UK’s Plexus has seen a significant slowdown in planned activity by its customers to the extent that it cannot see the reduced activity levels being recovered in the current financial year as a result of a number of projects being delayed, postponed or cancelled, the company said Monday. This has aff
Subsea Global Solutions (SGS), an underwater repair, maintenance and marine solutions provider, has opened a new office in Texas. The office, in Webster, Texas, near Houston, should put SGS in a good position to support demand for its services on the Gulf Coast, and in the Houston and Galveston area
BPP Cables has expanded its team with appointment of Tony Zymelka to the role of director of cable operations. Zymelka has worked for many decades in the submarine cable industry, in both the telecommunications and power transmission fields. He has experience in submarine cable manufacturing, testin
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 18 – January 24). Subsea 7’s pipelay vessel ‘Seven Waves’ is returning to the yard in the Netherlands for repairs after a fire on its lay assembly. The vessel was hired by Petrobras on a five-
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (January 18-24). Maryport’s Harbor Dredging Project Starts Next Month Van Oord, a Dutch dredging company, has won the Maryport’s harbor dredging contract. Chinese Duo Wins Major Port Deal in Algeria Two Chinese
Van Oord has ordered a new cutter suction dredger from Royal IHC. The vessel, a modular IHC Beaver® 65 DDSP built at the yard in Sliedrecht, will be delivered on 1 April 2016. This cutter suction dredger will be named Biesbosch. After delivery, the vessel will be deployed at the ‘Zeetoegang IJmuiden
Sky-Futures, a UK-based provider of drone inspection services for the oil and gas industry, last week used its drones to carry out what they claim to be the first ever inspection by a drone in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil and gas service and drilling company which had its drillship inspected was left
Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum II GmbH & Co. KG has issued a tender invitation for production, installation, and turnkey installation of the inner park cabling within an offshore wind farm in the EEZ. The Trianel Windpark Borkum is the first offshore wind farm to have been established under the direct
Komatsu Europe International N.V. will present the new PC138US-11 short tail swing hydraulic excavator at the Bauma 2016 International Fair. The PC138US-11 has a net horsepower of 93.5 hp (69.7 kW), powered by a Komatsu SAA4D95LE engine. Alex Visentin, Product Manager at Komatsu Europe International
Oilfield services major, Schlumberger, has further reduced its overall workforce by some 10,000 employees, and booked a quarterly net loss in the three months ended December 31. This brings the number of layoffs up to 30,000 together with previously announced job cuts this year. The Houston-based co
Kongsberg Maritime AS has announced the sale of six HUGIN AUV Systems. The vehicles will be operated by SeaTrepid International of Louisiana, USA, and supported by Deep Ocean Search. The AUVs are rated to 6000 metres. They’re equipped with a comprehensive sensor suite including triple frequency side
Aurum Pumpen GmbH, a German manufacturer and distributor of industrial pumps and dredgers, has commissioned its non self-propelled dredger of ADST-300 series in Belarus last month. Aurum’s customer, Berezovskiy Silicate products plant, intended to achieve sand winning at submerged depths previously
Clinton Marine Survey in cooperation with AquaBiota Water Research has completed a survey of the Bratten area, located in Skagerack which contains the largest depth in Sweden. The assignment which comprised charting of a 1206 km2 area was performed during December and January on behalf of Swedish Ag
The Sotenäs Wave Power Plant on the Swedish West Coast has started generating electric power to the Nordic Electricity Grid. The connection of the six meter diameter buoys to the corresponding linear generator Wave Energy Converters on the seabed represents the final step in bringing each unit on li
