Equipment
DGI Doedijns Inks Distribution Deal with Cameron Ledeen
The productive collaboration between Cameron Ledeen and DGI Doedijns has developed into an official distributorship. Cameron Ledeen specialises in the design and construction of a wide range of valve actuators. This distributorship enables DGI Doedijns to offer both standard stand-alone actuators an
EIVA Upgrades ScanFish ROTV
Danish marine survey solutions company EIVA said it has developed a way to modify its remotely operated towed vehicle ScanFish ROTV to not only swim up and down, but sideways as well during subsea survey operations. The new upgrade is available on all ScanFish models, but is especially relevant to t
Minesto Contracts Malin Group for Deep Green Tidal Project
Marine Solutions provider Malin Group has been awarded a turnkey contract by Minesto to provide concept, design, fabrication and delivery of an offshore support platform for the Deep Green 500 tidal generator project at Holyhead Deep, off the coast of Anglesey, North Wales. The offshore unit will pr
Unique Adds More Survey Equipment
Unique Group’s Survey Equipment division has recently purchased new hydrographic surveying equipment to further upgrade its rental pool. The purchase includes two Edgetech 6205 Swathe Bathymetry Sidescan Sonars and a Reson T50P Multibeam Echosounder, and will be available from the Group’s Aberdeen o
Aker Solutions Drops 4800 Workers Since 2014
Norwegian oilfield services player Aker Solutions has reduced its workforce by some 4,800 since 2014. According to the company’s latest corporate responsibility report, total staff count has been cut by 23 percent from 2014 to 2016. Aker Solutions’ workforce dropped to 16,177 in 2016 from 20,974 emp
PHOTO: Steel Cutting for Jan De Nul TSHD Trio
Jan De Nul Group has just released a photo from the steel cutting ceremony for three new trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs) at Keppel Singmarine. The vessels, ordered earlier this month, combine a shallow draught with high manoeuvrability, making them very suitable for working in confined area
Exceed Nets £5.5M in Contracts
Aberdeen-headquartered Exceed, a well management and performance improvement specialist, has secured four new North Sea contracts in the first quarter of 2017 with a combined revenue of approximately £5.5 million. The work includes a new contract for Exceed’s Performance Improvement division, a well
Hydro Group Connects with MeyGen
Aberdeen-based Hydro Group has completed the supply of complete connection systems for three turbines on the MeyGen tidal energy project. The company secured the supply contract from Andritz Hydro Hammerfest (AHH). Doug Whyte, managing director at Hydro Group said: “This significant MeyGen project i
Telco Trio Launches TGA Subsea Cable
Spark, Vodafone and Telstra have officially put in service the Tasman Global Access (TGA), ready to carry internet traffic between New Zealand and the world. The three telecommunications companies have invested approximately $100 million to build the TGA cable – which stretches 2288 kilometers from
Fugro Gears for Gwynt y Môr Survey in April
Geophysical survey operations are due to be carried out in and around the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm during early April 2017, AWJ Marine informs. The vessel MV Meridian will carry out a geophysical survey over a period of up to 7 days, starting on April 4, 2017. However, the start date and durat
MacArtney Equips New Danish Drillship
MacArtney has provided active heave compensated (AHC) drilling platform for the newly launched multipurpose drillship ‘Freja’, operated by Danish engineering consultancy Geo and NCT Offshore. In addition to project management, mechanical design and engineering, as well as installation and commission
Savante Performs Riser Inspection with Hybrid 3D Laser Scanner
Aberdeenshire-based Savante Subsea Lasers has completed the inspection of a production riser catenary using a new hybrid underwater 3D optical scanner. The DLS or “dynamic laser series” of underwater laser scanners, combines laser and real-time photogrammetry technologies in a single measurement sys
Deltares and World Bank: Working with Natural Solutions
Throughout the world, nature-based solutions are gaining ground over traditional engineering solutions for the reduction of flood risks, an independent institute for applied research in the field of water and subsurface, Deltares, said in its latest announcement. When implemented properly, they gene
FES International Secures Culzean Contract
FES International has secured a contract from National Oilwell Varco (NOV) to supply equipment for the Maersk Oil-operated Culzean field in the UK North Sea. The project includes the design, manufacture and supply of the several automatic Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors (DBSC). Ian Latimer, tech