Subsea
BAM Bags Gravity Base Foundation Contract from EDF
BAM has been awarded a contract to design, fabricate and install five full-size gravity base foundations for wind turbines off the Northumberland coast, UK. The contract has been awarded to BAM by EDF Energy Renewables via SPV Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Ltd. The foundation design will utilize ‘self
Swiber Scores $215M Contract Hat-Trick
Singapore-listed EPCI contractor Swiber has secured three new contracts for projects with a total value of US$215 million in the Middle East and Southeast Asia regions. Swiber has been awarded an EPCI (engineering, procurement, construction and installation) contract from an undisclosed European oil
NTSB to Recover El Faro Voyage Data Recorder in July
The National Transportation Safety Board will launch a mission to recover a voyage data recorder of the sunken El Faro vessel, that was located on April 26 in about 15,000 feet of water near the Bahamas. The voyage data recorder is from the cargo ship El Faro, a U.S. flagged cargo ship that sank dur
Aker Puts Money into Solstad
Oslo-listed vessel owner Solstad has together with Norwegian industrial investment company Aker, and with support from its lending banks and bondholders, developed a financing plan which should strengthen its balance sheet. Namely, Aker will inject NOK 250 million in new equity and provide NOK 250 m
VBMS in 66kV Blyth OWF Hook-Up
VBMS has been awarded a contract by EDF Energy Renewables to provide the subsea connection between the offshore turbines and the onshore grid for the Blyth offshore wind farm. Reportedly, this will be the first project to use the new 66kV cable technology. The standard voltage for array cables until
MacArtney Acquires EMO Marine
MacArtney has acquired Canadian manufacturer of subsea communication systems, EMO Marine. EMO Marine, founded in 2012, specializes in engineering and manufacturing of a range of fibre optic video/data transmission systems appropriate for various marine and subsea applications. “MacArtney sees great
Aker Solutions Bags Total Extension
Aker Solutions has won a three-year contract extension from Total to provide maintenance and operations services at the Elgin and Franklin fields in the UK North Sea. According to the company, the work is valued at more than NOK 400 million ($49 million). “We have a healthy order backlog and solid f
Hydratight Delivers Subsea Pipeline Upgrade Off OZ
Joint integrity specialist, Hydratight, has completed an upgrade project on a section of subsea pipeline on the North West Shelf of Western Australia. Contracted by Quadrant Energy on behalf of the John Brookes joint venture, Hydratight engineered, manufactured, delivered and supported the installat
Galloper Offshore Wind Farm UXO Disposal Set to Begin
Galloper Wind Farm Ltd is preparing to undertake a programme of disposal of unexploded wartime ordnance, found on the seabed where the Galloper wind farm will be built off the Suffolk coast. The bombs were identified during surveys undertaken ahead of the offshore construction starting this summer.
Prysmian Gets Submarine Cable Project in Venetian Lagoon
Prysmian Group has been awarded a new contract worth approximately € 34 million by Terna Rete Italia S.p.A. for submarine power cable links in the Venetian Lagoon. The contract has options for a second cable link with a value of approximately € 25 million. The project includes two 14 km and 6 km lon
GAC’s HullWiper Coming to Port of Rotterdam
GAC EnvironHull’s hull cleaning system, HullWiper, will be available for vessels berthing in the Port of Rotterdam next month. HullWiper, which will be demonstrated at the Port of Rotterdam on June 23, is a diver-free remotely operated vehicle (ROV) that eliminates the need for divers to clean the v
Håøy Takes Over at Kongsberg
Geir Håøy has assumed the position of the new CEO of Kongsberg as of today, June 6, 2016. Håøy has replaced Walter Qvam, who handed in his resignation in January 2016. Geir Håøy (49) joined Kongsberg in 1993. He has been a part of the corporate management team since 2010 when appointed new president
HvS Dredging Support Sends Its New Vessel on First Job
HvS Dredging Support BV, offshore support company located in Harlingen, Nederlands, has put its new multi-purpose DP 2 vessel Zwerver II in operation. The 35 meters long vessel mobilised to Liverpool during May for its first project. It will be involved with the mattress installation and trenching o
Fugro Sets Up Middle East Training Centre
Fugro Academy Training Centre has been established in Abu Dhabi. The existing Subsea ROV training facilities in Abu Dhabi have now been extended to include survey and geotechnical training The inauguration ceremony on May 25 was led by Samir Al Gharbi, GASOS general manager, who was presented with a