Equipment
Corozal RFQ Released
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for companies interested in competing to design, develop, finance, construct, operate and maintain the Corozal Container Terminal. The Corozal Container Terminal will be located at the Pacific entrance of the waterway, an
Havila Harmony to Search for MH370
Fugro is providing an additional vessel, the Havila Harmony, to join the search for the missing flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean. From the 93-metre multi-role vessel, Fugro will deploy the Echo Surveyor VII autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). Echo Surveyor VII was used earlier this year in
Global Marine to Lay New Cables for ONC’s Neptune Observatory
Global Marine Systems, the UK based subsea cable route design, installation and maintenance specialist, has secured a contract from Ocean Networks Canada, to upgrade the fibre-optic cables serving the Neptune observatory off the west coast of Canada. The subsea infrastructure of Neptune comprises an
Heerema to use Wärtsilä propulsion for new crane vessel
Heerema, a global contractor for the oil and gas industry, has chosen Wärtsilä’s solutions for its new semi-submersible crane vessel (NSCV). The vessel will be built at the Sembcorp Marine Tuas Boulevard Yard in Singapore. Upon signing the contract for the NSCV build, Sembcorp Marine said that, when
Arcadis and InTech Join Forces
Dutch-based Arcadis and InTech Dike Security Systems are joining forces in monitoring levees and dams, by forming a new company called Dike Monitoring Netherlands. The new company will roll-out a monitoring system that is based on innovative technologies that have been developed in the Netherlands t
Wintershall joins initiative against gas flaring
Wintershall has joined the international initiative against the flaring of associated gas during oil production. The aim of the “Zero Routine Flaring by 2030” initiative, which was launched by the World Bank together with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, is to end the worldwide flaring of associate
Airborne Lands TCP Downline and Jumpers Deal in West Africa
Airborne Oil & Gas has been awarded contract by a West African operator for the supply of a composite downline, jumpers and deployment system for acid stimulation. Airborne Oil and Gas’s Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (TCP) technology was selected as the preferred solution for injecting large volumes
WATCH: Seatronics ROV Triggers PAN Disrupter Subsea
Seatronics, an Acteon company specializing in marine equipment, has triggered a Percussion Actuated Non-electric (P.A.N.) disrupter subsea, with its Predator ROV, while maintaining station keeping during a live fire mission. Seatronics established the Predator ROV Elite System as a Bomb Squad Capabl
PHOTO: Oslo Fairway Dredging
The dredging operations at the Oslo Fairway, undertaken by a Finnish dredging equipment manufacturer and contractor, Wasa Dredging, are moving ahead. Wasa has just released this beautiful photo from this dredging scheme, which shows their backhoe giant Hector during the deepening work. About 90.000m
Corps Hosts Chinese Minister
The USACE senior leaders met with Minister Chen Lei, Ministry of Water Resources of the People’s Republic of China and its delegation on November 19. The Chinese delegation was hosted to a Hurricane Sandy Recovery Program Status Briefing session afloat in the cabin of the USACE vessel Hocking. Vario
N-Seatec Bags Subsea Equipment Orders
N-Seatec, the Netherlands-based technical solutions provider, secured two contracts for delivery of subsea equipment. The first contract is for the delivery of a new Aris Explorer 3000 sonar system to an undisclosed client. The Aris Explorer 3000, manufactured by Soundmetrics, will also include the
Airborne wins order from West African operator
Airborne Oil and Gas, the Netherlands-based composite pipe manufacturer, announced a West African operator selected its Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (TCP) technology for stimulation fluid injection in deep water offshore West Africa. Airborne Oil & Gas will supply a 1450 meter long, 3 inch ID 5000 p
Joint industry project to tackle wear limits for jack-up systems
DNV GL, one of the world’s largest classification societies and advisory body for the offshore oil and gas industry, will launch a joint industry project (JIP) for jack-up industry players. Providing the reasons behind the JIP , DNV GL, pointed to the fact that a lack of properly assessed and define
EW Dredging Plan on the Table
The Port of Seattle has completed an environmental analysis, including review of pertinent and available environmental information and preparation of an Environmental Checklist, for the East Waterway Maintenance Dredging Program. The proposal includes a 10-year programmatic authorization to conduct