Equipment
MacArtney, Sea-Bird Solutions for Turkish Research Vessels
MacArtney Underwater Technology and Sea-Bird Scientific have joined forces to deliver four oceanographic instrumentation solutions to research vessel operators in Turkey. According to MacArtney, Turkish research clients procured a combination of MacArtney CORMAC Q winches and Sea-Bird Scientific CTD
VIDEO: The Latest Addition to Jan De Nul’s Fleet
The multipurpose vessel Isaac Newton was launched at the Croatian shipyard Uljanik Brodogradiliste for Jan De Nul Group on 7 March 2015. The vessel can be deployed on a variety of projects: installing subsea cables, trench dredging and subsea rock installation, which definitely makes it unique. The
Huawei Wins Ceiba-2 Submarine Cable System Deal
Huawei Marine has secured a contract from the government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea to build the Ceiba-2 Submarine Cable System expected to be ready for service in the fourth quarter of 2015. The 290 km system will feature a design capacity of 8 Tbps and link the capital of Malabo to Bata,
Sistac Gets Dive Support Vessel
Sistac Victoria, a purpose-built RINA-classed, DP-2 monohull dive support vessel has been delivered to Sistac Sistemas De Acesso, Brazil. The vessel, intended for service in Brazilian offshore waters, was designed by Incat Crowther in collaboration with the vessel’s builder, SeaSafe Barcos Manufactu
Boskalis and Fugro Go to Court
Fugro said it has received a writ of summons from Boskalis to force a shareholder vote at its annual shareholders meeting scheduled for April 30, 2015 on a recommendation in respect of one of Fugro’s three protective measures, i.e. the Foundation Continuity Fugro (“Stichting Continuïteit Fugro”). Fu
VIDEO: ‘Alexander von Humboldt’ in Action
The Hamburg Port Authority has released a video of the Alexander von Humboldt, a huge trailing suction hopper dredger owned by the Jan De Nul Group, in action at the port. “The daily work of the hopper dredgers is very important. Without them, the port of Hamburg would simply silt up,” the Authority
Cochin Shipyard to Build High-Tech Dredgers
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) and IHC Holland BV have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in the construction of cutter suction hopper dredgers (CSDs) and trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs). IHC, which has vast experience and proven capability to build world class dredging equ
Envisan: New Sediment Treatment Center in France
Envisan France, the French branch of the environmental division of Jan De Nul Group, recently launched the construction of its Soil and Sediment Treatment Center in La Seyne-sur-Mer. This center will be specifically designed for the treatment and recycling of polluted sediments and soil. Based on it
Treasury Secretary Visits Ellicott Dredges
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew, joined by Maryland Senator Ben Cardin, yesterday visited Ellicott Dredges, a South Baltimore manufacturer of dredging equipment. The Cabinet secretary toured the company that has designed and made more than 2,500 dredges for customers in more than 80 countries f
NorYards to Build New BOA Vessel
BOA IMR AS, a BOA Offshore AS subsidiary, has entered with certain conditions, into a shipbuilding contract for a light construction / IMR vessel with NorYards Fosen AS, with delivery scheduled for spring 2017 from its yard in Fosen, Norway. The vessel with main dimensions of 108 x 24 meters is desi
Trelleborg debuts at AOG (Australia)
Swedish Trelleborg will, for the first time, attend the Australasian Oil and Gas Exhibition in Perth, Australia and showcase its latest advances in subsea solutions. Located on stand B5, the company’s offshore unit will present a number of advancements in its flowline protection solutions including
PHOTO: Fugro Gets New Geotech Vessel
Tebma Shipyards has delivered Fugro’s new Geotechnical Research Vessel “FUGRO SCOUT“ at its shipyard at Malpe, India. Earlier in 2013, Temba also delivered FUGRO SCOUT’s sister vessel “FUGRO VOYAGER”. According to specifications, the vessel is a mini-drill ship capable of drawing soil samples up to
Ocean Installer Gets More Work on Statoil’s Fields
Ocean Installer has signed amendments with Statoil for umbilical marine installation at the Visund field and for riser replacement at the Troll B field. The work will be executed under the SLMP Marine Installation Contract. “We are pleased to have secured more work for a key client like Statoil. The
Sonardyne’s Sentinel Sonar in IMCMEX (Bahrain)
Diver detection sonar technology developed by Sonardyne International Ltd, UK, has played a part in an international exercise organised to train naval forces in mine countermeasures, maritime security operations and harbour protection operations. The International Mine Counter-Measures Exercise (IMC