Marin Teknikk AS, a Norway based company involved in engineering services for shipyards and ship owners, has entered into an agreement with Debmarine Namibia for design and engineering of a new MT6027 Seabed Mining vessel. The new vessel will be the largest ship ever designed by Marin Teknikk. With
JFD said it is progressing with the build of its new 3rd generation submarine rescue systems (SRS), ready for delivery to its customer in 2018. The SRS has been developed by JFD to maximise the chances of successfully rescuing the crew of a distressed submarine (DISSUB) and is said to be the culmina
PLDT, telecoms and digital services provider, is expanding its international cable system capacity to address the growing need for overseas data connectivity. By end-2017, the total capacity of PLDT international submarine cable links (including non-Philippines terminating) will reach 4.497 Terabits
MacArtney has supplied a series of water quality monitor (WQM) instruments from Sea-Bird Scientific for monitoring and modelling project in the Kiel Canal, Northern Germany. The Kiel Canal is an artificial waterway linking the North Sea with the Baltic. Having been enlarged twice already, the Kiel C
Aker Solutions has won a contract to provide umbilicals for the Statoil-operated Johan Sverdrup, Utgard and Bauge developments, offshore Norway. The order entails delivery of more than 40 kilometers in total of subsea umbilicals. “By combining the delivery for three separate projects into one order,
Norway’s Aker Solutions has secured contracts to supply umbilicals for three field developments offshore Norway. All the fields, Johan Sverdrup, Utgard, and Bauge, are operated by Statoil. The order entails delivery of more than 40 kilometers in total of subsea umbilicals. It will be booked in the f
The Ulstein SX195 hull of Acta Marine’s new Walk-to-Work vessel Acta Auriga has arrived at Ulstein Verft in Norway. During the coming months the vessel will be outfitted, commissioned and tested. Ulstein Verft, together with its hull builder in Poland, completed the steelwork and further preparation
UK-based subsea engineering specialist Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd (SMD) has completed first stage testing in a pioneering project which is set to uncover valuable European mineral resources. SMD is technical lead on the VAMOS (viable alternative mine operating system) project, a 42-month internationa
Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) has entered into strategic partnership with SENSYS, provider of geomagnetic and electromagnetic ground survey systems and components for land, aerial and marine environments. Specifically, this agreement will provide STR’s offshore energy customer base with exclusiv
Kvaerner has been awarded a contract from Repsol Norge for the construction of a permanent caisson support structure for the Yme new development project. The construction contract, with a value of around NOK 70 million, includes procurement of materials and construction of the Yme support structure
GE has said it is evaluating exit options on Baker Hughes just four months after the merger of its oil and gas business with the Houston-based oilfield services company. The merger of GE Oil & Gas with Baker Hughes (BHGE) became effective on July 3 this year with aim to be the first and only [&helli
Crane specialist Rusch Crane Services Middle East has been awarded the contract for replacement and refurbishment of 23 overhead cranes at Das Island offshore Abu Dhabi. Rusch ME has been set up in September 2016 as a full licensed crane service company and as a subsidiary of Netherlands-based Rusch
Belgian offshore wind farm developer group Otary has launched a public call for tenders for the supply and installation of submarine high voltage cables on Mermaid and Seastar offshore wind farms. The EPCI contract (engineering, procurement, construction, installation) would cover subsea cables and
UK subsea company Rovco has secured a six-figure investment from London-based Sustainable Ventures to help fast-track the company’s growth plans.
