On Thursday November 28th N-Sea celebrated the official launch of the TUP Diving System® at the TUP Aware Party at N-Sea Head Quarters in Zierikzee, The Netherlands. Gerard Keser, managing Director of N-Sea and guest speaker Peter Valkenier of Wintershall launched the TUP Diving System® in a festive
The Hollands Noorderkwartier Regional Water Board and the Department of Public Works and Water Management intend to award the Van Oord (50%) – Boskalis (50%) joint venture a contract to reinforce and maintain the Hondsbossche and Pettemer Sea Defence from Petten to Camperduin, the northern stretch o
Twenty years ago this month, a unique research facility was opened at HR Wallingford’s facilities in Oxfordshire, UK. The UK Coastal Research Facility (UKCRF) gave engineers and scientists access to an experimental facility to investigate the complex interaction of waves, currents, sediments and coa
The Netherlands: Boskalis Orders Megacutter to Strengthen Its Fleet Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has ordered a new self-propelled megacutter from IHC Merwede. This self-propelled cutter suction dredger, with a total installed power of 23,700 kW and a pump ashore capacity of 15,600 kW, is a replac
IHC Merwede has been awarded the contract for the design, construction and delivery of a 23,684kW self-propelled cutter suction dredger (CSD) from Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis). The innovative new dredging vessel will be one of the largest CSDs of its kind in the world. As part of the close
Planet Ocean has provided several more AXYS Watchman (WM-500) data acquisition and telemetry systems to the UK Met office (UKMO) this year. The WM-500 can be configured to control a large variety of sensors providing data manipulation, logging and have the ability to interface with a variety of comm
Today Aibel has been awarded the contract for the hook-up of the Ivar Aasen platform. In addition, Det norske, as operator for the Ivar Aasen development, intends to award Aibel the contract for maintenance and modification tasks and operational support for Ivar Aasen. The combined value is approx.
EV, a specialist in downhole video technology, has launched its Optis HD Electric line camera to the well intervention market, which can provide vital well diagnosis saving time and reducing risk. The revolutionary new technology, which spent three years in development, allows operators to stream co
EV, a specialist in downhole video technology, has launched its Optis HD Electric line camera to the well intervention market, which can provide vital well diagnosis saving time and reducing risk. The new technology, which spent three years in development and which EV describes as “revolutionary”, a
Independent subsea engineering and training company Jee Ltd yesterday announced the expansion of its Aberdeen office as part of the firm’s vision for strategic growth, with the potential of increasing staff numbers by 110% in Aberdeen city and Shire. The new ‘Subsea Corridor’ premises are more than
The Van Oord-GMB joint venture has been awarded a contract by the Hollandse Delta Water Board to reinforce the dikes on Dordrecht Island. The total contract value amounts to more than EUR 21 million. The work will commence in mid-2014 and will continue until the end of 2016. This joint venture will
Water managers can now make a more accurate assessment of whether they are complying with the standard for heavy metals in surface water with the new computer model developed by Deltares: PNEC.pro. This model takes the local water chemistry into account, making it possible to calculate local standar
Scana Industrier ASA has through its subsidiary Scana Propulsion in November signed new contracts where one contract is delivery of a propulsion systems to Kleven verft, and two contracts are for delivery of tunnel thrusters to Nordic Yards and Guangzhou Salvage Bureau. The contracts have a total va
Scana Industrier ASA has through its subsidiary Scana Propulsion in November signed new contracts where one contract is for delivery of a propulsion systems to Kleven Verft, and two contracts are for delivery of tunnel thrusters to Nordic Yards and Guangzhou Salvage Bureau. The contracts have a tota
