Equipment
Photo Update: Dredgers in Suez
The Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Dredging Suez Canal, has just posted on its official facebook page the latest photos from the New Suez Canal dredging project. About 228 million cubic meters of water-saturated sand has been dredged so far, Head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), Mohab Mamish
Hydrex Supports Pipelay Vessel Underwater Thruster Repair
Hydrex recently developed an underwater solution that would allow the OEM specialists to perform bow thruster repairs on a a 162-meter pipe laying vessel suffering from an oil leak. Hydrex proposed the installation of two open top cofferdams to close off the thruster tunnel. The OEM specialists coul
Fugro assists Technip with Alvheim well tie-in
Fugro is providing wave measurements to support Technip’s subsea operations at oil recovery project on the Det norske-operated Alvheim field, on the Norwegian continental shelf. The subsea infrastructure on the Alvheim field, located in North Sea, about 225 km west from Stavanger, is being extended
Fugro Assists Technip in Alvheim IOR Project
Fugro is providing wave measurements to support construction operations at an improved oil recovery (IOR) project on the Norwegian continental shelf, around 225 kilometres west of Stavanger. The subsea infrastructure on the Alvheim field (operated by Det norske oljeselskap) is being extended by offs
IHC Dredger for Riverside Marine
Brisbane-based Riverside Marine has signalled its entry into the Australian dredging markets with the purchase of an IHC-built 2000 cubic meter dredger. Their new trailing suction hopper dredger, the Resolute, will arrive in Australia in October after substantial modifications currently being undert
Corps’ Survey Fleet Expands
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, yesterday named the latest addition to its hydrographic survey fleet after retired Command Sergeant Major Micheal L. Buxbaum. The Buxbaum will be equipped with a vessel mounted “LIDAR” (light detection and ranging) system. The Optech Ilris 3-D l
Alfa Laval’s pumping system for Johan Sverdrup platforms
Alfa Laval, Swedish heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling company, has won an order by Statoil to supply its Framo pumping systems to several oil platforms in the North Sea. The company says that the order, booked in the Marine & Offshore Pumping Systems segment, has a value of ap
Schlumberger Presents Depth Domain Inversion Services
Schlumberger has launched Depth Domain Inversion Services. Schlumberger petrotechnical experts use the services to improve the reliability and consistency of seismic structural and quantitative interpretation in complex environments. “Conventional seismic inversion in the time domain introduces inco
PHA to Keep Up with Growing Demand
Building on a record year, during the first five months of 2015, the Port of Houston Authority (PHA) handled more than 16 million tons of cargo, an increase of 9 percent compared to the same period last year. Additionally, activity at the Bayport and Barbours Cut terminals continues to grow at an ac
Applied Acoustics Launches New Micro Beacons
Applied Acoustics has shipped its first batches of its new Micro Beacon to end users in the UK and further afield. Officially launched at the Ocean Business exhibition and conference in April 2015, the new 1219 Micro Beacon is the successor to the 219A Micro Beacon. According to the company, one of
Unique Group Plans Further Growth
Unique Group has set in place measures to double its size and global infrastructure by 2019 through capital investment, acquisitions and expansion into key markets. With a current turnover in excess of $100m, the company has restructured its worldwide organisation into five new business units, to ca
Carnegie’s CETO 5 Hits 10,000 Operational Hours
Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy, has reached a significant milestone in its Perth Project, with the CETO 5 units reaching 10,000 hours of cumulative, continuous operation. The milestone was achieved last week as a result of continuous operation of the Project to date. During this period
Long-Term Dredging Deal for DEME
Ok Tedi Mining Ltd. (OTML) has awarded to Dredging International, member of the DEME Group, a five and a half-year extension of its ongoing contract to remove mine-derived sediments from the lower Ok Tedi river system, situated in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea. The value of this contract
Kvichak to Build King County Research Vessel
Kvichak Marine Industries, a Vigor Company, has been awarded a contract to design and build an all-aluminum foil assisted research catamaran for the King County Environmental Laboratory. The vessel will operate in Puget Sound, the Straits of Juan de Fuca and adjoining inland waterways. The vessel wi