Equipment
Deltares’ Engineer Wins Best Paper Student Award
Kees Nederhoff, coastal engineer at Deltares has won the best paper student award for his work “Modelling the Effects of Hard Structures on Dune Erosion and Overwash”. The award was handed over to Kees during the Coastal Sediments 2015 conference, held in San Diego, CA, USA. Kees investigated the mo
Litre Meter flowmeters sent to Ichthys LNG
Litre Meter said it has dispatched 45 positive displacement flowmeters to the Ichthys LNG gas field off Western Australia.
Litre Meter flowmeters sent to Ichthys LNG
Litre Meter said it has dispatched 45 positive displacement flowmeters to the Ichthys LNG gas field off Western Australia.
Seafloor-Mounted Sonars for Fish Survey in Gulf of Alaska
To help estimate fish populations, scientists experiment with seafloor-mounted sonar systems that monitor fish in the water column above. Shelikof Strait, in the Gulf of Alaska, is an important spawning area for walleye pollock, the target of the largest, and one of the most valuable, fisheries in t
Prosafe: Contract value for ‘Safe Bristolia’ slashed
Prosafe, a Cyprus-based owner of offshore accommodation rigs, has informed that the contract value for its accommodation rig Safe Bristolia has been reduced. Safe Bristolia sustained damage to lifeboats after experiencing bad weather during work at the Everest field in UK in October 2014. Operations
Siem Offshore opts for DNV GL’s software for nine newbuilding projects
Siem Offshore has chosen DNV GL’s Synergi Project software to manage its nine newbuilding projects. According to DNV GL, the software is used to optimize the collaboration between Siem Offshore and the yards and to keep control of building processes. Siem Offshore’s large newbuilding programme, with
Trelleborg to present its seismic solutions at EAGE 2015
Trelleborg AB, a Swedish engineering group, has informed that its offshore operation will display its range of seismic towing, handling and cable management solutions, at the 77th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) Conference and Exhibition in Madrid, Spain. At this year’s EA
IRM Systems opens office in Houston
Dutch-based IRM Systems, a pipeline engineering firm specialized in inspection, repair and maintenance, has opened a new base of operations in Houston, Texas. General Manager of IRM Systems, Rutger Schouten, said: “By having a permanent presence in Houston, we are in a much stronger position to prov
VIDEO: New Cutterhead from Dragflow
DRAGFLOW, an Italian company specialized in solid pumping solutions, has supplied a new cutterhead DTM85, with hydraulic pump (HY85HC), for a beach reclamation project in Bibione, Italy. This piece of dredging equipment is a custom engineered system and can be used with every DRAGFLOW ‘s hydraulic p
Shipping of the Dredger
First Global Logistics and Europe Cargo, both members of Project Cargo Network, have recently collaborated on the project cargo shipment of a dredger and its equipment from Alexandria to Antwerp. The dredger had finished its work at Sokhna Port and all the parts and equipment had to be shipped back
Lithuania Continues Search for An-2 Missing Pilots
The operation of searching for the missing pilots of the An-2 aircraft in the Baltic Sea carries on, the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence informs. The An-2 and its crew lost contact on weekend in Lithuanian airspace and its two pilots have gone missing in the Baltic Sea The LNS Kuršis (M54) m
GE: First Refurbishment of Subsea Trees in Nigeria
GE Oil & Gas has completed the first refurbishment of subsea production trees at its service base in Onne, Nigeria. The milestone was achieved under a contract awarded by Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo.). The GE team of Nigerian engineers dis-assembled the subsea trees to c
New Suez Works Gear Up for Final Phase
Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger “Utrecht”, the first addition to the dredging fleet already working on the New Suez Canal project, has just passed the Strait of Hormuz and is on its way to Suez. The vessel, with a capacity of 16,000 m³, is the first of two giant dredgers that will help in
More Money for Lower Myall River Restoration
Great Lakes Council has been successful in attracting Federal and State funding for a triple header project that will restore parts of the Lower Myall River whilst rehabilitating Corrie Island and replenishing the sand at erosion hotspot, Jimmys Beach. The project is being heralded by both Tea Garde