As UK and Ireland distributors of the Datawell bv “Waverider” range, RS Aqua can report that the many directional Waverider buoys deployed along the English south coast by the Channel Coastal Observatory became a focus of attention last week as one of the severest storms in recent times passed throu
Ramboll, a global provider of engineering, design and operational support services in the oil and gas, energy, environment and transportation industries, has standardized on Intergraph SmartMarine® Enterprise for all of its onshore and offshore oil and gas projects. Ramboll chose SmartMarine Enterpr
The Training Institute for Dredging (TID) has developed a complete capacity building program for cutter operators. The training (3-7 March, 2014, Kinderdijk) will be performed with the use of a new generation extremely realistic cutter simulator. The modern dredging operator desk of the simulator is
The extraordinary shareholders’ meeting of Ackermans & van Haaren NV has on 25 November 2011 renewed the powers delegated to the board of directors to redeem shares for a period of 5 years. In the framework of these powers, Ackermans & van Haaren has concluded a liquidity contract with Kepler Cheuvr
Liquid Waste Technology, LLC announces the newest addition to the Mud Cat® line of quality dredging machines—the Mud Cat® MFD-1000 Multi-Function Dredge. This new dredge offers the operator a versatile dredging machine that can mobilize easily, perform many different jobs, and is one truck transport
After a successful initial study to validate their tidal turbine design software Tidal Bladed, GL Garrad Hassan are preparing for the next phase of full scale validation, under the Reliable Data Acquisition Project for Tidal (ReDAPT) project. Tidal Bladed is a commercial software package which can b
Heriot-Watt University Group announces tender for the supply of AUV and associated equipment. This represents the fourth tranche, comprising 5 lots of research equipment being purchased as part of the successful 8 Great Technologies joint bid by Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh
Oilfield contractor Cape Environmental Services secured a major award for operational innovation at the GSA Golden Service awards in London, being recognised for its work for BP on the ETAP platform in the UKCS North Sea. The Aberdeen-based company, a division of Cape plc, provides onshore and offsh
Schlumberger broke ground last week on a new regional center focused on reliability and efficiency, marking the official start of construction of the center. Located in Port Klang Free Zone, Selangor, the Schlumberger Asia Center for Reliability and Efficiency will be dedicated to advanced maintenan
Gasum Oy invites tenders for the selection of an EPM Partner for the Balticconnector offshore pipeline services project. Balticconector is a project targeted to build an offshore pipeline (Balticconnector) between Finland and Estonia. The design work is divided into two phases, a basic planning phas
Geological Survey of Ireland announced a tender for the supply of a shallow-water multi-beam (MB) echo sounder and related systems for deployment on a small vessel during near-shore mapping exercises. It should be suitable for a 7.5m inshore craft. The contract has a value between 130,000 and 150,00
Petrobras’ Director for Exploration and Production, José Formigli, stressed the importance of developing offshore technology and the ability to manage risk in large projects that, in his view, should not only focus on exploration, but mainly on production. The aim is to reduce the ‘time to first oil
A new model has been developed that can be used at the regional level to determine quickly and accurately how often rivers will burst their banks and to predict the severity of flooding. This risk profile is linked to indicators such as population numbers, economic growth and agriculture, allowing t
GE Oil & Gas today announced the startup of turbomachinery packaging and testing activities in Brazil that will increase the amount of locally produced equipment used for onshore and offshore projects in Brazil. The new facility is located in the northeastern port city of Recife. “This investment de
