Equipment
Canyon Offshore Deploys UHD-III ROVs on Grand Canyon II
Canyon Offshore, subsea remotely operated vehicle (ROV) operator, has mobilized two new UHD-III ROVs to the Grand Canyon II vessel. The Grand Canyon II is designed to perform a broad range of subsea operations, with DP3-class station keeping for work in severe weather conditions. It features a 250T
Lincolnshire Scheme Wrapped Up
Working on behalf of the Environment Agency, Team Van Oord has successfully completed a major annual scheme to replenish Lincolnshire beaches. Under the Environment Agency’s flagship Lincshore scheme, sand was dredged from the seabed and pumped onto the beach, replacing levels lost to the sea during
Kelvin Hughes supplies radars for Ichthys LNG
UK-based Kelvin Hughes said it has supplied two SBS-800 SharpEye™ series radars for the Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG project located 220km offshore of Western Australia in the Browse basin. The radars will be installed on both the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel and the Centra
Kelvin Hughes supplies radars for Ichthys LNG
UK-based Kelvin Hughes said it has supplied two SBS-800 SharpEye™ series radars for the Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG project located 220km offshore of Western Australia in the Browse basin. The radars will be installed on both the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel and the Centra
Filling of New Pacific Locks
The Panama Canal has taken yet another step forward toward the completion of the Canal Expansion Program as it begins to fill the Cocoli’s locks, on the Pacific side, following a similar and successful endeavor on the Atlantic side earlier this month. This important step marks the start of a deliber
W3G Marine’s HydroNAS Cuts Underwater Noise
Supported by Vattenfall and Geosea, W3G Marine recently achieved an underwater noise reduction of 25dB in SEL (Sound Exposure Level) and 35dB in peak pressure using its patented HydroNAS™ system. The trial was conducted during the installation of a 5m diameter monopile with no energy restriction, us
Breman Machinery Monopile Gripper for Van Oord
Breman Machinery informed that it has delivered a second monopile gripper on behalf of Van Oord Ship Management. After success with the first gripper, Van Oord ordered a second gripper by the end of October 2014. The second gripper, measuring 14,5x29x13,5m and with a weight of 560 mT was assembled a
Picture of the Day: Italdraghe SGT 180B CSD
Italdraghe technicians were onsite in Guyana recently to supervise the connecting up of a custom-built Italdraghe SGT 180B cutter suction dredger to an onshore gold-extraction selection plant. The 28 meter-long dismountable dredger, designed to work at a maximum depth of 15 meters, is currently work
OIS Bags Antrim and Centrica Decom Gig
Offshore Installation Services (OIS), an Acteon company, has been awarded a contract by Antrim Energy to decommission four subsea wells in the central North Sea. The offshore scope of the campaign, which also includes six wells from Centrica Energy, will include complete offshore and onshore project
Houlder Pin Pile Installation Gear for Saipem
Houlder has delivered pin pile installation equipment to Saipem as part of the Shah Deniz gas field development in the Caspian Sea. The development, 100 kilometers from Baku, Azerbaijan, requires the installation of eight steel jacket foundations for two new platforms. These are to use pin pile foun
Gode Wind 1 & 2 Substations in Place, First Cables Laid
DONG Energy has completed the installation of both substation platforms of the Gode Wind 1 and 2 wind farm. At the same time as installing the substation platforms, the DONG Energy team also successfully laid the first cables. The foundations have been under construction since April of this year. 42
Abell Point Marina Dredging in Full Swing
Since the commencement of the dredging program, Abell Point Marina has welcomed some new vessels to the marina due to deep berth availability. Berths on L arm have now been dug to a depth of 5m LAT which has attracted superyacht vessels such as Indio and Sarissa to berth in the marina. First mate of
Harkand Signs Three Year ACFM Agreement with TSC
TSC Inspection Systems and Aberdeen based Harkand signed a three year frame agreement covering the supply of subsea diver deployed ACFM® Products and Technical Support, ACFM® Operators and ACFM® Operator Competency training. “We are extremely delighted to be moving forward with our partnership with
Heerema Ships Gina Krog Jacket
The Gina Krog jacket left the Heerema Vlissingen yard, the Dutch contractor has informed through its social media. According to the company, the jacket set sail on Friday, June 19, for its final offshore destination in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. The Gina Krog field development is a gas, co