Equipment
Another Shipment for New Locks Arrives in Panama
The third shipment of four gates for the new locks of the Panama Canal Expansion has arrived to the Atlantic entrance of the waterway. The four gates were delivered on Sunday by the Post-Panamax vessel Xia Zhi Yuan 6, owned by COSCO Ocean Shipping. The shipment began its journey from Trieste, Italy
DeepWater Buoyancy Records Good Growth in 2014
DeepWater Buoyancy Inc. has doubled both its facility and workforce during the first eight months of 2014. The new facility was opened in January after securing the rights to the Flotation Technologies syntactic foam-based, legacy oceanographic and oil/gas undersea product lines. “We are so grateful
Hansa wraps up 3D shoot off The Netherlands
Hansa Hydrocarbons Limited (Hansa) has announced that it has successfully completed its large 3D seismic survey across the 4Quads licence blocks G18, H16, M3 and N1, offshore Netherlands. The survey covered approximately 965 square km and was located 40 km to the north of the Wadden Islands in the D
JFMS Conducts MeyGen Phase 1A Offshore Installation Activities
James Fisher Marine Services Ltd (JFMS) announces that it has secured a contract with MeyGen to complete the offshore installation activities associated with the construction of the first phase (Phase 1A) of its ground breaking 398MW tidal array project in the Pentland Firth, Scotland. When fully co
Stril Luna: First vessel with Rolls-Royce’s Unified Bridge
Stril Luna is the first vessel to enter operation with Rolls-Royce’s Unified Bridge and has now arrived in Norway to begin a long- term contract with Statoil.
Underwater Cutting Methods Tested in NHC’s Dive Tank
The NHC Dive Tank and outdoor facilities were used by a client for in-depth trials investigating the effectiveness of underwater cutting methods on large subsea pipeline flanges. Trials were needed to identify the safest, most effective and cleanest method of cutting through solid metal bolts used o
M318F and M320F Wheel Excavators Introduced
When designing the new Cat® M318F and M320F Wheel Excavators, Caterpillar solicited customer input for characteristics considered important. Heading the list were initial quality and reliability, low operating costs, operator comfort and safety, simplicity of operation and maintenance, durability, a
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
Van Oord: New SRI Vessel for Offshore Division Van Oord has ordered a new subsea rock installation vessel. Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group Shanghai will build the vessel at its Ningbo yard in China. The vessel will be delivered in 2016. GLDD Wins $30 Mln Freeport Harbor Contract Great Lakes Dredge
JDR in Cable Showcase at Wind Energy Hamburg
JDR will showcase its industry leading inter-array cable designs, cable accessories and post-delivery offshore services at Wind Energy Hamburg. JDR’s engineering team has led the development of inter-array cables for offshore wind operators across a range of important projects including the Meerwind
Dolphin Nets 16 Streamer 3D Seismic Gig in Kara Sea
Dolphin has been awarded an industry first ever 16 streamer 3D seismic contract for an undisclosed client in the Kara Sea. The contract has a duration of approximately 3 months and will begin in Q2 of 2015. Dolphin will utilise one of the high capacity ice classed 3D seismic vessels for the survey a
Damen to supply propeller nozzles for 4 ocean going tugs
Damen Marine Components will supply a total eight 5,050 millimetre propeller nozzles for four ultra long distance towing and anchor handling vessel newbuildings. They are the largest nozzles that DMC will have manufactured with its spinning machine technique to date. The order was granted by Caterpi
Dolphin hired for 16-streamer seismic survey in Kara Sea
Dolphin Group ASA has been awarded an industry first ever 16-streamer 3D seismic contract for an undisclosed client in the Kara Sea, offshore Russia.
VIDEO: Launching of Senwatec Аmphi-King Dredger
Аmphi-King from the German manufacturer Senwatec is a first ever made amphibious boat of this type and PROGROUPE is the first company to use such equipment. Amphi-King is a brilliant solution for reconstruction of water bodies with limited spatial possibilities (ponds at golf course or in the park o
Trelleborg Develops New Subsea Vibration Suppression System
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has launched an innovative new vortex induced vibration (VIV) system. The high performance T-Strake™ features a unique modular design enabling more efficient transportation and installation. Jonathan Fox, senior product development engineer for Trelleborg’s offshore o