MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has completed the acquisition of Rapp Marine Group (RMG) to strengthen its offering for the fishery and research vessel segment. MacGregor announced the acquisition of Rapp Marine in December 2017 for an enterprise value of approximately EUR 16 million. “With MacGregor’s
Subsea excavation specialist James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) has re-engineered one of its fleet in direct response to client requirements for excavations in particularly shallow water. The re-engineering of this tool has made it capable of excavating at just one meter – the shallowest depth ac
Scottish energy equipment manufacturer and service provider Flowline Specialists has recently expanded its senior management team with two appointments. The Oldmeldrum-based firm has appointed Mike Jaffray to the role of operations manager, while Donald Walker has taken up the position of QHSE manag
Van Oord has signed up WIND to support the cable transfer in preparation for its 2018 cable installation campaign at the Borkum Riffgrund II offshore wind farm. The first stage of the contract will start in March 2018 in the port of Nordenham, Germany. This will consist of spooling 36 cable reels an
KW Designed Solutions has secured a further order from Balmoral Offshore Engineering for the design, manufacture, installation and commissioning of six manual chock closure pressure vessels. The vessels are rated with an operating pressure of 690 bar and with a bore size of Ø500mm x 2500mm depth. Tw
International Submarine Engineering (ISE) has completed the integration of a new underwater video/still photo subsystem payload to an Explorer AUV. This Explorer AUV was originally delivered to the client in 2017 and has performed survey operations with multi beam echo sounders and side scan sonars.
The Oil & Gas Technology Centre and ITF – the Industry Technology Facilitator – have agreed to merge to focus and enhance the technology and innovation support for the UK oil and gas industry. Established as part of the Aberdeen City Region Deal in February 2017, the Oil & Gas Technology Centre has
Australian oil and gas producer AWE has urged shareholders to accept Mitsui’s $0.95 per share takeover offer.
Fugro has won a long-term contract for the provision of rig positioning services to Statoil. The contract includes positioning of all the Statoil operated rigs on the Norwegian continental shelf together with the company’s associated vessels. Fugro’s specialised satellite positioning systems, utilis
Fugro has won a long-term contract for the provision of rig positioning services to oil major Statoil.
CMR Group has secured the first order from Kongsberg Maritime for new CCTV systems for two new SSCVs.
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (January 29 – February 4, 2018). Boskalis in Markermeer Lake: Changing Map of the Netherlands Boskalis is changing the map of the Netherlands in the Markermeer lake, where nature is getting a boost with an archipe
Dragflow SRL, an Italian manufacturer of dredging equipment, has just introduced the new range of its booster station. Boosters, designed and built with Dragflow pumps, are projected to add extra pressure to the pumping system, in order to maintain optimum production at longer pipeline distances. Th
The Royal Navy’s smallest commissioned vessel, Her Majesty’s Survey Launch Gleaner, returned to Devonport homeport one last time on Tuesday ahead of her decommissioning. In mist and rain, and with a 16-meter decommissioning pennant tied to the stern rail to prevent it flapping around uncontrollably,
