Equipment
Drydocks World Completes HVDC Converter Platform DolWin Beta
Drydocks World, the international service provider to the shipping, maritime, offshore, oil, gas and energy sectors announced the successful completion of the pioneering HVDC converter platform DolWin beta. The platform, the world’s largest in terms of capacity, was built at Drydocks World – Dubai a
Polish Navy Chooses Saab’s Double Eagle ROV
Defence and security company Saab informs that the Polish Navy has chosen the Double Eagle system for the Kormoran II MCMV. The Double Eagle is in service with several navies, in the Baltic Sea, in the North Sea and around the world as a state of the art, well proven, low risk and extremely efficien
Joint Seminar Makes Dutch-Myanmar Cooperation Tangible
The Netherlands and Myanmar are making good progress in cooperation in the field of water management, Dutch minister Schultz van Haegen of Infrastructure and the Environment said during her visit to Myanmar. Dutch minister Schultz van Haegen and Myanmar’s Vice President U Nyan Tunthe, attended the s
UPDATE: Body Found Near Felixstowe (UK)
The body of the woman who fell from a yacht when it collided with a dredger has been found. A dive team from Norfolk Fire Service has been diving approximately 5 nautical miles out to sea in the location where a yacht sank. The woman’s body has been taken ashore and a post mortem examination [&helli
PROGROUPE: New Video about Dredging and Dewatering Process
PROGROUPE sediment removal company has introduced new animation to explain how their technology works in practice. The short video shows dredging process using a floating suctions dredger and dewatering process of dredged sediment through a decanter centrifuge. This technology is designed for small
Valemon topside loaded on Dockwise Triumph vessel (VIDEO)
The topside destined for the Valemon field offshore Norway, has been loaded onto the heavy transport vessel Dockwise Triumph in Korea.
Norway: Experts gather at Dynamic Positioning seminar
Representatives from Norway’s shipbuilding industry recently gathered in Ålesund for a Dynamic Positioning (DP) sensor technologies workshop held by Sonardyne International Ltd., Guidance Marine and Veripos. Vessel operators, shipyards, dynamic positioning suppliers and system integrators from acros
COSL awards AG new rig contract (VIDEO)
Agility Group AS has entered into an agreement with China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL) to deliver detail engineering for the integration of the drilling package onto their latest drilling semisubmersible unit Hai Yang Shi You 982 (HYSY982). “This contract confirms AG China’s position in the Chin
Wartsila Engines to Power LNG Icebreaker
A new icebreaker being built by Arctech Helsinki Shipyard for the Finnish Transport Agency will be powered by Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines capable of operating on both liquefied natural gas (LNG) and low sulphur diesel fuel. When launched in late 2015, it will be the first LNG-powered icebreaker in th
Rolls-Royce deck machinery for Edison Chouest anchor handlers
Rolls-Royce has won a £50m contract to deliver deck machinery for four large anchor handlers for Edison Chouest Offshore. The vessels are designed by North American Shipbuilder Inc. and will be built in Brazil by Estaleiro Navship LTDA. The four vessels have been specially developed to operate in
UK: PLA to Host Meeting on River Thames Issues
A public meeting about the River Thames will take place at Erith Yacht Club, Anchor Bay Wharf, Manor Road, Erith, Kent, DA8 2AD on Wednesday 18 June 2014 at 6.30pm. This meeting will be an opportunity to put questions and issues about the Thames direct to senior staff from the Port of London Authori
Cyanobacteria Grow Faster in Sunlit Blue Ocean, NOC Study Shows
A recent study of phytoplankton by a NOC scientist has found cyanobacteria apparently remain the faster growing CO2 fixers in the oligotrophic ocean, which covers almost 40 percent of the Earth’s surface. The scientific research paper by Professor Mikhail Zubkov, has been published in the Nature Com
HMS Blyth Participates in NATO Exercise
A Royal Navy minehunter has been working alongside NATO forces in the Mediterranean to practise hunting and destroying mines as part of an international task force. HMS Blyth exercised her skills as part of Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures Group 2 (SNMCMG2) which is made up of ships from the UK,
Planet Ocean Provides Bangor University with Particle Measuring Systems
Surrey based Planet Ocean Ltd has announced the sale of two LISST-100-XC (Laser In Situ Scattering and Transmissometry) instruments to Bangor University. The LISST-100X instrument manufactured by Sequoia Scientific Bellevue, WA, is a multi-parameter system for in-situ observations of particle size d