MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won contracts for its new lattice boom cranes (LBC) from Merkers Offshore, negotiated and procured through Marine Commerce in Singapore. According to the company, four 20015-6045 LBC cranes will be installed on two offshore maintenance liftboats equipped with 80m jac
DNV GL, the technical advisor to the oil and gas industry, has been selected by Wintershall Norge AS to provide a frame agreement for global inspection services for its developments offshore Norway. The overall contract is expected to exceed NOK 10 million (approx $1.2 million). The term of the cont
A total of 12 units of Mooreast MA5S anchors have been successfully installed for 2 newly developed oilfields in the Gulf of Thailand last month. Each of these MA5S anchor weighs 12 tons and comes with 4.7 ton ballast as well as class certification for permanent mooring. According to Mooreast’s clie
OGN Group has launched a new pipework division to deliver specialist fabrication services for bespoke projects. Utilising its purpose-built facilities at the 32-hectare Hadrian Yard on the banks of the River Tyne in Wallsend, OGN provides a range of services for all forms of fabricated pipework to o
Exova, the global testing, calibration and advisory services provider, has been awarded another contract to provide materials qualification testing for Maersk Oil. Exova said that the contract is an extension of the testing previously undertaken on down-hole tubulars for Maersk Oil’s North Sea Culze
Subsea Innovation has completed the design and manufacture of two of its Launch & Recovery Systems (LARS) for SMD in Newcastle. These are the first systems that Subsea Innovation has produced for SMD, a designer and manufacturer of Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), who have recently been acquired b
Kongsberg Maritime has appointed Frank Maclean as a new general manager for the offshore division of its Aberdeen base. Maclean has spent majority of his time with Kongsberg Maritime, where he held positions within sales, customer support and training. Since 2010, he has held the position of busines
19 partners from across Europe have come together to develop ultra-deep-sea robot glider, NOC informs. This glider will be capable of sampling the ocean autonomously at depths of 5000m, and maybe more in the future, for up to three months at a time. The project has won €8M of funding from the Europe
JDR has won a subcontract from Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC) to supply submarine composite power cables and related accessories as well as termination and testing services for the Veja Mate offshore wind farm. The 67x 6 MW Siemens-supplied Wind Turbine Generators will be interconnected by an inner
Dredging work at the Duver pontoon is now completed, the Bembridge Harbor Authority announced today. Dredging operations, undertaken by the dredging barge ‘Witton II’ and hopper barge ‘Split Three’, are now taking place in the vicinity of Bembridge Sailling Club and the Bembridge One-Design moorings
Briggs Group has secured an eight-year framework agreement with DONG Energy for the contingency and repair of export and array cables for offshore wind farms throughout the UK and Northern Europe. The agreement covers all DONG Energy’s sites in Europe, including nine offshore wind farms in the UK, f
Drydocks World, a provider of maritime and offshore services to the shipping, oil, gas and energy sectors, has successfully completed the world’s largest turret mooring system. At almost 100 meters high, weighing over 11,000 tons and with a diameter of 26 meters, the turret will ensure the Prelude f
Drydocks World, a Dubai-based company has completed what it claims to be the world’s largest turret mooring system. The system will be installed aboard the world’s largest FLNG unit, Shell’s Prelude. At almost 100 meters high, weighing over 11,000 tons and with a diameter of 26 meters, the turret wi
Aqualis Offshore, an offshore marine and engineering consultancy, has been contracted by Perforadora Mexico to support with the transportation and installation of a platform rig for a fixed platform offshore Mexico. Under the contract, Aqualis Offshore will monitor and document the sequence for rig-
