GeoSea, a part of DEME, has received a contract from Ørsted for the transportation and installation of 94 foundations and turbines for the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Borssele 1 & 2 is located 23 km from the Dutch coast and will have a total capacity of 752 MW. GeoSea will
Submarine cable and telecommunications engineering firm WFN Strategies has appointed Hector Hernandez as projects manager. “Hector Hernandez is an outstanding addition to our WFN Strategies team, as he brings a deep blend of knowledge and experience to ensure we continue to offer our clients superio
By Bachmann electronic GmbH A Future-Oriented Automation Platform: Ulstein’s X-Connect Ulstein Blue Ctrl AS, part of the Ulstein Group, has developed a future automation platform that allows its users to work smarter and more efficiently. Ulstein Blue Ctrl AS, Ulstein Group’s newest subsidiary compa
C-Kore Systems has supplied eight of its newly released C-Kore subsea testing tools to an unnamed client for fault-finding operation in the North Sea. C-Kore released the new ‘in-line’ version of its subsea testing tools, aimed at simplifying the subsea testing process. Greg Smith, general manager f
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (October 8-14, 2018). Gothenburg Port Expansion Kicks Off After years of planning and preparation, construction of an entirely new terminal in the outer area of the Swedish Port of Gothenburg has started. Jan De
Sevan Marine, the company famous for its cylindrical design for offshore rigs and production units, is changing its name.
Dr. Taiyo Kobayashi of the Research and Development Center for Global Change at the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) has examined recent changes in the Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) off the Adélie/George V Land coast. His study of the data, obtained by new deep-ocean pr
The naming ceremony has been held for two custom tugs built by Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld for De Boer Remorquage SARL, a joint venture between Dutch Dredging and Iskes Towage and Salvage. The ceremony took place in the Port of Cayenne in French Guyana. Both vessels represent innovative solutions an
Infinera, provider of intelligent transport networks, has appointed of David Heard as chief operating officer (COO), effective October 1, 2018. Heard is responsible for leading the integration of Coriant, the innovation of new solutions and the overall operation of the company. “As an accomplished a
The Netherlands-based technical solutions provider, Seatec, said it has designed and delivered an hydraulic operated pipe inspection tool. According to the company, this tool will be used during an offshore campaign to measure and monitor the condition of windmill foundation piles upto 2.5 meters in
UTEC Geomarine has recently relocated a suite of geotechnical equipment to Australia, from the UK, to meet demand from the company’s offices located in Perth, Singapore and Jakarta. The equipment, which includes a 75-kN ROSON cone penetrometer tester (CPT), UTEC Geomarine’s patented geoROV CPT syste
Flint Subsea has upgraded its Emergency Quick Disconnect (EQD) skid to include a fail close actuator on the system’s main isolation valve. This new development now provides emergency full system shut down capability in an ‘event’ to isolate the well during direct well pumping operations. In a drift
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has taken delivery of cable bend fatigue test rig that should support the development and improve the performance and reliability of subsea cables. Northumberland-based Osbit designed and built the 15-tonne cable fatigue test rig to ORE Catapult’s specifi
DOF Subsea has chosen acoustic and inertial navigation technology from Sonardyne Brasil to support its deepwater operations from three vessels offshore Brazil. The three vessels will be equipped with Sonardyne’s SPRINT-Nav all-in-one subsea navigation instrument for underwater vehicles. A remote ope
