Equipment
Krasnoye Sormovo Launches TSHD Sommers
Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard, part of United Shipbuilding Corporation, held today the launching ceremony for the 1000 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Sommers’. The dredger comes as the first in a series of three TSHD 1000 vessels that the shipyard is building for FSUE Rosmorport. The TSHD 1000 was
C-Kore Subsea Monitoring Tools for BP
UK’s C-Kore Systems, has been awarded a contract for BP to purchase their C-Kore Subsea Monitoring tools. Reportedly, BP tested the tools on earlier umbilical installation projects and will now buy a number of units for its Quad 204 project in the North Sea. According to the company, the C-Kore unit
WATCH: Huisman Outfits Skandi Africa
The video above is a timelapse movie of the Skandi Africa, from its arrival at Huisman Schiedam quayside, until departure, including the installations of the Pipelay System and Cranes. The Skandi Africa is a DP class 3 offshore subsea construction vessel, built for Norwegian offshore vessel owner DO
SINTEF Works on New Subsea Camera
Researchers at Norway’s SINTEF are currently working together with partners in Europe to develop sensors and lasers for a new underwater camera which can, reportedly, see two to three times further under water than existing cameras and calculate distances to objects. The new tool is designed to make
Deep Ocean Engineering Names VP of Sales and Marketing
San Jose-based Deep Ocean Engineering has named Raul Enrique Pena as its vice president of sales and marketing. He is to drive the growth of Deep Ocean while expanding its presence internationally, the company said. Pena brings to the company a knowledge of sales, channel management, business develo
Georgia Ports Authority Gears Up for Expanded Panama Canal
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has ordered four more Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes from Konecranes for the Port of Savannah, Georgia. The crane purchases, along with the ongoing Savannah Harbor deepening, anticipate the opening of an expanded Panama Canal, set for this year. The Savannah Harbor Expa
IHC J-Lay Project Moves Forward
A project to build one of the world’s largest pipe laying systems has reached a major milestone with the arrival of the main tower section at Port of Blyth. The structure, designed by IHC Engineering Business, part of Royal IHC, and weighing almost 1,000 tonnes, has been shipped in from The Netherla
Tritech Boosts Saipem ROVs
Italian Oil and Gas industry contractor, Saipem, has selected Tritech’s Gemini 620pd multibeam profiling system for its work class remotely operated vehicles (WROVs). Namely, Saipem has purchased a suite of Tritech products comprising Gemini 620pd sonars, Surface Control Units (SCUs) and Gemini Hubs
Bureau Veritas Greenlights Ocean Thermal Energy Converter Project
An international classification society, Bureau Veritas, has issued its first Approval in Principle for an Ocean Thermal Energy Converter (OTEC). The approval applies to a 1MW plant developed by the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering (KRISO) which will be built for installation
Shell picks Lankhorst Ropes for Appomattox mooring
Oil and gas company Shell has selected the Netherlands-based rope manufacturer Lankhorst Ropes to supply the mooring lines for the Appomattox development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Some 140 nautical miles south-east of New Orleans, the semi-submersible four-column production platform will be moored
OCB Buys Kuiper International
OCB Oilfield Services, a Gulf Capital portfolio company, has completed the acquisition of Kuiper International, as part of a four-year expansion plan to increase its business value by 300 percent. Kuiper International, established in 2010 and headquartered in Singapore, is a player in the offshore c
EIVA in Indonesia Representative Deal with Geotronix
The Danish software and hardware engineering specialist EIVA has welcomed PT Geotronix Pratama Indonesia to its network of representatives as of January 2016. Geotronix, a survey technology provider, will offer its customers in Indonesia both EIVA hardware and software solutions. This cooperation sh
Jan De Nul’s CLV Isaac Newton Heads to Its First Mission
Offshore contractor Jan De Nul will install two 115 kV cables, supplied by Nexans Norway, for the Marjan Gas Oil Separation Plan (GOSP’s) project executed by McDermott, the company said on Thursday. Both cables, with a total cable weight of 8,500 tonnes have been loaded and will now be transported a
Cameron Takes Profit Dive
Cameron has reported net income attributable to its stockholders of $125 million for the fourth quarter 2015, down from $254 million in the corresponding period in 2014. The company posted fully diluted earnings per share, excluding discontinued operations and other costs, of $1.08 for the fourth qu