Equipment
DOF Subsea bags Heerema extension
DOF Subsea UK’s survey and positioning business in the UK and US has been awarded an extension of a Master Service Agreement with Heerema Marine Contractors of Leiden, The Netherlands. The contract covers global provision of survey and positioning services on board Heerema Marine Contractor’s vessel
Albatern Gets Fund for Wave Energy Development
Scottish Enterprise has supported Albatern through a £400k investment from the Renewable Energy Investment Fund, which it administers of behalf Scottish Government. The funding will enable the company to complete verification of existing units and position it to commercialise and scale up their arra
Board changes in Bibby Offshore
Bibby Offshore has announced several Board changes as part of a reorganisation of the Company’s management team. Sir Michael Bibby will step down from the Board as Non-Executive Chairman of Bibby Offshore with effect from 20 February 2015 and be replaced by Mike Brown, who is currently Group Portfol
Olympic Wins Charters
Offshore vessel operator Olympic Ship AS has secured a new contract for its M/V Olympic Taurus. According to Olympic, the charter is with an international customer for doing construction work in Argentina for 4+1 months. The Marin Teknikk MT6015-design Multipurpose Offshore Vessel is on the contract
WeSubsea Launches New ROV Dredgers
WeSubsea, a subsea dredging specialist, has released two new versions of its titanium ROV dredger systems. The new WeSubsea Titanium 8“ and 10″ High Capacity ROV Dredgers have been developed to be used on rock dumps consisting of larger rocks, or seabed with natural rocks. The 8” HC dredgers have a
VIDEO: MarinaMaster 8000 at Work
Neyland Marina has just released a video of the Neyland Yacht Haven’s Lower Basin dredging operations, undertaken by MarinaMaster 8000 recently. MarinaMaster 8000, designed by Alan Goodchild and built in Italy by Italdraghe SpA, is perfect for precision dredging projects in marinas and waterways whe
‘Lewek Constellation’ named prior to Gulf of Mexico gig
Ezra Holdings Limited has officially christened and named the Lewek Constellation prior to its departure to the Gulf of Mexico to start work for Noble Energy. The Lewek Constellation, an ice-classed, multi-lay offshore construction vessel with ultra-deep water pipe laying and heavy lift capabilities
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (February 23 – March 01). Building on the previous award by Total E&P UK of the contract for the Edradour Subsea Development, located approximately 75 km North West of Shetlands in the UK waters, Techn
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
Picture of the Day: Dredgers Crowding New Suez The New Suez Canal project is currently under construction and is scheduled to be delivered next August. Chief Mate Guilty Over Fatal Dredger Collision On the 8th June 2014 the Shoreway, a 98 metre 5000 tonne dredger, owned […]
Nemo Link Moves Forward
Elia, the Belgian electricity transmission system operator, and National Grid will today sign a joint venture agreement to move ahead with the Nemo Link, the first electricity interconnector between the two countries. When completed the interconnector will provide 1000 MW of capacity. The link will
Magseis Ends in Loss
Norwegian geophysical contractor, Magseis has ended in red in its first full year of operation. The company, which has a total of 77 full-time employees including 46 seismic crew, recorded net loss second quarter in a row. During the third quarter, the company recorded a $2.0 million net loss, compa
Chief Mate Guilty Over Fatal Dredger Collision
On the 8th June 2014 the Shoreway, a 98 metre 5000 tonne dredger, owned by Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV, collided with a Moody 31 sailing yacht Orca at the entrance to the River Orwell in Suffolk. At the helm of the Shoreway at the time was Mr Gerardus Chapel who was employed as Chief Mate. [
Havyard Sinks into Red
Havyard Group has slipped into loss in the fourth quarter 2014, despite significant growth in operating revenues, due to cost overruns in construction. The Norwegian vessel designer and builder reported loss of NOK 13.3 million for the quarter, compared to NOK 12 million profit in the corresponding
Picture of the Day: New Harvester from Italdraghe
Italdraghe, the long-standing Italian dredger builder, has considerable experience in designing and building weed harvesters and is currently manufacturing a harvester for the Kenyan government. This purpose-built vessel will work on Lake Victoria to remove the extensive ever-expanding mats of water