) off the Llyn Peninsula in north Wales. The Crown Estate has awarded Nova Innovation an Agreement for Lease for the project which enables them to start fully expl
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (July 10 – July 16). TechnipFMC has shipped water injection umbilicals from its Newcastle manufacturing facility to Total in Africa for the Egina project. The long length umbilicals will be installed a
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (July 10-16, 2017). Going Against the Flow with Royal IHC’s Plumigator Overflow systems are designed to optimize the efficiency of the dredging process by draining excess water and leaving more weight available fo
Hydratight Sets Up Training Facility in Minnesota
Hydratight has opened a global Joint Integrity College (JIC) at Red Wing, Minnesota, USA. This is the second college to be established by the company which opened its first JIC in the UK in November 2014. The new purpose-built facility includes two classrooms and a full site simulation practical are
MARIN: Testing the First Floating Mega Island
MARIN (Maritime Research Institute Netherlands) tested an innovative concept for a floating mega island earlier this week. The island comprises 87 large floating triangles that are flexibility connected to one another. Together they form a flexible floating island that can be as large as 1 to 5 km i
Energinet Opts for KEM Offshore
Danish crew transfer vessel (CTV) owner KEM Offshore has secured a framework agreement to provide CTVs for the installation and commissioning of Energinet’s two offshore substations on the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm. The one-and-a-half-year contract covers CTV support for dredging, foundation
Atlas Targets Subsea Services in APAC Region
Andrew Blears, Director for energy, marine and renewables recruitment specialist Atlas Professionals, will now be based in the company’s Singapore office to support the team and enhance Atlas’ collaboration with local businesses in the Asia-Pacific. This move is also in line with the company’s goal
More Facts About Royal IHC Beagle Series
The launching ceremony of Adani’s 8,000m³ IHC Beagle trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Shanti Sagar 18 took place last week at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, the Netherlands. Today, we are bringing you more details about this impressive vessel. The TSHD will be mainly utilized
Corvus’ energy storage system for Far Sun PSV
Corvus Energy’s Orca energy storage system (ESS) has been selected to provide battery power to one of Farstad Shipping’s platform supply vessels (PSVs). Corvus Energy said it would supply a lithium ion based energy storage system (ESS) for the hybridization of Farstad Shipping’s PSV Far Sun being in
Trendsetter Enters Subsea Well Servicing Arena with Its 15,000 psi System
Trendsetter Engineering has completed live well operations with its new 15,000 psi subsea hydraulic intervention system (referred to as STIM). The STIM system, which had previously been utilized for subsea hydrate remediation work, has now completed seven subsea projects in the GOM since November 20