Equipment
The Underwater Centre Provides Experience to ROV Trainees (UK)
The Underwater Centre train both commercial divers and ROV pilot technicians at facilities in Fort William and Tasmania, so trainees get the necessary operational experience from the very start of their careers. Repair and maintenance of a remotely operated vehicle, or ROV, is probably 80% of the jo
France: Saint-Denis Area to Get New Offshore Dike
Conseil Régional de la Réunion has announced a tender for a dike construction project in the Saint-Denis area. This contract will involve construction of approximately 2,700m section of dike, located offshore, and hydraulic structures built as part of the new coastal route project between the Grande
RenewableUK Expands Its Range with Tidal Lagoon Power
RenewableUK, has announced that it is expanding its membership to include companies involved in tidal lagoon energy. The organisation has covered wave and tidal stream energy since 2004 and will now take on an additional form of tidal power. Tidal lagoon technology traps water at high tide in vast s
UK: Port of Wells Dredging Scheme Starts on May 5th
The Port of Wells dredging program is scheduled to commence next week. The port’s dredger “Kari Hege” will be engaged in dredging operations in the main channel north of number 4 buoy, between buoys 2 and 4. All material dredged from these areas will be placed on the berm which is marked by the port
FoundOcean Launches Its Range of SMR Design Services
Offshore structures expert Naval Sondhi recently joined FoundOcean to lead its SMR design services division. Jim Bell, FoundOcean Managing Director said, “Naval’s 30 years’ detailed knowledge of the design and analysis of strengthening, modification and repair systems for jackets marries perfectly w
Sonardyne to Participate in ETI’s North Sea CCS Programme
Sonardyne International Ltd. has announced its participation in a new Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) project within the Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) programme to develop a Carbon Dioxide (CO2) marine and shallow subsurface monitoring system for underground CCS sites in the North Sea. The system
Officials Visit Stornoway Ferry Terminal Project (UK)
Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond MSP, was the guest of Breedon Hebrides recently during an official visit to Stornoway Harbour. His visit marked the start of the £9.5 million works contract awarded to BAM Nuttall and Breedon to upgrade to Stornoway’s Ferry Terminal. This work is in preparatio
Germany: BAM to Build Fifth Lock at Brunsbüttel
The public authority responsible for management, maintenance and operation of the Kiel Canal, the Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamt Brunsbüttel, has awarded the contract for the construction of a fifth lock at Brunsbüttel to the joint venture formed by the BAM operating companies Wayss & Freytag Ingenieur
BW Offshore Bags Catcher FPSO Contract from Premier Oil
BW Offshore has signed the contract with Premier Oil for a FPSO to operate on the Catcher oil field in the UK North Sea. The LOA will be converted into a final contract subject to final partner sanction and Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) approval, expected to be completed during Q2 2
CMS-Geotech Sets Up New Base in Lowestoft (UK)
CMS-Geotech Ltd has launched its new operations base in Lowestoft, Suffolk, providing specialist marine geotechnical support to a wide variety of marine sectors in both offshore & coastal waters. It is envisaged that CMS-Geotech will build on their traditional links with the marine aggregate and por
LDD Completes Monopile Foundations Drilling at Gwynt y Môr OWF
LDD, an Acteon company, has successfully completed drilling monopile foundations for RWE Innogy’s Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, North Wales, UK. LDD has been working on the project since 2011, when it designed, built and delivered one of the world’s largest reverse circulation drill rigs, the LD50
Lankhorst Ropes’ Gama 98 Polyester Rope Ready for Shipment (Portugal)
36 kms (118,000 ft) of Gama® 98 polyester rope is ready for shipment at Lankhorst Euronete Portugal’s dedicated deepwater mooring rope factory in Portugal, where Lankhorst’s investment in new production facilities in 2012 is paying dividends. Since 1998, Lankhorst Ropes has manufactured over 370 kms
InterDam completes G21 FirePanel H120 tests
In April 2014, InterDam’s next-generation G21 FirePanel successfully completed H120 tests. During the DNV GL- and Lloyd’s-Register-approved test, the G21 FirePanels maintained their fire resistance, structural integrity and insulation for over 180 minutes at hydrocarbon-fire-curve temperatures. Weig
Pulse Completes Subsea Monitoring of Gunfleet Sands OWF
Pulse Structural Monitoring (Pulse), an Acteon company, has finished a subsea integrity monitoring project for a DONG Energy offshore wind farm. Pulse supplied a system to measure the motion of a number of unsupported sections of subsea cable at the Gunfleet Sands wind farm in the UK sector of the S