Dragflow, a company specialized in solid pumping solutions with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing heavy duty pumps and complete dredging equipment, has recently attended the twelfth bi-annual Offshore Mediterranean Conference (OMC 2015) in Ravenna, Italy. The three-day conference hosted a
After the recent announcement from Dolphin about mobilisation of what the company described as “world’s largest floating object” by deploying a seismic spread of 12 streamers offshore Myanmar, Subsea World News received a notice from CGG claiming the announcement as “misinformation from Dolphin”. Th
French seismic data acquisition specialist CGG has questioned a reported world record by its Norwegian rival Dolphin Geophysical. To remind, Dolphin Geophysical recently reported it had mobilised “the ‘world’s largest floating object’ by deploying a seismic spread of 12 streamers, 7,050 meters in
Ellicott Dredges, one of the oldest and most successful dredging equipment companies in the world, continued a strong sales effort over the last 15 months with shipments of dozens of dredges to over a dozen countries. Ellicott considers an outstanding aspect of this performance to be its exceptional
HCS Control Systems has launched a fleet of new mobile workshops which will, according to the company, make the maintenance of critical subsea control systems offshore much safer. The company, which designs, manufactures, assembles and tests subsea equipment, has invested £750,000 in the development
Boskalis, a leading global services provider operating in the dredging, maritime infrastructure and maritime services sectors, launched today the second edition of its magazine ‘Creating New HORIZONS’. In the publication, Boskalis highlighted a number of fascinating projects, including the expansion
Prysmian has secured a new award by 50Hertz Offshore GmbH, a subsidiary of 50Hertz Transmission GmbH, transmission grid operator in Germany, worth approximately €230 million to design, produce and install a power cable system for the offshore wind park cluster West of Adlergrund in the German Baltic
Turkey’s first domestic production Seismic Research Vessel MTA TURKUAZ’s launching ceremony was held this Saturday, March 28. The vessel is designed by SEFT Design Co. (SRV87), a Turkish vessel design company, and built by Istanbul Shipyard in Tuzla. MTA TURKUAZ, 86 meters long and 23 meters wide, T
Fugro has been awarded a five-year contract with an estimated value of USD 100 million by Total E&P Congo. The agreement is for ROV services and remote subsea tooling in the Moho Nord field, situated around 75 kilometres off the coast of Pointe Noire in the Republic of Congo. Fugro will supply four
Whilst land reclamation receives increasing attention as a feasible urban solution for coastal development, conclusions on the social and economic effects of reclamation projects are not clear, stated International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) in its latest publication. A straightforward
Subsea UK has launched a new market intelligence service to help subsea companies exploit global opportunities. The industry body, which represents the UK’s £9 billion subsea sector, has developed SubseaIntel – a unique on-line database which provides regularly updated details on almost 1,200 subsea
The Underwater Centre, a subsea training and trials facility, has appointed Steve Cullen to the newly created role of ROV Operations Manager, where he will lead the development of the Centre’s ROV training and trials activities. He joins the Centre from Ashtead Technology and Subsea 7 where he took
Harkand has secured a USD 5 million contract in Mexico to perform saturation diving services in support of an offshore pipeline project for offshore construction company Swiber Offshore Mexico S.A de C.V. The global subsea inspection, repair, maintenance, and light construction company has recently
Deep Down, an oilfield services company specializing in deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil production distribution system support services, reported a net loss of $5.8 million, or $0.38 loss per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $0.6 million, or $0.05 loss per diluted share for 2013. This loss
