The UAE-based shipowner Polarcus has received the world’s first-ever DNV Level 1 Triple-E™ rating, a voluntary environmental rating scheme for ships, where 1 is the highest. All eight vessels in the Polarcus fleet are designed by ULSTEIN. The rating is based on a verification of a ship’s actual ener
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking eligible businesses to provide for the emergent support requirements and the yearly maintenance and overhaul/dry-docking of the USACE Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge YAQUINA with a dry-docking overhaul. YAQUINA has Overall Length of 200 ft, a Beam of 58 ft,
Damen Dredging Equipment has commissioned the brand new sediment transport test circuit in the presence of the members of the Dutch Civil Engineering Society on the 24th of November last. The slurry test circuit is a part of the DDE innovation program, taking the search for better dredging component
Westport Innovations Inc., the global leader in natural gas engines, announced that it will expand its product offerings with the introduction of natural gas powered versions of the Ford F-450 and F-550 Super Duty trucks in mid-2013. The new product additions will complement the already proven Westp
NAPA Group, the leading software house for ship design and operations, today announced the ongoing success of its contract with BOURBON, a leader in offshore oil and gas marine services, to provide loading computers for 55 of its offshore support vessels (OSV). The latest software will enable BOURBO
Recognised across the global subsea industry for its market leading leak detection capabilities, the OceanSENSE Leak Detection System has reinforced its cutting edge technology credentials by forging a new and discreet subsea application. Historically, the detection of seafloor cement returns during
The growth, innovation and manufacturing excellence of Vikoma International Ltd have been recognised with a prestigious business award. Part of Aberdeen-based Energy Environmental Group, Vikoma designs and manufactures specialist oil spill response and pollution control equipment. The company scoope
MMT has conducted seabed surveys for BKK Nett AS, Norway. This was the first time MMT used its Mohican ROV fully equipped for geophysical survey. BKK Nett AS contracted MMT for seabed surveys that were conducted in October and November 2012. The 420 kV link between Modalen and Kollsnes is planned to
Breakthrough®Fuel, a leading national supply chain management and energy advisory firm, has launched a new product which will allow shippers to accurately measure natural gas fuel costs associated with moving company freight throughout the North American market. “We heard from our clients that they
Subsea technology company, Ecosse Subsea Systems Ltd, (ESS) has seen revenue in the last financial year more than double to £4.85 million and forecasts turnover in the current year will pass the £6.5 million mark. The Aberdeen-based specialist engineering firm will post pre-tax profit of £600,000 to
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG), represented by the Naval Systems & Surveillance division, has signed a contract with the South Korean Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for supply of MSI-90U Mk 2 components for three new submarines. The contract value is 55,5 MUSD. “This n
In order to safely and accurately determine water volumes in tailings impoundments or process water storage ponds, a brand new remotely-operated hydrographic survey boat has recently been launched in the USA and is already in use in Australia and beyond. The Oceanscience Group (San Diego, CA) develo
IKM Testing will contribute Dragados within cleaning, pneumatic and hydraulic testing, pigging and torque. The contract has been awarded by Dragados Offshore, a company that services the Oil and Gas industry from the three main business centres: the headquarters’s office in Puerto Real and the Yard
Shell Offshore Inc.’s (Shell) Olympus hull, the approximately 32,500 metric ton main body of the Olympus TLP, departed from South Korea to begin its two month journey to the U.S. Gulf Coast. After nearly 4 million man hours and a peak of approximately 1,300 workers on-site, construction of the Olymp
