General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, said that it has entered into a contract with an affiliate of American Petroleum Tankers (APT), a company majority owned by funds managed by Blackstone on behalf of its investors, for the design and construction of four 50,000 d
Alstom, a world leading developer and manufacturer of the full range of hydro products and services, including turbines, generators, control systems, hydro-mechanical equipment and balance-of-plant, has signed an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Tidal Lagoon Power Limited to design and build t
Mindef/DGA/DT/SCAT/Toulon has invited tenders for the supply of an underwater mine detection apparaus for operation works in Toulon, France. The multi-acquisition and simulation system (SAAMI) is a tool operated under the expertise of mining conducted within DGA in Brest. Its main functions are the
Work has started at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven AG on the multi-functional offshore construction vessel and pipelaying platform CEONA AMAZON for London-based shipping company CEONA. The 33,000gt newbuilding, 199.4m long, 32.2m wide and drawing 7.5m, will be part of a new generation of vessels in the CEO
Narec is seeking a contractor to undertake a geotechnical survey for the Blyth Offshore Wind Demonstrator Project. Under the contract, the company should survey contractor should be able to: Provide vessels and equipment suitable for undertaking geotechnical survey at the site, in the anticipated wa
Red Eléctrica de España S.A.U. announces tender invitation for the provision of subsea cable survey services in Spain. The contract undertakes the following geophysical studies: – High resolution bathymetry MBES plus high resolution sub-bottom profiler (SBP) by Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV); – REE
TTS Group ASA has through its subsidiary TTS Offshore Handling Equipment AS signed a contract with a value of approx. 65 – 70 MNOK with Kleven Verft AS. This is the sixth contract with the Norwegian shipyard in the last 15 months. The contract concerns delivery of a 250 ton active heave compensated
Subsea 7 S.A. announced the award of a contract valued at approximately US$170 million from Statoil for the Mariner field, located in the UK sector of the North Sea. The contract is for the engineering, procurement, installation and construction (EPIC) of 39km of rigid flowlines and flexible riser s
Defence and security company Saab has signed a contract on delivery of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle systems, AUV62, in training configuration. The order has a total value of MSEK 148 and system deliveries will take place during 2014. The order comprises the supply of AUV62, the latest version of th
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has secured total orders worth close to US$40 million from three leading gas transportation industry players in the first quarter of 2013 to supply power and electric propulsion equipment for LNG vessels to be built in South Korea. ABB will sup
Light Structures, the leading producer of fiber-optic monitoring technology, has recently released its new Sloshing Monitoring system and announced on Wednesday that it has entered a marketing agreement with GTT, the French technology and engineering company who is the market leader of LNG (Liquefie
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime services provider, has been selected to provide support logistics to the Jan De Nul Group for an offshore energy megaproject in Australia. The Belgium-based Jan De Nul Group specialises in dredging operations around the world and has app
Statoil Petroleum AS (Statoil) has received the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA’s) consent to use the living quarters and production facility on the Gudrun field. Statoil is the operator of the Gudrun field located in block 15/3 in the central part of the North Sea, approx. 55 km north of Sle
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, recently won a $12million order to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for a deepwater pipe laying vessel. The vessel, tentatively named Derrick Lay Vessel 2000 (“DLV2000”), will be constructed at Keppel Singmarine in Singapore and d
