Project & Tenders
VBMS Nets Moray OWF East Inter-Array Cable Deal
VBMS, a subsidiary of Royal Boskalis Westminster, has signed a Preferred Bidder Agreement for the supply and installation of the inter-array cables for Moray Offshore Windfarm East (MOWE) in the UK. MOWE is a joint venture company owned by EDP Renewables (77%) and ENGIE (23%). The contract award is
VBMS Secures Moray Offshore Windfarm East Inter-Array Cable Contract
VBMS has signed a Preferred Bidder Agreement for the supply and installation of the inter-array cables for Moray Offshore Windfarm East (MOWE) off Scotland, the UK.
Neptune Bags Quadrant Energy Contract
Neptune Survey has been awarded Quadrant Energy’s rig positioning contract for 2018. Quadrant Energy has contracted Transocean’s semi-submersible MODU ‘Development Driller-1’ for the three well campaign. The campaign is due to run over an estimated 200 days, starting in the first quarter 2018. Neptu
Palfinger Receives Crane Order for German Offshore Wind Farms
Palfinger Marine has secured a large scale order of 151 cranes in total for Trianel windpark Borkum II, Hohe See and Albatros offshore wind farms located in the German part of the North Sea.
France’s GTT wins Prelude FLNG contract
GTT, the French maker of LNG containment systems, has secured a services contract for membrane cargo containment tanks on board Shell’s giant Prelude FLNG located offshore Western Australia. This contract will provide support for the engineering, inspection, maintenance as well as testing of the con
NKT to Repair Norway – Denmark Subsea Power Link
NKT, the power cable system provider, has been selected by Statnett to repair the Skagerrak 2 cable, which is one of the four links connecting Norway and Denmark. The cable between Kristiansand in Norway and Tjele in Denmark was damaged in end-July due to external impact and NKT is going to do a tur
£50M Leeds Scheme Officially Opened (VIDEO)
A £50 million flood alleviation scheme in Leeds which uses movable weir technology – a first for flood risk reduction in the UK – was opened recently by Chair of the Environment Agency, Emma Howard Boyd. Led by Leeds City Council in partnership with the Environment Agency, the Leeds Flood Alleviatio
Kitron Inks 5-Year Deal with Kongsberg Maritime
Kitron has signed a frame agreement with Kongsberg Maritime with a potential value of NOK 200 million for the next five years. Kitron will produce and deliver existing and future electronic modules and products to Kongsberg Maritime and actively collaborate on design, development, industrialization
BW Catcher FPSO Arrives to North Sea; Commissioning Underway
BW Offshore informed that the BW Catcher floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel has arrived at the Catcher field in the central North Sea on Wednesday. The hook up of the submerged turret production (STP) buoy mooring system was completed on Thursday with the vessel completing a ro
Premier: Catcher FPSO arrives at its final offshore location in North Sea
BW Offshore-owned FPSO BW Catcher arrived at the Premier Oil-operated Catcher field in the UK sector of the North Sea last Wednesday, October 18. The FPSO Catcher started its journey from Singapore, where it was built by Keppel Shipyard, in late August following completion of sea trials. It arrived
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (October 16-22, 2017). VIDEO: LNG-Powered TSHD Minerva During Sea Trials Royal IHC has just released an amazing video shot during the sea trials of DEME’s 3.500m³ LNG-powered trailing suction dredger (TSHD) Minerv
Iveco books order for 500 LNG-fueled trucks
Iveco said it has secured the largest deal for its Stralis NP vehicles with the logistics company Jost Group ordered 500 trucks running on liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuel.
ORE Catapult Seeks Power Analyser System for ‘eGrid’
ORE Catapult is looking to procure a Power Analyser System to be used in the 15MW wind turbine and 3MW marine drivetrain test facilities in Blyth, which will link into the Grid Emulation System (eGrid) to allow the measurement of current and voltage usage from the eGrid system.
JFMS to Provide Marine Services for East Anglia ONE
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has been announced as the integrated marine services contractor for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm project. As part of its integrated marine services package, JFMS will provide a range of services including marine coordination through its Offshore Wind Man