Subsea
IHC Merwede Bags Multiple Orders Worth $ 473 Million
IHC Merwede has been successful in securing orders worth € 350 million for a wide range of dredging and offshore vessels and equipment. The company’s Dredging division has confirmed new contracts for the delivery of a large custom-built trailing suction hopper dredger, 13 units that will be supplied
EEW SPC, Bladt Industries Supply Foundations for Cape Wind OWF
The German company EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH and the Danish company Bladt Industries A/S recently signed the contract to supply the foundations for the first offshore wind park in the United States. Both companies hold a lot of experience, and have manufactured foundations for offshore win
Aubin and Flexlife Co-Operate in Provision of Full-Service Integrity Solutions
Offshore chemical engineering specialist Aubin Group has formed a co-operation agreement with subsea flexible pipe specialist Flexlife to create an industry first in subsea integrity management (IM). Aubin Integrity, a division of Aubin Group, and Flexlife are working together to provide full-servic
Blyth Workcats to Build New Catamaran for Mevagh Dive Centre
Blyth Workcasts of Canvey Island, UK is to supply a new 11-metre dive boat to the Mevagh Dive Centre for use in the Western Atlantic off County Donegal, Ireland. The catamaran, to be named the Laura Dean, is scheduled for delivery in April 2014. It will then begin work transporting groups of up to 1
UK: GE Oil & Gas Invests in Subsea Manufacturing Facility, Creates New Jobs
GE Oil & Gas has invested £4m into its subsea manufacturing facility in Aberdeen, Scotland, leading to the creation of 20 new jobs across 2014. This follows the recruitment of 30 new employees at the site last year, with the investment also expected to contribute to an increase in output, allowing t
Cargotec’s MacGregor Secures New Subsea Cranes Order
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won an order worth around EUR 23 million for six active heave-compensated (AHC) subsea cranes from the Dutch IHC Merwede. The cranes will be installed on three pipe-laying ships destined for the UK-headquartered global offshore specialist, Subsea 7. Delivery of the c
Nexans Submarine Cables Boost BKK’s Power Supply Network in Norway
Norway’s power supply network will get a crucial boost in reliability and capacity with the installation of Nexans’ state-of-the-art submarine cables as part of a major new connection for the utility BKK Nett AS. The new 420 kV connection between Mongstad and Kollsnes will cross two fjords – Hjeltef
Baker Consultants Gets Marine Noise Monitoring Contract from GeoSea
Baker Consultants’ marine acoustics team has won a contract to provide a noise and marine mammal monitoring service during the construction phase of the Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm. The construction work for the 77 turbine DONG Energy project was won by GeoSea which is using the vessel Pac
Hydroid Provides REMUS 100 Training Schedule for 2014
Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and the leading manufacturer of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), announced its open enrollment training schedule for 2014. Training will focus on basic operations and maintenance as Hydroid’s highly-experienced technicians walk participants thr
CRC-Evans Opens Offshore Division Headquarters (UK)
CRC-Evans Pipeline International, Inc. (CRC-Evans), an international leader in pipeline construction technologies and product development, celebrated the official grand opening of its new Offshore Division Headquarters in Alness, Scotland on the morning of Tuesday, January 28. Guests included CRC-Ev
Removal Operations on Costa Concordia Resumed
Costa Crociere and the Titan Micoperi Consortium informed that removal operations on Costa Concordia wreck have resumed on Monday morning. The area of the diving accident that happened on Saturday is excluded from the activities due to investigation which is currently underway. The diving operations
EIVA Presents New Wide-Sweep ROTV Solution
A new intelligent wide-sweep ROTV solution from EIVA is specially designed to optimise magnetometer surveys in terms of reduced operation costs and high data quality. The offshore survey solution specialist EIVA a/s adds a new model to its popular product range of Remotely Operated Towed Vehicle (RO
Two ULSTEIN Designed Vessels Nominated for OSJ Awards
The deepwater construction vessel ‘Aegir’ and the installation support vessel ‘Siem Moxie’ are nominated for OSJ Awards. Both are designed by ULSTEIN. The two ULSTEIN designed vessels are listed as nominees for the Offshore Support Journal 2014 Awards. Additionally, 3 of the 4 nominees for the OSJ S
DNV GL Secures Mariner Field Contract (UK)
DNV GL UK has secured the third party ICP (Independent Competent Person) multi-million GBP contract, related to compliance with UK Offshore Regulations for the Statoil Mariner project. The award is the culmination of two years’ of project FEED support, assisting Statoil in developing Performance Sta