Horizon Geosciences’ vessel the MV Horizon Geobay has completed Inch Cape’s 2018 offshore site investigation campaign. The geophysical and geotechnical surveys were undertaken on the 150km2 proposed site, 15 kilometers off the Angus coast. Surveys were also carried out along the export cable corrido
Dutch offshore access solutions provider Ampelmann has secured two new contracts in the Asia Pacific region.
Subsea excavation specialist Rotech Subsea has appointed Anthony Bews as Europe business development manager. In his new role Bews will focus on the continued growth of Rotech’s Oil & Gas and Decommissioning business in Europe, building on the track record in the renewables sector. Bews has joined R
McDermott and BHGE have signed a memorandum of understanding with Western Gas Corporation to be the exclusive development partners for the Equus Gas Project in Western Australia. The companies were also awarded a contract to support the planning phases of the project. As part of this initial contrac
Boskalis’ cable laying vessel Ndurance has completed cable trencher tests at Alexiahaven, Maasvlakte 2, in the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The diesel electric vessel Ndurance is an multipurpose vessel, it can be outfitted for cable laying or a wide range of other tasks, including diving supp
Allseas’ pipelay vessel Pioneering Spirit will enter the Baltic Sea via the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark to join the Nord Stream 2 construction fleet. The vessel is due to start the pipe-laying in the Finnish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the coming week. Pioneering Spirit will be mobilised in De
Seaway Offshore Cables (SOC), in combination with Subsea 7, has been awarded its first US offshore wind project by Ørsted Wind Power North America who are constructing the project for Dominion Energy. The multi-million-dollar contract will see SOC, and Subsea 7 operating out of the Gulf of Mexico, p
Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) has made an investment in Teledyne Marine’s latest technology due to increased customer requirements. The investment includes the first four new TOGS1 AHRS/INS units, a surface Saturn AHRS, RESON SeaBat T50-S subsea multibeam sonars and multiple TSS HydroPACT 440 pi
Boskalis has completed the trials of Trenchformer cable trencher on board the Ndurance cable laying/multi purpose vessel at Alexiahaven, the Netherlands. Ndurance performed a number of trials of the Trenchformer, intended for use on a wide range of soils and cab types. Besides working together with
The American Petroleum Institute has awarded a contract to DNV GL for the full-scale fatigue testing of large diameter bolts. The objective of the program is to improve fatigue assessments of critical bolted connections particularly in subsea applications by generating new test data. This testing wi
Export cable installation at Hornsea One offshore wind farm has been completed months ahead of schedule, Ørsted said on Tuesday. With offshore export cables totaling 467 kilometers, around the same distance as London to Newcastle, plus an onshore cable route of 38 kilometers connecting each of the t
Nelson City Council and Tasman District Council owned Port Nelson Ltd have announced a further significant capital expenditure commitment with around $29 million to be spent in the next 12- 18 months on the redevelopment of the Main Wharf North berth and the purchase of a new Damen harbor tug. Port
ADVA said that its FSP 3000 CloudConnect TeraFlex has succeeded in transporting 300Gbit/s of data per wavelength over a 6,800-kilometer fiber link. Conducted alongside ADVA’s partner Acacia Communications, the trial was the first in the industry to cover the trans-Atlantic distance with a fiber link
Siemens will supply a battery-based energy storage solution to the West Mira which will make it the world’s first hybrid offshore drilling rig.
