Equipment
VIDEO: Sepro LARS on Technip’s Vessel
Earlier this year, Sepro Technology has secured a contract with French engineering group Techinp for the delivery of two of its ORS18 MK IV Overhead Rail Systems. The ORS systems are designed to handle all type of work class ROV’s for operational depths down to 3500 meters. Sepro Overhead Rails Syst
Hydrex Performs Underwater Insert Repairs
Hydrex diver/technician teams carried out underwater insert repairs in Marseille and Togo. One of the repairs was performed on a general cargo vessel while it was berthed in Marseille. An inspection performed shortly after arrival at the location indicated that an insert of 800 mm x 400 mm was neede
Ashtead Tech Names Global Sales Manager
Ashtead Technology has appointed Kevin Murray-Taylor as global product sales manager. Based in Aberdeen, Murray-Taylor is responsible for product sales within Ashtead, providing a central focus for both customers and the regional sales teams in Aberdeen, London, Houston and Singapore. Formerly regio
BW Offshore Gets FPSO Umuroa Extension
Oslo-listed provider of floating production services to the oil and gas industry, BW Offshore, has received a one year contract extension for the lease and operation of the FPSO Umuroa. The FPSO is operating on the Umuroa field offshore New Zealand for the Australian based oil and gas exploration an
NHV Group completes Blueway buy
NHV, an international helicopter operator, has completed the acquisition of Blueway, making it “one of the largest European helicopter transport operators”. In line with its growth strategy, and in order to provide even more efficient services to its clients, NHV, supported by its shareholder Ardian
First Buoyancy Test of Deep Vision
The commercial prototype of Deep Vision project has been tested in the sea for the first time earlier this month. The success of the first test bodes well for the final steps of the underwater vision project before the system will be launched at a CRISP cruise in March. Deep Vision is an underwater
MENCK World’s Largest Hammer for Sandbank Subsea Ops
Subsea pile driving specialist MENCK, an Acteon company, is providing the largest and most powerful hydraulic hammer in the world to assist Bilfinger Marine & Offshore Systems with the installation of sub-sea foundations for Project Sandbank, a new 72 turbine strong wind farm in the North Sea. Known
VIDEO: IHC Splashes Subsea 7’s SEVEN SUN
Royal IHC launched Subsea 7’s latest pipelay vessel SEVEN SUN, on friday 19th december 2014 at its shipyard in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands. Seven Sun is the third of four vessels Subsea 7 has ordered to operate for Petrobras offshore Brazil. In August last year, IHC announced the orders from Subsea
Sub-Atlantic to Deliver 3 ROVs
Sub-Atlantic has secured three international contracts with a combined value of over £3.5 million for the manufacture of three specialist remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). The firm will provide IKM Subsea in Norway, Italy’s Globe Exploration and Total Marine Technology of Australia with observation
Sub-Atlantic lands three ROV orders
Sub-Atlantic has secured three international contracts with a combined value of over £3.5 million for the manufacture of three specialist remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). The firm will provide IKM Subsea in Norway, Italy’s Globe Exploration and Total Marine Technology of Australia with observation
VIDEO: Dredger ‘Augustus Gloop’ in Action
The Cotswold Canals Trust’s dredger ‘Augustus Gloop’ is now in action on the Thames & Severn Canal between Ham Mill Lock and Hope Mill. The vintage German built machine has been part of the CCT maintenance fleet since it was purchased back in the 1970s. It has undergone a number of refits and upgrad
First Subsea Secures GROW Funding
First Subsea has been awarded £130,000 of Process Technology Innovation Funding under the Government’s GROW: Offshore Wind programme. The award is for development of a monopile interface connector and hang off cable connector for offshore wind farms and top tension mooring connector for floating win
Wartsila’s engines ordered for Gotland LNG ferry
Wärtsilä’s dual-fuel engines have been ordered for the Gotland’s LNG-powered RoPax ferry.
News in Photos: Construction of ‘Isaac Newton’
Jan De Nul Group’s new multipurpose vessel Isaac Newton, currently under construction in Pula, will be delivered mid-2015, the company announced on its official facebook page. A group of Belgian students recently paid a visit to the shipyard and witnessed the construction process. Hereby we are brin