The City Council and the Port Authority of Trondheim in Norway have awarded its port basin rehabilitation project to Envisan, the environmental subsidiary of Jan De Nul Group. With this contract Trondheim wants to restore the port basin to its desired depth and aims at stopping the further spread of
Aberdeen-based Wood Group has recorded a profit rise led by performance in Wood Group PSN Production Services. Wood Group PSN’s Production Services activities delivered strong growth, with revenue up 16.0% and EBITA up 30.4%. This increase is primarily attributable to performance in the Americas, le
Houston-based well intervention and robotics specialist, Helix Energy, reported net income of $8.0 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to net income of $36.5 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, for the same period in 2013. However, net income for the year en
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., a U.S. -based provider of well intervention services to the international oil and gas industry, reported net income of $8.0 million, for the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to net income of $36.5 million, for the same period in 2013. Net income for the year ended
Derek Smith, CEO at Maritime Developments, has offered his impressions of this year’s Subsea Expo. Europe’s largest annual subsea exhibition and conference broke all records this year with a 23% increase in attendees and 200 exhibitors. “The figures for Subsea Expo 2015 make for impressive reading.
Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) and Vitens Evides International (VEI) from the Netherlands have signed a memorandum of understanding expressing their commitment to intensify the existing partnership and explore future opportunities. This partnership focusses on technical support on
DEME, the Belgian dredging, hydraulic engineering and environmental solutions group, has secured a number of new contracts worldwide. The total value of these orders is approximately 1.6 billion EUR. Foremost important is a Letter of Award received in Singapore. The Maritime and Port Authority of Si
Strainstall, part of James Fisher and Sons, has been subcontracted by the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) to install sensors, as part of their Structural and Environmental Monitoring (SEM) solution, on to a new ‘Suction Bucket Jacket Foundation’, which is currently being trialled at the Borku
Sepro Technology Norway, a subsidiary of SH Group Denmark, has been awarded a contract by Drammen Yard for two 10Te Vertical Tensioners. The 2 Electrical Tensioner is designed as standalone equipment handling offshore power cables and includes following features: Built-in speed and tension mode, PLC
Wagenborg Nedlift BV, a specialist in the area of horizontal, vertical, and special transports, is currently transporting Van Oord’s new cutter suction dredger ‘Ural River’ from Nijkerk, the Netherlands, to Bautino, Kazakhstan. The dredger consists of 14 loose items, mainly pontoons, ranging in weig
In a circular to the industry, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has clarified matters relating to the length of diving umbilicals for manned underwater operations. Over the last two years, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has noted that operating companies and diving contractor
Conductor Installation Services Ltd (CIS), an Acteon company that provides hammer services to install conductors and drive piles, has completed a conductor installation operation for a North Sea oil and gas operator. According to the company, the work was carried out on a major gas project in the So
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS) has won a legal dispute against ElectroMagnetic GeoServices ASA (‘EMGS’), after Oslo District Court ruled in its favor last Firday, February 13, 2015. Namely, ElectroMagnetic GeoServices ASA (EMGS) filed a lawsuit against PGS for patent infringement relating to PGS’
It is too easy to conclude that the closure of the Haringvliet inlet is the only factor explaining the erosion pits in the Old Meuse and Dordtse Kil rivers, said Kees Sloff, a river morphologist with Deltares, at the ‘Deltawater now and later’ conference. “It would have happened anyway, albeit sligh
