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Ørsted Picks Greater Changhua Cable Installation Partner
Ørsted has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Woen Jinn Harbour Engineering to make the Taiwanese company the preferred offshore cable installation partner for the Greater Changhua offshore wind projects.
ITF: Fate of PNG Dockworkers at Lae Port Still Unknown
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has raised concerns over the fate of dockworkers at the Port of Lae in Papua New Guinea (PNG) despite a new agreement between International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) and local landowners. The union is seeking assurances that the workers
Osprey scoops Libya transportation deal from TechnipFMC
Offshore vessel owner Osprey has begun transportation work in the Mediterranean for oilfield services provider Technip FMC.
Ørsted, Woen Jinn Ink Greater Changhua Cable Installation MoU
Ørsted has signed a memorandum of understanding with Taiwanese company Woen Jinn Harbour Engineering with the aim to make Woen Jinn the preferred offshore cable installation partner for Ørsted’s Greater Changhua projects. Ørsted will be the preferred offshore wind developers to Woen Jinn for tapping
Van Oord’s Maldives Project Scoops DPC Innovation Award
Van Oord has been awarded a DPC Innovation Award for its innovative and sustainable approach to a land reclamation project in the Maldives. The company won the award in the ‘Innovation in Project Design – Open Water/ Coastal Dredging’ category. According to the organizers, the judges admired this to
Solstad Farstad Scoops Up OZ Contracts
Norwegian offshore service vessels provider Solstad Farstad said it has been awarded several contract in Australia. Woodside has booked two PSVs, Far Seeker and Far Skimmer, for the Greater Enfield Project drilling support campaign. Far Seeker will be mobilized with a work-class ROV to provide effic
Global Marine Completes Fugro Cable Lay Business Acquisition
Global Marine Group (GMG) has completed the acquisition of Fugro’s trenching and cable lay services business.
The Insatiable Appetite of Greek Owners for Ships
Greek shipowners seem to be determined to keep Greece the top shipowning nation as they push forward with the spending spree on more tonnage. Over the past decade, Greek owners invested over USD 100 billion in newbuilding vessels. Some 60 Greek companies still have ships on order worth more than USD
Dredge R.N. Weeks Continues Pumping Operations in Buxton
The County of Dare (NC) yesterday released an update on the Buxton Beach Nourishment Project. The update said that the hopper dredge R.N. Weeks was able to operate about 75% of the time over the past week and completed 52 loads. Weeks Marine reported that almost 1.4 million cubic yards of sand has b
Shell to shut QCLNG export plant for maintenance in May
Shell’s Curtis Island liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant located near Gladstone in Queensland, Australia will shut down for planned maintenance in May. The two-train 8.5 mtpa liquefaction plant will undergo partial maintenance on May 7-27, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) said on F
Naval Energies to cut workforce
Naval Group’s subsidiary for marine renewable energies Naval Energies is planning to reduce its workforce due to slower market development than previously anticipated.
GSF, Partners Call for Joint Action on Cargo Safety
Four industry organizations are calling for united front with regards to safety aspects of the way in which cargo is packed and transported in unit loads across the global supply chain. During a session of the Intermodal Europe Conference in Amsterdam on November 28, Global Shippers Forum (GSF), ICH
NKT Restores Norway – Denmark Subsea Power Link
NKT has repaired the Skagerrak 2 cable system between Norway and Denmark. The interconnector Skagerrak 2 between Kristiansand in Norway and Tjele in Denmark was damaged in end-July due to external impact. NKT was awarded the turnkey service repair order of the 250 kV mass impregnated high-voltage di
Arkona’s Corrosion Protection Gets Innovation of the Year Accolade
A corrosion protection process developed by E.ON and Ramboll and used for the first time on the Arkona offshore wind farm has won the German Renewables Award in the Innovation of the Year category. E.ON and Statoil’s joint project got the Innovation of the Year award from the Clusteragentur Erneuerb