Equipment
Government Invests Big in Nova Scotia Harbors
The Honorable Peter MacKay, Regional Minister for Nova Scotia, has announced that the Government of Canada will invest $60.3 million in major improvement projects at 48 harbors across Nova Scotia over the next two years. These projects will provide a safer and more efficient working environment for
Kongsberg Maritime’s offshore simulators for Gulf of Mexico training
‘Fideicomiso de Formación y Capacitación para el Personal de la Marina Mercante Nacional’ (FIDENA), on behalf of Mexico’s Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (SCT) has selected Kongsberg Maritime offshore simulators for the Marine Education Center in Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche. Appoint
VIDEO: IHC Splashes SAPURA JADE
Royal IHC has named and launched the pipelaying vessel SAPURA JADE in a ceremony at the company’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. The naming of the fully integrated vessel was performed by Mrs Belle de Bruin, Managing Director of the Indofin Group. Earlier on the same day, the n
Cashman Equipment Bags $8.3M Jetties Deal
The Newburyport Harbor north jetty in Salisbury, Mass., and the south jetty in Newburyport, will be repaired under the terms of an $8.3 million contract issued recently by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. Work will be accomplished by Cashman Equipment Corp., of Braintree, Mass
Important Award for Oceaneering’s DWPD
Oceaneering International, Inc. will be recognized at the 2015 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) with the presentation of two Spotlight on New Technology Awards. The Oceaneering Deepwater Pile Dredge (DWPD) was selected based on its innovative technology, broad appeal to the industry, proven capa
AGR clinches well management contract with DEA
Noway’s AGR has announced the award of Well Engineering and Operational Support Services contract with DEA Norge. According to the company’s statement, the contract covers support in well planning and operational execution and consultancy manpower to DEA’s drilling projects on the Norwegian continen
Busy First Quarter for UniSite
UniSite Group, specialized in providing comprehensive service as well as relevant items for dredging, land reclamation and other marine engineering projects, had a busy start of the year, continuing the legacy of quality, value and professionalism that has defined the company for the last 10 years.
CSR Wraps Up SMD Acquisition
Zhuzhou China South Rail Times Electric Co. (CSR Times Electric), Ltd., a subsidiary of China South Rail (CSR), has completed a £130m formal acquisition of the UK-based manufacturer of ocean engineering products, Specialist Machine Developments (SMD). Liu Hualong, the president of CSR commented: “SM
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (April 13 – April 19). Technip has been awarded a brownfield subsea contract for the Triton floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, operated by Dana Petroleum, located in the central
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
Dredging Today has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (April 13 – 19). Van Oord’s Volvox Asia Arrives in Egypt Van Oord, a Dutch contracting company that specializes in dredging and land reclamation, has deployed its trailing suction hopper dredger Volvox As
NCE Subsea Joins JIP for Subsea Documentation RP
NCE Subsea is now a partner in the joint industry project (JIP) Subsea Documentation Standardisation. This industry is initiated and managed by DNV-GL and the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association (NOROG). The aim is to develop a recommended practice representing the minimum set of documentation require
PanGeo Subsea Wraps Up Welland Decommissioning Survey
PanGeo Subsea has successfully completed a survey for Perenco UK Limited for their Welland Gas field Decommissioning Programme. The workscope of the contract, first announced in March this year, included carrying out both SBI and multi-beam surveys on the Welland platform and three remote wellheads
Goliat FPSO Comes to Hammerfest
Eni Norge’s Goliat FPSO has arrived in Hammerfest, Norway, today from South Korea after a 63-day voyage covering 15,608 nautical miles. The cylindrical floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility will now undergo final preparations for the first oil production from the Barents Sea.
SeaRobotics Delivers Sampling Equipment to CSA
SeaRobotics Corporation announces the successful design, construction and delivery of two pairs of sediment sampling grabs to the field operations division of CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA), a Florida-based marine environmental consulting firm. SeaRobotics designed, manufactured and delivered a pair