Equipment
New CEO at Ampelmann
Ampelmann, a Dutch company providing motion compensated access solutions to the offshore oil and gas industry, has appointed Jim Craig as Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. Craig brings more than 25 years of energy industry experience to this new role, having previously served as the man
BMT’s IMMS for Hess’ Stampede TLP
BMT Scientific Marine Services (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group, has been selected by Hess Corporation to supply an Integrated Marine Monitoring System (IMMS) for the Stampede Tension Leg Platform (TLP) in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The system includes instrumentation to measure the environmental cond
BW Offshore Gets FPSO Polvo Extension
BW Offshore has signed an agreement with Petrorio for a one year extension for the lease and operation of the FPSO Polvo. According to BW Offshore, the firm period has been extended to Q3 2016 (from Q3 2015), with options until Q3 2022. The FPSO Polvo, which first arrived on station in 2007, is capa
Hess orders Stampede IMMS from BMT
BMT Scientific Marine Services (BMT), has been selected by Hess Corporation to supply an Integrated Marine Monitoring System (IMMS) for the Stampede Tension Leg Platform (TLP) in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The system includes instrumentation to measure the environmental conditions impacting the TLP an
Mobil Satellite, GLDD Renew Agreement
Mobil Satellite Technologies, a satellite network operator and provider of fixed, marine, and land-mobile satellite broadband services, has announced that they have renewed their Master Services Agreement with Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD), Americas premier dredger. With this Agreement, M
Chesapeake to Launch New SonarWiz in April
Chesapeake Technology, Inc., (CTI) is launching its biggest SonarWiz release since 2010 at the Ocean Business show in April. The new SonarWiz has a modern look, visible enhancements to all modules (sidescan, sub-bottom, bathymetry, and magnetometry), more integrated plan-view and 3D visualizations,
Underwater Centre names ROV Operations Manager
The Underwater Centre, has appointed Steve Cullen to the newly created role of ROV Operations Manager, where he will lead the development of the Centre’s ROV training and trials activities. He joins the Centre from Ashtead Technology and Subsea 7 where he took up similar training roles, with respons
New HORIZONS: Boskalis Returns to St Petersburg
After the construction of the storm-surge barrier and the reclamation works at Bronka Container Terminal, Boskalis returned to St Petersburg, Russia, for the construction of the six-kilometer-long entrance channel and turning basin to the terminal, the company reported in the latest issue of its mag
MacArtney to Launch NEXUS MK VII at Ocean Business
MacArtney Group will launch the new NEXUS MK VII multiplexer at the Ocean Business exhibition. Also MacArtney will display other developments, such as the LUXUS wide angle LED, and stand visitors will have the chance to learn about the MacArtney range of hydrostatic pressure testing vessels and exam
Thales, Partners Secure New UK-French MMCM Contract
On behalf of the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) in France and UK MOD’s Defence Equipment & Support organisation, OCCAR has awarded the Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) contract to Thales, in collaboration with BAE Systems and their partners in France (ECA) and in the UK (ASV, Wood & Do
BW Offshore, Ithaca Revise Athena FPSO Deal
BW Offshore, a provider of floating production services to the oil and gas industry, has received a notice of termination for the FPSO BW Athena contract from Ithaca Energy. Namely, BW Offshore and Ithaca Energy (on behalf of the Athena field co-venturers) have agreed a revised contract structure to
Stril Explorer to Remove Gwynt y Môr FLIDAR Buoys
Mariners are advised that over the Easter weekend (4th-5th April 2015) the vessel Stril Explorer is due to arrive at the Gwynt y Môr windfarm to remove the 3 FLIDAR moorings on the seabed. The 76.4 meters long Multi Purpose Support Vessel will conduct the operations during daylight and should take n
New HORIZONS: Boskalis’ Role in New Suez
Boskalis, a leading global services provider operating in the dredging, maritime infrastructure and maritime services sectors, launched today the second edition of its magazine ‘Creating New HORIZONS’. In the publication, Boskalis highlighted a number of fascinating projects, including the expansion
Dredging to Improve Tuvalu Living Standards
Hall Contracting, a Sunshine Coast-based dredging, civil contracting and marine civil company, is set to greatly improve the living standards of communities in the remote Polynesian nation of Tuvalu, with the company preparing to undertake dredging works valued at more than $7 million as part of the