Prysmian Group has completed the supply of medium voltage cables to be used for the expansion of the dry dock area in the Port of Genoa. Prysmian supplied about 35 km of 12/20kV MV cables, of which a first tranche in aluminium and a second one consisting of an optical fibre submarine cable with galv
A Dutch consortium led by KCI has trialed and tested a 1:5 scale prototype of a Double Slip Joint, a new method of connecting a wind turbine monopile to a transition piece.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has released an update on the collision between Indonesian-registered tanker KARTIKA SEGARA and Dominican-registered dredger JBB DE RONG 19 that occurred yesterday in Singapore. According to the update, divers taking part in the the search and rescu
Mermaid Maritime has been awarded a long-term cable survey contract in the Middle East. The contract is said to have an estimated value of USD 7 million. The highlighted package of work, due to begin in the third quarter of 2017, will involve use of a Mermaid chartered-in vessel with geophysical sur
Weeks Marine has just reported that the cutterhead dredge C.R. McCaskill has completed dry-dock inspection and was towed from Charleston (SC) to Wilmington (NC) on Wednesday, September 6. “After remaining in Wilmington for a few days waiting for the passage of Hurricane Irma, the dredge left Wilming
The multi-million Fountain Lake dredging project is closer than ever to starting, reports Andy Henschel, the Director of Field Operations for the Shell Rock River Watershed District. According to him, the confined disposal facility site north of Interstate 90 – where the dredged material will be dum
Kanfa Ingenium Process, part of the Kanfa group, received an order from Aibel for the nitrogen generator unit for the DEA Dvalin tie-in to Statoil’s Heidrun platform. The scope of work includes the EPC delivery of the nitrogen generator unit, the company said. The order follows from the TEG Regen sk
Ophir Energy, a London-listed oil and gas company, expects to make the final investment decision (FID) on its Fortuna FLNG project in Equatorial Guinea in the fourth quarter of 2017. Ophir said on Thursday in its half-year report that ‘significant’ steps were made in the first half of 2017 towards t
Wood Group has been awarded a new contract by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) to support their Lingshui 17-2 gas development in the Qiongdongnan basin of the South China Sea. Subsea and flow assurance services will be provided under the contract, which is effective immediately and wi
Archer has secured a four-year contract to deliver additional plug and abandonment (P&A) and related services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf for Repsol Norge. This is Archer’s second contract win with Repsol Norge in 2017, following the recent announcement of a four-year contract with Repsol Nor
Dredging Today Conference (DTC) proudly confirms Rear Admiral M Khaled Iqbal, Chairman of the Chittagong Port Authority, as a speaker during the event. DTC – set to take place on 9 and 10 October 2017 at Amsterdam RAI – will offer a forward-looking agenda for the industry addressing economic, social
Africa-focused oil and gas company Lekoil has increased its current production at the Otakikpo field in oil mining lease (OML) 11 off Nigeria. The Otakikpo field is adjacent to the shoreline in the south-eastern part of the Niger Delta. Production in the OML 11 is jointly developed by Green Energy I
Deutsche Offshore Consult GmbH (DOC) wins the framework agreement for the installation management of subsea power cables for offshore wind farm projects in Germany, UK, the Netherlands and Denmark from Vattenfall. The agreement was concluded for a period of four years. DOC will support the installat
Mackley is making good progress on the Shoreham Adur Tidal Walls scheme, according to the company’s latest report. Work is currently taking place at seven of the 10 reaches – or sections – of the scheme, a number of which are nearing completion. The Shoreham Adur Tidal Walls scheme is being carried
