Equipment
VIDEO: Atlantic Carrier Cable Ship
Atlantic Marine’s multi-purpose supply vessel (MPSV) UT705 Atlantic Carrier, was converted into the latest cutting edge technology cable ship. The vessel was specifically converted in 2014 for inter array cable lay operations on UK North Sea wind farm. The 82.3 meters LOA vessel has a 770 square met
Prysmian Profit Falls
Prysmian has reported a drop in earnings for the full year 2014. Italy’s cables manufacturer said its full year adjusted net profit amounted to 186 million euros. Excluding the adverse impact of the Western Link project (€66 million net of tax effects), adjusted net profit would have been €252 milli
VIDEO: Drag’oon Dredging Solution from KAMPS
KAMPS, a Belgian company specialized in water treatment solutions, has released a video about its dredging pontoon named Drag’oon. In lagoons, some lakes and ponds, the organic sludge settles in the bottom, reducing the volume of the water ponds. More important, when this sludge is not stabilized it
Record Revenue for Orion Marine
Orion Marine Group, Inc., a heavy civil marine contractor, today reported net income for the three months ended December 31, 2014, of $5.3 million ($0.19 diluted earnings per share). For the full year 2014, Orion Marine Group reported net income of $6.9 million ($0.25 diluted earnings per share), wh
CGG to Cut More as Loss Widens
French seismic contractor CGG announced additional cost reduction plans and further downsizing of its fleet as it falls victim to deterioration in market conditions. In the fourth quarter 2014 (Q4 2014), CGG generated revenues of $ 906 million, down 5 percent year-on-year and up 31% sequentially. Fu
Picture of the Day: Van Oord’s Dredger in Egypt
Van Oord, a Dutch contracting company that specializes in dredging and land reclamation, recently deployed its first dredging vessels to the New Suez Canal project. At the moment, they have three vessels in operation, two stationary cutter suction dredgers and the large self-propelled cutter suction
Urban Dredging Training Completed
In February, 18 Engineers of Dhaka Water Supply & Sewerage Authority (DWASA) successfully completed the ‘Urban Dredging: Planning and Management Training for Officers’. Now, the trainees are perfectly capable of performing, preparing, planning and managing any dredging project under the UDDP methods
L-3 SAM Electronics to Modify Tu Kuan Research Vessel
L-3 SAM Electronics has been awarded a contract to retrofit propulsion control and automation systems aboard the Taiwanese Navy’s ‘Ta Kuan’ hydrographic and oceanographic research vessel. The 93-metre-long vessel, built by Fincantieri at its shipyard in Muggiano, La Spezia, Italy in 1995, carries ou
VolkerWessels UK Shortlisted for Prestigious Award
VolkerWessels UK group businesses VolkerFitzpatrick, VolkerStevin and VolkerGround Engineering have been named finalists in three categories of the Ground Engineering Awards 2015. Established to recognize excellence in the ground engineering industry, the Ground Engineering Awards assess technical a
Nautricity Gets EMEC Grid Berth
Scottish tidal turbine developer, Nautricity, has secured a grid connected tidal test berth at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), following successful sea trials at EMEC’s non-grid connected site last year. In 2014, Nautricity tested its CoRMaT tidal energy converter and Hydrobuoy mooring sys
IHC, Tompkins enter ultra-deep water partnership
Royal IHC (IHC) has joined forces with Tompkins UK – the parent company of Modus Seabed Intervention – to enter the deep and ultra-deep water, oil and gas geotechnical survey and site investigation market under the banner of TI Geosciences. Tompkins’ extensive experience and track record in offshore
Wave Energy Scotland Gets Financial Boost
Wave Energy Scotland will receive a total of £14.3 million over the next thirteen months, Energy Minister Fergus Ewing announced today. ‘Wave Energy Scotland’ awarded its first contract to a group of 12 former Pelamis employees, led by former Chief Executive of Pelamis Wave Power Richard Yemm, to ca
NHC Names Global Training Manager
Lieutenant Commander Richard “Soapy” Watson has been appointed as Global Training Manager for National Hyperbaric Centre (NHC). During 2014, the centre drove forwards development within its successful training department. New courses were added to the NHC portfolio including Subsea Isolations and RO
Cameron Welcomes Two Board Members
Houston-based, Cameron, has elected Brent J. Smolik and R. Scott Rowe to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective today. Smolik has served since 2012 as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of EP Energy Corporation, a Houston-based oil exploration firm. Before assuming his current posi