Cold-water corals of the species Lophelia pertusa are able to fuse skeletons of genetically distinct individuals. On dives with JAGO, a research submersible stationed at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, scientists from Scotland and Germany made the first-ever discovery of branches of
All KONGSBERG’s business areas have experienced higher operating revenues, with total consolidated earnings climbing by 15.7 per cent compared to Q3 2013. Kongsberg Maritime has the strongest growth, continuing its record year with increase in operating revenues of 18 per cent as of Q3. KONGSBERG re
An Ellicott 370 Dragon dredger was recently launched in Canada, and will be used in a settling pond. Right now, there are Series 370 dredgers operating in more than 20 countries around the world. This portable dredger represents a revolutionary breakthrough in dredger design and construction. Dr
Nexans’ own cable ship, the C/S Nexans Skagerrak, has received a major refit to carry and install the new 100 MW power connection between Ibiza and Mallorca. At 119 km it is the world’s longest 3-phase XLPE submarine cable, weighing almost 7,000 tonnes. REE, Red Eléctrica de España, which operates t
Royal IHC (IHC) has secured a new contract with the Chinese shipyard, Jin Hai Heavy Industrial Group, for the delivery of a dredging installation package for a trailing suction hopper dredger. The package contains major parts of the dredging installation for the 7,000m³ hopper dredger. The agreement
Sometimes the most common solution is not the best solution. This scenario happened to DRAGFLOW while the company was working on a project in Western Canada. Oil sands tailings extraction is always a challenge, but by carefully working with the client, DRAGFLOW equipment was used as an optimal metho
A group of leading offshore companies including Bluewater, Damen and Van Oord have joined together to realize a unique floating tidal energy platform which will be moored near Texel in the Waddenzee and generate clean electricity from the tides. The platform is a trial for remote locations worldwide
Neon Energy Limited has awarded a contract to CGG Services (CGG) for licensing of 200 km2 of new broadband 3D seismic data over the WA-503-P offshore petroleum exploration permit, off Australia. Block WA-503-P is located offshore Western Australia, within the Dampier Sub-basin, and is operated by Ne
BMT Scientific Marine Services (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has been selected by Saipem to supply the riser integrity monitoring systems for the Total Egina development located 150km off the coast of Nigeria. Riser integrity monitoring systems measure bending moments and tensile forces in r
BMT Scientific Marine Services (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has been selected by Saipem to supply the riser integrity monitoring systems for the Total Egina development located 150km off the coast of Nigeria. Riser integrity monitoring systems measure bending moments and tensile forces in r
BG Group ordered 12 Rolls-Royce gas turbines for its Lake Charles LNG project.
Hydrex diver/technician team has performed a removal of a bow thruster unit which needed to be overhauled from a 363-meter container vessel. The removal itself was carried out in Rotterdam. Earlier the team had already prepared the thruster tunnel during the ship’s stop in Le Havre, France. This all
Huisman Equipment has installed a 800mt Multi-lay tower onboard Ezra’s Lewek Constellation. Huisman has reported through the company’s Facebook page that the 3,000mt Huisman Offshore Mast Crane onboard the vessel and the Matador 3 were used to install the tower which is capable to do both Reel lay a
Huisman and Ezra have successfully installed the 800mt Multi-lay tower onboard Ezra’s Lewek Constellation. The 3,000mt Huisman Offshore Mast Crane onboard the vessel and the Matador 3 were used to install the tower which is capable to do both Reel lay and flex lay. The 3,000mt Huisman Offshore Mast
