Subsea
Resolve Marine to Remove Sunken Barge
Recovery and salvage operations continue in Fort Pierce today as a result of a barge that sank in the inlet Feb. 24. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District officials say operations will likely last through the rest of the week to remove the wreck and its debris field, which are limiting
NorYards to Build New BOA Vessel
BOA IMR AS, a BOA Offshore AS subsidiary, has entered with certain conditions, into a shipbuilding contract for a light construction / IMR vessel with NorYards Fosen AS, with delivery scheduled for spring 2017 from its yard in Fosen, Norway. The vessel with main dimensions of 108 x 24 meters is desi
PHOTO: Fugro Gets New Geotech Vessel
Tebma Shipyards has delivered Fugro’s new Geotechnical Research Vessel “FUGRO SCOUT“ at its shipyard at Malpe, India. Earlier in 2013, Temba also delivered FUGRO SCOUT’s sister vessel “FUGRO VOYAGER”. According to specifications, the vessel is a mini-drill ship capable of drawing soil samples up to
Ocean Installer Gets More Work on Statoil’s Fields
Ocean Installer has signed amendments with Statoil for umbilical marine installation at the Visund field and for riser replacement at the Troll B field. The work will be executed under the SLMP Marine Installation Contract. “We are pleased to have secured more work for a key client like Statoil. The
Sonardyne’s Sentinel Sonar in IMCMEX (Bahrain)
Diver detection sonar technology developed by Sonardyne International Ltd, UK, has played a part in an international exercise organised to train naval forces in mine countermeasures, maritime security operations and harbour protection operations. The International Mine Counter-Measures Exercise (IMC
Investigator Completes Cold Water Trials
The new Marine National Facility research vessel Investigator has returned to Hobart after successfully completing its cold water trials. The Executive Director of the project to build and test the vessel, Toni Moate said the voyage to the ice-edge tested out key capabilities of the ship, to ensure
MMT Conducts COBRAcable Route Surveys
MMT was contracted by OMM (Offshore Marine Management) to perform a geophysical, geotechnical and cable crossing surveys in preparation for the installation of the COBRAcable on behalf of end client TenneT. The COBRAcable route (appr. 325 km) is proposed to be laid across the Southern North Sea conn
Claxton Centralizers for Gina Krog
Claxton Engineering Services, an Acteon company, has been awarded a contract with Statoil to supply conductor and internal centralizers to a minimum of 14 wells on the Gina Krog development, offshore Norway. The contract was finalised in December 2014, and first delivery is scheduled for March 2015.
EdgeTech Makes Acoustic Releases for WHOI
EdgeTech, a provider of sonar imaging systems and underwater technology, has received an order from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) for 50 additional 8242XS Deep Water Acoustic Transponding Releases. The follow-on order brings the total dollar value of the acoustic transponding relea
Subsea 7 Inks Supply Deal With Butting
Subsea 7 and BUTTING recently concluded a framework agreement on the supply of metallurgically clad, mechanically lined, duplex and superduplex pipes. Joseph Leroy, Vice President Supply Chain Management of Subsea 7, and Hermann Butting, president of BUTTING, signed the agreement for an initial term
Cemre Launches Ocean Dolphin SSV
Cemre Shipyard, based in Yalova – Altınova Shipyards region in Turkey, has launched NB35 “Ocean Dolphin” seismic support vessel (SSV). The vessel is the first of two seismic support vessels ordered by Norfield back in December 2013. The Bureau Veritas-classed SVV has a length of 69,8 meters a width
Van Oord Selects Vos Prodect for Gemini OWF Cable Protection
Following the successful development of Monopile Entry System (Pro-MES), Vos Prodect Innovations has been awarded a contract by Van Oord, regarding the design and supply of cable protection systems for GEMINI OWF project. 600 MW Gemini wind farm is one of the largest offshore wind farms ever built.
N-Sea Delivers Moyle Interconnector Project
N-Sea, the Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) specialist, has utilised the world’s first wet repair habitat to complete an in-situ subsea cable repair. The habitat was developed by Moyle Interconnector as part of the seabed repair project, with ESB International the owner’s engineer for the pr
Triyards Bags $100 Mln in Contracts
TRIYARDS has secured deals for two ice-class Multi-Purpose Support Vessels (MPSVs) (which excludes owner furnished equipment) as well as a turret fabrication job worth over US$100 million. The MPSV contracts were signed with Ocean Energy Ventures, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MDL Marine Holdings, an