Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, yesterday officially opened its new European Marine Technology and Training Centre in Ålesund, Norway in front of a crowd of 300 customers, partners and government officials. The celebration, whose guest of honour was HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway,
The first UK sale of the unique Komatsu HB215LC-1 hybrid excavator was completed in July, with the machine’s first deployment being the prestigious Crossrail transport project in Central London. Marubeni-Komatsu Ltd, the sole UK distributor of Komatsu heavy machinery, supplied five HB215LC-1 machine
TTS Group ASA has, signed a deal with a Norwegian shipowner and regards cranes on two offshore vessels being built at a European shipyard. Each ship will have three cranes installed. Delivery will take place during Q4 of 2013 and Q1 of 2014. [mappress] November 7, 2012
CGGVeritas announced today the commercial launch of BroadSource™, its broadband marine seismic source. BroadSource is a natural complement for BroadSeis™, its industry-proven broadband marine seismic solution, to produce unrivalled images of the subsurface. BroadSource combines a synchronized multi-
Sercel has added SeaPro Design, a new marine survey design software module, to extend the range of capabilities available in SeaPro Nav Suite, its proven marine navigation software portfolio. SeaPro Design is a highly versatile tool for generating everything from simple geometry to complex designs f
Five months after CGGVeritas and Saudi Aramco signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for collaborative research and the development of geophysical acquisition, processing, analysis and interpretation technologies, the two companies have entered into a collaboration to conduct a major joint R&D p
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it has completed work on the India-Middle East-Western Europe (IMEWE) Cable Network to upgrade the submarine cable network with 40 gigabits per second (Gbps) dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) technology. The upgrade involved installation of
Five months after CGGVeritas and Saudi Aramco signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for collaborative research and the development of geophysical acquisition, processing, analysis and interpretation technologies, the two companies have entered into a collaboration to conduct a major joint R&D p
During the period 25 – 26 September 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) conducted an audit of ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS’ (CoPSAS) follow-up of electrical installations and personnel responsible for such installations. The objective of the audit was to verify compliance with regulat
The Dutch company Formaco, which has been active for more than 15 years in the Dutch and Belgian market with primarily heavy quality forging- and casting works, recently signed a contract with the Spanish forge Irizar Forge from the Basque Country for the exclusive sale of special forged lifting hoo
Pemamek Ltd delivered highly advanced Column & Booms to Technip in Norway the leading subsea engineering contractor on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Technip is specialised in producing oil and gas pipelines onshore, then for later to reel these lines on a reeling vessel. All pipes are delivered i
Lilaas AS has secured the breakthrough order for its innovative electronically-controlled LO1 lever range, which was officially launched at this year’s SMM exhibition in Hamburg. The company will supply its first LO1 units to US-based Marine Technologies LLC, which is delivering a BridgeMate thruste
Deltares is helping the city of New York to devise a New York City Comprehensive Waterfront Plan. The plan describes a vision for restructuring a number of districts close to the coast, with the aim of combining urban development with water safety. The main reason for taking action is a pressing lac
Helix Energy Solutions Group’s new T1200 burial and trenching unit is quickly establishing a positive track record following the completion of an oil and gas project in the North Sea. The T1200 features a 1,200hp jet trenching spread, capable of burying product in water depths to 3,000m (10,000ft).
