Blue Water Shipping (BWS) has put into operation the world’s strongest reachstacker at the port areas in Esbjerg, Denmark. According to BWS, the reachstacker has a lifting capacity of 152 tons and is a result of the targeted development work with the Danish supplier N.C. Nielsen. The new machine is
Orkney-based contractor Green Marine has recently supported offshore operations at the Meygen tidal project in the Pentland Firth. Simec Atlantis Energy successfully redeployed two of the 1.5MW tidal turbines in challenging winter conditions. The first two 1.5MW MeyGen turbines were returned to serv
Aker BP has selected Optime Subsea as a provider of well access system and services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) for the next 2 years, with extension options. Optime Subsea will provide its “Subsea Controls and Intervention Light System” (SCILS) well access system for the work. Optime Su
PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH) has appointed Kurush Phiroze Contractor to lead its subsea services division. Contractor (58) was chief executive officer of Singapore-based subsea service provider Kreuz Group from 2008 to 2017. In his new role, effective January 2, 2019, the industry veteran
Turner Iceni has purchased two vessels – MCS Maestro and Don Quixote – which return to operations later this year after full refits. MCS Maestro, an 18-metre South Boat, was purchased from Maritime Craft Services. The vessel will be refitted with Volvo IPS 900, shot blasted and repainted in Turner I
The Denmark-headquartered PcP. has provided louvre gratings for the offshore substation of the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm in Germany. According to PcP., the seawater resistant gratings will provide protection and ventilation for vulnerable transformer chambers of the substation. The protectio
EllaLink and Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) have started construction of the EllaLink Submarine Cable System. Scheduled for operation in 2020, the EllaLink System is a 4 fiber pair submarine system designed to satisfy the demand for traffic between Europe and Latin America. Linking Data Centers in
Gardline has appointed Christiaan Vermeijden as chief executive officer, effective immediately. Christiaan Vermeijden will replace Gardline’s current interim CEO, Gerben Eggink. Vermeijden said: “I am looking forward to working with my new colleagues to make Gardline even more successful and realise
Maersk Supply Service has been awarded a contract with Chevron Australia which will see two of its newbuild anchor handling tug supply vessels support the Chevron- operated Gorgon Stage Two drilling programme. Maersk Mariner and Maersk Master will provide towing, anchor handling, supply, and WROV se
BP said it has approved a major expansion at the Atlantis field in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and has also identified significant additional oil resources that could create further development opportunities around the production hubs it operates in the region. The $1.3 billion Atlantis Phase 3 developm
Northland Deutsche Bucht has completed the installation of all 31 foundations for its offshore wind farm project in the North Sea. This concludes the first phase of construction within the planned time frame. Jens Poulsen, project director of Northland Deutsche Bucht, says: “Installation work on the
Australia-Japan Cable (AJC) submarine cable system connecting Australia, Guam and Japan has recently completed a major system upgrade using Infinera subsea solution. AJC tripled lit capacity on its 12,700-kilometer subsea cable system by upgrading its Infinera DTN-X network with Infinera’s fourth ge
Marine contractor Leask Marine were engaged by Inyanga Maritime to support Minesto UK’s Deep Green project in Holyhead Deep, off Wales. The works consisted of mooring handling operations and the recovery of the micro-grid system (MGS) buoy for winter storage and service maintenance at Holyhead port.
Ørsted has awarded SMC with a framework agreement to provide statutory inspection and auxiliary services to their sites across the United Kingdom. The contract will run for an initial 2-year period, with extension options available for a further 2-years, based on performance. Ørsted’s portfolio incl
