Equipment
Jan De Nul Inks Race Bank Contract
DONG Energy signed an agreement with the Jan De Nul Group today for the installation of subsea export cables at the Race Bank offshore wind development project in the UK. Jan De Nul Group has significant experience within dredging, and has now extended its business into cable installation. Noël Pill
Italdraghe at Europort Istanbul
Italdraghe, the long-standing Italian dredger builder, is presenting its BD excavator dredging head at this week’s Europort Show in Istanbul (11-14th March). The dredging head can be used with all types of hydraulic excavators, either land-based or floating ones. It is especially suited to work in n
MCP to build ‘world’s largest 4G network at sea’ for Statoil
Statoil has chosen Maritime Communications Partner (MCP) to deploy and operate their high speed 4G-network on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). Statoil and MCP have signed a six years contract with an option to extend for another four years. With that MCP will immediately start building the wor
VolkerWessels Announces Good Results for 2014
VolkerWessels has achieved a good result in 2014: Operating profit (EBITDA) grew by €37 million to €228 million, with fractionally lower operating revenue, net profit rose to €121 million, an increase of €31 million compared to 2013. Multi-year contracts, mainly in management and maintenance, create
New Titanium High Capacity ROV Dredgers
WeSubsea recently released two new versions of its award-winning titanium ROV dredger systems, the new Titanium 8″ and 10″ High Capacity ROV Dredgers. The new ROV Dredgers have been developed to be used on rock dumps consisting of larger rocks, or seabed with natural rocks. WeSubsea’s highly efficie
Kongsberg: MK-II Version of EM 710 Multibeam Echo Sounder
Kongsberg Maritime has launched an advanced MK-II version of its EM® 710 multibeam echo sounder. The new EM 710 MK-II increases range and swath coverage over the original EM 710 by up to 40%. The EM 710 MK-II has a maximum range of approximately 2800m, a significant improvement over the original ver
New EM 710 Multibeam Echo Sounder from Kongsberg
Kongsberg Maritime has launched an advanced MK-II version of its de facto industry standard EM® 710 multibeam echo sounder. The new EM 710 MK-II sets new standards for seabed survey by increasing range and swath coverage over the original EM 710 by up to 40%. Like its predecessor, The EM 710 MK-II i
Boskalis: Strong Performance in 2014
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) achieved net profit of EUR 490 million in 2014 (2013: EUR 366 million). Revenue rose by 1 per cent to EUR 3.2 billion (2013: EUR 3.1 billion). EBITDA rose by 25 per cent to EUR 946 million (2013: EUR 757 million) and the operating result (EBIT) was up 41 pe
Seaeye Sabertooth AUV Shows 4D Capabilities
For offshore operators, a 4D geo-spatial data acquisition system with data visualisation in real-time is now available for the Seaeye Sabertooth AUV. Its full capabilities were demonstrated to representatives of twelve companies from seven countries, together with the Danish Navy, in Saab’s underwat
Anchorsholme Seawall Takes Shape
A brand new sea defense at Anchorsholme will provide more flood protection to 4,500 homes nearby and local residents are beginning to see how the finished product will look. The new 1km seawall stretches from Little Bispham to Kingsway and has been secured thanks to funding from the Environment Agen
New Terra et Aqua Introduced
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just published the latest issue of Terra et Aqua, the official quarterly publication of IADC. 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
MacArtney, Sea-Bird Solutions for Turkish Research Vessels
MacArtney Underwater Technology and Sea-Bird Scientific have joined forces to deliver four oceanographic instrumentation solutions to research vessel operators in Turkey. According to MacArtney, Turkish research clients procured a combination of MacArtney CORMAC Q winches and Sea-Bird Scientific CTD
VIDEO: The Latest Addition to Jan De Nul’s Fleet
The multipurpose vessel Isaac Newton was launched at the Croatian shipyard Uljanik Brodogradiliste for Jan De Nul Group on 7 March 2015. The vessel can be deployed on a variety of projects: installing subsea cables, trench dredging and subsea rock installation, which definitely makes it unique. The
Boskalis and Fugro Go to Court
Fugro said it has received a writ of summons from Boskalis to force a shareholder vote at its annual shareholders meeting scheduled for April 30, 2015 on a recommendation in respect of one of Fugro’s three protective measures, i.e. the Foundation Continuity Fugro (“Stichting Continuïteit Fugro”). Fu