Equipment
Kentish Flats Cables Ready for Load Out
Cables for the Kentish Flats Extension project will start load out onto the vessels in Nordenham in Germany on 1 May. The vessels BoDo Installer and Nostag 10 will transport the cables to the Kentish Flats Extension site where they will begin laying the cables later that month. Manufacturing of the
New Mini Excavators from Hitachi
Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) will introduce the new ZX17U-5 and ZX19U-5 mini excavators as stars of this week’s Intermat show. Designed to be user-friendly, offering high levels of performance, comfort and durability, the Zaxis-5 models are ideal for working in narrow or confine
Intertek opens upgraded corrosion testing facility
Intertek, a solutions provider to industries worldwide, has officially opened its newly expanded centre for corrosion testing services in Manchester, UK. The company has invested £1.2m ($1.8 million) in its Production and Integrity Assurance (P&IA) facility in Manchester, UK to meet growing demand f
Caley, Hampidjan in Steel-Like Fibre Ropes Alliance
Glasgow-based offshore handling system specialists, Caley Ocean Systems, and high performance rope manufacturers, Hampidjan from Iceland have formed a strategic alliance to bring, as they say, the benefits of steel-like fibre ropes to the offshore market. While the general benefits of fibres ropes h
Seabox AS Acquired by NOV
National Oilwell Varco (NOV) has acquired 97% of the shares in Seabox for an undisclosed amount from a group of shareholders led by HitecVision. Seabox is a Norwegian subsea technology company founded around the patented SWIT technology (Subsea Water Intake & Treatment). The technology enables treat
Polarcus Wraps Up 3D PSTM in 18 Hours
Norway’s Polarcus has completed its first commercial onboard broadband fast track data processing project for one of the world’s largest independent oil and natural gas exploration and production companies, setting a new standard for turnaround. A 1,750 square kilometer broadband 3D volume was succe
Hitachi Presents Super Long Front Excavator
Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) will introduce its largest super long front medium excavator at Intermat event this week in Paris. With an extended operating range, the ZX350LC-5 model has been specially designed for earthmoving on dredging, bank maintenance and slope finishing pro
Effects of Diving on Health and Circulatory System (Study)
Scuba diving exposes you to many effects, including immersion, cold, hyperbaric gases, elevated breathing pressure, exercise and stress, as well as a postdive risk of gas bubbles circulating in your blood. Your heart’s capacity to support an elevated blood output decreases with age and with disease.
Wintershall: Asta Hasten Pipeline Project Kicks Off
Wintershall has informed that one of the biggest pipe-laying vessels in the world Allseas’ ‘Solitaire’ started its journey to build the Polarled pipeline. The pipeline will transport the gas from Aasta Hansen and the neighboring discoveries to the Norwegian west coast starting in 2017. Since Septemb
Magma Names New VP Commercial (Houston)
Portsmouth-based, Magma Global, has appointed Matthew Massey as VP Commercial for its Houston office. With previous roles with Lloyd’s Register, InterMoor and Quest Offshore, Matthew brings more than ten years of senior sales and business development expertise to Magma Global. Charles Tavner, Magma’
Aubin Scoops Queen’s Award for Enterprise
Aberdeenshire-based materials technology specialist, Aubin Group, has won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The company received the award for international trade, recognising significant success in global markets. With the support of local partners, the firm now exports to over 16 countries, across a
Liebherr Unveils New Machine
With the HS 8130 HD Liebherr presented a new duty cycle crawler crane during the recent customer days in its factory in Nenzing. Special focus lies on performance optimization and safety as well as the quick and easy transportation and mobilization of the machine. The new duty cycle crawler crane is
Svitzer, Titan Forge New Salvage Alliance
Crowley Maritime and Svitzer Salvage have reached an agreement to merge their salvage divisions to create a new company named “Ardent.” The company will be equally owned by Crowley and Svitzer, and will start operations on May 1, 2015. Svitzer, an emergency response company, and Crowley’s Titan Salv
Dong Energy Hires Jan De Nul for Burbo Bank Cable Setup
Jan De Nul Group has secured two contracts with Dong Energy to execute cable installation works for the Burbo Bank Extension Offshore Wind Farm in Liverpool Bay. A first one for the installation of the export cables, and a second one for the installation of the infield cables. Jan De Nul Group will