Subsea
UKHO Successfully Delivers International Marine Cartography Training
For a fifth consecutive year, the United Kingdom Hydrographie Office (UKHO) has delivered a successful outcome from its internationally renowned and accredited marine cartography courses to a group of students drawn from seven nations. Students from the Hydrographie Organisations of Algeria. Bulgari
Havila Shipping Provides Fourth Quarter 2013 Results
Havila Shipping ASA achieved a profit before tax of NOK 4.3 m in Q4 2013, compared with NOK 11.0 m in Q4 last year. Year to date, the profit before tax was NOK 93.4m, compared with NOK 17.8m per 31/12/12. Total operating income and gains was NOK 360.2m in the Q4 of 2013. Total operating […]
Huisman Schiedam Showcases Its Pipelay Technology at Quayside
Huisman, the worldwide specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, currently has five new built pipelay systems out on the quayside of their production facility in Schiedam, The Netherlands. These “high five” showcase the latest in pipelay technology and underline the added value of the ne
Multi Maritime Launches Latest MSV Concept
In January 2014 Multi Maritime AS launched its latest concept for the series of MM offshore multi-purpose designs called MM 95 MSV. The design is continuing the success of the offshore “sisters” previously designed by Multi Maritime AS as MM66 MSV known in the market as “Atlantis Dweller”, MM76 MSV
Aker Solutions Completes Sale of Mooring and Loading Systems Business to Cargotec
Aker Solutions has completed the sale of its mooring and loading systems business to Cargotec for an enterprise value of NOK 1.4 billion. The unit, known for the Pusnes brand name, provides mooring equipment, loading and offloading systems, as well as deck machinery for the global offshore and shipp
Rever Postpones Delivery of Cecon Pride
Cecon ASA (“Cecon”), through its subsidiary Rever Offshore AS (“Rever”), had a scheduled delivery of the first vessel, Hull 717 to be named Cecon Pride, on 21. February 2014. To allow for the postponed delivery, and extended construction financing, Rever has agreed with York Capital Management Globa
KONGSBERG to Supply Technology for Petrofac’s Deepwater Vessel
KONGSBERG has been appointed as the supplier and integrator of all electrical, telecom and integrated control systems for the new Petrofac JSD 6000 deepwater derrick lay vessel, to be built at the Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co., Ltd (ZPMC) yard in China for Petrofac UK. The contract worth more
Fugro Bags Two Trenching Contracts Offshore UK
Fugro has been awarded two contracts to perform cable burial and survey operations at two wind farm sites in the UK. The first contract is for CT Offshore A/S at RWE Innogy’s Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm located in Liverpool Bay off the North Wales coast. The work involves the burial and post-buri
Shell CEO Ben van Beurden Updates Company’s Priorities
Speaking to investors new Shell CEO Ben van Beurden updated on the company’s priorities: improving Shell’s financial results and achieving better capital efficiency, as well as continuing to strengthen operational performance and project delivery. Van Beurden, who became the new CEO of Royal Dutch S
STATS Group Completes Subsea Oil Line Replacement in North Sea
STATS were contracted by a major oil producer to supply high pressure isolation plugs to provide a double block and bleed isolation barrier for the safe tie-in of a replacement section of the main 24-inch oil export line from the platform, without having to de-oil the entire 80km pipeline. To facili
South Stream Transport Signs Pipes Supply Contract
South Stream Transport has contracted three pipe mills to supply over 75,000 steel pipes for the first line of the South Stream Offshore Pipeline. Europipe from Germany will supply 50% of the pipes, OMK from Russia 35%, and Severstal’s Izhora Pipe Mill in Russia another 15%. The contracts, with a to
OMM Names New Sales Manager (UK)
OMM Offshore Marine Management GmbH & Co. KG has announced the appointment of Sales Manager Edward Dreger to the company. Edward joined OMM in January of this year, bringing to the role valuable experience, including over 20 years servicing the German market and 15 years focusing on client relations
Mobily Plans to Build AAE-1 Submarine Cable
Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) announced the agreement to install a new submarine cable named AAE-1. The agreement was signed in Hong Kong with 17 operators, and the cable is expected to link countries of the Far East to Europe through the Middle East and Africa. The submarine cable will be layed over a d
Ecofys FEED Study Identifies Optimal Electrical Infrastructure for Navitus Bay Wind Park
For a new offshore wind park in the UK, Ecofys performed a Front End Engineering & Design (FEED) study that identified the most cost-efficient electrical infrastructure design. This takes the development of the wind farm an important step further. The proposed Navitus Bay Wind Park is a joint ventur