The Dutch offshore contractor Tideway, specialized in offshore dredging, landfall construction and pipeline stabilization, has purchased Amarcon’s OCTOPUS-Onboard for her rock dumping vessel Rollingstone. For a period of nine months Tideway leased OCTOPUS-Onboard for the purpose of response monitori
Tocardo International, the leading producer of hydro-power turbines, has signed an exclusive dealership agreement to sell its renewable energy technology into South Korea. Tocardo signed the deal with the German-Korean corporation Korwind. The company has extensive experience with the South Korean r
The high degree of reliability and performance expected from its offshore cranes has earned Cargotec orders from the wholly-owned subsidiaries of a Malaysian shipbuilding and vessel chartering group, Coastal Contracts Bhd. In March Cargotec has secured new orders for two 100-tonne active heave-compe
KOTUG will shortly be putting three Damen ASD 2810 tugs into operation. These tugs were ordered by Elizabeth Ltd in Malta and are being chartered by KOTUG, both part of the Kooren Maritime Services Group (KMS). Two tugs are being used in the port of Rotterdam and the third will see service in the po
IHC Merwede has successfully named and launched the 5,500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger, DCI DREDGE XIX, in today’s ceremony at the company’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. It is building the innovative vessel for Dredging Corporation of India Ltd. The ceremony was performe
Huisman, the specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, has secured a new contract from Allseas for the design and manufacturing of an 850mt Offshore Mast Crane. The crane will replace the current 300mt Offshore Mast Crane onboard Allseas’ pipelaying vessel “Solitaire”. The delivery is sc
Global maritime and offshore oil & gas engineering company Harris Pye revealed that it has successfully used its innovative 360 degree 3D scanner to survey the engine room of Neva River (ex Celestine River), the LNG carrier of “K” Line LNG Shipping (UK) Ltd., pre-ballast water system CAD design, sel
Huisman, the Netherlands-based specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, has secured a new contract from Allseas for the design and manufacturing of an 850mt Offshore Mast Crane. The crane will replace the current 300mt Offshore Mast Crane onboard Allseas’ pipelayer “Solitaire”, the larg
BAM Infraconsult bv, by its trade name Delta Marine Consultants, has signed a license agreement for the use of Xbloc on the new LNG Terminal in Dunkerque, France. The license agreement has been signed with a joint venture of Sodraco International SAS (subsidiary of Jan de Nul), Bouygues Travaux Publ
Delta Marine Consultants (DMC), has signed a license agreement for the use of Xbloc on the new LNG Terminal in Dunkerque, France. The license agreement has been signed with the Joint Venture existing of Sodraco International SAS (part of Jan de Nul), Bouygues Travaux Publics Régions France, Colas No
LDD, an Acteon company providing near and offshore drilling and foundation services, announced that its custom-built LD5000 pile top reverse circulation drilling rig has been delivered to Birkenhead, UK, where LDD will use it to provide critical pile relief drilling for the installation of up to 160
Recently, BOW Terminal in Vlissingen, The Netherlands, has invested in the largest fixed heavy lift crane of Europe (Gottwald MK 1500 crane), with 1200 tons lifting capacity. The availability of this permanent heavy lift capacity makes this terminal a perfect location for offshore (wind) and heavy l
Aker Solutions has successfully completed the manufacturing and subsequent load-out of eight subsea manifolds and six riser bases for Eni Norge’s Goliat project in the Barents Sea. On Tuesday 27 March the load-out commenced. This weekend, the heavy lift vessel Happy Dragon will sail away with her gi
Last monday the pontoons arrived for the Kieswerk Philipp & Co. KG dredger. The dredger will be equipped with the Idreco pk 250 pump driven by Idreco’s new direct drive system. This system equipped with a 280 KW/750 RPM motor will deliver a production up to 800 cubic meter per hour. Idreco is now as
