Fugro Equator’s deep tow system detected a cluster of small sonar contacts in the southern part of the search area, 12 nautical miles to the east of the 7th arc. The sonar data was carefully analysed and categorised as Class 2, “of potential interest but unlikely to be related to MH370.” It could no
Norwegian geophysical contractor, Magseis, has reported net loss of USD 6.5 million or NOK -0.24 basic earnings per share in the first quarter 2015, compared to net loss of USD 3.9 million or NOK -0.21 basic earnings per share during Q4 2014. The Oslo-listed company has also seen its revenues drop a
Drydocks World has secured a contract from Orwell Offshore to fabricate an external Turret for FPSO Layang. The external turret for Orwell Offshore will enable Layang FPSO operations in water depths of up to 90m. “Constructing this turret for Orwell offshore is a milestone in marking the next phase
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited informed that the offshore geophysical survey activities started this week on its CETO 6 Project off Garden Island, Western Australia. The findings of these activities will influence elements of the CETO 6 Project, such as foundation selection, cabl
Dubai’s Drydocks World has won a contract Orwell Offshore to fabricate an external Turret for FPSO Layang. The project is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2016. According to Drydocks World, the external turret for Orwell Offshore will deliver significant improvements in operation
Construction works on a multi-billion dollar New Suez Canal project, which will expand the existing Suez Canal, are nearing its completion. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said two days ago that dry digging in the canal is 100 percent completed while dredging work is 65 percent finished. The
Unique Group has delivered two new dive systems and a diving vessel worth around £5 million to services provider, Vertech. The Hydracraft 1500 Daughter Craft vessel, named the Vaila, is nearly 50ft long and designed for air diving activity. The hull is designed to provide an enhanced stability, opti
Dredge Yard recently delivered dredge valves of sizes 600, 700 and 750 mm internal diameter, needed for the discharge pipeline on board of two trailing suction hopper dredgers. Fabrication was done in-house at Dredge Yard’s production facilities. The body of the dredge valve was fabricated from high
GTT, the designer of membrane containment systems for the maritime transportation and storage of LNG said it has signed a cooperation agreement with the South Korean shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries, for the industrialization of its new Mark V technology.
GTT, the designer of membrane containment systems for the maritime transportation and storage of LNG said it has signed a cooperation agreement with the South Korean shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries, for the industrialization of its new Mark V technology.
Trelleborg’s engineered products operation has completed its supply of floatover equipment for Phase 3 of the DSO Escravos Gas Project, the operation’s first floatover in West Africa. Contracted by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), Trelleborg provided Leg Mating Unit (LMU) pads for the floatover proce
The NCP consortium, comprised of China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Chunghwa Telecom, KT Corporation, Microsoft, SoftBank Mobile Corp, and TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. company, announced that the New Cross Pacific (NCP) Cable Network has started construction. Spanning more than 13,000 k
Universal LNG Holdings Inc. and Sembcorp Marine’s Jurong Shipyard have entered into a partnership to establish West Africa LNG Development. According to a statement by Universal LNG Holdings, the partnership will set a new, greener standard for global oil production and supply Africa with needed ene
Subsea Riser Products (SRP), an Acteon company and part of its risers and moorings business, has completed the third and final installation using the SRP Rocksteady mooring connector for the Perth Wave Energy demonstration project, offshore Western Australia. Summarising the original sourcing decisi
