Equipment
New LWT Dredge to Replace 16-Year Old Model
RMB Enterprises retires a 16-year old LWT heavy-duty radio remote controlled dredge with an updated LWT design. In 1999, RMB Enterprises purchased their first Liquid Waste Technology, LLC (LWT) radio-remote controlled dredging system. The system was specifically designed to operate in a wastewater l
Board changes in Bibby Offshore
Bibby Offshore has announced several Board changes as part of a reorganisation of the Company’s management team. Sir Michael Bibby will step down from the Board as Non-Executive Chairman of Bibby Offshore with effect from 20 February 2015 and be replaced by Mike Brown, who is currently Group Portfol
Olympic Wins Charters
Offshore vessel operator Olympic Ship AS has secured a new contract for its M/V Olympic Taurus. According to Olympic, the charter is with an international customer for doing construction work in Argentina for 4+1 months. The Marin Teknikk MT6015-design Multipurpose Offshore Vessel is on the contract
WeSubsea Launches New ROV Dredgers
WeSubsea, a subsea dredging specialist, has released two new versions of its titanium ROV dredger systems. The new WeSubsea Titanium 8“ and 10″ High Capacity ROV Dredgers have been developed to be used on rock dumps consisting of larger rocks, or seabed with natural rocks. The 8” HC dredgers have a
New Hamad Port Project Ahead of Schedule
Last Thursday, 26 February 2015, the Deputy Emir of Qatar His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani officially started the controlled flooding operations for the new Hamad Port Project in the presence of His Highness Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Prime Minister and His Excellen
Photo Update: Heavy Equipment at New Suez
The New Suez Canal project is making progress according to plan, and is scheduled to be delivered next August. The opening of the new waterway will almost double the Suez Canal capacity and is expected to increase annual revenues to $13.5 billion by 2023. The project was launched by the Chairman of
VIDEO: MarinaMaster 8000 at Work
Neyland Marina has just released a video of the Neyland Yacht Haven’s Lower Basin dredging operations, undertaken by MarinaMaster 8000 recently. MarinaMaster 8000, designed by Alan Goodchild and built in Italy by Italdraghe SpA, is perfect for precision dredging projects in marinas and waterways whe
‘Lewek Constellation’ named prior to Gulf of Mexico gig
Ezra Holdings Limited has officially christened and named the Lewek Constellation prior to its departure to the Gulf of Mexico to start work for Noble Energy. The Lewek Constellation, an ice-classed, multi-lay offshore construction vessel with ultra-deep water pipe laying and heavy lift capabilities
CGG: Davros survey takes off (Australia)
CGG has started acquiring the Davros 3D BroadSeis™and BroadSource™ multi-client survey in the Northern Carnarvon Basin on the North West Shelf of Western Australia. Covering in excess of 11,000 km2, Davros is the largest seismic survey ever to be acquired by CGG in the Asia-Pacific region, CGG said
Tritech Sensor for Student AUV
Tritech’s Micron sonar has been selected for the latest academic Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). The acoustic design team at McGill Robotics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, chose to incorporate a mechanical scanning sonar into their new build AUV. The team now plans to integrate the Micro
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (February 23 – March 01). Building on the previous award by Total E&P UK of the contract for the Edradour Subsea Development, located approximately 75 km North West of Shetlands in the UK waters, Techn
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
Picture of the Day: Dredgers Crowding New Suez The New Suez Canal project is currently under construction and is scheduled to be delivered next August. Chief Mate Guilty Over Fatal Dredger Collision On the 8th June 2014 the Shoreway, a 98 metre 5000 tonne dredger, owned […]
Nemo Link Moves Forward
Elia, the Belgian electricity transmission system operator, and National Grid will today sign a joint venture agreement to move ahead with the Nemo Link, the first electricity interconnector between the two countries. When completed the interconnector will provide 1000 MW of capacity. The link will
Hydrex in Uruguay Propeller Refit
Hydrex diver/technician team performed a successful propeller blade cropping operation on a 190-meter bulker at anchorage in Punta del Este, Uruguay. An underwater inspection revealed that all five blades were bent severely, with three of the blades bent over more than 90°. Cropping was the only opt