Equipment
DNV GL wins TQ deal for Kogas’ LNG plant
DNV GL Korea said it has been awarded a technology qualification contract with Korea Gas Corporation for a FEED Package for a 5 MTPA onshore LNG liquefaction plant based on the innovative KSMR liquefaction process.
Picture of the Day: Dredger McFarland at Work
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, has posted this beautiful photo of their hopper dredger McFarland, working on the Mississippi River. “Our own dredger McFarland has been busy conducting emergency dredging on the Lower Mississippi River for the past month. The dredger was call
Fugro Saltire on Gran Canaria Shipwreck Job
Otech has chartered the vessel Fugro Saltire to continue its operation offshore Gran Canaria. The Norwegian company has been contracted by Maritime Rescue to locate and inspect the shipwreck of “Oleg Naydenov”, which sank on April 14 south of Gran Canaria. On April 20, Otech team was mobilized on th
WGK Supports OSRL Containment Project
Wood Group Kenny (WGK) has secured a five year contract with Oil Spill Response (Capping) Ltd (OSRL) to provide the maintenance support for a key part of a containment toolkit that would be used to control hydrocarbon release in the event of a subsea well control incident. The multi-million dollar p
Carnegie Names New Chairman
Carnegie Wave Energy has appointed Jeffrey Harding to the role of chairman of the board of directors. Former chairman, Grant Mooney, will remain as a non-executive director and continue in the role of joint company secretary. Harding has been on Carnegie’s board of directors since 2009 as a non-exec
VIDEO: Bell Equipment at Intermat
Bell Dredging Pumps, a Dutch company highly specialized in manufacturing and engineering of dredging equipment, has released a short video about their Bell 250 dredging pump with the cutter unit. Also shown in the video is their brand new Caterpillar 336E LRA long reach amphibious excavator with a 1
Makai Upgrades Its Subsea Cable Lay Software
Hawaii-based Makai Ocean Engineering informed it has enhanced its submarine cable lay software, MakaiLay, and its desktop simulation sister product, MakaiPlan Pro. Specifically, according to Makai, three key features are being integrated into the power cable modules for each of these products that a
MMT Checks Dong’s Pipelines
Sweden-based MMT has recently completed a pipeline inspection for Dong E&P in the North Sea, Danish sector. MMT was earlier awarded a long term service agreement with Dong Energy Exploration and Production and has been performing the annual inspection on the Dong pipelines in the North Sea since 200
WaveRoller Gets Lloyd’s Register Endorsement
WaveRoller®, developed by Finnish AW-Energy, has received its first endorsement from Lloyd’s Register Energy. The independent certification organization Lloyd’s Register Energy issued a Statement of Feasibility to the WaveRoller® technology as a first step in the certification process. The aim with
Saipem Cleared for Black Sea Pipeline Work
Saipem is to resume its pipeline construction operations in the Black Sea after receiving a go-ahead notice from South Stream Transport B.V. The notification comes just a few day after Gazprom, now a 100% owner of South Stream Transport, announced further development on Turkish Stream project, setti
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (May 04 – May 10). A new subsea company was launched at OTC in Houston today May 4, 2015. Underwater Integrity Solutions (UIS), headquartered in Houston, is an independent company focused on underwater
Another Prestigious Award for DSC Dredge
DSC Dredge, LLC, based in Reserve, Louisiana, was recently awarded the inaugural Gulf Coast Trade Alliance Export Achievement Award for the state of Louisiana. The Gulf Coast Trade Alliance honored DSC with the award on Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at a luncheon during the 15th Annual Gulf Coast Trade A
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
New Suez: 62.9 Pct of Dredging Finalized Up to 157.260 million cubic meters of water-saturated sand have been dredged so far as part of the Suez Canal Development Project, said executive director supervising the dredging process Wagdi Zaki. Belgian Business Delegation Visited Managua HKND Group an
Royal IHC Launches TSHD ‘ILEMBE’
The naming and launch ceremony of the 5,500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) ILEMBE took place this morning at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands. The dredger is being built for Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), the national port authority of South Africa. The ceremo