Operations & Maintenance
Hiab Cranes to Make Offshore Wind Debut in China
Load handling equipment manufacturer Hiab, part of Cargotec, has signed a contract to supply a minimum of 100 HIAB light-range loader cranes for a wind turbine manufacturer in China.
McDermott Strengthens Subsea Fleet
McDermott has confirmed the acquisition of the newly-built pipelay and construction vessel Amazon to boost its ultradeepwater and SURF fleet portfolio. The vessel name was changed from “Ceona Amazon” to “Amazon”. The Amazon is en-route to the Middle East and is scheduled to arrive in early March. Ac
EDF Energy Makes WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff Part of Its Energy Technical Support Alliance
Professional services consultancy WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff has been appointed by EDF Energy to its technical support alliance to support its fleet of wind farms in the UK, including the 62MW Teeside offshore wind farm.
EDF Energy Makes WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff Part of Its Energy Technical Support Alliance
Professional services consultancy WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff has been appointed by EDF Energy to its technical support alliance to support its fleet of wind farms in the UK, including the 62MW Teeside offshore wind farm.
Seatricity’s Wave Hub future hangs in the balance
Wave energy company Seatricity is considering the future of its testing program at Cornwall’s Wave Hub which has stalled due to delays with an ERDF grant that was supposed to support this year’s Oceanus 2 trials.
Helix Reduces Losses Despite Revenue Drop
Offshore services player Helix Energy Solutions has seen red in the fourth quarter of 2016 on impairment charges linked mostly to its robotics division, but still managed to improve when compared to a year-ago period. Despite revenue drop of close to 19 percent year-over-year, the Houston-based well
Pharos Beefs Up Its Trenching ROV
Pharos Offshore has recently completed the development and enhancement of a 2,500-meter rated SMD-built tracked (or free-flying) jet trencher, which has subsequently been named the UTV400. The 400hp trenching ROV (TROV) set the benchmark for cable maintenance scopes when it was first introduced in t
Tocardo kicks-off UK tidal project
Tocardo Tidal Power has started its planned 20-year commercial demonstration project at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, UK.
Sabella looks at May for tidal turbine redeployment
French tidal energy developer Sabella is targeting May to redeploy its D10 tidal energy turbine off France.
DOF Subsea Swings to Quarterly Loss
DOF Subsea, a subsidiary of DOF Group, reported net loss in the fourth-quarter 2016 (Q4 2016) of NOK 430 million ($51.5 million), compared with profit of NOK 53 million ($6.3 million) in the corresponding period in 2015. In the 4th quarter 2016, the Bergen-based company had operating income of NOK 1
WATCH: Subsea Snake Robot Takes Shape
Eelume AS has released the first live video footage of its snake-like underwater intervention vehicles. With the support of Kongsberg Maritime as a development partner, the new Eelume robot has been designed to live permanently underwater and carry out underwater intervention tasks that would normal
James Fisher Sets Up MeyGen’s Tidal Turbine
The fourth and final tidal turbine has been installed as part of Phase 1a of the MeyGen tidal energy project, located in the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth, Scotland. The Atlantis AR1500 tidal stream turbine was successfully deployed in less than 60 minutes following earlier connection of its pro
Hywind Scotland Blades Reach Assembly Site (VIDEO)
The 75-metre blades for Statoil’s 30MW Hywind Scotland floating offshore wind farm arrived at the assembly site, the NorSea Group’s Stordbase AS in Norway, on Friday, 17 February.
Hywind Scotland Blades Reach Assembly Site (VIDEO)
The 75-metre blades for Statoil’s 30MW Hywind Scotland floating offshore wind farm arrived at the assembly site, the NorSea Group’s Stordbase AS in Norway, on Friday, 17 February.