ENI Norge has entered into a contract with IKM Elektro AS for the provision of overhaul and repairs of electric motors, generators and heaters on the Goliat FPSO, in the Barents sea, off Norway. The contract has a duration of three years with options for extensions, and will be performed as an Integ
Ampelmann, a Dutch company supplying Motion Compensation Gangways (MCG) for offshore and marine industry, has secured a contract with Maersk Oil North Sea UK. The oil company will use the Ampelmann A-Type system for a shutdown campaign in the UK sector of the central North Sea to extend the weather
The ECA Group has secured first order for its next-generation A18 autonomous underwater robot from an undisclosed customer. According to the company, the robot will be delivered in 2016, and it will cost several million euros. After several successful A9 orders in 2013 and 2014, this export sale is
Kongsberg Maritime Camera Group has designed, manufactured & delivered a new underwater video camera for use on an advanced subsea Remote Pipeline Repair System (RPRS). According to Kongsberg, the cameras are specifically designed to monitor the welding arc and welding pass in an unmanned hyperbaric
It has become apparent to CAFNEC that in 2014 Ports North dumped more dredge spoil in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park than their GBRMPA permit allows for in a normal year. The dumping permit allows for 350,000 tonnes dry weight or 550,000 cubic meters of wet load dredge spoil to be dumped in the
Geokinetics has successful launched its AquaVib™ Marine Vibrator, in full production mode, on a Geokinetics ocean bottom crew working in the Gulf of Mexico. According to Geokinetics , the AquaVib™ Marine Vibrator has been long awaited as an alternative to existing compressed air sources with its muc
After the 1953 and 1976 North Sea floods, a flood defense plan, called the Sigma Plan, was conceived to protect the Flemish part of the Scheldt estuary against future storm surges. The plan is governed by Waterwegen en Zeekanaal NV (W&Z), a Flemish government agency and since 2005 aims to combine fl
With about 18 months to go before the planned opening of the new third set of locks, the Panama Canal is leaning on its old work horse, the Ellicott dredge “Mindi”, built in 1941. The “Mindi” is currently working seven days a week near the famed Culebra Cut to widen a turning radius for the [&hellip
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received an order from Wuhu Xinlian Shipyard in China for eight MacGregor dry bulk cement handling systems. The fully automated pneumatic systems will be installed on two 78m 12,000 bhp 150T BP anchor handling, tug, supply and oil recovery vessels and six 79m 4,000 d
Offshore handling systems specialist Caley Ocean Systems based in the UK and Umbilicals International based in the US have joined forces to offer operators and offshore contractors integrated solutions for the deployment of subsea packages and well intervention systems. Increased deepwater and ultra
Caley Ocean Systems based in the UK and Umbilicals International based in the US have joined forces to offer operators and offshore contractors integrated solutions for the deployment of subsea packages and well intervention systems. Increased deepwater and ultra-deepwater processing and production,
Caterpillar Marine has said that offshore ships owner Edison Chouest Offshore has selected Cat® Tier 4 Final C280-16 generator sets for two new vessels. According to the engine maker, the project is a milestone achievement for Caterpillar Marine, marking the successful manufacture of the marine indu
Deepening the Savannah harbor can begin following the award of a $134.5 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company of Oak Brook, Illinois, by the Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The contract covers deepening of the outer harbor, from approximately Fort Pulaski for 18.5
Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract worth £20m ($30.7 million) with the American owner Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO). The contract for ship equipment comprises Azimuth main propulsion, propulsion control systems, anchor winches and an anchor handling crane for an Anchor Handling Tug Supply vesse
