The Energy & Water Consultancy services (formerly Metoc) of Intertek, the leading quality and safety solutions provider to industries worldwide, has been awarded a contract for Construction Supervision of the Ha Tien – Phu Quoc 110kV Submarine Power Cable by the Vietnamese utility EVNSPC (Southern P
Dinas Hidro-Oseanografi (DISHIDROS), or the Hydro-Oceanographic Office, is the marine surveying and charting authority with the mandate to ensure safety of navigation in Indonesian waters. As Indonesia is an archipelago with more than 17,000 islands and nearly 55,000 km of coastline, DISHIDROS has a
Seadrill Limited, one of the world’s largest offshore drilling contractors, has today been allocated 82,003,000 shares in the private placement of Archer Limited, a global oilfield service company that specializes in drilling services and well services The drilling contractor bought the shares at pr
A proposed offshore wind project in Maryland, supported by Governor Martin O’Malley and his offshore wind bill, could be an outbreak for the U.S. offshore wind industry, as it has already attracted interest from the U.S. unit of Electricite de France SA and may be connected via subsea transmission b
Following inside research and development, Italy-based special cable manufacturer Novacavi, reports its first delivery of a special hybrid neutrally buoyant cable with flexible subsea CAT 6 conductors to Russia. Novacavi was called in to provide its expertise in designing and manufacturing bespoke c
Archer, the global oilfield service provider, has secured a contract with Statoil for the permanent plugging and abandonment of 12 gas wells on the Heimdal field in the Norwegian North Sea using Archer’s latest ground-breaking modular rig, the Archer Topaz. The Heimdal rig is operated by Statoil wit
IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore, part of the Ferguson Group, a specialist in providing refrigeration and freezer solutions for offshore food transportation and storage, announced its new 6m dual zone refrigerated/chiller container. Following extensive market research, IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore h
Subsea Engineering Specialist Velocious has recently completed the successful design and testing of a new generation of Class 5 Torque Tool. The new generation Torque tool is the most compact available to the subsea industry with live Torque and Turns display at 652mm in length (horizontal orientati
Friesland Kabel GmbH, the specialist for marine and offshore connections in Norderstedt near Hamburg, takes over the complete delivery, including logistics for the wiring of the new offshore converter platform “SylWin Alpha”, which for the moment is manufactured by Nordic Yards in Warnemünde. Severa
DON KING has announced the next chapter in his long and distinguished career. After over half a century of service to the worldwide dredging community, Don’s long-held dream of creating and running a “superstore” for refurbished dredges has finally become a reality. DREDGE CENTRAL, LLC, Don’s ultima
Geological Survey of Ireland announced a tender for the supply of an echosounder. The requirement is for a shallow-water multi-beam (MB) echosounder for deployment on a small vessel during near-shore mapping exercises. It should be suitable for inshore craft and 20m+ vessels. The tender has a value
Nautilus Rigging evolved general lifting hooks when it introduced Nautilus Hooks to the market in 2009. The first range was the end product of a four-year development programme, including extensive sea trials with a world-leading offshore drilling contractor, and was introduced to the market at Offs
ASL Marine Holdings Ltd, an integrated marine company offering comprehensive services in shipbuilding, shiprepair and conversion and shipchartering, reported revenue of S$83.0 million and net profit attributable to shareholders of S$10.6 million for the three months ended 31 December 2012 (“2QFY2013
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth $160 million from Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd. for the design, supply, supervision of installation, testing and commissioning of the main electrical systems for seven next generation drill ships that will operate in the deep wa
