The last of the Gyda jacket says goodbye
Though the majority of Repsol Norge’s Gyda Oil Field jacket was dismantled in September 2022, the very last pieces of the jacket were removed just…
Carbon capture equipment shipped from Belgium to Norway
K2 Project forwarding transported equipment for the Aker Carbon Capture Project from Antwerp, in Belgium, to the town of Brevik, approximately 170 kilometres south of…
Nor Lines reinforcing its presence on the Norwegian west coast
Nor Lines, a Norwegian domestic transport & distribution company owned by Samskip, has acquired all the shares of Kyst1 AS, a terminal, transport & distribution…
Port of Arendal orders LHM 550 Liebherr mobile harbour crane
The Norwegian Port of Arendal has ordered a new LHM 550 Liebherr mobile harbour crane. It is now the largest harbour crane in the south…
Peters & May transports Aero Highspeed ferries from Norway to Greece
The English Peters & May group was chartered by Golden Cargo to transport three catamaran ferry boats from Norway to Greece: the Aero Highspeed 1,…
Decommissioning the Gyda platform: Allseas releases the project film
Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit has completed the decommissioning of Repsol Norge’s Gyda platform. Repsol obtained permission from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority for the removal and disposal…
Shimizu jack-up vessel: almost ready for installations in the APAC region
The Japanese engineering company, Shimizu Corporation, has designed a self-elevating jack-up vessel designed to handle wind turbines with an individual capacity of 8MW or more.…
DEME offshore and Havfram sign MoU to provide offshore wind farm construction services
DEME Offshore, the Belgian offshore marine engineering company, and Havfram, the Norwegian international offshore wind and subsea contractor, have both signed a Memorandum of Understanding…
OVV Incident report on the Eemslift Hendrika released
In early April of 2021, the Norwegian Maritime Authority reported that shifting cargo in the heavy lift vessel, Eemslift Hendrika’s hold, caused extensive internal damage.…
Heerema assists in the decommissioning of British drilling rigs
The Dutch group, Heerema Marine Contractors and AF Offshore Decom have cooperated in the main jacket removal of the Brae Alpha West Drilling Rig and…
Oil & Gas
Heerema’s Sleipnir lifts modules for Johan Sverdrup platform
On behalf of Aibel, Heerema’s heavy lift vessel Sleipnir has executed the inshore integration lifts for Equinor’s Johan Sverdrup P2 topsides at the GMC yard…
Shipping
[VIDEO] Eemslift Hendrika has arrived at Ålesund
The Eemslift Hendrika safely arrived at the port on Flatholmen in Ålesund at 5 pm on 8 April. The listing ship was towed there after…
Shipping
Salvage attempt Eemslift Hendrika successful
After the Eemslift Hendrika’s course changed and the risk of grounding became imminent, the salvage operation was brought forward and carried out Wednesday night 7…
Salvage
Salvage attempt Eemslift Hendrika postponed to Thursday
Due to the weather in the area around the listing Eemslift Hendrika, the salvage operation has to be postponed until Thursday morning 8 April, reports…
Shipping
Salvage attempt of heavy-lift vessel Eemslift Hendrika underway
A salvage attempt of the Eemslift Hendrika is underway this morning. The Norwegian coastguard will try to place salvors onboard the drifting heavy-lift vessel where…
Shipping
Dutch heavy-lift ship in danger of capsizing
The Dutch multipurpose vessel Eemslift Hendrika, which ran into trouble off the coast of Norway on Monday, is in danger of capsizing. The Norwegian coastguard…
Construction
Nova People, Fulkrum and Eko-Inwest team up for Baltic Pipe project
PRESS RELEASE – Nova People and its subcontractors Fulkrum Technical Resources and Eko-Inwest have secured a major contract for a significant role in the ongoing…
Offshore
Equinor awards TechnipFMC with EUR 166 million in contracts
PRESS RELEASE – Equinor has awarded TechnipFMC with several large pipelaying and subsea installation projects on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The companies signed two…
Decommissioning
Allseas to remove 35,300 tonnes of topsides and jackets from North Sea
PRESS RELEASE – Allseas has been contracted to remove a total of 35,300 tonnes in topsides and jackets from the Norwegian North Sea. Platform preparations…
Offshore
Aker Solutions could temporarily lay-off up to 6,650 employees
Aker Solutions might temporarily lay-off as much as 6,650 of its 16,000 employees. The company has also initiated an early retirement program and frozen all…