Equipment
Opus Tiger Class Drillship Passes Second Round of Sea Trials
CSSC Shanghai Shipyard-built Opus Tiger-1 drillship has completed the 12-day second sea trial in East China Sea. The trial, in water depth of some 82 meters, was focused on the mooring system and drilling system integrated acceptance test. The drilling package, designed and manufactured by Honghua G
Boskalis Strengthens Market Position in Germany
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has reached a heads of agreement with STRABAG SE for the acquisition of the dredging activities and assets of STRABAG Wasserbau GmbH, formerly known as Möbius Wasserbau. STRABAG Wasserbau, based in Hamburg, has an annual turnover of approximately EUR 50 million with a
NIRAS, Intertek Secure Viking Link Work
NIRAS and Intertek have been appointed by Energinet.dk and National Grid Viking Link Limited (National Grid) as Marine Consultants to support with the permitting of Viking Link. Viking Link is a proposed international offshore infrastructure project linking electricity networks in Great Britain and
Opus Offshore’s first drillship completes its second sea trial
Opus Offshore-owned drillship, the Opus Tiger-1, has completed its second sea trial in China. The drillship will be managed by a joint venture company between Songa Offshore and Opus Offshore, named Songa Opus Offshore Drilling Pte Ltd. The Opus Tiger-1 drillship was built by Shanghai Shipyard and t
Kongsberg Launches New Singlebeam System
Kongsberg Maritime has released its fifth generation of singlebeam echo sounder designed for shallow to medium depth waters and for hull mounted side scan systems. The new EA 440 supersedes the EA 400 single beam platform, released in 2004, with the addition of a new Wideband Transceiver (WBT). Acco
Dredging Stories That Marked 2015
With the new year ahead of us, Dredging Today is bringing you a recap of the most popular posts from 2015. Van Oord, Boskalis to Build Artificial Island Off Jakarta Van Oord and joint venture partner Royal Boskalis Westminster have won a major land reclamation contract in Indonesia. DEME Bags Major
CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin in Port of Oakland
The CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin, an 18,000-TEU megaship named in honor of one of America’s founding fathers, is expected to call at the Port of Oakland today, making it the largest container ship of this capacity ever to call at any port in the United States. The vessel, operated by France-based shipp
Kings Bay Restoration Scheme in Full Swing
The Kings Bay Cleanup and Restoration scheme in Crystal River is moving ahead with a patent pending vacuum dredging removal process that removes legacy nutrients, organic detrital material and the Lyngbya, an invasive algae that has choked out native plants. For years, residents have tried different
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (December 21-27). Boskalis Dredger Freeway Busy in Portsmouth Boskalis’ 4,500 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger Freeway has arrived at the HMNB Portsmouth and is dredging the channel ahead of the arrival of the Q
Scientists Discover New Class of Hydrothermal System
Scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and the University of Southampton have made the first discovery of a new type of hydrothermal vent system in a decade, which should help explain the long observed disconnect between the theoretical rate at which the Earth’s crust is cooling at sea
Drydocks World completes its first RIAP project on NDC’s rig
Drydocks World, the international oil and gas service provider, has completed the yard’s first Rig Integrity Assurance Program (RIAP) on the National Drilling Company-owned jack-up rig Diyina. This was also the first engineering, procurement, construction & commissioning (EPCC) concept rig project t
OSBIT Power’s Access Systems for Helix’s Well Intervention Vessels
OSBIT Power has completed work on three new walk-to-work access systems to be installed on a trio of new well intervention vessels commissioned by Helix Well Ops U.K. The completion of the access systems is the first significant milestone in the triple Intervention Tension Frame (ITF) contract award
Osbit completes walk-to-work systems for Helix
Osbit Power has completed work on three new walk-to-work access systems, which will be installed on a trio of new well intervention vessels commissioned by Helix Well Ops U.K. Osbit said the completion of the access systems is the first significant milestone in the triple Intervention Tension Frame
DCN Wraps Up Grouting Hoses Removal at Gode Wind 1&2 OWF
Bergen op Zoom-based DCN International Diving and Marine Contractors has successfully removed all grouting hoses at the OWF Gode Wind 1&2. According to the company, a total of 97 locations have been visited to remove the 5,5 grouting hoses, which were cut and removed with in-house developed tools, m