Equipment
Van Oord’s Flood Prevention Campaign in Russia
Van Oord, one of the world’s leading contractors for dredging, marine engineering and offshore energy sectors, is considering the possibility of dredging the Russian rivers. The company’s branch manager for Russia, Anko Bos said today at the II International Forum of Dredging Companies that Van Oord
JIP Formed for Polymer Lining Pipelines Research
A joint industry project (JIP) has been launched between Swagelining Limited, Saudi Aramco and The Welding Institute (TWI) to conduct investigations into the use of polymer lining in carbon steel pipelines. The JIP will examine the extent of corrosion incurred in a polymer lined pipeline when subjec
Coda Octopus Echoscope in CLE’s Cable Survey
Coda Octopus reports that CLE has used the Echoscope and Coda Octopus positioning system (F175) on a project for the inspection of underwater cabling. The Echoscope was integrated onto a SAAB Sabertooth AUV. This inspection was conducted in an area with strong currents and visibility of less than 1
Huisman Crane Scoops Innovation of the Year Award
The Huisman Rope Luffing Knuckle Boom Crane has been awarded the Innovation of the Year award during the Annual Offshore Support Journal Awards 2015. The new hybrid crane is recognized to provide a significant innovation on the design, build and operational aspects of offshore support vessels. Huism
Aker Solutions Cuts Up to 300 Norway Jobs
Aker Solutions has said it will adjust its workforce capacity within the maintenance, modifications and operations (MMO) market in Norway after a continued decline in activity levels. About 300 engineering and project management employees in the Norwegian MMO business may be affected. Necessary adju
FoundOcean, BASF Introduce MasterFlow 9800
FoundOcean and BASF have launched an integrated material and service system for the provision of a new high strength grout, MasterFlow 9800, in Edinburgh, UK. According to the company, the high strength grout is the result of over 3 years of joint development, the primary purpose of which has been t
Dolphin Defies Hard Times
Norway’s Dolphin Geophysical has seen revenues rise in the fourth quarter, despite the challenging seismic market. The company generated fourth quarter revenues of USD 130.5 million, compared to USD 38.8 million in Q4 2013. The increase is primarily due to six vessels in production and increased yea
Technip Takes Profit Dive
French oil services provider, Technip, has recorded net income drop of 40% in the fourth quarter after adjusted non-current items, despite revenue growth. The Company’s adjusted net income fell to 80.1 million euros from 134.5 million euros for the same period in 2013. However, underlying net income
UK: Funds Granted for Marine Robots Development
A competition to improve ocean research methods has awarded £250,000 to innovators looking to develop robot technology. Five proposals have each been awarded £50,000 to develop an integrated system for the National Oceanography Centre that will coordinate a suite of autonomous systems, such as a fle
MacKellar Sub-Sea Calls in Administrators
Subsea engineering and fabrication business, MacKellar Sub-sea Ltd, has reportedly gone into administration putting almost 100 jobs at risk. The company, based in Grantown-on-Spey, employs 97 full and part-time staff of which 86 are employed at the main facility. MacKellar has fallen victim to finan
Eidesvik Receives Viking Neptun
Eidesvik Offshore has today taken delivery of the Offshore Construction Vessel Viking Neptun from Kleven Verft AS. According to the company, TBN Viking Neptun represents the largest investment Eidesvik has done in the subsea segment. Eidesvik has taken a long-term loan of MUSD 124 with Nordea and Ek
SMD to Deliver QT1000 to KT Submarine
SMD announced a contract award with KT Submarine for a QT1000 high powered cable installation and maintenance ROV. The 2000m rated ROV embraces the latest technologies in jet trenching and ROV design with 1000hp of total installed power and 940hp of variable jetting power. The QT1000 is capable of t
Eidesvik Offshore takes OCV Viking Neptun
Eidesvik Offshore has today taken delivery of the Offshore Construction Vessel (OCV) Viking Neptun from Kleven Verft AS. According to Eidesvik Offshore, a long-term loan facility of $124 million has been drawn with Nordea and Eksportkreditt Norway/GIEK to finance the vessel. The vessel will primo Ma
SCHOTTEL Presents New Hydrokinetic Turbines
After successfully testing in Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland, SCHOTTEL HYDRO has launched its new hydrokinetic turbines. The company believes that the new SIT SCHOTTEL Instream Turbine allows the harvesting of hydrokinetic energy for commercial projects at a reasonable cost. SIT features passive