Hydrex diver/technician teams performed a propeller blade cropping operation on a 229-meter bulker while the vessel was at anchorage in Punta Del Este, Uruguay. After the team arrived at the vessel’s location, they started the underwater operation with a detailed survey of the affected propeller bla
Hamburg-based Nordsee One GmbH has chosen compatriot EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO) to provide one crew transfer vessel for the Nordsee 1 offshore wind farm. The vessel will be used for daily transfers of staff and equipment from Norddeich or alternative harbours to the Nordsee 1 site and in betwe
Hamburg-based Nordsee One GmbH has chosen compatriot EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO) to provide one crew transfer vessel for the Nordsee 1 offshore wind farm. The vessel will be used for daily transfers of staff and equipment from Norddeich or alternative harbours to the Nordsee 1 site and in betwe
Scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and the University of Southampton have made the first discovery of a new type of hydrothermal vent system in a decade, which should help explain the long observed disconnect between the theoretical rate at which the Earth’s crust is cooling at sea
Thorco Shipping has released 3D images following the first diving survey of its multipurpose carrier Thorco Cloud, which sank on December 16 after having collided with the tank vessel Stolt Commitment from Stolt Tankers. The images reveal that Thorco Cloud reportedly has broken into two pieces, divi
Premier Oil informed that it will have to put off the start‑up of first oil at its Solan field, located in the UK sector of the North Sea, due to unfavorable weather conditions during preparations. Since its last update, the company has made progress on the commissioning of the offshore installation
Houston-based Bisso Marine has acquired offshore pipelay ‘industry’s stalwart’ derrick/pipelay barge GLOBAL IROQUOIS. The 122m x 30.5m x 9m laybarge has performed pipelay operations worldwide and will be renamed BISSO IROQUOIS. During the last decade, the barge has been reconfigured and received sig
Marine Power Systems (MPS), a Swansea-based wave energy developer, has enlisted the services of ACS Testing, to provide the testing of sediment samples from the deployment site, to inform the final anchoring specification for the WaveSub. MPS is developing the WaveSub device, which is due for deploy
Antwerp-based underwater repair and maintenance specialist, Hydrex, has carried out a rudder repair on a 170-meter container vessel during the ship’s scheduled maintenance stop in Rotterdam. Hidrex divers team, with one of its dive support workboats, installed a doubler plate over the cavitated area
Fugro has recently completed the burial of export cables at the Gemini offshore wind farm, off the coast of the Netherlands. Fugro was awarded a contract by Van Oord in April and mobilised one of its two Q1400 trenching spreads onto the Van Oord support vessel Jan Steen to execute the export cable b
Fugro recently completed the burial of export cables at the Gemini offshore wind park, off the Netherlands coast. Fugro was awarded a contract by Van Oord in April and mobilised one of its two Q1400 trenching spreads onto the Van Oord support vessel Jan Steen to execute the export cable burial works
Renewables were the single largest contributor to electricity generation in Scotland in 2014, accounting for a record 38 per cent of total generation and surpassing both nuclear (33 per cent) and fossil fuels (28 per cent) for the first time, statistics published today have revealed. Renewable sourc
Renewables were the single largest contributor to electricity generation in Scotland in 2014, accounting for a record 38 per cent of total generation and surpassing both nuclear (33 per cent) and fossil fuels (28 per cent) for the first time, statistics published today have revealed. Renewable sourc
Dutch subsea services provider DCN International Diving and Marine Contractors has completed the removal of all grouting hoses at the Gode Wind 1 & 2 offshore wind farms located in the German sector of the North Sea. DCN visited a total of 97 locations to remove the 5,5 grouting hoses, which were cu
