Project & Tenders
Moscow Dredging Forum Starts Next Week
Next week, Media-Group PortNews in partnership with FSUE Rosmorport and International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) will organize the Fourth International Forum of Dredging Companies in Moscow. This year’s conference will take place on 15 February 2017 at the Radisson Royal Hotel. The For
Port of Hanstholm Expansion on the Way
The Port of Hanstholm, Denmark, has decided to announce a public tender for the expansion and development of the port. The tender documents concerning expansion of the port were released last week, following the approval of the Hanstholm Havn Board in late January. The expansion project includes dev
RTE Seeks Marine Warranty Surveyor for French OWF Connections
RTE (Réseau de Transport d’Électricité) is looking for Marine Warranty Surveyor services for the offshore connections of which the French transmission system operator is in charge.
DOF Subsea Secures Work in Atlantic Region
Norwegian provider of subsea services, DOF Subsea has received a Letter of Award (LoA) for one of its subsea vessels in the Atlantic region. The duration of the contract is over a year and will begin in Q1 2017, DOF informed. The value of the contract, awarded by according to DOF an oil major, has n
Port of Makhachkala Dredging to Continue in 2017
FSUE Rosmorport has just announced its plans for the maintenance dredging of the Port of Makhachkala for 2017. According to the company, the scope of maintenance dredging planned for this year will total 420,000 cbm. Rosmorport also said that the main target of the works is to ensure design dimensio
Court Reaches Decision on the Elbe River Dredging Project
After years of discussions, the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig has finally announced its decision on the Elbe River deepening project. Commenting on the court’s decision for the fairway adjustment of the Lower and Outer Elbe, CEO of Hamburg Port Authority, Jens Meier, yesterday said that th
Polarcus in 4D Shoot Off West Africa
Marine geophysical company Polarcus has been awarded a contract for a 4D marine seismic acquisition project offshore West Africa. According to the company’s Oslo filing, the project will start in the second quarter of 2017 and will run for approximately one month. Polarcus did not disclose the clien
PHOTO: Clamshell Dredge Peter de Jong in Charleston
The clamshell dredge Peter de Jong is currently completing maintenance dredging in the lower section of Charleston Harbor. The Corps has maintained Charleston Harbor for more than 140 years, dredging it every year in order to ensure the channel is at the required federal project depth. During that t
Primoris Services wins LNG plant replacement job
Primoris Services Company, through its unit OnQuest, won an engineering, procurement and construction contract to replace an existing facility with a new LNG plant.
Vattenfall Sticks With Horns Rev 1 CTV Team
Vattenfall has once again contracted Danish crew transfer vessel (CTV) operator KEM Offshore for a long-term charter of two CTVs which will service the 160MW Horns Rev 1 offshore wind farm in the Danish North Sea.
GasLog closes stake buy in Greek FSRU project developer
GasLog, the Monaco-based owner, operator and manager of LNG carriers, closed the sale and purchase agreement to acquire a 20 percent shareholding in Gastrade.
Innova Chooses Sonardyne Technology for Resident ROVs
Norway-based Innova has selected acoustic and inertial navigation technology from Sonardyne International for two new in-field resident remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). Each ROV will be installed with a co-housed Sonardyne Sprint Inertial Navigation System (INS) and Syrinx Doppler Velocity Log (DV
Veripos Gets Subsea 7 Extension
Veripos has announced a multi-year extension to its existing positioning services contract with Subsea 7. Under the contract Veripos provides positioning services to Subsea 7 for use in both vessel dynamic positioning and survey requirements across its entire global fleet of marine vessels. John Mac
EM&I Wins Pacific Drilling Contract
Pacific Drilling has contracted the asset integrity and IMR services provider, EM&I, to deliver ODIN underwater inspection in lieu of drydocking (UWILD) services. The new contract is this time starting with an ROV survey on the Pacific Sharav drillship operating for Chevron in the Gulf of Mexico. Gr