A new technology is being deployed by U.S. Geological Survey scientists this weekend to map urban flooding caused by Hurricane Isaac. Called “terrestrial lidar,” or “T-lidar”, this new capability will enable scientists to collect highly detailed information in select population areas in Louisiana, M
Ocean Installer has just successfully completed a contract for a pipeline survey and boulder relocation at the Corrib field. The job was part of the development of the Corrib gas field and the contract covered the survey of a 20-inch, 83km long offshore pipeline and the relocation of about 250 bould
Unifeeder A/S announced that it has reached agreement to acquire Feederlink Shipping & Trading b.v. (Feederlink) from Irish Continental Group, plc (ICG). The combined entity will be able to provide very attractive feeder and shortsea networks between the major ports in Northern Europe through effici
The dredger “Nisr Al-Khaleej”, one of the most important equipment in marine projects and the latest in its model, has arrived at Dhuba Port. Its arrival marks the beginning of the project of containers’ wharf at Dhuba port, signed recently in Riyadh by the president of Sea Ports Authority H.E. Eng.
McDermott International, Inc. announced that it will build another high capacity reeled pipelay vessel with top-tier payload capacity, tentatively named Lay Vessel 108 (“LV108”). The vessel will be a sister ship to the recently completed subsea construction vessel the Lay Vessel North Ocean 105 (“LV
On Thursday (August 30, 2012), McDermott International, Inc. announced that it will build another high capacity reeled pipelay vessel with top-tier payload capacity, tentatively named Lay Vessel 108 (“LV108”). The vessel will be a sister ship to the recently completed subsea construction vessel the
A Fugro Seaeye Jaguar work-class ROV has been selected for use during the construction of RWE Innogy’s new Nordsee Ost windfarm. Fugro Subsea Services in Aberdeen is supplying the all-electric Seaeye Jaguar, which will operate from one of two new-build RWE Innogy construction vessels, the Victoria M
PTTEP entered into a partnership with TOTAL and JX NOEX for M11 block, in Myanmar, ready to drill one exploration well by the third quarter of next year. Mr. Tevin Vongvanich, the President and CEO of PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited or PTTEP disclosed that PTTEP International L
Gearbox specialist Mekanord is now launching a gearbox which is up to 30 % lighter than traditional ones. The new product will be introduced at the SMM fair in Germany, and Mekanord is expecting a large, global potential for use in lightweight, high speed and low energy vessels. Lighter and stronger
Ophir Energy plc provides an operational update for its East African operations. Tanzania, Blocks 1, 3 and 4: Additional seismic and petrophysical analysis has increased management estimates of in-place resource for the Upper Cretaceous Mzia discovery in Block 1 from the previously announced 2-6 TCF
Years of meticulous planning and disciplined execution culminated with the commencement of commercial operations on September 1st, 2012, by Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) at the state-of-the-art flagship Khalifa Port, the most technically advanced port in the MENA region. Khalifa Port is one of the
Drydocks World, the world leader prolific shipyard, will have a strong representation at Europe’s largest maritime exhibition, SMM being organized in Hamburg-Germany from 4th to 7th September 2012. This year’s event is the largest ever and is expected to attract visitors from all over Europe and bey
Liquid Robotics®, an ocean data service provider and developer of the Wave Glider®, the first wave powered autonomous marine robot, reports that one of its Wave Gliders located in the Gulf of Mexico collecting ocean chemistry data stared down Hurricane Isaac. Located in Isaac’s path, G2, a Wave Glid
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Board of Directors announced the appointment of engineer Manuel Benítez as the new Deputy Administrator of this entity, beginning on September 4, 2012. “The Board of Directors considers that Benítez´experience and knowledge will contribute to the management of the Pa
