WFS Technologies, the world’s leading supplier of radio and acoustic solutions for underwater communication, navigation and power transfer, and MCS Kenny, a world leader in compliant riser design have announced the delivery of a wireless riser monitoring system for use in deep water environments. Do
Island Offshore has secured contract for its subsea construction vessel Island Intervention. The vessel has begun the charter with Subsea 7 , the international provider of Subsea, Umbilical, Riser and Flowline (SURF) services. The operations are expected to take up to three weeks. The vessels duties
Deep Sea Metro Ltd. has today taken delivery of the drillship Deepsea Metro II from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). The naming ceremony for the vessel was held on November 10 in Hyundai Heavy’s shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea. President & CEO of Odfjell Drilling, Simen Lieungh states: “This is the se
TenneT announces tender for the offshore hydrographic services in Bayreuth area in Germany. Work includes offshore survey of the route of subsea power supply lines to offshore windparks, preparation / submission of procedures regarding the survey of the route and data collection regarding bathymetry
Addressing delegates attending the annual TOC Container Supply Chain Americas conference, APM Terminals Moin Managing Director, Captain Paul J. Gallie cited the company’s new Terminal de Contenedores de Moin (TCM) project in Costa Rica as an example of essential Latin American port planning and deve
The international service provider TÜV SÜD and the China Electric Power Research Institute (CEPRI) expressed their intention to cooperate at strategic level in the future. The two parties signed a contract to this effect in Beijing. CEPRI is a subsidiary of State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), th
Eitzen Chemical ASA reported that it has decided to discontinue its pool operation as an integral part of its announced strategy to improve operating cash flow and liquidity situation. Eitzen Chemical operates two pools; the City Class Pool and Team Tankers. The City Class Pool currently consists of
Energy industry leaders will get together to explore the challenges of subsea pipeline integrity at a one day conference in London on 1 … SubseaUK [mappress] Source SubseaUK: , November 25 , 2011; Image: Nord-Stream
More than 500 logistics and maritime players from 15 countries and regions took part in the Asian Logistics and Maritime Conference, which was held today at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The largest logistics conference ever to take place in Hong Kong, it featured nearly 30 promine
China Rongsheng Heavy Industries, a large heavy industries group in China, has delivered its first 380,000 DWT Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) to Vale S.A.. The 380,000 DWT VLOC is a high-tech vessel self-developed by the Group. It is not only the world’s largest dry bulk carrier with the largest carg
On Nov. 22, 2011, China Shipping Industry (Jiangsu) Co. Ltd. successfully named and delivered the fourth 57.000 DWT bulk carrier to China shipping development Co., Ltd. at No. 3 outfitting quay in Sanjiangying Shipbuilding base. It is the seventeenth ship delivered by Jiangsu Company this year. Lead
DP World, UAE Region announced the start of construction work on a modern facility for the exclusive use of the fishing industry at Al Hamriya Port as part of a recently launched plan to upgrade the port’s facilities. The project details were unveiled by HE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman, DP Wor
From the 29th of November to the 1st of December nkt cables will show its capabilities within the area of Intelligent Energy Transmission Solution for On and Offshore at the biggest and worldwide most important wind energy fair, the “Offshore 2011 Amsterdam”. On the stand in Hall 11 nkt cables prese
TenneT recently awarded a contract to Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH and Siemens AG for the supply of subsea cables and associated equipment for wind farms off Germany’s coast. The Contract includes: Lot 1: Production, supply and installation of AC submarine cables, including fibre optics, in the a
