Subsea
MacArtney Provides Winches for Borkum Riffgrund OWF
MacArtney has supplied winches for cable-pulling operation on the Borkum Riffgrund offshore wind farm project. The scope of supply of this Fulgor/Hellenic Cables order includes two MacArtney 150 kN and 200 kN electrical cable pulling winches. The purpose of the winches is to bring inter array cables
Nord Stream Pipeline Achieves 200bcm Milestone
Nord Stream has to date delivered a total volume of 200 billion cubic metres (bcm) of natural gas from Russia to the European Union. The twin offshore pipeline through the Baltic Sea has the designed capacity to transport 55 bcm per year. The pipelines’ utilised capacity has increased year after yea
Jan De Nul, Smulders Build Gravity Based Foundations for Kriegers Flak
Jan De Nul Group and Smulders have joined forces to build two gravity based foundations (GBF) for the high voltage station of the Danish offshore wind farm Kriegers Flak. The foundations, weighting 10,000 tonnes and 8,000 tonnes, consist of a concrete part and a steel structure on top of it. Jan De
DiveSource Nets Contract from UK North Sea Operator
Aberdeen-based dive consultancy, DiveSource, has secured a master service agreement with an unnamed UK North Sea operator for the provision of company subsea representatives and consulting services. The contract is for three years with two optional one-year extensions. The award of the contract has
Hydrex Patches Up Chemical Tanker in Amsterdam
Antwerp-based underwater repair and maintenance specialist, Hydrex, has carried out a permanent insert repair on board a 145-meter chemical tanker that had suffered a crack in its port side grey water tank. The work was carried out during the vessel’s stop in Amsterdam. Following an on-board and und
Tracerco Enhances Its Subsea Pipelines Scanning Technology
Tracerco has launched a new fast scanning application for its subsea pipeline inspection instrument, Discovery. The company said that following customer feedback, it developed a new method, specifically for detecting the presence of localised metal loss defects on subsea pipelines, up to 5 times fas
Vroon PSVs Support TechnipFMC Mediterranean Subsea Campaign
Dutch-based shipping company Vroon has informed that its two vessels VOS Patience and VOS Partner recently started a charter for TechnipFMC. The two platform-supply vessels (PSV) were delivered in Malta and will support TechnipFMC, supplying pipelines and subsea materials to TechnipFMC’s constructio
EBRD Acquires Stake in Black Sea Oil & Gas
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has become a minority shareholder in the Black Sea Oil & Gas (BSOG) company. BSOG, who is currently backed by The Carlyle Group, informed that EBRD will receive one board seat as part of the investment. The transaction is significant for BSOG a
Olympic Subsea Expects Slow Market Recovery
Olympic Subsea has reported consolidated net revenues of NOK 200 million for the third quarter of 2017. Earnings before interest, tax & depreciation (EBITDA) was NOK 84 million and net profit after tax was negative NOK 36 million ($4.36 million). The Norwegian shipowner said it has seen increased ac
Siem Offshore Ends Cable Lay Business Sale Talks with Subsea 7
Siem Offshore, a Norwegian shipping company, has terminated discussions about the potential sale of its cable lay business Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH (SOC). The discussions were held with Subsea 7 due to the strategic fit between Subsea 7’s renewables business and Siem Offshore Contractors’ cabl
VBMS Launches New Subsea Cable Storage and Handling Base
VBMS has expanded its subsea cable storage and handling facilities as it looks to provide its clients with a one-stop shop for subsea power cable installation and repair solutions. The Boskalis subsidiary has opened a new ISPC-certified cable storage facility at the port of Vlissingen in the Netherl
IMCA Names New Head of Communications
International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has appointed Achilleas Georgiou as a head of Communications. Achilleas Georgiou joins IMCA from Amec Foster Wheeler. Prior to the role in Amec Foster Wheeler he managed corporate communications for two of IMCA’s member companies – McDermott Intern
Orca Subsea Becomes UK Distributor of PartnerPlast Equipment
Orca Subsea has signed a deal to become the sole UK supplier for PartnerPlast’s offshore equipment. As part of the deal, Orca will provide buoyancy and other assorted products; focusing on offshore and subsea, rotational moulding and aquaculture. Callum Masson, commercial director at Orca Subsea, sa
Trelleborg Business Area President Steps Down
Trelleborg has informed that Fredrik Meuller will leave his position as business area president of Trelleborg Offshore & Construction effective December 31, 2017. The announcement comes after Trelleborg’s decision on a number of strategic measures as a consequence of the ongoing review of its offsho