Equipment
Halcrow Prize for XBEACH Gravel Model
Robert McCall (coastal morphology expert), Pieter van Geer (coastal engineering expert) of Deltares, Gerd Masselink and Timothy Poate of the University of Plymouth will be awarded the Halcrow Prize for their scientific publication about the XBEACH gravel model. The new numerical XBEACH gravel model
MMT Wins Caithness – Moray Pre-Lay & UXO Survey Gig
MMT has been contracted by ABB to perform a pre-lay and UXO survey for a cable laying project between Caithness and Moray in northern Scotland. ABB will provide the Caithness-Moray high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission link, which will connect the electricity grid on either side of t
IHC Hytech in Dive Control Container Build
IHC Hytech is building a dive control container at its workshop in Raamsdonksveer. One container is already delivered and in operation. The dive control container is divided in two sections, namely, one dive control section and a dive helmet workshop section. The air-conditioned dive control section
Blyth Workcats to Build ABP Survey Vessel
Blyth Workcats has won a contract from the Associated British Ports (ABP) to build a new 14-metre survey vessel at the company’s yard on Canvey Island, Essex, UK. The new boat will be based on one of Blyth Workcats’ survey craft models but tailored to meet the specific requirements of ABP’s hydrogra
ISE Completes Fukada Salvage ROV Trials
International Submarine Engineering (ISE), based in Vancouver, Canada, has completed local sea trials and training for the new Fukada Salvage and Marine Works HYSUB ROV. The next stop for the HYSUB ROV is Japan, where Fukada will conduct local trials. This 50HP 3000 meter depth vehicle is the 10th I
Romica’s Equipment for DSV Newbuild
Romica Engineering Ltd (REL) has signed a contract with Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) to provide a triple drum winch and tooling deployment A-Frame system. The equipment will support the overboard deployment and recovery of diver tools supporting subsea work. It will be be fitted on the c
Scana to deliver offloading system for Libra FPSO
Scana Industrier ASA has been awarded, through its subsidiary Scana Offshore Vestby, a contract to deliver an Offloading System to Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd in Singapore for the Libra EWT FPSO. The Libra EWT FPSO is a conversion of a Teekay shuttletanker and will be used on the Libra field in Brazil.
Renishaw’s laser DP system for Bourbon’s fleet
Renishaw, a British engineering company, has won a contract to supply Fanbeam 5 laser dynamic positioning (DP) reference systems to Bourbon vessels around the world. The company said that after a successful trial of Fanbeam 5 system on one of Bourbon’s Liberty series vessels in West Africa, Bourbon
MMT to Showcase at Offshore Energy 2015
Sweden’s marine survey specialist, MMT, will be exhibiting at Offshore Energy in October 2015. Offshore Energy exhibition & conference is a fast growing gathering for offshore industry professionals and is expecting over 10 000 visitors. It takes place at Amsterdam Rai on the 13 & 14 October 2015 an
iSURVEY Opens New Aberdeenshire Base
iSURVEY Offshore a part of the Norway-based iSURVEY Group, a provider of survey and positioning services to the global oil and gas and telecommunications sectors, has launched a new office in Aberdeenshire. Since an initial £500,000 investment in early 2014 to set up UK-based iSURVEY Offshore Limite
Scale Model Tests to Generate Savings, Deltares Says
To determine the impact of bow thrusters and ship propellers on water beds and embankments, Deltares is currently conducting scale model tests that will generate major savings on protection measures. High flow velocities caused by ship thrusters can result in large pits in water beds that may, in ex
AgustaWestland: Two AW189 helicopters for FALCON in Abu Dhabi
AgustaWestland, an Anglo-Italian helicopter manufacturing company, has delivered two AW189 super medium helicopters to Falcon Aviation Services (FALCON) of Abu Dhabi, in offshore transport configuration. The company says that the deliveries and entry into service in the UAE of the AW189 was marked b
New Rohr-Idreco for Frac Sand Mining
Rohr-Idreco has designed, built, and installed an RISD400-M (16″) electric dredger for the North American frac sand mining operations. This new dredger has a digging depth of 82 ft. (25m) and production capacity in excess of 800 tph. The dredger is equipped with a state-of-the-art GPS and sonar syst
Tocardo to Deploy Turbines in Eastern Scheldt
Tocardo will install five tidal turbines in the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier (Oosterschelde barrier) to generate clean energy. According to the company, this installation will be both the largest tidal energy project in the Netherlands as well as the world’s largest commercial tidal installat