Equipment
EMEC Jobs Hit by Restructuring
The European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney, EMEC, has informed it will be restructuring to ensure that its test facilities can continue to respond to the wave and tidal industry’s changing landscape and market demands. Neil Kermode, EMEC’s Managing Director, said: “The last year has been particular
Another Important Recognition for OMC
In today’s Queen’s Birthday Honors List, OMC International Executive Director Dr Terry O’Brien has been appointed a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia for “significant service to maritime engineering, to the development of innovative marine navigation equipment and to education”. Melbourne engine
Coriant Scoops UNINETT Arctic Optical Network Deal
Coriant has been selected by UNINETT to build a new 100G-capable subsea optical transport infrastructure connecting Ny-Ålesund and Longyearbyen on the Svalbard archipelago. The Coriant solution, which includes the industry-leading Coriant® hiT 7300 Multi-Haul Transport Platform and the Coriant® Tran
Forewind Hands Dogger Bank Core Samples to NGR (UK)
Forewind, a consortium of four energy companies – RWE, SSE, Statkraft and Statoil, is donating all the core samples collected on Dogger Bank to a national science facility. The core samples, cylindrical soil sections extracted from the seabed, will be entrusted to the National Geological Repository
Unique Group Introduces Seaflex SAVE System
Unique Group’s Buoyancy & Ballast division has launched an integrated system designed to neutralise the risk to life and possessions from the potential capsize or sinking of smaller vessels. The Seaflex Auto-Inflating Vessel Emergency (SAVE) System is a product of the division’s Seaflex brand, which
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
CHEC in Race for Swansea Bay Project Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Plc (TLSB) has named China Harbor Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) as its preferred bidder for a marine works package that will include the construction of the six mile lagoon wall in Swansea Bay. Busy Start […]
Busy Start for Largest Damen Hopper Dredger
The delivery in early May of Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) Barito Equator demonstrates how Indonesia’s developing maritime industry is building ever more complex vessels. The 2,500 m3 capacity Damen TSHD 2500 is the first of its kind built in Indonesia and also the largest Damen standard ho
EMAS AMC Installs Aasta Hansteen Templates
Ezra’s subsea services division, EMAS AMC, has successfully delivered a project of transportation and setup of three subsea structures on the Statoil-operated Aasta Hansteen field. The Aasta Hansteen, with a water depth of 1300 metres, is located in the Norwegian Sea, 300 km west of Bodø, Norway and
SediCon, Statkraft Ink Dredging Deal
SediCon, a supplier of sediment handling solutions, has signed a contract with Norwegian stated owned Statkraft for the delivery of the dredging equipment to the Devoll Hydropower plant in Albania. The Devoll River is 15km long and a 390 mill m3 reservoir. The river carries large sediment loads and
Fugro Lands Alaska LNG G&G Job
Fugro has been awarded a large geotechnical and geophysical (G&G) programme by ExxonMobil Alaska LNG LLC (AKLNG – a consortium of ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, British Petroleum, TransCanada and the State of Alaska). The 2015 G&G programme follows successful completion of a similar but smaller program
Bibby HydroMap Adds Qimera
Bibby HydroMap has integrated the new bathymetry processing application from QPS, Qimera, into their management system. The company that specialises in high-resolution hydrographic and geophysical surveys, geotechnical sampling and ROV inspection, said it has used the beta and pre-release testing pe
OceanWorks Develops Storage for MWCC’s Pump Skids
OceanWorks International, a subsea solution engineering company, has completed the custom designed long term storage facility for the 3,000 meter rated Subsea Battery Powered Pump Skids. According to OceanWorks, the main drivers of the Subsea Autonomous Dispersant Injection (SADI) system, have been
Total hires Absoft for SAP support for North Sea operations
Absoft, Aberdeen-based SAP provider for upstream oil and gas, has secured a contract with Total Exploration and Production UK Ltd, to provide SAP support services for their North Sea operations. Absoft has revealed that they will under the 3-year agreement supply front office support at Total’s Aber
IADC’s Terra et Aqua Introduced
International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just released the latest issue of Terra et Aqua, their official quarterly publication. The magazine is supported solely by the IADC as a service to the world-wide dredging community and represents IADC’s commitment to the highest standards o