MMT has reported that after a year of engineering, constructing and testing of equipment, ROV Surveyor Interceptor is taking form at Kystdesign AS. The Surveyor Interceptor is a specialised fast underwater survey platform, capable of 8 knots while recording highest resolution Bathymetry, Lidar and H
Statoil has been issued with a notification of order concerning the use of an accommodation camp at Melkøya in connection with planned shutdowns at Hammerfest LNG. On 20 February 2013, Statoil received consent to use the accommodation camp in connection with planned shutdowns at Hammerfest LNG at Me
UK-based downhole video technology specialist EV has completed a $117 million (£69 million) management buyout backed by Dunedin, the UK mid-market buyout house. Headquartered in Norwich, EV has become the market leader in downhole video applications for the oil and gas industry, as a result of pre
Van Oord, a leading international contractor specialising in dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects, recently acquired all shares of its Spanish subsidiary Dravo S.A. The company will continue its activities under the name Dravo S.A. The company, with its office in Madrid, is engaged in
UK-based downhole video technology specialist EV has completed a £69 million management buyout backed by Dunedin, the UK mid-market buyout house. Headquartered in Norwich, EV has become the market leader in downhole video applications for the oil and gas industry, as a result of previous backing fro
In June 2014, the navigable draft at the Port of Yuzhny (Odessa, Ukraine) has increased to 18.5 m thanks to the dredging program performed in the operational water area and the approach channel. On June 22, 2014, the Capesize KANARIS set the course from the Port of Yuzhny to China carrying iron-ore
The Teledyne Marine Acoustic Imaging Group (TMAIG), consisting of RESON, BlueView and Odom Hydrographic, has opened registration for its Underwater Technology Seminars (UTS), taking place in Hamburg, Boston and Singapore. The first UTS seminar in 2014 has already taken place in Qiandao Lake, April 1
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is providing technical and direct assistance to communities following historic rain events this month. The Corps sent flood engineers to communities along the Rainy, Minnesota and Mississippi rivers to assist local responders fighting the recent f
Nautricity Ltd. and Fundy Tidal Inc. have signed an MOU to develop a 500kW tidal project in Nova Scotia, Canada’s Petit Passage. Nautricity is completing system testing of its CoRMaT and Hydro-buoy technologies at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) off the Orkney Islands in Scotland. The proje
Port Canaveral has signed a 35-year agreement with GT USA, the US-business of privately-owned international port operator Gulftainer, to operate and further develop its container and multipurpose cargo terminal. The terminal, set to commence operations in the last quarter of 2014, positions Port Can
Dredge Central, LLC has completed and delivered three 18-inch booster pump assemblies to Construcciones José, S.A. de C.V., of Mazatlan, Sinaloa. These boosters will be placed into service on a long-pipeline project in the State of Sonora, dredging 1,310,000 cubic yards (1,000,000 cu.m) of sand to a
Inocean and Technip enter into a strategic cooperation agreement to further develop offshore floater engineering services for the Norwegian continental shelf and other offshore markets worldwide. Technip has also agreed to acquire a majority stake in Inocean. Inocean will provide Technip with regula
TGS will start the acquisition of a new multi-year, multi-client 2D program offshore Northeast Greenland. The project will be fulfilled over a maximum of four seasons, bringing TGS’ total multi-client database in Northeast Greenland to more than 36,000 km. Data acquisition for the first season will
The World Ocean Council (WOC) is part of a growing coalition of maritime leadership companies, industry organizations and knowledge institutes that has launched “Our Oceans Challenge” – a competition for innovation and solutions to address key issues affecting responsible ocean industry operations.
