Innovo has designed, built and delivered a fully electric modular motorized drum for a subsea contractor in the Mediterranean Sea. The Innovo Motorized Drum (IMD) for winding/unwinding Flying Leads (FL) was delivered with a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) core allowing greater efficiency than st
Finland-based Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch has signed a contract with US company Caterpillar (Cat) to deliver a package of electric drive train technology for a series of bulk carriers.
The Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) has appointed Martin Gilbert as chair of the Aberdeen-based research and technology organisation. He will succeed Archie Kennedy who has been vice chair and chair of the OGTC since 2017. The OGTC was established in 2016 with £180 million of funding as part of t
Allseas’ Solitaire pipelay vessel is now working on Energean’s Karish pipeline project located offshore Israel.
As desk-based workers get to grips with new digital tools, current working conditions in all major business sectors have made one question more pressing than ever before – what do we mean when we talk about digital? In heavy industries, such as oil and gas, investments in automation has reduced depe
Three new electrically powered Rail-Mounted Gantries (RMG cranes) dedicated for DCT Gdansk’s railway siding have commenced operations. The cranes were purchased as a part of DCT’s T2b expansion program. They are 47 m long, 20 m high and 28 m wide and are designed to work on rails. Being electrically
Cabling specialist NKT has appointed Line Andrea Fandrup, executive vice president, chief financial officer (CFO). She joins NKT no later than 1 November 2020. Line Andrea Fandrup joins NKT from Rockwool as Group finance vice president with insights to finance, treasury and investor relations. Prior
Optime Subsea is launching a technology that removes umbilical controlled tubing hanger operations with Aker BP as its first user. According to Optime, the system aims to increase safety, and reduce operational time, cost, and also environmental risk. Optime Subsea’s relationship with Aker BP starte
The technology group Wärtsilä has won an order to provide propulsion solutions for a new 115 metres long high-speed ferry. The vessel is being built by Austal at the Australian shipbuilder’s yard in the Philippines for Danish operator Molslinjen. It will feature four Wärtsilä 31 engines, recognised
HHI and HMD acquire AiP for solvent free 1 coating system from Liberian Registry and Korean Register.
Finnish Cargotec, which specializes in the manufacturing of cargo-handling machinery for ships, ports and terminals, has committed to the United Nations Global Compact’s Business Ambition for 1.5°C. Under the pledge, Cargotec, like many other companies, has promised to pursue science-based measures
Subsea technology and engineering firm Viper Innovations has appointed Edward Davies as its new managing director. Effective 1 June 2020, the appointment marks the beginning of a new chapter for the Portishead and Aberdeen based company. It will see Davies lead the delivery of Viper’s plans to incre
Exhaust gas cleaning systems, better known as scrubbers, have been under the spotlight in the shipping industry for a few years now, as owners debated the pros and cons of their installation. One of the most compelling drivers behind the installation of the technology as a means of cutting sulphur e
Prysmian has won a €270-million contract for submarine interconnections between the island of Crete and mainland Greece (Attica region). The contract comprises of two lots worth €250 million and €20 million respectively. The first lot involves the design, supply, installation and commissioning of a
