Equipment
Italdraghe Builds Three Dredgers for Iraq
An Italian dredger builder Italdraghe and its consortium partner CPN Srl are currently building three dredgers for the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources. Following contract signing, work is already well underway on one Italdraghe SGT 400 D and two Italdraghe SGT 300 RB diesel cutter suction dredgers
Alcatel-Lucent Launches SOFTNODE for Subsea Cables
Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks has introduced 1620 SOFTNODE asset, an “industry-first” platform that will enable the transmission of 240 terabit-per second (Tbit/s) on multiple fiber pairs. The 1620 SOFTNODE has been selected by GoTo Networks for the Australia West Express system, the first direc
MacArtney Develops New Hydrostatic Pressure Vessels
Esbjerg-based, MacArtney, has presented its new range of hydrostatic pressure vessels. The company provides hydrostatic test facilities and services, but also designs and supplies its own range of pressure vessels with alternative dimensions and pressure rating. According to the company , with a pre
Sky-Futures raises $3.89M to enhance drone inspections in O&G industry
Sky-Futures, a provider of drone inspection services for the oil and gas industry, has raised £2.5m ($3,89) from venture capital fund, MMC Ventures. This investment will enable Sky-Futures to continue its growth and continue building out its integrated technology inspection platform. Sky-Futures, wa
Flexlife Nets $6 Mln in Contracts
Flexlife has won a number of contracts this year to date valued at over USD 6 million for oil and gas operators in the US Gulf of Mexico, the North Sea and Malaysia. According to Flexlife, the contracts are separate from the recently announced award from Apache North Sea Limited for subsea project m
2H Offshore Boosts Teams in Aberdeen and Kuala Lumpur
2H Offshore, an Acteon company, has strengthened its flexible marine riser engineering capabilities by expanding its teams in Aberdeen and Kuala Lumpur. A flexible riser engineer, Gilles Gardner, has been hired as a technical manager to support 2H’s growing flexible riser engineering service offerin
Dredging Training Course Starts This Month in Delft
The two-day training course named Environmental Aspects of Dredging will take place on May 28-29, 2015, at the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education in Delft, the Netherlands, the largest international postgraduate water education facility in the world. This course, organized by Stichting PostAca
Photo: Heavy load for world’s largest heavy lift and transportation vessel
Boskalis made history in Rotterdam on Friday when it loaded the Armada Intrepid FPSO aboard its largest, actually the world’s largest, heavy lift and transportation vessel, the Dockwise Vanguard. According to Boskalis, this was the first ship-shaped FPSO loaded onto the 275 meters long Dockwise Vang
Fugro Saltire on Gran Canaria Shipwreck Job
Otech has chartered the vessel Fugro Saltire to continue its operation offshore Gran Canaria. The Norwegian company has been contracted by Maritime Rescue to locate and inspect the shipwreck of “Oleg Naydenov”, which sank on April 14 south of Gran Canaria. On April 20, Otech team was mobilized on th
WGK Supports OSRL Containment Project
Wood Group Kenny (WGK) has secured a five year contract with Oil Spill Response (Capping) Ltd (OSRL) to provide the maintenance support for a key part of a containment toolkit that would be used to control hydrocarbon release in the event of a subsea well control incident. The multi-million dollar p
VIDEO: Bell Equipment at Intermat
Bell Dredging Pumps, a Dutch company highly specialized in manufacturing and engineering of dredging equipment, has released a short video about their Bell 250 dredging pump with the cutter unit. Also shown in the video is their brand new Caterpillar 336E LRA long reach amphibious excavator with a 1
MMT Checks Dong’s Pipelines
Sweden-based MMT has recently completed a pipeline inspection for Dong E&P in the North Sea, Danish sector. MMT was earlier awarded a long term service agreement with Dong Energy Exploration and Production and has been performing the annual inspection on the Dong pipelines in the North Sea since 200
WaveRoller Gets Lloyd’s Register Endorsement
WaveRoller®, developed by Finnish AW-Energy, has received its first endorsement from Lloyd’s Register Energy. The independent certification organization Lloyd’s Register Energy issued a Statement of Feasibility to the WaveRoller® technology as a first step in the certification process. The aim with
Saipem Cleared for Black Sea Pipeline Work
Saipem is to resume its pipeline construction operations in the Black Sea after receiving a go-ahead notice from South Stream Transport B.V. The notification comes just a few day after Gazprom, now a 100% owner of South Stream Transport, announced further development on Turkish Stream project, setti