DeepOcean today announced that it had bought a geotechnical drilling rig and had established a strategic alliance with Geoquip Marine, in order to enter the offshore geotechnical services market. The new rig is a heave compensated, offshore geotechnical deepwater drilling rig built and commissioned
Further development of the port sector in Russia will be primarily driven by the construction of specialized deepwater transshipment complexes focused on servicing of large capacity vessels, said Deputy Transport Minister of Russia Victor Olersky. According to Olersky, current capacity of seaports i
North East Business of the Year, Port of Tyne, achieved its highest cargo volumes for over 50 years in 2013, breaking its own records for cargo handling and passenger numbers. In total on the River Tyne 8.1 million tonnes of cargo was handled – the largest volume since 1965. This was a 22% increase
On February 6, the Port of Odessa Authority became a member of the working project Ecoports as a part of the European Sea Ports Organization. This became possible thanks to the system of preparatory work carried out in the port, quality organization of environmental safety and compliance with the hi
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has put into use three public lay-by berths for feeder and short sea ships on the Maasvlakte. This will save shipping companies valuable fuel and time in particular. Two berths are at dolphins in the continuation of the Rhenus terminal in the Europahaven (port number
Harwich Haven Authority (HHA) has applied to the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) for permission to use a new maintenance dredging disposal site located 20km off-shore. The Authority has submitted the required reports and studies to the MMO which is consulting other regulators and stakeholders b
The Antwerp Port Authority board of directors yesterday evening estimated the tender results related to the development works in the Deurganck dock. The invitation was issued in the interests of equal treatment, in response to an official request by the Swiss shipping company MSC to be allowed to ex
Bladt Industries has commissioned L-3 SAM Electronics to outfit transition pieces for the EnBW Baltic 2 wind farm, which is scheduled to become operational this year. L-3 will supply and install low-voltage switchgear and transformers and all lighting, in addition to providing and installing ventila
CWind has announced that it has won a contract to support CT Offshore in the installation of 63 of the 161 inter-array cables at the 576MW Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm off the North Wales coast. CWind’s role involves sending a team to the Netherlands to perform both an OTDR fibre and an insulation
The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg yesterday visited areas of Somerset affected by recent flooding. The Deputy Prime Minister met with the flood action group at their headquarters in Stoke St Gregory to thank volunteers for all the important work they are doing, and saw the effects of the floods o
Alstom yesterday signed its first export contract with Deepwater Wind, the U.S. offshore wind developer. Under the contract, Alstom will provide five Haliade™ 150-6 MW wind turbines for the Block Island offshore wind farm. The contract also includes 15 years of operation and maintenance support for
ELF Exploration UK Limited, an affiliate of Total E&P UK Limited, has awarded Ocean Installer a contract for dredging services at the West Franklin field. The work scope involves excavation/dredging services at 93 metres depth to remove the top three metres of earthwork at three drilling rig footpri
Ackermans & van Haaren NV has presented its “Redemption of Shares” regular update. They have concluded a liquidity contract with Kepler Cheuvreux to improve the liquidity of the AvH-share. In the framework of this liquidity programme, Kepler Cheuvreux has in the period from Februay 3, 2014 until Feb
The Fraunhofer IWES is building an oil sensor test stand in Bremerhaven, in order to better suit oil sensors to requirements of wind farm operators. Wind turbines are being increasingly equipped with oil sensors, which monitor the condition of the gearboxes. So called oil condition monitoring is bas
