Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (August 15-21, 2016). Heron Expands Its Dredging Fleet with New Backhoe Heron Construction Ltd, a New Zealand company involved in dredging and marine construction works, has launched the latest addition to its fle
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (August 15 – August 21). Oslo-listed DOF Subsea said it has been awarded several contracts in Asia Pacific and Brasil in the past weeks. During Q2 and so far in Q3 2016, DOF Subsea reported contract wi
The Danish Maritime Authority confirms having received a report on the finding of a wreck off the west coast of Jutland. According to the report, the wreck found is UC-30. The report also states that there are unexploded mines and torpedoes on board. However, currently the Danish Maritime Authority
Ellicott Dredge Technologies (EDT) has announced the successful start up and installation of a state-of-the-art Mud Cat brand ROV (remote operated vehicle) at the world famous Gardens by the Bay nature park in central Singapore. ML Trading International purchased a Mud Cat Model SRD-6EHV ROV System
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), in collaboration with Genwest, launched a set of response system planning calculators for mechanical recovery (ERSP), in situ burning (EBSP), and surface-applied dispersants (EDSP). The use of these tools is currently not required for the su
Sweden-based Clinton Marine Survey has secured a contract with the INtegrated Mapping FOr the Sustainable Development of Ireland’s MArine Resource (INFOMAR). The INFOMAR programme is a joint venture between the Geological Survey of Ireland and the Marine Institute. The programme is a successor to th
The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has released four new oil spill response calculators as part of an ongoing effort to improve future clean-up efforts. The Bureau said on Wednesday that it provided funding for, and collaborated with, Genwest Inc. to create the new calculat
Oslo-listed marine seismic data provider, MultiClient Geophysical (MCG), has plunged deeper into the red on impairment charge of USD 0.9 million, which relates to delays in sales triggers for mostly Norwegian projects. MCG reported revenues in the second quarter 2016 of USD 2.7 million, compared to
In the summer of 2016, VBMS completed their scope of work for Vattenfall’s Sandbank offshore wind farm. A total of 76 inter-array cables were installed and post-lay buried in approximately two and a half months. VBMS deployed its multipurpose vessels Stemat Spirit, Ndurance and Ndeavor in order to s
The first Indonesia Submarine Networks Summit will be held on August 25, at Raffles Hotel in Jakarta. The Indonesian Submarine Networks Summit is one of the sub-forums of the third Indonesia ICT Carnival. The Summit will focus on the importance of fiber optic submarine cable networks in ICT infrastr
Aberdeen-based UK subsidiary of Helix Energy Solutions, Helix Well Ops UK has completed the industry’s first riser-based coiled tubing intervention project from a mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) class light well intervention vessel (LWIV). The project was conducted from the company’s vessel Wel
SapuraKencana has delivered its sixth and final pipelaying vessel, Sapura Rubi on schedule to Petrobras, and the vessel started work in Brazil on August 14, 2016. SapuraKencana’s offshore operations in Brazil for Petrobras are being executed there by its Brazilian joint venture company Sapura Navega
DBL Group, a Dhaka based diversified business conglomerate, has just launched its dredging business concern named ‘DBL Dredging Limited’. “It is going to be a full service company for valuable contribution towards the dredging and excavating needs of Bangladesh,” the company stated in the announceme
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has narrowed its loss in the second quarter, ended June 30, 2016, as the company chopped its operating expenses by some 30 percent. The Oslo-listed company posted net loss of USD 11.2 million, compared to net los of USD 26 million in the same period in 2015. EMGS a
