Subsea
MacGregor Cranes for Nautilus Newbuild
Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding has ordered MacGregor cranes to be used on the Nautilus Minerals’ production support vessel. According to Nautilus, the order for cranes consists of two knuckle boom units .The first crane is a large 200t SWL crane with 2,500 metre water depth capability and equipped with a
VIDEO: Skandi Africa Leaves VARD Shipyard
The Skandi Africa is a DP class 3 offshore subsea construction vessel, built for Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF and chartered by French contractor Technip. The video shows VARD 3 12-design newbuild as it departs the shipyard at Vard Søviknes. The vessel, build by VARD, arrived at the Huisman Sc
Jee Bags E.ON E&P Subsea Contract
Jee Ltd has secured a six figure contract with E.ON E&P to deliver subsea integrity management and engineering services for its North Sea assets. The three year contract, which was awarded in March 2015, involves Jee supporting E.ON E&P’s Subsea Technical Authority, by providing annual integrity man
Double Baptizing in Norway
Two naming ceremonies are taking place in Norway today, April 9, 2015. Farstad is baptizing its latest subsea vessels “Far Sleipner” in Ålesund, while Olympic Shipping will christen “Olympic Bibby” in Fosnavåg. The ceremony for Far Sleipner kicked off at 10:00. Farstad Shipping took delivery of the
Apache Orders Subsea Distribution Units from SEA
SEA, a Cohort plc company, has been awarded a contract to supply subsea distribution units to Apache North Sea Ltd. Under the contract, its subsidiary J+S will provide Subsea Distribution Units and associated equipment and services for Apache’s Ness Nevis project. Apache is undertaking a development
PHOTO: THOR MODI Nearing Sea Trials and Delivery
THOR MODI, the second Seismic Support Vessel built by Besiktas Shipyard for Faroe Islands-based PF THOR is closing the sea trials and delivery. The vessel is a part of the order of four seismic support vessels that will be on a long-term charters with Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS). PGS has agreed to
The Switch Generator for Atlantis’ AR1500 Tidal Turbine
The Switch received an order to deliver a medium-speed generator for use in the Atlantis Resources Ltd AR1500 turbine drive train. During March 2015, Atlantis confirmed an order with The Switch for an integrated PM medium-speed generator that resulted from a successfully completed pre-design project
TGS Hires Polarcus for 3D Shoot
Norwegian seismic contractor, Polarcus, has inked a Letter of Award (LOA) with TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (TGS) for the charter of POLARCUS ADIRA, the Company’s 3D seismic vessel. According to TGS, Polarcus is to acquire 3,000 square kilometers of 3D seismic data in Northwest Europe with a po
BlueTEC Floating Tidal Platform Officially Launched
The first BlueTEC Tidal Energy platform was formally named by the Mayor of Texel, the Netherlands. The floating platform, which holds tidal turbines below the sea surface, will soon be positioned near the island of Texel supplying clean electricity to theDutch grid. This first BlueTEC will serve as
EMS Becomes MacArtney’s Agent for Spain and Portugal
MacArtney has signed a representative agreement with its long standing business partner, EMS Sistemas de Monitorización Medio Ambiental in Barcelona, to promote and support MacArtney across all Spanish and Portuguese marine related markets. Founded in 1995 by initiative of oceanographic engineers at
WATCH: Introduction of Bibby HydroMap’s d’ROP
The d’ROP, a dynamic Remotely Operated Survey Platform, has been developed by Bibby HydroMap (former Osiris Projects). The d’ROP is designed initially for operation from the company’s newly launched survey vessel Bibby Athena. Deployed vertically through the vessel’s moonpool, the system relies upon
Mojo Protects Wave Hub Export Cable
This Easter Weekend has seen Mojo Maritime successfully complete the installation of cable protection works off the North Cornwall coast. The operation consisted of accurately placing rock filled filter units from the DP2 vessel Stril Explorer to create a protection berm for the Wave Hub 33KV export
PHOTO: SSV Thor Magni in Action
The seismic support vessel (SSV) Thor Magni is currently on a long term charter with Norwegian seismic player PGS. The vessel is owned by Faroe Islands-based P/F Thor and was previously christened and delivered in Turkey, this year in February. The vessel, the first in a series of four for P/F Thor,
Teledyne Gavia Launches New Products at Ocean Business
Teledyne Gavia will introduce new Multibeam Profiler module to the attendees at Ocean Business next week in Southampton. The Multibeam Profiler module, built for the Gavia AUV by Teledyne BlueView, is derived from BlueView’s 2250 kHz MB-Series sonar. When used with software applications, the BlueVie