Project & Tenders
CARIS Provides HPD for SMD
Through a competitive tender process, The Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) has chosen CARIS Hydrographic Production Database (HPD) as the new system to meet the Hydrographic Office’s current and future requirements. With HPD, the Hydrographic Office will have the latest system for the managemen
VIDEO: First mega module for Aasta Hansteen lifted into place
Hyundai Heavy Industries has lifted into place the first of four mega modules for the hull of Statoil’s Aasta Hansteen spar platform that will be located in the Norwegian Sea. According to the Norwegian oil and gas giant Statoil, once completed, the Aasta Hansteen spar platform will be the world’s l
GTT inks settlement deal with French shipyard
France’s Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT), maker of LNG containment systems has signed a settlement agreement with Chantiers de l’Atlantique. Chantiers de l’Atlantique, based in Saint-Nazaire, France, is a shipyard owned by shipbuilding group STX Europe. The settlement agreement ended all lawsuits opp
Seismic Vessel to Become Hotel for OWF Staff
Dutch ship owner C-Bed has contracted Wärtsilä Ship Design to supply the design for rebuilding its Seismic Survey Vessel, the ‘Viking II’, for use as a hotel vessel. According to Wärtsilä, the rebuilt ship will be used to accommodate and transfer service personnel working on offshore wind farms. The
Schottel Hydro Turbine Solution for Minesto’s Deep Green
Schottel Hydro will deliver a customized turbine solution for Deep Green, an underwater kite construction from the Swedish company Minesto in 2016. The turbine complements the first full-scale Deep Green device. The underwater power plant will be deployed in 2017 at the Holyhead Deep site off the co
Lundin spuds Barents Sea wildcat
Lundin Petroleum, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, has started drilling of exploration well 7130/4-1 on the Ørnen prospect, in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway. The well 7130/4-1 will explore the Ørnen prospect in PL708, located on the eastern parts of the Finnmark Plat
Statoil’s Gina Krog safety review reveals improvement points
Norwegian offshore safety inspectors have found room for improvement when it comes to Statoil’s Gina Krog field development in the North Sea, offshore Norway. During a recent inspection of Statoil’s risk and barrier management at the project, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) did not find
Van Oord Completes Koper Gig
Van Oord has just completed the €1.7 million worth Luka Koper dredging project. The Slovenian Maritime Administration confirmed this by issuing a provision, which allows the arrival of vessels with a maximum permissible draft of 14.5 meters in the north part of the port’s Basin I. During the project
Italy: OLT awards peak shaving LNG tender
Italy’s OLT Offshore LNG Toscana closed its tender for the peak shaving service of its FSRU Toscana launched on October 19.
LGS Secures Subsea Cables Deal with U.S. Navy
LGS Innovations (LGS) has won an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling of $9.5 million to supply submarine telecommunication cables to the U.S. Navy’s Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC). Under the terms of the contract, LGS In
Managing Risk of Tidal Flooding
The Environment Agency is currently investigating options to manage the risk of tidal flooding at Starcross and Cockwood on the Exe Estuary. It was accelerated as part of the March 2015 Budget announcement regarding England’s 6-year flood defense program. This project was identified as one of the pr
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (November 16 – November 22). DOF Subsea has struck a deal to sell the vessel Skandi Inspector to an undisclosed international buyer. Previously known as Tender Captain, Far Captain and Skandi Captain,
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (November 15-22) Largest Ever Mandurah Dredging A record amount of sand has been moved in the annual campaign to provide safe navigation at Mandurah Ocean Entrance and to widen Town Beach. Jasper Ocean Terminal
iXBlue Sub-Bottom Profilers for SHOM
French Hydrographic Office SHOM has awarded iXBlue with a 4-year contract to equip their coastal hydrographic vessels and smaller hydrographic crafts. iXBlue is providing ECHOES sub-bottom profilers and DELPH seabed mapping software to SHOM for shallow water hydrographic applications. According to i