The Deep-Sea Scientific Drilling Vessel “Chikyu”, operated by the Japan Agency for Marin-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), is drilling for Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Expedition 343 Japan Trench Fast Drilling Project (JFAST) for two months period starting from 1 April with the purpose of monitoring the frictional heat changes along the plate boundary fault [...]
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Black Sea Fleet (BSF) hydrographic ship Donuzlav on May 15 returned to Sevastopol from a long-range cruise. Through a one-month long cruise, the ship has covered 4,000 nautical miles and passed the Black Sea, the Sea of Marmara, the Aegean Sea, the Ionian Sea, the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Ligurian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea. The [...]
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ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, recently won an order worth $18 million from Daewoo to supply energy efficient propulsion and electrical power systems for two new deep sea pipeline installation vessels that will build oil transport infrastructure off the coast of Brazil. The order was booked in the first quarter. South Korean [...]
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Guernsey Electricity is using a cable ship to pinpoint a fault on submarine cable linking Guernsey and Jersey to France, reports BBC. The France telecom owned Leon Thevenin vessel is expected to be in the area all week. According to BBC, Guernsey Electricity’s corporate strategy director, Sally David stated that engineers had constricted the issue [...]
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In April, Cargotec secured new contracts to deliver MacGregor anchor-handling, mooring and towing solutions for 15 offshore support vessels (OSV) of various types being built in China for Asian customers. The ships are being built in several shipyards in China for delivery throughout 2013 and 2014 to Coastal Offshore, Nam Cheong, Ezion Holding and Middle [...]
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GEO.xyz continues to invest in bespoke survey & support vessels and survey equipment. During All Energy 2012, “Geosurveyor VIII” will be presented as the fifth multipurpose catamaran in the GEO.xyz-fleet of vessels. With an MCA cat. 2 certificate, for operations up to 60 nm from safe haven, this new build vessel, confirms GEO.xyz’s commitment in [...]
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China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Limited, a large heavy industries group in China, has collaborated with China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) to complete construction of a 3,000-meter deepwater pipe laying crane vessel HAI YANG SHI YOU 201. The vessel has set sail for the Liwan 3-1 gas field in the South China Sea [...]
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Hallin Marine’s Australian operation has entered into a long term charter with Fremantle-based Salter Offshore for the innovative new catamaran ‘Outer Limit’. A dynamically positioned subsea and offshore operations support craft, the Outer Limit sets new standards for vessels in this sector. With accommodation for 32 persons and 160 square metres of clear deck space, [...]
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The ‘Seven Borealis’, Subsea 7’s flag ship, is currently in Rotterdam (the Netherlands) for final outfitting at the Huisman facilities. The vessel is the first customized version of Ulstein Sea of Solutions’ successful SOC 5000 vessel design and fully developed by the Netherlands based Ulstein design office. The vessel features an offshore mast crane which [...]
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In the opening months of 2012, Shipdock Harlingen was commissioned for an interesting and difficult job by Tranship BV from the Netherlands. The company was commissioned to provide repair job for Tranship‘s Vigilant vessel, formerly a fisheries inspection vessel, which was purchased and added to the Tranship fleet in 2008. Regarding the job, Shipdock’s project [...]
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