SPX Corporation has received a $22 million contract to supply oil well production pumps for the Enquest-operated Kraken field in the North Sea. The pumps will be utilized for key artificial lift service on the oil field project. Specifically, the new order is for fifteen ClydeUnion-branded Hydraulic
Harkand has increased its presence in the burgeoning Asia Pacific region by securing a clutch of multi-million dollar contracts for execution in 2013/14. Under a deal with PTSC Offshore Services, the ROV support vessel Harkand Harmony has been deployed on its first charter since joining the fleet in
Miclyn Express Offshore Singapore purchased a NAUTIS Offshore Supply Vessel Simulator and Instructor Station for training of OSV activities within the Miclyn fleet. Miclyn Express Offshore has followed up this initial purchase with an order for an identical simulator destined for their Joint Venture
EnerMech Ltd has predicted 2014 turnover will increase to more than £280 million, a jump of £80 million on the current year’s forecast and double the £144 million revenue recorded in its 2012 annual accounts. The Aberdeen-based company’s 2012 group accounts showed an £11 million profit (EBITDA*) on
Tribute Resources Inc., Fundy Tidal Inc., and Tocardo International BV have defined terms for a strategic partnership to develop 3 MW of tidal power at three locations in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada. The partnership outlines terms for the proposed participation by TRB and Tocardo of a stra
The Netherlands and Indonesia are working together on the implementation of water safety for Greater Jakarta. Knowledge and experience from the ongoing National Capital Integrated Coastal Development (NCICD) programme is being used for this. This was announced by the Dutch water sector during a miss
The Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE), in partnership with Nortek Scientific, announced the construction of the world’s first instrument to provide high-resolution, real time measurements of turbulent water flow at turbine hub height – called the Vectron. A leap forward in site characte
Unique System FZE, a Unique Maritime Group company, which is one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solutions provider, engineered and supplied a monitoring system that will provide the Abu Dhabi Oil Company Ltd. (Japan) with meteorological and oceanographic data to aide o
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Acoustics Division, with Bluefin Robotics, executed a record setting 507 kilometer (315 mile), long-endurance autonomy research mission using its heavyweight-class mine countermeasures autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), Reliant. NRL’s Reliant AUV, when eq
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine, a group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, has received orders from Hyundai Heavy Industries of Korea for four Ultra Steam Turbine plants to be installed in four LNG carriers HHI is to construct for Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), the
The 2nd edition of International Water Week and the 24th edition of Aquatech Amsterdam proved once again to be a major success. The two-days international conference on urban water technologies and urban water management draw 1050 delegates from over100 different countries, three times more than two
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) techniques that have been developed and refined during operations and conflicts around the world are now being put to good use in the Solomon Islands. EOD specialists from Australia’s Army, Navy and Air Force, along with forces from the United States, Canada and New
Sea currents may have a great impact on safety of navigation and, therefore, it is important to have knowledge about them. The Danish Maritime Authority has developed a model where current measuring equipment is fitted on an ordinary light buoy. The multi-functional light buoy is more inexpensive an
Eighteen European partners are joining forces to develop a toolkit for making coasts less vulnerable to flooding and the impact of floods. The new toolkit provides policymakers with concrete instruments and methods for enhancing protection of their coast from the dangers of sea flooding, coastal ero
