Equipment
VIDEO: ‘Normand Maximus’ heads to Brattvag, Norway
Solstad Offshore, a Norway-based provider of offshore support vessels, has shared a video of the sail away of its latest offshore construction vessel (OCV) Normand Maximus. As previously reported by Offshore Energy Today, the vessel was launched Sunday, November 8. It set off for Norway a few days l
Norshore Atlantic Carries Out P&A for ConocoPhillips Indonesia
Norwegian drilling contractor, Norshore, has informed that its multi purpose drilling vessel Norshore Atlantic is performing well on its subsea decommissioning campaign Offshore Indonesia. The vessel has been on contract for ConocoPhillips Indonesia for plug and abandonment of 3 wells since November
Unique Group Adds GSE Rentals
Unique Group has acquired GSE Rentals (Geophysical Survey Equipment), a rental specialist of geophysical, hydrographic and oceanographic marine survey equipment. GSE Rentals is now wholly owned by Unique Group and the company’s workforce will be retained. Former owner, Stan Moroney, will continue as
DW Spots Slowdown in Work-Class ROVs Utilisation
The global ROV market is anticipated to significantly contract in value terms in 2016 (-6.3%) and then plateau in 2017, due to the current oil price downturn, according to a provider of market research & consulting within energy industry, Douglas-Westwood (DW). In its latest ROV market forecast for
AOG Provides Flexible Jumpers for Wild Well Control
Wild Well Control awarded Airborne Oil & Gas (AOG) a contract for the supply of two flexible TCP Jumpers. The two jumpers, 2 inch and 10 ksi rated, are collapse resistant to 3000 meters water depth. They are delivered in lengths of 300 ft each and will provide the flexible fluid connection between a
MainOne Upgrades Its West Africa-Europe Submarine Cable
MainOne announced the completion of the upgrade of its submarine cable network between Nigeria, Ghana and Portugal to a 100G wavelength system. The 100G wavelength upgrade, implemented using the Xtera Nu-wave Optima optical networking platform is expected to provide additional capacity support for M
LSWE’s Saturation/Air Diving System for Tasik Toba SOV
Singapore based Leong Siew Weng Engineering (LSWE) is set to deliver its first 15-man Single Bell Saturation Diving System complete with Surface Air Dive System to Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding for Tasik Subsea’s newbuild Subsea Operation Vessel “Tasik Toba”. The Saturation Diving System can operate in
Dredging Event in Beaumont
Chris Ransome & Associates, Inc. (CRA) and Orion Marine Group have announced their upcoming half-day dredging seminar, “Dredging Your Docks”, to be held on December 2, 2015, at the MCM Elegante Hotel in Beaumont. CRA and Orion Marine Group have been conducting dredging conferences at other port syst
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (November 8-15). PortMiami Dredging Pays Off PortMiami is positioning itself to capture new trade opportunities thanks to more than $1 billion of capital infrastructure projects now complete. TSHD Severnaya Dvin
Unlocking Inland Waterways
The European Investment Bank today took part in the inauguration of the fourth lock in the Belgian town of Lanaye, close to Liege and just across the border from the Dutch city of Maastricht. In the company of several Belgian and Dutch Ministers and EIB Vice President Pim van Ballekom, King Philip o
New Capital Contracts for DEME
DEME Group, a Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering company, has secured several international dredging contracts with a total contract value of 150 million euros. It concerns projects that will strongly improve the accessibility of various world ports for international shipping. Th
EMO Marine Installs Mini-T to Collect Oceanographic Data at FORCE
EMO Marine Technologies, based in Nova Scotia, has installed a Mini-T Video/Data Mux system for FORCE (Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy). The system is deployed within the tidal berth sites in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia. The system utilizes EMO Marine Technologies’ form factor multiplexer (MUX) sy
Solar Panels on Floating Pipelines
The Kiasma Group, an Italian dredging pipeline manufacturer, has added a range of solar panels to its HDPE pipelines. This means that photovoltaic energy can be generated by panels fixed to the discharge lines used in the dredging industry. Kiasma describes the photovoltaic panels as flexibile and l
Added Value of Sand
The knowledge development scheme – Hondsbossche Dunes project – officially started yesterday. The contract for this project was signed during the conference ‘Building the Future‘ in Utrecht by Ecoshape, the Flood Protection Program and Water Board Hollands Noorderkwartier. The aim of the project is