Equipment
WATCH: Chevron’s Alder Field Story
Chevron has launched production at its Alder field in the Central North Sea. Discovered in 1975, development of the gas condensate field was considered impossible, due to the challenges of high pressures and high temperatures (HPHT) in the field’s reservoir, lying 4,480 meters beneath the seabed. Th
Kongsberg, AML Aim to Reduce Fish Farm Sensor Maintenance
Kongsberg and AML Oceanographic, Canada, have teamed up to conduct live trials of a new solution to combat biofouling on underwater fish farm sensors. The trial is focused on a new solution for extending the period between the cleaning of subsea oxygen sensors, which are mandated by law but also cri
Rovtech ROVs Integrate Bender Monitoring Technology
Rovtech Solutions has designed the new Nano Seaker remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to work in arduous environments including highly radioactive storage ‘ponds’ at Sellafield and on other nuclear sites. In addition, They can also be commissioned for use in lakes and reservoirs to help with underwater
MDL Names Business Development Director for APAC Region
Maritime Developments (MDL) has increased its support to the Asia-Pacific market with the appointment of a business development director for the region. Paul Douglas has joined the back deck specialist with more than 20 years of experience in global sales and business development roles, including VP
GE Partners with Jason Electronics in China, ASEAN Region
GE’s Marine Solutions has appointed Jason Electronics as its value-added reseller for SeaStream dynamic positioning (DP) systems in the ASEAN region and China. Through this appointment, Jason Electronics will have reselling rights of GE products in the aforementioned regions. With expansive regional
Kongsberg Sets Up South African Base
Kongsberg has formally opened its first office and warehouse facility in the Republic of South Africa. Kongsberg Maritime South Africa has been established to better serve customers located in, or visiting ports across the country and throughout the Sub-Saharan region. Kongsberg’s expansion in South
Ten-Year Maintenance Dredge Contract for Dutch Dredging
Dutch Dredging is to sign a ten-year deal to carry out maintenance work for five New Zealand port authorities. The contract will be signed in Auckland this week, Wednesday, 9 November, in the presence of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, and the Dutch and New Zealand ministe
Carnegie Gets Funding for CETO Project in UK
Carnegie Wave Energy (CWE) has been granted GBP 9.55 million (USD 12 million) from the European Regional Development Fund to support the first phase of its planned 15MW commercial wave energy project at Wave Hub, Cornwall in the United Kingdom. This project focuses on the implementation of the 1MW s
Forum to Provide ROV to University of Limerick
Forum Energy Technologies UK has secured a contract with University of Limerick, Ireland for the provision of remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems suitable for inspection and intervention on marine renewable energy infrastructure. In addition, iXBlue, as part of the lot 2 of the tender, has been
Trimble Introduces Marine Inertial Positioning System
Trimble has released a precise Marine Inertial Positioning System which provides robust 3D position, attitude and orientation data in the most challenging of marine environments. It’s targeted at marine contractors who are constructing ports or waterways with dredging, placement or piling machines t
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (October 31 – November 6, 2016). Boskalis and CNV Vakmensen Reach Agreement Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. recently announced that the trade union CNV Vakmensen has agreed to the social plan related to the previo
Petrobras in for a $20 billion refund?
Brazilian oil company Petrobras, considered world’s most heavily indebted oil major, might be in for a treat. Namely, news agency Reuters has reported that the Brazilian government might pay Petrobras some $20 billion for offshore areas in Brazil that have lost value since the oil prices fell. Accor
DBL Group Enters Dredging Market with IHC Beavers
Dhaka-based business conglomerate DBL Group has recently launched its dredging business – DBL Dredging. To support its entry into this new market it ordered two IHC Beaver® 50 cutter suction dredgers (CSDs), and two Delta Multi Craft (DMC) 1050 work boats. The two IHC Beaver® 50s were delivered with
Wartsila to Supply Engines for New Dredger
The Wartsila Yuchai Engine Company Limited (WYEC), a joint venture company founded in 2013, has been contracted to supply two 16-cylinder Wartsila 32 engines for a large new dredging vessel. The ship is being built at the Dongguan Xiandai Shipbuilding yard for a private Chinese operator. The newbuil