Equipment
UK: Somerset Flood Relief Plans Make Progress
Plans to help prevent significant flooding in parts of Somerset and improve the county’s roads moved a step closer this week after a key decision. Proposals totalling more than £20m were rubber-stamped yesterday by Councillor Harvey Siggs, Somerset County Council’s Cabinet member for Highways. Counc
Boskalis: Revenue Level Higher Compared to Same Period Last Year
Boskalis, a leading global maritime services company operating in the dredging and inland infra, and offshore energy sectors, realized a higher revenue in the first quarter of 2014 compared to the same period in 2013. Adjusted for the acquisition of Dockwise, which was only included in the consolida
HR Wallingford: Course on Flood and Coastal Assets Approaches
HR Wallingford has announced that its conference named “Management of above-ground flood and coastal assets” will take place on 15 May 2014, in Wallingford, UK. This event will provide an understanding of the asset management life-cycle. It will also cover the methods and tools that are available ac
Nautricity Deploys CoRMaT Tidal Turbine at Shapinsay Sound
Nautricity has successfully deployed their CoRMaT tidal turbine at EMEC’s Shapinsay Sound site. The 10m diameter contra-rotating turbine was installed at the site for the first time last week. The company also re-installed their HydroBuoy mooring system which was previously tested, analysed and opti
UK: Chesil Cove Sea Wall Repairs Completed
Work to repair the storm-battered sea wall at Chesil Cove on Portland has been completed by Weymouth & Portland Borough Council in partnership with the Environment Agency and contractor Team Van Oord Ltd. Heavy winds and strong tides hit the Dorset coast hard during the winter period, damaging secti
Belgium: MSC Transfers Its Activities to Deurganck Dock
The MSC shipping company is to consolidate all its activities in the Port of Antwerp in the Deurganck dock, on the left bank of the Scheldt. The Port Authority board of directors gave the go-ahead for the move yesterday. The transfer is necessary in order to permit further expansion by MSC in Antwer
Turkey: YILPORT’s Development Program Moves Ahead
Gemport, YILPORT Holding’s largest container port in Turkey, has gone live with the latest version of the Navis N4 system. The change to Navis N4 is part of YILPORT’s modernization and development program for YILPORT Gemport and Gemlik. YILPORT has already centralized its vessel planning, berth mana
Kongsberg’s ICSS and Power Package for Gina Krog FSO
Kongsberg Maritime Engineering (KME) has signed a contract with Gina Krog LLC, a subsidiary of Teekay Shipping AS, for supply of an Integrated Control and Safety System (ICSS) and Power package to the Gina Krog FSO (Floating Storage and Offloading) unit, to be delivered to the Statoil operated Gina
Kongsberg to supply ICSS and power package for Gina Krog FSO
Kongsberg Maritime Engineering (KME) has signed a contract with Gina Krog LLC, a subsidiary of Teekay Shipping AS, for supply of an Integrated Control and Safety System (ICSS) and Power package to the Gina Krog FSO (Floating Storage and Offloading) unit, to be delivered to the Statoil operated Gina
Technip secures its 2nd Alvheim job from Marathon
Technip has been awarded a contract by Marathon Oil Norge for the extension of subsea infrastructure on the Alvheim field, located on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The scope of work includes installation engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation and tie-in of spools and protection cover
Technip to Extend Alvheim Subsea Infrastructure
Technip was awarded by Marathon Oil Norge a contract for the extension of subsea infrastructure on the Alvheim field, located on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The scope of work includes installation engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation and tie-in of spools and protection covers as
IKM to provide FEED for Johan Sverdrup infield pipelines
Statoil has awarded Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for Johan Sverdrup field pipelines to IKM Ocean Design. Concept selection for Johan Sverdrup was made in February 2014. The field is located south of Grane, north-east of Sleipner and about 140 km west of Stavanger. Water depth in the
TWMA gets permission to double waste processing capacity
TWMA, the global provider of oil and gas waste management solutions, has been awarded an increased processing licence by the Environmental department of the Norwegian Authority. The licence, allocated to the company’s Norwegian base in Mongstad, will see processing capacity more than double, from 30
Tampnet buys AirTap
Tampnet AS, the Norwegian-based leading offshore high capacity and low latency communications provider, has reached an agreement to acquire the wireless Managed Services provider AirTap Communications, LLC from a group of private investors. AirTap is a Louisiana-based Managed Services provider with