Project & Tenders
AgileTek Wraps Up Ryder Geotechnical Acquisition
AgileTek Engineering, one of Tekmar Group’s four primary operating companies, has completed the acquisition of Ryder Geotechnical Limited. Ryder Geotechnical, founded by Fraser Gibson in 2016, provides geotechnical design and consulting services in the offshore wind and subsea oil and gas sectors. B
Fincantieri to construct Princess Cruises’ LNG-powered duo
Princess Cruises and shipbuilder Fincantieri have signed final contracts for the construction of two next-generation 175,000-ton dual-fueled cruise ships.
Vroon Supports Total’s Maintenance Campaign in Dutch North Sea
Vroon has secured work for its subsea-support walk-to-work vessel, VOS Start, with Total E&P Nederland (TEPNL) in the North Sea. The vessel delivers offshore logistics support for a maintenance campaign on Total’s offshore assets in the Dutch sector of the Southern North Sea. Fitted with a 50-ton ac
Aleron Enters New Markets with Acquisition of IMPAQ
Aleron Group has acquired electrical drive engineering specialist IMPAQ, to support its expansion strategy into new technology and markets including military, defence and nuclear industries. Following the deal, the group has been awarded its first contract in the academic sector. The contract will s
Bulk in HAVFRUE Agreement with Amazon Web Services
Bulk Infrastructure has signed an agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) for the use of Bulk’s ownership in the HAVFRUE trans-Atlantic submarine cable and subsequent carrier neutral Data Center facilities. In January 2018 it was announced that Bulk Infrastructure would be one of the co-builders of
PHOTO of the New Rothera Wharf in the Antarctic
Royal BAM Group has just released this beautiful photo of their C6 rig working hard on the Antarctic wharf project at Rothera Research Station. A new 74-meter long wharf, bigger, deeper and stronger than the current one, will be built during the next two Antarctic seasons. It is due for completion i
Brittany Ferries charters Stena RoRo’s LNG-powered newbuild
French shipping company Brittany Ferries signed a charter deal for its new LNG-powered cruise-ferry to be built at the AVIC Weihai Shipyard in China.
Windcat Green CTV Fleet for Dutch Offshore Wind Farm
Vattenfall has signed a contract with Windcat Workboats for the provision of crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for the Hollandse Kust Zuid 1&2 offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. Under the agreement, Vattenfall will be one of the first users of Windcat’s hydrogen-powered vessels, currently being d
Shearwater in Troll Unit Seismic Shoot for Equinor
Shearwater GeoServices has secured a contract for a 4D seismic survey at the Troll Unit by Equinor, to be conducted this summer. The Troll Unit survey will last for approximately two months, the company informed. The survey will be conducted by the Amazon Conqueror using Shearwater’s Isometrix syste
TenneT Signs Up Jan De Nul for Cable Repairs Off Germany
Jan De Nul has been awarded a framework deal by TenneT for repairs of offshore high-voltage cables in the German Bight. The scope entails repairs of all TenneT’s existing HVAC cable systems connecting individual wind farms to the offshore convertor stations or directly to the onshore grid, as well a
Damen to Supply Survey Boat for Dutch DMO
Damen Shipyards Den Helder (DSDH) and the Netherlands’ Defense Material Organization (DMO) procurement agency have signed a contract for the design, build and delivery of a prototype Expeditionary Survey Boat (ESB). The craft will be optimized for rapid environmental assessments and hydrographic sur
BAS to Redeliver Ernest Shackleton Vessel to GC Rieber
GC Rieber has negotiated agreements for early redelivery of the polar research and subsea support vessel ‘Ernest Shackleton’ from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and sale of the vessel to an international buyer. The sale is conditional upon certain regulatory approvals, the company said. If concluded
EMGS Gets LoI for Norwegian Barents Sea Survey
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has received a letter of intent for a fully pre-funded multi-client survey in the Norwegian Barents Sea. The total value of the letter of intent is approximately USD 2.5 million. The company will mobilize the vessel Atlantic Guardian to carry out the survey. The ac
SCF to Redeliver Polarcus’ Vessel by End-April
Polarcus said that Sovcomflot (SCF) has exercised its option for the redelivery of Vyacheslav Tikhonov, originally named Polarcus Selma. M/V Vyacheslav Tikhonov is a high ice class 8-streamer vessel built to the Ulstein SX133 design and incorporating the Ulstein X-BOW hull. The vessel has been on ba