Equipment
Maritime Developments: Subsea Sector Ready for Tough Challenges
Derek Smith, CEO at Maritime Developments, has offered his impressions of this year’s Subsea Expo. Europe’s largest annual subsea exhibition and conference broke all records this year with a 23% increase in attendees and 200 exhibitors. “The figures for Subsea Expo 2015 make for impressive reading.
VEI Intensifies Partnership with Dhaka WASA
Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) and Vitens Evides International (VEI) from the Netherlands have signed a memorandum of understanding expressing their commitment to intensify the existing partnership and explore future opportunities. This partnership focusses on technical support on
DEME: New Contracts Worth 1.6 Billion EUR
DEME, the Belgian dredging, hydraulic engineering and environmental solutions group, has secured a number of new contracts worldwide. The total value of these orders is approximately 1.6 billion EUR. Foremost important is a Letter of Award received in Singapore. The Maritime and Port Authority of Si
NGI, Strainstall Install Suction Bucket Jacket Monitoring
Strainstall, part of James Fisher and Sons, has been subcontracted by the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) to install sensors, as part of their Structural and Environmental Monitoring (SEM) solution, on to a new ‘Suction Bucket Jacket Foundation’, which is currently being trialled at the Borku
Sepro Tensioners for Drammen Yard
Sepro Technology Norway, a subsidiary of SH Group Denmark, has been awarded a contract by Drammen Yard for two 10Te Vertical Tensioners. The 2 Electrical Tensioner is designed as standalone equipment handling offshore power cables and includes following features: Built-in speed and tension mode, PLC
Van Oord’s Dredger on Its Way to Kazakhstan
Wagenborg Nedlift BV, a specialist in the area of horizontal, vertical, and special transports, is currently transporting Van Oord’s new cutter suction dredger ‘Ural River’ from Nijkerk, the Netherlands, to Bautino, Kazakhstan. The dredger consists of 14 loose items, mainly pontoons, ranging in weig
PSA Pinpoints Diving Umbilicals Safety
In a circular to the industry, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has clarified matters relating to the length of diving umbilicals for manned underwater operations. Over the last two years, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has noted that operating companies and diving contractor
CIS Wraps Up North Sea Gig
Conductor Installation Services Ltd (CIS), an Acteon company that provides hammer services to install conductors and drive piles, has completed a conductor installation operation for a North Sea oil and gas operator. According to the company, the work was carried out on a major gas project in the So
PGS Wins Patent Battle, EMGS to Appeal
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS) has won a legal dispute against ElectroMagnetic GeoServices ASA (‘EMGS’), after Oslo District Court ruled in its favor last Firday, February 13, 2015. Namely, ElectroMagnetic GeoServices ASA (EMGS) filed a lawsuit against PGS for patent infringement relating to PGS’
Erosion Pits in Old Meuse and Dordtse Kil Rivers
It is too easy to conclude that the closure of the Haringvliet inlet is the only factor explaining the erosion pits in the Old Meuse and Dordtse Kil rivers, said Kees Sloff, a river morphologist with Deltares, at the ‘Deltawater now and later’ conference. “It would have happened anyway, albeit sligh
Komatsu Launches PC490/LC-11 Hydraulic Excavator
Komatsu Europe International N.V. has introduced the PC490/LC-11 hydraulic excavator to the European market. With an environmentally friendly EU Stage IV Komatsu engine, up to 11% improved fuel efficiency, an upgraded cab design and enhanced safety and serviceability, this new excavator further leve
Sevan Marine wins EPC contract for FPSO Yinson Production
Sevan Marine’s subsidiary, KANFA AS, has been awarded a Letter of Award (LOA) for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for four process modules for the FPSO Yinson Production. The FPSO Yinson Production will be deployed at the recently sanctioned Offshore Cape Three Points Bl
Keppel hands over ‘world’s largest jack-up rig’ to Maersk
Keppel FELS Limited has delivered the ultra-harsh jack-up rig, Maersk Integrator, to Maersk Drilling, thirty days ahead of schedule. The rig was named at a ceremony held on February 14, 2015 in Keppel FELS by Margareth Øvrum, Executive Vice President, Technology, Projects and Drilling, Statoil. Maer
UK: Two Navies in Joint Dive
Royal Navy divers took the opportunity to dive with their counterparts in the Norwegian Navy in Plymouth Sound. The dive team from Southern Diving Unit 1, based in HM Naval Base, Devonport, Plymouth, joined colleagues from HnoMS Fridtjof Nansen, an advanced Royal Norwegian Navy frigate. Lieutenant C