Recently Imtech Marine, specialized in system integration, successfully completed three innovative new-build vessel projects in Singapore; Seven Borealis for Subsea 7, Rockpiper for a subsidiary of Royal Boskalis Westminster NV and Flintstone for Tideway, part of the DEME Group. The ships will all o
Mersen has been chosen by REpower, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of onshore and offshore wind turbines, to supply signal transmission systems for the Thornton Bank wind farm located 28km from the port of Ostend (Belgium). This wind farm will eventually comprise 48 giant wind turbines, eac
Mersen has been chosen by REpower, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of onshore and offshore wind turbines, to supply signal transmission systems for the Thornton Bank wind farm located 28km from the port of Ostend (Belgium). This wind farm will eventually comprise 48 giant wind turbines, eac
Shipyard Kooiman will build a mono dredger pontoon for Martens & van Oord. The pontoon will have the measurement of 60 x 15 meters and will be delivered on the 1st of February 2013. About Kooiman Group Versatile, all-round and customer orientated. These are the keywords of what the Kooiman Group is
Van Oord performed the naming ceremony for its new multicat Cronus. A sister vessel Oceanus was delivered November 2011. The multicats were ordered by Van Oord in November 2010 with Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld (The Netherlands). Their main purpose will be assisting the Athena and Artemis, Van Oord’s
According to World Pumps, the new Weir Minerals sales and service centre in Nederweert, the Netherlands, has just supplied €750 000 worth of slurry pumps and spare parts to international marine contractor Van Oord. The slurry pumps and spare parts are for two new Van Oord cutter dredgers – the Athen
The upgrade of A2SEA’s wind turbine installation vessel Sea Power is complete. The most substantial upgrade was the installation of a more powerful crane to handle the heavy wind turbine components for Anholt Offshore Wind Farm. The work was carried out in the period from November 2011 to March 2012
The upgrade of A2SEA’s wind turbine installation vessel Sea Power is complete. The most substantial upgrade was the installation of a more powerful crane to handle the heavy wind turbine components for Anholt Offshore Wind Farm. The work was carried out in the period from November 2011 to March 2012
SSB Wind Systems is presenting its new UniFlex Pitch at the EWEA 2012 in Copenhagen. The UniFlex Pitch is the world’s first modular electric pitch system capable of being integrated into a wide variety of wind turbines (WTGs). Until now pitch systems have had to be individually adjusted to meet the
Dredge Yard, a company dedicated to the market of dredge equipment and dredging technology, has announced the launch of the dredge turning gland. Dredge turning gland is a TSHD component that is attached to the lower suction pipe allowing a radial rotation in both directions. Due to this feature the
Spectra Precision has introduced the new ProFlex 800, a GNSS solution with Z-Blade GNSS-centric technology. The ProFlex 800 delivers fast and reliable RTK positioning, even in environments where GNSS signals may be difficult to acquire, Spectra Precision said. Rugged and IP67 rated, the ProFlex 800
The Dutch offshore contractor Tideway, specialized in offshore dredging, landfall construction and pipeline stabilization, has purchased Amarcon’s OCTOPUS-Onboard for her rock dumping vessel Rollingstone. For a period of nine months Tideway leased OCTOPUS-Onboard for the purpose of response monitori
KOTUG will shortly be putting three Damen ASD 2810 tugs into operation. These tugs were ordered by Elizabeth Ltd in Malta and are being chartered by KOTUG, both part of the Kooren Maritime Services Group (KMS). Two tugs are being used in the port of Rotterdam and the third will see service in the po
IHC Merwede has successfully named and launched the 5,500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger, DCI DREDGE XIX, in today’s ceremony at the company’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. It is building the innovative vessel for Dredging Corporation of India Ltd. The ceremony was performe
