Equipment
Highlights of the Week
Picture of the Day: Vox Maxima in Indonesia Vox Maxima, Van Oord’s largest trailing suction hopper dredging vessel, recently started the dredging operations for the creation of Pluit City, an artificial island in the bay of Jakarta, Indonesia. Ellicott Dredges to Restore Prime Hook Two Ellicott [&
OMS Finalizes Pipe Measurements for Kaombo Off Angola
Optical Metrology Services (OMS) has completed a series of more than 10,000 pipe end measurements for the Kaombo Ultra-Deep Offshore Project in Angola. The work involved end dimensioning, numbering and colour banding of deepsea, fatigue-critical flowline pipe, Steel Catenary Risers and long seam wel
Italdraghe to Showcase at Europort
An Italian manufacturer of specifically designed dredging and mining applications, Italdraghe will be taking part at the Europort exhibition for maritime technology in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. There, the company will present their range of products, recently launched products, dredging technologi
Carnegie Completes CETO 6 Concept Design
Carnegie Wave Energy informed that the conceptual design phase of its CETO 6 Project at Garden Island has now been completed. This CETO 6 design delivers a number of advantages over previous CETO generations including an approximate four times increase in rated capacity to 1MW, the removal of heavy
GTT wins LNG order from DSME
GTT informed it has secured an order for two LNG carriers, to be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME).
GTI Expands Sales Reach for Kongsberg Mesotech Products
Gardner Technologies, an established Kongsberg Maritime sales partner in the USA, has expanded its sales activity for Kongsberg Mesotech underwater acoustic products into North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. GTI is already responsible for sales in Delaware, Washington DC, M
Aker Solutions, MAN Diesel & Turbo in subsea compression alliance
Aker Solutions and MAN Diesel & Turbo will form an alliance to develop the next generation in subsea compression systems. According to a statement by Aker Solutions on Friday, the new subsea systems could be used at even the smallest oil and gas fields to increase recovery and lower costs compared w
Additional Sonardyne GyroUSBLs for Horizon Geosciences
UAE-based Horizon Geosciences has commissioned an additional two Sonardyne GyroUSBL acoustic positioning systems to complement the systems they currently work with. The new equipment will be used to support subsea construction projects across the Middle East. Horizon has adopted GyroUSBL for its mar
MACSEA Becomes EIVA Representative in Brazil
The Brazilian MACSEA has signed a contract with Danish EIVA to include software and hardware solutions from EIVA into the MACSEA product portfolio. “We are seeing an increasing interest in our solutions at the moment in Brazil, as a result of a large number of ongoing and planned offshore activities
Gallery: Jumbo transports EBR’s FPSO modules
Jumbo’s Heavy Lift Vessel (HLV) Fairplayer has arrived in Brazil, carrying three FPSO modules for Estaleiros Do Brasil (EBR). According to Jumbo, the FPSO modules were loaded in Thailand and will be discharged in São José do Rio Norte, Brazil. Project Manager Boudewijn van der Garden said: “Fairplay
VIDEO: King’s Bay Restoration
Gator Dredging, a Florida based dredging contractor, is restoring King’s Bay in Crystal River by using a hydraulic dredging method. The King’s Bay Restoration Project is a public-private partnership that will clean King’s Bay, engage Citrus County students increase tourism and restore aquatic habita
Facts About Underwater Surveys
The International Association of Dredging Contractors (IADC) has just published a new ‘Facts About’ publication on underwater surveys. ‘Facts About’ is a series of concise, easy-to-read leaflets which give an effective overview of essential facts about specific dredging and maritime construction sub
Cinia Lays New Subsea Cable to Link Finland and Germany
Cinia Group began laying the new submarine Sea Lion data cable in Helsinki, Finland. The new fiber optic subsea cable will provide a direct, low latency and cyber secure Internet backbone connection between Finland and Germany. “The sea cable initiative builds the future of Finland based on our exis
Rotech RS1 System Achieves Great Results
Rotech Subsea, part of the Rotech Group, has recently completed another successful project following its return to the market earlier this year. On a recent deburial workscope, using the new RS1 system, a 20m by 60m area of clay seabed was excavated to a depth of 2m in 5 hours of operation. The team