Project & Tenders
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
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
Sovcomflot Charters Polarcus’ Seismic Vessel
Polarcus’ Norwegian subsidiary has entered into a heads of agreement with SCF Geo (Sovcomflot) to charter a vessel on bareboat terms with delivery scheduled for March, 2017. The fixed period of the charter will be 5 1/2 years with options to extend for up to four additional months, Polarcus informed
Shell to Supply LNG for Van der Kamp’s New Dredger
Shell Western LNG B.V. (Shell) and Van der Kamp have signed an agreement for the supply of liquefied natural gas that will power Van der Kamp’s new dredger. The newbuild, named Ecodelta, is currently being built at the Dutch yard Barkmeijer. This will be one of the first LNG-powered dredgers in oper
Aker Solutions Lands Another BP Deal
Aker Solutions has been awarded two framework agreements to provide concept and front-end engineering and design (FEED) services for BP globally. The first contract is for feasibility and concept engineering and the second is for FEED services covering the full range of upstream developments. Each a
Public Exhibitions for New Coastal Defences at Tipner Lake
New coastal defenses are being built as part of the North Portsea Island Coastal Flood Defense Scheme which has been designed to reduce the risk of coastal flooding and erosion to the area over the next 100 years. This phase of the works will be from the Mountbatten Centre, Twyford Avenue to the Por
Shell hands in decommissioning plan for Brent oil & gas field
Oil major Royal Dutch Shell on Wednesday submitted its decommissioning program for the Brent oil and gas field, in the UK sector of the North Sea, to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Following the submission of the plan, the company said that an extended 60-day pub
DOF Boosts Fleet with Two Olympic Vessels
An undisclosed Norwegian limited company has signed an agreement with Olympic Shipping for the purchase of two vessels, Olympic Commander and Olympic Hera. Further to the purchase, the new owner company has entered into an agreement with DOF for management and operation of the two vessels, whereby D
Engie sheds assets in North America and Asia
French LNG player and power utility Engie closed the sale of assets in the United States and Asia, as it continues the execution of its transformation plan.
Dover Western Docks Revival Project Kicks Off
The first stage of construction works on the Dover Western Docks Revival (DWDR) development project starts today, according to the Dover Port. The port announced that this major stage of the construction program is now officially underway and is scheduled to be completed at the end of 2018. As the r