Equipment
Neptune’s Diving and ROV branch gets new boss
Western Australia’s services and engineering company Neptune Marine Services, has appointed Massimo Delia to the position of General Manager of Diving and ROV branch. Delia will be responsible for the section of Diving and ROV which also encompasses the dry underwater welding (NEPSYS®) technology. H
TTS equips Chinese heavy lifters
Norwegian TTS Group ASA has, through its new 50/50 joint venture company TTS-SCM Marine and Offshore Machinery Co., Ltd. in China, entered into a contract for delivery of marine equipment packages, consisting of heavy lift cranes, hatch covers and winches to six new multipurpose heavy lift vessels.
GLDD Celebrates 125 Years of Dredging
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation is celebrating 125 years of successfully providing dredging and marine infrastructure services. In honor of the occasion, GLDD team members will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square. Jonathan Berger, Chief Executive Officer, will ring the Opening Bell. Fo
Nexans Hands Over Gullfaks Umbilicals to Statoil
Nexans has successfully handed over power umbilicals combining power, fiber-optic and hydraulic lines in a single cross section, for Statoil’s Gullfaks gas field in the Norwegian Sea. The subsea gas compression station will be installed on the seafloor at the Gullfaks Sør satellite field, 15 km from
IHC Air Dive Spread for Seascape Surveys
IHC Hytech, part of Royal IHC, is currently building a containerised air dive spread for Seascape Surveys, a subsea service provider in Indonesia. Seascape Surveys is part of the Mermaid Subsea Services Group. According to IHC, this system is fully ABS interim class certified and IMCA compliant. It
APT Global Launches AHP 1731 for Van Oord
APT Global has launched the newly constructed Anchor Handling Pontoon AHP 1731 at the Dubai Maritime City dry docking facility. The 24 x 16.5 m pontoon is featuring a moon pool and 200 t hydraulic winch installation with containerized power pack for handling large gravity anchors. The construction o
Sonardyne’s Syrinx Debuts at Ocean Business
Sonardyne International Ltd., UK, has introduced its first ever Doppler Velocity Log, called Syrinx. Developed to meet the needs of surface and subsea vehicles, the new Syrinx DVL will make its worldwide debut at the Ocean Business exhibition in Southampton (April 14th-16th), the company informed. T
Picture of the Day: New Suez Dredgers in the Fog
Construction works on a multi-billion dollar New Suez Canal project, which will expand the existing Suez Canal, are in full swing. Head of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish said that the preparations for the inauguration ceremony of the New Suez Canal are currently underway and the dredging work
More modules delivered to Ichthys LNG, construction on schedule
The arrival of six large pre-fabricated modules weighing about 7500 tonnes combined has marked a major construction milestone for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG project.
More modules delivered to Ichthys LNG, construction on schedule
The arrival of six large pre-fabricated modules weighing about 7500 tonnes combined has marked a major construction milestone for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG project.
Polarcus amid Capreolus shoot
Polarcus has reached the 50% completion milestone in the acquisition of the Capreolus 3D multi-client project, the “largest single 3D survey ever acquired” offshore Australia. Polarcus will acquire a minimum area of 22,130 sq. km of high resolution broadband 3D seismic data including coverage over t
Aker Solutions, Fjords Processing create alliance
Aker Solutions and Fjords Processing have formed an alliance to develop technology and capabilities for “advanced, cost-effective wellstream separation and treatment solutions” for the subsea and topside oil and gas industry. The WellSep alliance will apply Aker Solutions’ subsea processing experien
GTT, SHI to work on Mark V containment system
GTT, the designer of membrane containment systems for the maritime transportation and storage of LNG said it has signed a cooperation agreement with the South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries in order to industrialize its new Mark V technology.
GTT, SHI to work on Mark V containment system
GTT, the designer of membrane containment systems for the maritime transportation and storage of LNG said it has signed a cooperation agreement with the South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries in order to industrialize its new Mark V technology.