Equipment
Damen CSD450 Working on Joure Project
The Dutch contractor Van der Lee is currently working on the motorway fly-over project near Joure, in the north of the Netherlands, using Damen’s cutter suction dredger 450. The stock dredger was prepared for transport on Friday (September 16) and towed to the north of the Netherlands over the weeke
InterMoor Sets Up Mooring Base in Norway
IOS InterMoor has opened a new mooring base in Fensfjord, Norway near Bergen. Located on the Wergeland Base in Sløvågen, the facility should provide mooring equipment storage, supply, inspection and maintenance for IOS InterMoor and its customers. The new base is ideally positioned to serve oil and
Osbit Backs DeepOcean’s Inter-Array Cable Project
Osbit said that its quadrant handling system, designed and built for offshore contractor DeepOcean, has completed its first inter-array cable installation job for undisclosed international developer. The system has facilitated the laying of two complete cables per day in the first stage of its deplo
Gowanus Canal Cleanup Scheme Kicks Off
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) started a debris removal pilot project at the Gowanus Canal Superfund Site yesterday. Field personnel will be removing debris from the 4th Street Turning Basin (located at the intersection of 4th St. and 3rd Ave), according to the EPA’s latest announcem
Jurong orders Huisman crane for Sleipnir SSCV
Huisman, a lifting, drilling and subsea solutions specialist, has secured a contract for the delivery a Pedestal Mounted Offshore Crane (PMOC) for the Sleipnir SSCV being built in Singapore. Huisman said on Monday that Jurong Shipyard ordered a 100-tonne PMOC which will be installed onboard Heerema’
Swan Hunter Expands Equipment Pool with New Tensioner
Swan Hunter has taken delivery of a new 15Te horizontal 2 track tensioner from Motive Offshore Group. The tensioner is supplied with an electrical HPU, and has an open PLC control system that allows it to be synchronized with other flexible and cable lay equipment including carousels, reel drive sys
PHOTO: Wasa Expands Its Dredging Fleet
Wasa Dredging, a Finnish marine offshore and inland water construction company, has just released a photo of its new 140 ton multi-purpose land machine based on a EX1200 Excavator from Hitachi. The machine features a special Wasa designed 24 meter boom configuration with a 4 m³ heavy duty bucket. Th
France and UK Continue MMCM Partnership
Thales, BAE Systems and their partner SAAB, ECA Group and ASV Global have welcomed the confirmation by the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) that the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) and French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) will continue their collaboration for the combined United K
EMF from Subsea Power Cables Doesn’t Harm Marine Organisms, Study Shows
A new report from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) addresses four questions about the impact of submerged power cables on fish and invertebrates, the principal one being whether electromagnetic fields (EMF) from submerged power cables attract or repulse fish or invertebrates. The purpose
Tritech Sonars for Oceanscan
Tritech, a Moog Inc. company, has secured a deal with Oceanscan for the purchase of multiple Gemini 720is and narrow beam imaging (NBI) units from the company’s range of multibeam imaging sonars. The Gemini 720is, an upgrade of the Gemini 720i, was launched in March 2016, and according to Tritech, c
Subsea International Inks Ashwood Partnerships Deal
Aberdeen-based Subsea International has agreed an equipment funding arrangement with Ashwood Partnerships to enable its customers to access financial support for purchasing equipment. Subsea International is an equipment sourcing and technical support hub operating in oil and gas, offshore renewable
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (October 17 – October 23). Technip’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Technip Umbilicals, has repotedly entered into a period of collective consultation with its workforce over proposed redundancies for its Ne
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (October 17-23, 2016). Royal IHC Adjusts Its Business Strategy As a direct consequence of persistently poor market conditions, Royal IHC, supplier of maritime equipment, is fine-tuning its strategy. PHOTO NEWS:
WATCH: Maria Subsea Pipeline Project
The video above shows summer 2016 subsea pipeline installation campaign on the Maria field, Wintershall’s flagship development in Norway. Maria field is located in the Haltenbanken area of the southern Norwegian Sea, some 200 kilometers from the mainland. The innovative field solution involves conne