Equipment
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (May 16-22, 2016). Panama Canal Expansion Project – May 2016 Update In little over one months’ time, the Inauguration Ceremony of the new Panama Canal will mark the completion of the largest infrastructure underta
Cape Sharp Tidal Eyes Turbine Deployment in June
Nova Scotia-based Cape Sharp Tidal announced plans to begin the installation of the first out of two planned tidal turbines at the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) test site near Parrsboro in June. During the first week of June, the first tidal turbine is expected to depart from the Pi
Klein Appoints Brazilian Representative
Klein Marine Systems, a part of Mitcham Industries, has appointed A2 Marine Solution as an international representative for Klein side scan and bathymetry sonar systems in Brazil. A2 Marine will be responsible for supplying the Klein side scan and bathymetry sonar systems to the commercial marketpla
MacArtney Supplies Winch for MH370 Search
A Mermac R40 winch from MacArtney is to be used in the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 that disappeared two years ago. The Boeing 777 vanished with 239 passengers and crew during the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Following an intensive search and flight data analysis, it was determi
Damen’s New Shoalbuster Handed Over to Van Wijngaarden
The first of Damen’s new Shoalbuster 3512 class was recently handed over to Dutch marine services specialist Van Wijngaarden Marine Services B.V. in the port of Boven-Hardinxveld, the Netherlands. At the ceremony, Mrs. Elske de Bruijn-de Vries officially named the vessel and made a speech praising t
DEME to Take Part at Open Site Day Event
Next Sunday DEME is participating again in the Open Site Day, the annual public event of the construction industry organised by the Belgian Construction Federation. As DEME’s sites are mainly on open sea, the Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group is bringing two vessels to the
Technip, FMC Technologies to merge into TechnipFMC
French oilfield services giant Technip and U.S. subsea equipment specialist FMC Technologies, have announced a merger agreement. The companies said that the merger will create “a global leader that will drive change by redefining the production and transformation of oil and gas.” The combined compan
Gallery: Mammoet loads out FPSO modules bound for Brazil
Mammoet, a provider of engineered heavy lifting and transport services, in April completed a load-out of the first set of four modules for the FPSO P66, bound for a field offshore Brazil. This is the first of eight FPSOs currently under construction to meet the demands of oil production in Brazil. T
Aecon to Build BRTP’s Tidal Power Device
Nova Scotia renewable energy company, Black Rock Tidal Power (BRTP), has awarded a contract to fabricate its Triton S40 tidal power platform to Aecon. The instream tidal device will be installed in the Bay of Fundy in 2017. BRTP’s tidal-current energy technology uses 40 SIT 250 turbines mounted on t
MG3 expands fleet with ‘MV Ocean Spirit’
UK-based geoscience solutions company MG3 has purchased the DP2 vessel MV Ocean Spirit along with the geotechnical site investigation equipment spread. The company explained the move as a way to expand its services to the marine geoscience and ROV survey industry, The vessel was formerly known as MV
Jan De Nul Reports Increased Turnover for 2015
Jan De Nul Group, an international contractor specializing in dredging, land reclamation, heavy lifting, offshore and environmental services, has just released its business results for 2015, achieving solid performances despite difficult market conditions. The traditional dredging market showed limi
Central Dredging Association’s Annual Report Published
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has just released its 2015 Annual Report which details their work over the previous year and highlights work related to the new initiatives. “2015 has been another remarkable year. One in which we hosted a number of key events including Dredging Days, in Ahoy
PHOTO: Touchdown for Culzean Wellhead Platform Jacket
A 114 meters long Culzean wellhead platform jacket has reached its destination and it’s now fixed to the seabed by 12 skirt piles driven 45 meters deep, Maersk Oil informed on Wednesday. The jacket left the Heerema’s Vlissingen yard mid-April set for the Central North Sea some 250 kilometres east of
PHOTO: Maersk’s Culzean wellhead jacket takes its place in North Sea
Maersk Oil has reported that a wellhead jacket for the Culzean field’s wellhead platform is now firmly in place in the UK sector of the North Sea. Maersk Oil-operated Culzean field was discovered in 2008, approximately 250 kilometers east of Aberdeen in license block 22/25a, and the field developmen