Equipment
Amount of Dumped Dredge Spoil Exceeded in 2014
It has become apparent to CAFNEC that in 2014 Ports North dumped more dredge spoil in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park than their GBRMPA permit allows for in a normal year. The dumping permit allows for 350,000 tonnes dry weight or 550,000 cubic meters of wet load dredge spoil to be dumped in the
Geokinetics Deploys New Seismic Data Recorder in GoM
Geokinetics has successful launched its AquaVib™ Marine Vibrator, in full production mode, on a Geokinetics ocean bottom crew working in the Gulf of Mexico. According to Geokinetics , the AquaVib™ Marine Vibrator has been long awaited as an alternative to existing compressed air sources with its muc
VIDEO: Sigmaplan – Flood Defense Plan
After the 1953 and 1976 North Sea floods, a flood defense plan, called the Sigma Plan, was conceived to protect the Flemish part of the Scheldt estuary against future storm surges. The plan is governed by Waterwegen en Zeekanaal NV (W&Z), a Flemish government agency and since 2005 aims to combine fl
Picture of the Day: Dredge “Mindi” at Culebra Cut
With about 18 months to go before the planned opening of the new third set of locks, the Panama Canal is leaning on its old work horse, the Ellicott dredge “Mindi”, built in 1941. The “Mindi” is currently working seven days a week near the famed Culebra Cut to widen a turning radius for the [&hellip
Chinese shipyard orders MacGregor self-unloading systems
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received an order from Wuhu Xinlian Shipyard in China for eight MacGregor dry bulk cement handling systems. The fully automated pneumatic systems will be installed on two 78m 12,000 bhp 150T BP anchor handling, tug, supply and oil recovery vessels and six 79m 4,000 d
Caley, Umbilicals International join forces
Offshore handling systems specialist Caley Ocean Systems based in the UK and Umbilicals International based in the US have joined forces to offer operators and offshore contractors integrated solutions for the deployment of subsea packages and well intervention systems. Increased deepwater and ultra
Caley, Umbilicals International in Subsea Alliance
Caley Ocean Systems based in the UK and Umbilicals International based in the US have joined forces to offer operators and offshore contractors integrated solutions for the deployment of subsea packages and well intervention systems. Increased deepwater and ultra-deepwater processing and production,
Four Cat gensets for Edison Chouest vessels
Caterpillar Marine has said that offshore ships owner Edison Chouest Offshore has selected Cat® Tier 4 Final C280-16 generator sets for two new vessels. According to the engine maker, the project is a milestone achievement for Caterpillar Marine, marking the successful manufacture of the marine indu
Contract Awarded for Savannah Dredging
Deepening the Savannah harbor can begin following the award of a $134.5 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company of Oak Brook, Illinois, by the Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The contract covers deepening of the outer harbor, from approximately Fort Pulaski for 18.5
Rolls-Royce to equip Edison Chouest’s AHTS
Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract worth £20m ($30.7 million) with the American owner Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO). The contract for ship equipment comprises Azimuth main propulsion, propulsion control systems, anchor winches and an anchor handling crane for an Anchor Handling Tug Supply vesse
SeeByte Autonomy Demo System for UK MOD
SeeByte has received an order from the United Kingdom’s (UK) Ministry Of Defence (MOD) Defence Equipment and Support to deliver a maritime autonomy demonstration system. The demonstration system will consist of UUVs equipped with SeeByte’s SeeTrack Neptune software, an open architecture enabling aut
Technology and innovation as focus areas for UK oil & gas sector
At the Technology Showcase event in Aberdeen today (March 4), the Oil and Gas Technology Leadership Board will announce the top priority topics the UK oil and gas industry will focus on during 2015 to help it tackle the current challenges of rising operating costs, production at a plateau and a busi
E-marine Boosts Cable Ship Fleet
E-marine, a provider of submarine cable installation and repair solutions in the Middle East and Sub-Continent region, has unveiled plans to expand its fleet of cable ships in 2015, with the first ship, the CS Maram, beginning dock trials ahead of its maiden voyage this year. The CS Maram, which was
Drilling begins at Lundin’s Morkel prospect
Lundin Petroleum has kicked off drilling operations of exploration well 33/2-2S in PL579, offshore Norway. The well will investigate the hydrocarbon potential of the Morkel prospect in PL579,which is located 180 km west of Florø on the Norwegian west coast and approximately 40 km northwest of the Sn