Saipem has decided to execute the purchase option for derrick lay barge ‘DLB Norce Endeavour’ from Solstad Offshore. The acquisition follows a bareboat contract Solstad Offshore and Saipem Portugal entered into in December 2019, with option to buy. The contract started on January 02, 2020 and had a
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Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE1) submarine cable system has landed at it’s final stop – the great Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa. The cable is being developed by Djibouti Telecom, Somtel, Telkom Kenya and SubCom. When completed, the DARE1 network will land across 3 countries and 4 cities,
NOAA Fisheries scientists have started a three-year study of Atlantic cod and other commercial fish species in Southern New England, to gather baseline data to address how offshore wind development in the region could affect these animals. An autonomous underwater glider is surveying areas in and ar
Plymouth-based MSubs has been awarded an initial £1-million contract to build a test submarine that will be used to explore the potential capabilities of larger uncrewed underwater vehicles in the future. Measuring about 30 feet in length, this autonomous submarine is significantly larger than auton
Heerema Marine Contractors, a Dutch services provider for offshore oil and gas industry, has closed its Leiden office as a precautionary measure in regards to Coronavirus (COVID-19) spread. On Thursday, the Dutch Government issued guidance to slow down and prevent the spread of Coronavirus. “Our wor
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas has confirmed McDermott International’s Plan of Reorganization. The Court has also approved the sale of Lummus Technology to a joint partnership between The Chatterjee Group and Rhône Capital. “With the support of our creditors, employees, cus
Jotun and Kongsberg Maritime have joined forces to develop a proactive hull cleaning solution called Jotun HullSkater. Jotun HullSkater, a green cleaning machine, is part of Jotun Hull Skating Solutions. This is the first solution developed for proactive bio-fouling control on ships and offers the p
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has extended coverage and capability to support all their customers’ service needs in the Americas. The announcement comes following the acquisitions of Rapp Marine and TTS in 2018 and 2019 respectively. MacGregor now has over 80 service personnel in place supporting the
Subsea services player DeepOcean has published guidelines and mitigating actions to safeguard its employees against the spread of COVID-19. The guidelines and mitigating actions enforced by the company are in line with the World Health Organisation’s recommendations and developed in collaboration wi
Tekmar has won a contract from French cable installation specialist Louis Dreyfus TravOcean to supply TekLink cable protection systems for Parc du Banc de Guérande offshore wind farm (Saint-Nazaire). Saint-Nazaire marks Tekmar’s first offshore wind project in France and the company’s first contract
Marine services contractor Phoenix has recently carried out a mudline tree recompletion for Walter Oil & Gas in the Gulf of Mexico. Utilizing its atmospheric diving system (ADS), the project took place over 15 days, in two phases, operating at a water depth of 200 fsw (61 msw). The first phase of th
Swan Hunter has completed the mobilisation of a 4000Te carousel onto the Normand Clipper CSV for Global Marine Group. The Wallsend-based firm carried out structural modifications to the carousel to allow long-term integration onto the vessel. Oceanteam Solutions has provided the 4000Te carousel for
Houston-based offshore services and robotics specialist Helix Energy Solutions has amended its existing credit agreement with Nordea Bank ABP and the lender parties related to its Q5000 vessel. The credit agreement from September 2014, has been adapted to extend the final maturity date of the term l
