Project & Tenders
Picture of the Day: JDN in Cherbourg
A large-scale dredging project is currently underway at the port of Cherbourg, France. Earlier this year, the Ports of Normandy Authority (PNA) launched the works, which will be a milestone in the history of the port’s development. The project is being managed by the company SODRACO, a subsidiary of
Subsea in September
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. The month of September was underlined by the news that SURF contractor Ceona has gone into administration, making over 100 people redundant. We saw companies furt
React Becomes Unique Group’s Seaflex Agent for Norway
Unique Group’s Buoyancy & Ballast division has entered into a collaboration agreement with React A/S of Stavanger. React A/S will provide in-country supply, service and support of Unique Group’s Seaflex equipment to Norwegian market, for both hire and sale. The agreement covers Seaflex water-filled
Pulse Bags NOV Mooring Line Monitoring Contract
Pulse Structural Monitoring, an Acteon company, has been awarded a contract with National Oilwell Varco (NOV) Arendal in Norway to provide an acoustic mooring line subsea monitoring system to measure mooring line inclination and tension. The contract is for 12 mooring line subsea monitoring sensors
Panama Canal Countdown Begins
The Third Set of Locks, the most important engineering project of the last ten years, which will expand the Panama Canal, has entered its countdown phase and as of today is 95% complete. This communication was given by Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC), which includes Sacyr (Spain), Salini Impregilo
Dolphin Clinches New Seismic Deal
Dolphin, a provider of marine geophysical services, has been awarded a contract for 3D data acquisition and processing with an undisclosed client. The work will be of 2-3 months duration, the company wrote in a press release. The acquisition is planned to start in Q4 2015. Dolphin did not disclose t
DOF Subsea’s Skandi Africa Begins Technip Charter
DOF Subsea has completed the outfitting of its vessel Skandi Africa and the vessel started on a five-year time charter contract to Technip. Skandi Africa was awarded “Ship of the year 2015”, and it is designed for harsh environment and deepwater subsea construction and flexlay operations, down to 30
Another Exemplar Award for Team Van Oord
A £20 million scheme being delivered by Team Van Oord in East Sussex has been presented with the 2015 Environment Agency Exemplar Award. The Environment Agency Exemplar Award is presented annually to recognize outstanding health, safety and environmental performance in the delivery of its projects.
GC Rieber Amends Dolphin Deal
Norway’s GC Rieber Shipping has entered into an agreement with Dolphin Geophysical, as part of an overall restructuring agreement, to improve Dolphin’s competitiveness in a challenging market. Namely, GC Rieber Shipping will take early redelivery of the vessel Polar Duke, representing approx. USD 16
BMS, Kotug to deploy LNG hybrid barge in Port of Rotterdam
Becker Marine Systems and Kotug signed a memorandum of understanding to launch the LNG Hybrid Barge in the Port of Rotterdam with effect from June 2017.
Public Exhibition Set for Dawlish Warren Scheme
The Environment Agency and Teignbridge District Council (TDC) are continuing work on the £14 million Dawlish Warren beach management scheme. Following a number of surveys conducted, between May and August 2015, the Environment Agency continues with the sampling of the seabed. The teams collected ‘co
GMC Wins DeepStar Contract
SURF solutions specialist, GMC, has received an award from DeepStar as part of DeepStar Phase XII-B funding. DeepStar is a joint industry technology development project focused on advancing the technologies to meet its members’ deepwater business needs to deliver increased production and reserves. T
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (September 28 – October 4). Norway’s offshore union, Industri Energi, has warned Technip Singapore PTE about a boycott starting October 23 because the company, reportedly, refuses to conclude a collect
EEW SPC Bags Foundations Order for Nobelwind OWF
EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH received the order from Nobelwind NV (Belgium) to manufacture 50 Monopiles and one Monopile foundation for the Substation for the Offshore Windpark Nobelwind (formerly Bligh Bank). Nobelwind NV is a Joint Venture of the companies Meewind, Parkwind and Sumitomo. Th