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GALLERY: Allseas’ giant vessel Pioneering Spirit installs test platform
Allseas’ dynamically positioned single-lift installation/decommissioning and pipelay vessel, the Pioneering Spirit, installed the 5500 t test platform topsides on the substructure in the K-13 field in the North Sea on Sunday, August 7. This follows recent completion of commissioning of the topsides
Crown Estate Names New Chairman
The Crown Estate has appointed Robin Budenberg as its Chairman with immediate effect, following the retirement of Sir Stuart Hampson. Budenberg is currently London Chairman of Centerview Partners and a Non-Executive Director for Charity Bank Ltd and the Big Society Trust. He is the former Chairman a
Five things you need to know about visiting OEEC 2016 conference sessions
During the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) you can meet companies and find out more on the latest innovations on the exhibition floor, but you can also attend our extensive conference program. With subjects ranging from LNG and Iran to marine energy and offshore wind, it caters to all
GEV Invests in New Health and Safety Initiative
Following a recent opening of its US office and multiple tender wins within the wind industry, GEV Group, which comprises four subdivisions (GEV Wind Power, GEV Offshore, Oxifree UK and Subsea Masters), has launched a bespoke 1st4Safety initiative. Since the company’s inception in 2008, GEV Group ha
RMS: 10 Most Catastrophe-Prone Ports
Ports in Japan and China top the list of ten ports in the world with the highest catastrophe risk, according to analysis released by California-based catastrophe risk management firm RMS. According to the analysis, the port of Nagoya in Japan could cause a USD 2.3 billion cost to insurers from a 1-i
Norway’s Statoil to drill new Snøhvit wells
Norwegian energy giant Statoil said it will be drilling a new production well on the Snøhvit (Snow White) gas field offshore Hammerfest in order to maintain the high production and capacity utilisation at the LNG plant on Melkøya island. The Songa Enabler drilling rig has already started drilling a
AMC Boosts Its CTV Portfolio with ESNA’s SES Design
Specialist aluminium boatbuilder, Aluminium Marine Consultants (AMC), and Norway’s Espeland and Skomedal Naval Architects (ESNA) have entered a collaboration under which AMC added ESNA’s surface effect ship (SES) design to its portfolio. Rob Stewart, commercial director, AMC, said: “This vessel is u
Ports of Auckland to Start Terminal Automation
New Zealand’s container port Ports of Auckland is preparing to start works to partially automate its container terminal, which would make it the country’s first port and the third straddle carrier terminal in the world to automate. When complete in 2019, automated straddle carriers will be used to l
Jamaica in LNG first
The 2003-built, 138,500-cbm Golar Arctic has arrived in Jamaica to serve as a floating storage unit supplying fuel for the country’s 120-megawatt power plant at Bogue, Montego Bay. Supplied by the US-based New Fortress Energy, the first LNG shipment arrived at the port of Kingston aboard the Golar A
Hawaiki Subsea Cable Route Survey Underway
Hawaiki Submarine Cable LP and TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity company, have launched a marine route survey of Hawaiki, the 14,000 km transpacific cable system. Hawaiki will link Australia and New Zealand to the mainland United States, as well as Hawaii, with options to expand to several South Pacific
ABP’s Humber Ports Key Economic Drivers for UK
Associated British Ports (ABP) Regional Director Humber, Simon Bird has called for the region to grasp what he calls a ‘unique opportunity’ as the Humber prepares to make its voice heard in the Northern Powerhouse debate, following the appointment of Brigg and Goole MP Andrew Percy to the role of No
VIDEO: Cutter Suction Dredger Nu Compact at Work
Neumann Contractors cutter suction dredger Nu Compact has started its dredging work at a north-western Victorian sand mine. The mine owners will be operating the dredger 24/7 for a three year period, dredging raw material from the sand extraction areas for processing, Neumann said in its announcemen
PHOTO: Coos Bay Dredging Schemes Wrapped Up
J.E. McAmis, a California based dredging contractor, wrapped up two projects in Coos Bay, Oregon this past weekend. The first included clearing the entrance channel into Charleston Harbor under an ongoing Army Corps’ project. The second project involved emergency dredging for the Port of Coos Bay at
Cutter Healy Gears for Its Next Arctic Mission
Coast Guard Cutter Healy will moor in Seward on Wednesday following the return from the first-out-of-three scientific missions in the Arctic Chukchi Sea. The vessel will disembark 46 researchers from the University of Alaska-Anchorage and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration after 39