Equipment
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
CHEC in Race for Swansea Bay Project Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Plc (TLSB) has named China Harbor Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) as its preferred bidder for a marine works package that will include the construction of the six mile lagoon wall in Swansea Bay. Busy Start […]
Busy Start for Largest Damen Hopper Dredger
The delivery in early May of Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) Barito Equator demonstrates how Indonesia’s developing maritime industry is building ever more complex vessels. The 2,500 m3 capacity Damen TSHD 2500 is the first of its kind built in Indonesia and also the largest Damen standard ho
EMAS AMC Installs Aasta Hansteen Templates
Ezra’s subsea services division, EMAS AMC, has successfully delivered a project of transportation and setup of three subsea structures on the Statoil-operated Aasta Hansteen field. The Aasta Hansteen, with a water depth of 1300 metres, is located in the Norwegian Sea, 300 km west of Bodø, Norway and
SediCon, Statkraft Ink Dredging Deal
SediCon, a supplier of sediment handling solutions, has signed a contract with Norwegian stated owned Statkraft for the delivery of the dredging equipment to the Devoll Hydropower plant in Albania. The Devoll River is 15km long and a 390 mill m3 reservoir. The river carries large sediment loads and
Fugro Lands Alaska LNG G&G Job
Fugro has been awarded a large geotechnical and geophysical (G&G) programme by ExxonMobil Alaska LNG LLC (AKLNG – a consortium of ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, British Petroleum, TransCanada and the State of Alaska). The 2015 G&G programme follows successful completion of a similar but smaller program
Bibby HydroMap Adds Qimera
Bibby HydroMap has integrated the new bathymetry processing application from QPS, Qimera, into their management system. The company that specialises in high-resolution hydrographic and geophysical surveys, geotechnical sampling and ROV inspection, said it has used the beta and pre-release testing pe
Total hires Absoft for SAP support for North Sea operations
Absoft, Aberdeen-based SAP provider for upstream oil and gas, has secured a contract with Total Exploration and Production UK Ltd, to provide SAP support services for their North Sea operations. Absoft has revealed that they will under the 3-year agreement supply front office support at Total’s Aber
IADC’s Terra et Aqua Introduced
International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just released the latest issue of Terra et Aqua, their official quarterly publication. The magazine is supported solely by the IADC as a service to the world-wide dredging community and represents IADC’s commitment to the highest standards o
Technip Stays Strong with Integrated Approach (Interview)
French engineering and construction contractor for the energy industry, Technip, is one of the few companies who managed to tackle a very challenging industry environment caused by the recent oil price decline and intensified pressure on operator budgets. Technip operates in 48 countries and employs
First Subsea Strengthens Renewables Team
Subsea connector specialist, First Subsea, has appointed Gary Howland as business development manager – Renewables. Formerly business development manager with subsea engineering consultancy and training company, Jee, he will be responsible for developing First Subsea’s range of cable protection, cab
MODUS Orders Seaeye Sabertooth AUV/ROV
UK company Modus Seabed Intervention Ltd and Saab Dynamics AB of Sweden have entered into a Collaboration Agreement to further develop the operational use and applications of the Saab Sabertooth hovering Hybrid AUV/ROV for the Oil and Gas and Offshore Renewables markets. Following a two year evaluat
AMBAU to Build Nordergründe Wind Farm Foundations
After the order of 18 monopiles and transition pieces for the Nordergründe offshore wind farm, AMBAU recently received an order for the construction of the foundations for the wind farm. Manufacturing of foundations will start at the AMBAU site in Cuxhaven in October 2015 and last until March 2016.
New Heavy Excavator for Hyundai
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has added a new heavy excavator to its earthmoving equipment line up, the HX520 L, Hyundai’s largest next-generation excavator that can meet growing demand in the market for strong, reliable and economical excavators. HX520 L is among the all-new six HX Excavators rang
Alfa Laval gets order for separation modules for FPSO off Brazil
Alfa Laval, a provider of specialized products and engineering solutions, has won an order for new separation modules. The order, booked in the Energy & Process segment, has a value of approximately SEK 85 million ($10.2 million) and delivery is scheduled for this year. The Alfa Laval separation mod