Technip has been awarded a brownfield subsea contract for the Triton floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, operated by Dana Petroleum, located in the central North Sea. This FPSO vessel is located 193 kilometers east of Aberdeen, at a water depth of approximately 90 meters. It pr
iXBlue has released the new synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) processing software module, a new addition to iXBlue’s DELPH 3.1 seabed mapping software suite. DELPH 3.1 software suite now comprises of DELPH SAS, Seismic, Sonar, and Magnetic components, built on a modular common architecture with acquisi
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell has presented proposed regulations for better protection from oil spills. The measures include more stringent design requirements and operational procedures for critical well control equipment used in offshore oil and gas operations. The proposal comes in
EvoLogics, German provider of underwater information technologies, will launch its S2CM-HS modem at Ocean Business 2015 in Southampton, UK, along with the company’s other developments in underwater communication and positioning. EvoLogics S2CM-HS is an addition to the S2CM range of “mini” modems, bo
Western Australia’s services and engineering company Neptune Marine Services, has appointed Massimo Delia to the position of General Manager of Diving and ROV branch. Delia will be responsible for the section of Diving and ROV which also encompasses the dry underwater welding (NEPSYS®) technology. H
Norwegian TTS Group ASA has, through its new 50/50 joint venture company TTS-SCM Marine and Offshore Machinery Co., Ltd. in China, entered into a contract for delivery of marine equipment packages, consisting of heavy lift cranes, hatch covers and winches to six new multipurpose heavy lift vessels.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation is celebrating 125 years of successfully providing dredging and marine infrastructure services. In honor of the occasion, GLDD team members will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square. Jonathan Berger, Chief Executive Officer, will ring the Opening Bell. Fo
Nexans has successfully handed over power umbilicals combining power, fiber-optic and hydraulic lines in a single cross section, for Statoil’s Gullfaks gas field in the Norwegian Sea. The subsea gas compression station will be installed on the seafloor at the Gullfaks Sør satellite field, 15 km from
IHC Hytech, part of Royal IHC, is currently building a containerised air dive spread for Seascape Surveys, a subsea service provider in Indonesia. Seascape Surveys is part of the Mermaid Subsea Services Group. According to IHC, this system is fully ABS interim class certified and IMCA compliant. It
APT Global has launched the newly constructed Anchor Handling Pontoon AHP 1731 at the Dubai Maritime City dry docking facility. The 24 x 16.5 m pontoon is featuring a moon pool and 200 t hydraulic winch installation with containerized power pack for handling large gravity anchors. The construction o
Sonardyne International Ltd., UK, has introduced its first ever Doppler Velocity Log, called Syrinx. Developed to meet the needs of surface and subsea vehicles, the new Syrinx DVL will make its worldwide debut at the Ocean Business exhibition in Southampton (April 14th-16th), the company informed. T
Construction works on a multi-billion dollar New Suez Canal project, which will expand the existing Suez Canal, are in full swing. Head of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish said that the preparations for the inauguration ceremony of the New Suez Canal are currently underway and the dredging work
The arrival of six large pre-fabricated modules weighing about 7500 tonnes combined has marked a major construction milestone for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG project.
The arrival of six large pre-fabricated modules weighing about 7500 tonnes combined has marked a major construction milestone for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG project.
