Equipment
Liebherr Unveils New Machine
With the HS 8130 HD Liebherr presented a new duty cycle crawler crane during the recent customer days in its factory in Nenzing. Special focus lies on performance optimization and safety as well as the quick and easy transportation and mobilization of the machine. The new duty cycle crawler crane is
XPD8 Solutions nets Jubilee FPSO work from Tullow
XPD8 Solutions, an oil and gas service company headquartered in Aberdeen, has won a contract with Tullow Oil for work in Ghana. According to the company, the contract with Tullow for work at Jubilee field offshore Ghana is worth about £375,000 ($563,000). Over six-months, XPD8 will migrate Tullow Oi
Svitzer, Titan Forge New Salvage Alliance
Crowley Maritime and Svitzer Salvage have reached an agreement to merge their salvage divisions to create a new company named “Ardent.” The company will be equally owned by Crowley and Svitzer, and will start operations on May 1, 2015. Svitzer, an emergency response company, and Crowley’s Titan Salv
Ciena to Boost KJCN Submarine Link
The Korea-Japan Cable Network (KJCN) has selected Ciena for a 100G network upgrade. This upgrade will allow KJCN to meet the needs of on-demand networking services and traffic growth driven by mobile broadband, cloud computing and HD video. Ciena’s GeoMesh submarine solution will enable KJCN to incr
Dong Energy Hires Jan De Nul for Burbo Bank Cable Setup
Jan De Nul Group has secured two contracts with Dong Energy to execute cable installation works for the Burbo Bank Extension Offshore Wind Farm in Liverpool Bay. A first one for the installation of the export cables, and a second one for the installation of the infield cables. Jan De Nul Group will
AquaComms Kicks Off AEConnect Build
AquaComms, a provider of subsea network solutions, has brought its contract into force (CIF) with TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity company and an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology which has begun manufacturing on the America Europe Connect (AEConnect) subsea cable system. AEConnect
Royal IHC introduces new AHTS design IHC Workhorse
Royal IHC has announced an extension to its range of vessels with the introduction of the IHC Workhorse. According to the company, this new design for a hybrid anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel has been developed specifically for the offshore sector. It follows the IHC Packhorse platform supp
Clinton Names Lead Geophysicist
Sweden’s Clinton Marine Survey AB has appointed Robin Dymlind as the company’s lead geophysicist at its Gothenburg office. According to Clinton, Dymlind will be responsible for the company’s processing department. Dymlind has over 9 years of background in marine offshore surveys and has worked as ge
Picture of the Day: Aerial View of Panama Canal
The Panama Canal Expansion Project, nearing its completion, is based on six years of research, which included more than 100 studies on the economic feasibility, market demand, environmental impact and other technical engineering aspects. To date, the Expansion Program is 88 percent complete. After t
ECA Scoops EUR10 Mln in Contracts
ECA Group, a Groupe Gorgé subsidiary, has recently won two export contracts valued at more than €10 million for Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV). For the first contract, the company informed that its customer exercised an option for two additional Inspector Mk2-type USVs after ordering two in early 2
Two More Contracts for Jan De Nul
Jan De Nul Group has secured two contracts with Dong Energy to execute cable installation works for the Burbo Bank Extension Offshore Wind Farm in Liverpool Bay. A first one for the installation of the export cables, and a second one for the installation of the infield cables. Jan De Nul Group will
Helix Sees Profit Drop
Houston-based well intervention and robotics specialist, Helix Energy Solutions, recorded earnings of $19.6 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2015 (Q1 2015) compared to earnings of $53.7 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, for the same period in 2014. In the fourth quart
TGS, Thalassa in Barents Seismic Deal
Norwegian seismic player, TGS, has inked a deal with BVI-based Thalassa Holdings for a new seismic data acquisition in the Norwegian Barents Sea. Both companies, TGS’ and WGP Survey, Thalassa Holdings’ subsidiary, announced plans for further work in 2015 after wrapping up 2014’s multi-client/proprie
Bluefin Ship Hull Inspection Systems 4 and 5 for US Navy
Bluefin Robotics has delivered new vehicles to the United States Navy that will increase the Navy’s capability to remotely search and investigate ship hulls, harbor sea floors, and other underwater infrastructure for limpet mines, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and other objects of interest. Th