The crane barge Smit Borneo is now reconnected to Rena on the starboard side of the partially submerged stern section. Svitzer salvors have attached a hot tap to the starboard wing tank in an effort to extract the remaining oil in the submerged tank. Yesterday, they removed an estimated 10 tonnes of
At the Oceanology International event in London this week, Applied Acoustics celebrated the sale of their 150th USBL tracking system to Seascape BV from The Netherlands. Sales Manager Gavin Willoughby handed over the award to Gert-Jan de Rooij the Sales Engineer from Seascape at a small ceremony on
The BIRNS Snooper™ has been relied on to blaze a trail at depths of up to 3km since its inception many decades ago. Now the new version of this customizable field-proven industry favorite provides up to 33,000 lumens and 3250K illumination, with a choice of 400 to 1,200W lamps and four different len
China Merchants Yard in Shenzhen (CMHI) yesterday held the delivery ceremony for COOEC 50000t Semi Submersible Heavy Lift Vessel “HYSY 278″. At 222 metres in length and deadweight of 53,500 tonnes, the vessel will be capable of carrying loads of up to 50,000 tonnes. Dockwise will operate the vessel
Deepwater mooring specialist, First Subsea Ltd has been awarded a contract by Technip USA Inc to supply the mooring line connectors for a new spar platform moored in 7,000ft (2,134 m) of water in the Lucius field, Keathley Canyon block 875 in the Gulf of Mexico. The Lucius spar will be moored by nin
APM Terminals has opened a Hong Kong office to further expand its partnerships with Asia-based customers when making global network decisions on port calls and inland routing. “We want to be more of a resource partner with intelligent solutions rather than just a vendor. So we’ve beefed up our clien
AF Group has entered into an agreement with Yara Glomfjord to upgrade quays and dredge in front of quays. The contract includes rehabilitation and renovation of the quay structures. This project will commence in March 2012 and is scheduled for completion in May 2013. The contract has an estimated va
NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. (“the Company”) held its Annual General Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia on March 14, 2012. The results of voting on matters put before the Company’s shareholders include: Election of Board of Directors: Philip Hughes (Chair), Michael C. Burns, Joe Houssian, Micha
NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. (“the Company”) held its Annual General Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia on March 14, 2012. The results of voting on matters put before the Company’s shareholders include: Election of Board of Directors: Philip Hughes (Chair), Michael C. Burns, Joe Houssian, Micha
UK-based deepwater mooring specialist, First Subsea Ltd has been awarded a contract by Technip USA Inc to supply the mooring line connectors for a new spar platform moored in 7,000ft (2,134 m) of water in the Lucius field, Keathley Canyon block 875 in the Gulf of Mexico. The Lucius spar will be moor
Aqua Vision BV has announced that it will host the 9th ADCP Workshop on 20-21 June, 2012. Past workshops have proven to be a huge success and this years’ will be no different. With a host of international speakers, demonstrations of the latest ADCP technology and an array of interactive workshops, i
Northstar Electronics, Inc., specializing in sonar subcontracting for the defense and security sector, is announcing a letter of intent to purchase Echotec Sonar Corporation, a cutting-edge innovator of High Definition Omni Sonar(C) (HDOS) technology, specifically targeted for the defense, scientifi
Chevron Corporation has requested authorization for a temporary suspension of field production operations at the Frade Field in the Campos Basin in Brazil. The decision to request the temporary shut-in of production is a precautionary measure based on very recent information. Chevron has identified
Emerald Atlantis Limited (Emerald Networks) announced the selection of TE SubCom and the signing of a system supply contract. The execution of the contract, bringing it into force, enables the construction of the Emerald Express Trans-Atlantic Cable System. The first phase will provide both low-late
