Kherson dredgers factory “VVV Spetstekhnika” signed another contract for the production of equipment for the company from Nigeria. This year is the fourth major order from the African continent. For Chibert Nigeria LTD will be made dredge NSS 2000/63-F-K. Depth of the development of this modificatio
At the beginning of August, MV “Lone” loaded two reels, each of 800 mtons and a diameter of 28.5 m, in Pori, Finland. After a successful loading, MV “Lone” continued her journey to Florø, Norway. In Florø the precious cargo was installed directly onto the pipelay vessel MV “Deep Energy”. Due to the
Ulstein delivers a ground-breaking concept that promises major improvements for the operational centres of vessels
At the beginning of August, MV “Lone” loaded two reels, each of 800 mtons and a diameter of 28.5 m, in Pori, Finland. After a successful loading, MV “Lone” continued her journey to Florø, Norway. In Florø the precious cargo was installed directly onto the pipelay vessel MV “Deep Energy”. Due to the
Seatronics will host BlueView U, a comprehensive 3 day hands-on training course from Teledyne BlueView. The course to be held in the National Hyperbaric Centre, Aberdeen from 18 – 20th September will provide attendees with: – Practical how-to application info – BlueView operational details – Basic s
As Russia continues its infrastructure expansion, it requires more sand and gravel to support roads, bridges and other construction projects. Rohr Dredge has announced the start-up of its second new dredge, a Clamshell Luffing Jib dredge, in Siberia, Russia which is being used to support Russia’s co
Schlumberger announced today the release of the Rhino XC* on-demand reamer. This next-generation reaming tool provides unlimited activation of the flow actuation system to reliably enlarge boreholes. Building on Rhino XS* hydraulically expandable reamer technology, the Rhino XC reamer actuation syst
Gas compression is one of the most important measures Statoil employs to deliver volumes from existing fields on the Norwegian shelf. ONS is awarding the prize to Statoil and Aker Solutions, who together nominated Åsgard subsea gas compression. The award was announced today, Wednesday, 29 August, in
Gas compression is one of the most important measures Statoil employs to deliver volumes from existing fields on the Norwegian shelf. ONS is awarding the prize to Statoil and Aker Solutions, who together nominated Åsgard subsea gas compression. The award was announced today, Wednesday, 29 August, in
A new study about crucial risk management issues relating to Arctic operations is released by DNV and the Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI). This concludes that, in order to safely develop Arctic resources, there is a need for improved technology, oil spill preparedness and close cooperation between t
Oceanflow Development Limited has been successful in winning WATERS-2 (Wave and Tidal Energy R&D Support) funding from Scottish Enterprise for the development of a twin-turbine variant of its floating, tethered Evopod technology. This latest award follows WATERS 1 funding in 2010 to demonstrate Ocea
Five marine energy developers will benefit from £7.9 million funding to further develop testing of new wave and tidal prototypes in the seas around Scotland, Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced. The second round of WATERS (Wave & Tidal Energy: Research, Development & Demonstration Su
Award-winning energy services company ROVOP has bolstered its rapid growth by investing in two new innovative ROVs (remotely-operated vehicles) to add to its fleet of high-performance vehicles. Both new ROVs, which represent an investment of more than £2million, are powerful vehicles for the subsea
The Norwegian company DELITEK A/S, together with the German company MOE GmbH, has jointly developed a new containerized product which is in line with the new MARPOL Annex 5 / IMO MEPC 201 (62) regulations for waste handling on board vessels coming into force in January 2013. “DELITEK is an internati
