Kongsberg Maritime announced that FUGRO Survey Ltd. has ordered the latest generation of HUGIN AUVs to augment its existing fleet of survey vehicles. The new HUGIN 1000 AUV has depth rating of 3000 metres and includes Lithium Polymer batteries. The batteries are packaged into modules, which are stac
On 2 January, Shaun Donovan, the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, visited Deltares. He was accompanied by Henk Ovink, the deputy Director-General for space and water at the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, Chargé d’Affaires Edwin R. Nolan and William Echols, the
The first wave energy converter (WEC) devices may now by deployed at the Wave Hub test site following approval by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). The MMO has announced it has approved an application from OceanEnergy Ltd to deploy and test an OEB35 OceanEnergy buoy WEC for a period of up to
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of West Hercules within maritime systems on board the West Hercules facility. The audit is part of the processing related to the application for an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) from North Atlantic Drilling (NAD) for the West Her
Wärtsilä, a leading global supplier of flexible and efficient power plant solutions, has been contracted to engineer, supply and install a major power plant to Jordan. The order has been placed by AES Corporation, a US based independent power producer that owns and operates a diverse portfolio of el
Colombo Dockyard was the best repair option for China Harbour Engineering Co. Ltd. China owned trailer suction Dredger Jun Hai 2 (GRT 10,751) was due for her dry docking and survey repairs. This dredger Jun Hai 2 was deployed in the Colombo South port development project in Colombo. Colombo Dockyard
Jan: Dutra Group Acquires Hopper Dredger “Stuyvesant” The Dutra Group has announced that it has added a hopper dredge, the Stuyvesant, to its fleet of dredges, marking an historic day in the company’s history. Feb: DEME Nabs Wheatstone LNG Dredging Deal Dredging International (Australia) Pty Ltd,
Read the most read Offshore Energy Today news in 2012: Dec: 77 Workers Injured in Rig Listing Incident Released from Hospital (Singapore) This is one of the worst industrial accidents we have seen in recent times, MOM Secretary says. Nov: FOGL Shares Soar on Scotia Discovery Speculation (Falklan
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has been contracted to supply the complete dual-fuel propulsion package for two new Liquefied Ethylene Gas (LEG)/Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) tankers being built for Anthony Veder, the Netherlands based shipping company specia
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1.Four Crew Members Kidnapped Off Nigeria Four crew members have been kidnapped off Nigeria’s coast from an Italian platform supply vessel. Armed pirates have attecked the vessel MV Asso Ventuno, operated by Naples-based Augusta Offshore, on Sunday evening about 40 miles (65 km) off the coast of Nig
Scana Industrier ASA has through its subsidiary Scana Skarpenord, been awarded contracts to deliver actuators and control systems to customers in South Korea and China for FPSO and LNG/LPG applications. The value of the contracts is 15 MNOK. Scana Skarpenord has through its strategic positioning emp
Scana Industrier ASA has through its subsidiary Scana Skarpenord, been awarded contracts to deliver actuators and control systems to customers in South Korea and China for FPSO and LNG/LPG applications. The value of the contracts is 15 MNOK. Scana Skarpenord has through its strategic positioning emp
