Equipment
Olympic gets yet another stand-still extension
Olympic Ship AS, an offshore vessel owner based in Norway, has reached yet another extension with creditors to a previously agreed stand-still deal. The financially strained ship owner was in talks with the secured lenders aiming to secure adjustment to the repayment profile of the financial debt of
Kaiyo Adds AHC to Leopard ROV’s LARS
Japan’s Kaiyo Engineering, which recently acquired Saab Seaeye Leopard ROV system, has added an active heave compensator (AHC) to the ROV’s launch and recovery system. Kaiyo Engineering, a specialist marine science company, is undertaking seabed research for Tokyo University and is using the Leopard
DONG Contracts EEW SPC for Hornsea One Monopiles Job
Rostock-based company EEW Special Pipe Constructions has been awarded an order from the Danish energy company DONG Energy to manufacture 116 monopiles for the 1.2 GW offshore wind park Hornsea Project 1. The contract signing took place in Rostock on November, 21. “Due to the scale of the project, Ho
Lamprell Lands $225 Mln East Anglia One OWF Deal
Lamprell has received a new contract award from ScottishPower Renewables for the fabrication of multiple jackets and piles for the East Anglia One offshore wind farm. The East Anglia One project is located in the UK waters of the southern North Sea. It is a large-scale project which will utilise 102
Boskalis Wins EUR 120 Million Dredging Contract in Brazil
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has been awarded a contract by Açu Petróleo S.A. (joint venture company of Prumo Logística S.A. and Oiltanking Gmbh) for the expansion of the Porto do Açu Oil Transhipment Terminal in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. The contract has a total value of approximately EUR 12
Tekmar to Protect Merkur OWF Cables
Tekmar Energy has recently been awarded a contract with Tideway B.V to supply 150 of its patented TekLink cable protection systems (CPS) on the Merkur offshore wind farm project in Germany. Tekmar’s new production facility in the North East of England will supply the CPS and manufacturing is expecte
Hydrasun Builds Specialist Subsea Intervention Line
Aberdeen-based Hydrasun has developed a load bearing flexible hose solution for subsea applications. A 2-inch lightweight flexible service intervention line, called the ‘Interventor’ was designed to both deploy the subsea chemical dispersant manifold to depth, and to deliver the dispersants from the
MV RollDock Storm Completes Job for Van Oord
Van Oord, a Dutch company that specializes in dredging and land reclamation, recently awarded a contract to RollDock Shipping B.V. for the transportation of a backhoe dredger, a water injection dredger and auxiliary equipment. “Both dredgers were loaded and discharged by our “Float in-Float out” met
Ellicott Presents Debris Guard – Pump Defender
Ellicott Dredge Technologies (EDT) has announced new technology that will minimize down time by greatly reducing pump and cutterhead clogs in debris rich environments. EDT, through its IMS and Mud Cat™ product lines, is now offering the self-cleaning debris guard called the “Pump Defender” (patent p
VIDEO: Sentwatec’s Dredge-King Launched in Madagascar
Senwatec, a German manufacturer of dredging equipment, successfully commissioned and launched their versatile multipurpose amphibian dredging machine, named the Dredge-King, in Madagascar earlier this month. The Dredge-King is a compact mobile dredger, equipped for deep water bucket and hydraulic dr
FSP Secures Development Project Funding
Bergen-based Fjell Subsea Products (FSP) has received 5.2 million Norwegian Kroner in public funding. The project is also sponsored by Shell and is part of a 30 million Norwegian Kroner development project. The grant pertains to ‘Qualification of a Unified and Modularized Flying Lead System’. The pr
Launching Ceremony of TSHD Minerva Set for Next Week
The launching ceremony of 3,500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Minerva will take place on December 3, 2016, at the Royal IHC shipyard in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands. The Minerva and Scheldt River, being built for DEME, will be the first dredging vessels in the world that will be equipped w
SMD Develops Synthetic Environment and Virtualisation Tool
Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD), a manufacturer of remote intervention equipment, has launched a synthetic environment and virtualisation platform named ‘Sentio’ that could, according to the company, optimise and improve the efficiency of operations in any offshore environment. Reportedly, Sentio, the f
HC IQIP Moving to Sliedrecht Base
HC IQIP will soon relocate its Kinderdijk- and Delfgauw-based activities to a new location in Sliedrecht. Royal IHC recently decided to move all shipbuilding activities from Sliedrecht to Kinderdijk and Krimpen a/d Ijssel to make the site available for IHC IQIP’s activities. As per December, IHC sai