The largest ship ever to enter the Thames arrived at DP World London Gateway yesterday (19th October 2014) in the early hours of the morning. The 397-metre-long, 56-metre-wide Edith Maersk has a draught of 16 meters and can carry up to 15,500 standard containers. With brand new state-of-the-art infr
Sembmarine SLP, subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine, has been awarded a contract to design and build the offshore substation platform for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm. The contract has been granted by Siemens Transmission & Distribution Limited, which was awarded the contract for the Electrical System I
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (October 13 – October 19). The boss of a major airline believes missing flight MH370 may not have crashed in the Indian Ocean, and that probably control was taken of that airplane. In an [&hell
A consortium consisting of Van Oord, Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., NMDC (Abu Dhabi) and Jan de Nul (Belgium) has acquired a contract from the Suez Canal Authorities in connection with the expansion of the Suez Canal, which provides a vital shipping link between Europe and Asia. The total contract
The Finnish Transport Agency intends to conduct a hydrographic survey in the Finnish EEZ, territorial waters and inland waters. The work scope of the project consists of multibeam echo sounder system hydrographic survey on shipping routes, as well as the aerial surveys. The project is planned to be
Italian Institute for coastal marine environment (IAMC) is, through tender procedure, looking for the provision of autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The procured AUV should be capable of operating in a depth up to 1,000 meters, acquiring oceanographic data and geophysical surveys with a range of
France’s Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) won an order for two large LNGCs from the Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries. The LNGCs will be owned by the Algerian shipping company Hyproc and are expected to be delivered between 2016 and 2017. “The vessels will be built with the innovative Mark I
Eni signed a cooperation agreement with Kogas to further strengthen their relationship in the upstream and LNG sectors. Eni and Kogas expect the cooperation agreement to facilitate the LNG development of Area 4 in Mozambique where Eni is operator with a 50% indirect interest, Kogas, Galp Energia and
TenneT TSO B.V. and Energinet.dk, the Dutch and Danish Transmission System Operators (TSOs), are developing an undersea HVDC (High-Voltage Direct Current) interconnector that will directly connect the Dutch and Danish electricity grids to each other. TSOs have issued a contract notice regarding the
Swedish oil company Lundin Petroleum AB has completed the drilling of the wildcat well 33/12-10 S, offshore Norway. The well investigated the hydrocarbon potential of the Vollgrav South prospect in PL631, which is located 150 km west of Florø on the Norwegian west coast and between the Gullfaks and
The dredger “Kari Hege” will be engaged in dredging operations in the main channel North of number 4 buoy, between buoys four and two for week commencing 20th October 2014, reported today the Port of Wells. Vessels entering or exiting the harbor should call the “Kari Hege” when working, on channel 1
FMC Technologies, Inc. has received an order from Total to supply subsea systems for its Edradour and Glenlivet fields offshore in the West of Shetland area. FMC Technologies’ scope of supply consists of subsea equipment including manifolds and associated connections and controls equipment, wellhead
Det norske oljeselskap ASA has finalised the acquisition of Marathon Oil Norge AS. Following the integration, Det norske will have close to 500 employees. In 2013, combined production from the two companies amounted to approximately 84 000 barrels of oil per day, making Det norske one of the largest
Mojo Maritime has signed a contract with James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) which will see them provide significant marine operational and engineering expertise to the construction phase of the MeyGen Inner Sound tidal project. Over the next two years, Mojo will work closely with JFMS carrying out
