Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 22 – June 28). Technip UK has been fined £160,000 by Aberdeen Sheriff Court after admitting a breach of regulations covering health and safety of workers. Namely, in March 2009, David Stephenson
Panama Canal Expansion – June 2015 (VIDEO) A new video has just been released on the Panama Canal Expansion Program, the largest infrastructure project since the waterway’s original construction. Long-Term Dredging Deal for DEME Ok Tedi Mining Ltd. (OTML) has awarded to Dredging International, mem
GC Rieber Shipping, a Norwegian company owning a fleet of vessels supporting offshore oil and gas industry activities, has entered into an agreement with DNB Bank ASA, DVB Bank SE and Sparebank 1 SR-Bank for the refinancing of existing loans on the vessels «Polar Duke», «Polar Duchess» and «Polar Ma
Royal IHC has just released this video of the naming and launch ceremony of the 5,500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger ILEMBE, which took place on Saturday, 9 May, 2015 at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands. The dredger is being built for Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), t
CSIRO will be deploying a fleet of floating bio-robots between Christmas Island and Madagascar next week to help gain an understanding of the physical and biological workings of the Indian Ocean. The BioArgos, being released by CSIRO, are equipped with tiny sensors that can measure biological indica
The first test for the rolling gate of the new Panama Canal locks took place on June 23, 2015 at the Atlantic side. This progress marks yet another step forward toward the completion of the Canal Expansion Program. The Panama Canal gates have different dimensions depending on their location in the l
BAM Nuttall have recently completed a major milestone on the V&A Museum in Dundee, namely the construction of the coffer dam which will allow the structure to be built out into the Tay. The selection of the right plant and equipment was crucial to meet the tight deadlines, with the summer embargo of
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is investigating measures to augment the navigational capacity of the River Ganges, under the Jal Vikas Marg project. The River Ganges (or River Ganga) already carries some shipping, and is recognized as having the potential to be a major inland waterwa
Odfjell Drilling has awarded Aibel the yard stay contract for the rig Deepsea Bergen. According to Aibel, the rig will arrive at its yard in Haugesund early in the autumn 2015. During the stay of approximately one month, Aibel will be performing various tasks in connection with SPS (Special Periodic
The new Ports and Shipping Minister, Robert Goodwill MP, paid his first official visit to a UK port on Thursday, 25 June, at the Port of Tyne. While on a tour of the Port’s 600 acre estate, the Minister saw the rapid progress being made on a £25 million project on the Port’s estate. “The […]
Sontum Fire & Safety, a division of Align, has been awarded a frame agreement for the supply of products and services related to fire safety equipment on all Statoil’s offshore installations and onshore facilities. According to company’s statement, the contract is expected to give Sontum an addition
Dredge Yard, a supplier of dredging and mining components, equipment and technologies, took part in the WEDA Dredging Summit and Expo, held from June 22-25, 2015 at the Westin Galleria in Houston. The event hosted numerous technical sessions and gave the opportunity for all the leading organizations
UK’s Plexus has through its wholly owned subsidiary Afrotel divested its sole asset, consisting of a 25% shareholding interest in KSW Engineering (KSW), a private UK oil and gas equipment manufacturing and engineering company. The consideration for the sale to KSW is £1.5 million in cash which will
Swire Oilfield Services has secured an exclusive five year contract with Weatherford International plc in Brazil. The contract, providing DNV 2.7-1 cargo carrying units (CCU’s) to the oil and gas service company, was awarded following a year-long tender process and will ensure the safe transportatio
