Equipment
Savante Puts Its Diver-Held Laser Scanner in Action
Aberdeenshire-based Savante Subsea Lasers said it has ‘miniaturised’ its DLS (dynamic laser scanning) technology into an integrated diver-operated 3D laser measurement solution. The CTS-3D underwater laser scanner, a hand-held diver operated tool, completed a shallow-water platform inspection contra
Boskalis to cut 230 jobs in Papendrecht head office
Royal Boskalis Westminster is set to cut around 230 jobs in its Papendrecht head office, following the completion of the study into the costs of its head office organization. In a statement on Monday, Boskalis said that the deteriorated market circumstances and the expected long spell of low energy
Aquatic Inks Frame Agreement with Ocean Installer
Aquatic Engineering & Construction has signed a global framework agreement with Ocean Installer. The contract will run for three years with the option of a one-year extension. The frame agreement will cover the provision of engineering services, supply of equipment and personnel, and all necessary t
RDC Supports Kraken ThunderFish AUV Program
Kraken Sonar has secured a non-refundable financial contribution of $745,950 by the Research & Development Corporation (RDC) of Newfoundland and Labrador. The funding will support development of Kraken’s ThunderFish autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) program. The ThunderFish program will combine sm
Bakker Sliedrecht Equipment for CWB’s New Dredger
GIW Industries, a manufacturer of heavy-duty dredge pumps, has ordered two powerful submersible motors from Bakker Sliedrecht. The motors are destined for a new hopper dredger, which is being built at Wenchong Shipyard in China for the Chang Jiang Waterway Bureau (CWB). According to Bakker Sliedrech
ABB gets funding for subsea power factory project
ABB has secured three years’ funding for its program aimed at developing subsea power factories for the oil and gas industry. The funding was obtained from the Research Council of Norway, which has awarded ABB a NOK 10 million research grant. The subsea technology, to be developed by ABB, will be us
Deep Down Returns to Profit
Deep Down, an oilfield services company, has reported net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 of $64,000, or $0.00 earnings per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $450,000, or $0.03 loss per diluted share for the first quarter of 2016. Revenues for the quarter were $5.6 million compare
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (May 8-14, 2017). Caterpillar to Power the World’s Largest Split Hopper Dredger Caterpillar Marine has just announced that the world’s largest split hopper dredger is being built with a complete Cat® engine and pr
ACE Winches Moors Iron Lady Barge for Brent Delta Decom Work
ACE Winches has mobilized a six point mooring system to anchor the ‘Iron Lady’ barge being used on the Brent decommissioning project. The equipment, designed and manufactured by ACE Winches at their global headquarters in Aberdeenshire is now in situ and being supported by a team of ACE Winches offs
Norway Supports ABB’s Subsea Power Solutions Research
The Research Council of Norway has awarded ABB a NOK 10 million research grant to develop subsea technology for use on the Norwegian continental shelf and the Barents Sea. This is the third award for ABB as part of the Council’s DEMO2000 initiative. Previous funding rounds, both in 2016, totaled NOK
NEC Achieves 50Tb Submarine Cable over 10,000km Distance
NEC Corporation has demonstrated a transmission capacity of 50.9 terabits (Tb) per second on a single optical fiber, over a distance greater than 11,000km. According to the company, this is the first time 50Tb have been achieved over 10,000km using C+L band erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFA). Achi
Aqua Comms Boosts Executive Team
Aqua Comms, the operator of Ireland’s first dedicated subsea fibre-optic network interconnecting New York, Dublin and London, has appointed two new members to its executive leadership team. Andy Hudson has been named chief networks officer and Kevin Foley has been named chief financial officer. Huds
SengS Gets New Managing Director
Engineering services firm SengS has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of a new managing director and secured new deals which will take its turnover for this financial year past the £2 million mark for the first time. Formerly the company’s operations manager, Peter Thomson has taken
Scotland invests in new subsea testing facility in Aberdeen
Aberdeen-based Balmoral Offshore Engineering is creating a new hyperbaric pressure testing facility in its Subsea Test Centre with financial support from the Scottish Government. Balmoral’s new open access hyperbaric pressure testing facility will support the oil and gas supply chain, specifically,