Subsea
Companies Team Up on BlueTEC Project
A group of leading offshore companies including Bluewater, Damen and Van Oord have joined together to realize a unique floating tidal energy platform which will be moored near Texel in the Waddenzee and generate clean electricity from the tides. The platform is a trial for remote locations worldwide
Hydrex Removes Bow Thruster
Hydrex diver/technician team has performed a removal of a bow thruster unit which needed to be overhauled from a 363-meter container vessel. The removal itself was carried out in Rotterdam. Earlier the team had already prepared the thruster tunnel during the ship’s stop in Le Havre, France. This all
PHOTO: Osiris Projects Gears for Bibby Athena Launch
Due to launch before the end of 2014, Bibby Athena will build on the capabilities of the very successful sister vessel, Bibby Tethra, with a number of subtle changes to reflect the company’s development into a more challenging offshore market. Launched in 2011, Bibby Tethra has proven the effectiven
Lewek Constellation Gets Huisman Pipelay Tower
Huisman and Ezra have successfully installed the 800mt Multi-lay tower onboard Ezra’s Lewek Constellation. The 3,000mt Huisman Offshore Mast Crane onboard the vessel and the Matador 3 were used to install the tower which is capable to do both Reel lay and flex lay. The 3,000mt Huisman Offshore Mast
InterMoor Executes Red Hawk Spar Project
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has successfully completed its contract supporting the decommissioning of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation’s Red Hawk spar in the Gulf of Mexico. The Red Hawk spar is the deepest floating production platform to date to be decommissioned in the Gulf of Mexico. It is also t
Offshore Energy 2014 Beats Expectations
The 7th annual Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) held on 28 & 29 October at Amsterdam RAI attracted 13,452 visitors representing 81 nationalities, an increase of 47% compared to last year. OEEC 2014 featured 630 exhibitors on 21,000 sq.m. floor space and 106 speakers in 22 sessions. Off
PHOTO: Divers Find 2000 Year Old Sacrificial Altar
Divers from the non-profit Global Underwater Explorers (GUE) discovered a 2,000 year old sacrificial altar while exploring an ancient wreck in 400 feet of water. The artifact is one of many unique discoveries that promise to help redefine what we understand about ancient trade routes and commerce in
VBMS Orders Tekmar’s Cable Protection
Tekmar Energy, has been awarded a major contract by VBMS to supply its latest innovation, TekTube, to the prestigious Westermeerwind near-shore wind farm project in the Netherlands. The contract award comes less than three months after the company demonstrated TekTube at the Offshore Renewable Energ
Gall Thomson’s UBCs for Single Point Mooring
Gall Thomson has launched a range of Underbuoy Breakaway Couplings (UBCs) designed to protect Single Point Mooring (SPM) terminals from the potential consequences of vessel collision or extreme weather events. The UBC is designed to activate when strain is placed on the Underbuoy hose transfer syste
Kongsberg to Provide Monitoring Solution for SUGAR Project
Kongsberg Maritime Embient, with KONGSBERG partner company Contros Systems and Solutions, has been selected to develop and deliver innovative technologies and strategies for environmental monitoring during Gas Hydrate exploration and production as part of the EU ‘SUGAR’ (Submarine Gas Hydrate Reserv
West of Duddon Sands OWF Kicks Off at Full Power
Full power output has been achieved more than two months ahead of schedule from West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm, a major renewable energy project which has been developed by ScottishPower Renewables and DONG Energy in the Irish Sea. The news came on the day that the 389 megawatt (MW) windfar
IHC EB Selects Port of Blyth for Its Pipe Laying System Project
The Port of Blyth has been chosen by IHC Engineering Business as the mobilisation port for a major construction contract to start in early 2015. IHC EB based at Stocksfield are a major supplier of engineering solutions to the offshore energy sector and will build a 2,500 tonne vessel pipe laying sys
U-Boat Worx Launches HP Sport Sub 2
Dutch submersible manufacturer U-Boat Worx has launched its new ultra-compact 2-person “HP Sport Sub 2”, a high-performance submersible. According to Founder and Chairman Bert Houtman, this remarkable submersible design is “suitable for all superyachts from 30 meters and up”. The luxury submersible
Jan De Nul Delivers Haliade Cable Link
In the North Sea, in front of the Belgian coast, Alstom has installed its first Haliade turbine within the Belwind facility. Jan De Nul Group earlier installed the rock scour protection around the jacket foundation of the turbine with its Fallpipe Vessel ‘Simon Stevin’. This time however the ‘Simon