Cabling specialist VSMC, a joint VolkerWessels and Boskalis company has been awarded a contract by EPC contractor Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects bv to install and bury a 25km long export cable for the Eneco Luchterduinen Offshore Wind Farm. The Eneco Luchterduinen Offshore Wind Farm, to be built by
EdgeTech, the leader in high resolution sonar imaging systems and underwater technology, mapped St. John’s Harbor in record time during the recent Canadian Hydrographic Conference. During the on-water demonstrations, EdgeTech’s recently introduced 6205 Bathymetry System collected co-registered bathy
Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL has advised that a second seismic survey acquisition of 1,000km of 2D data has now been completed within its highly prospective offshore acreage in licence area EL 0037 offshore Namibia, southwest Africa. The 2D acquisition extends to the south beyond a recently completed
A comprehensive study into capital dredging released by Ports Australia reveals that modelling and monitoring programs across Northern Australian ports including Abbot Point confirm environmental impacts are well understood and managed. NQBP supports these findings and states that the extensive rang
Governor Pat Quinn last week welcomed Governors and representatives from the eight Great Lakes states and two Canadian provinces to Chicago for the Council of Great Lakes Governors 2014 executive meeting. The two-day summit is focused on protection of the Great Lakes and finding innovative ways to g
The world-class services and facilities of DP World’s flagship Jebel Ali Port have once again been recognised at the prestigious annual Supply Chain and Transport Awards (SCATA) 2014. For the sixth year, the ‘Shipping Port of the Year’ has been awarded to Jebel Ali Port. The award was received on be
Liverpool2 to Become UK’s Largest Transatlantic Deep-Sea Port Peel Ports Group has awarded a multi-million pound contract to Shanghai-based Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co (ZPMC) to supply state-of-the-art ‘mega’ container cranes for its new Liverpool2 development. USA: Oregon Inlet Emergency Dredging
Norwegian Electric System has announced that the company has signed new contracts with Gulf Marine Services, Abu Dhabi, for the two new GMS S-Class self-propelled jack-up barges. The scope of supply includes the full diesel electric package including: – NES`Quadro Drive® technology. Possibly the mos
Worldwide Power Products, a power-generation equipment provider to industrial and petroleum clients worldwide, has announced it will sponsor an Open House on May 7 at its Northwest Houston headquarters (5711 Brittmoore Rd.). The event is timed to coincide with the Offshore Technology Conference, whi
Deep Casing Tools has announced that the company has already exceeded the manufacturing output of 2013 within the first quarter of this year. Deep Casing Tools provides a range of innovative tools designed to land casing and completions at target depth within oil or gas wells. More than 70 tools hav
Høgskolen i Bergen, Bergen University College in Norway, has invited tenders for the provision of a new diving system for its diver education centre. The contract is for mobile units in the form of a wet bell for 2 divers and bellman, lift installation, hydraulic packages, dive control unit assemble
This month Swathe Services has signed a Tritech International Ltd reseller agreement and will now be representing Tritech’s StarFish Seabed Imaging Systems. Tritech a Moog Inc. company, is a high-technology business dedicated to providing the most reliable imaging and ancillary equipment for use in
Zarzad Morskiego Portu Gdansk SA has invited contractors for the Oliwa Quay extension work, located in the Port of Gdansk. This development scheme will involve dredging works in the fairway of inner basin in the Port of Gdansk. The contractor will need to prepare design documentation in compliance w
Van Oord, a leading international contractor specialising in dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects, published its annual report 2013 today. “Our company had a better year in 2013 than in 2012. We closed the year with the slightly lower turnover of EUR 1,641 million (2012: EUR 1,676 mill
