Lagersmit, Subsea Global Solutions Strengthen Partnership in Southeast Asia
will now serve as Lagersmit’s official sales agent for the Singapore marine market and will continue providing underwater repair services and afloat maintenance for Lagersmit Supreme seals. Subsea Global Solutions engineers will perform seal maintenance on Lagersmit Supreme sealing systems during dry dock periods acrossSoutheast Asi
HII Launches Virginia-class Submarine Arkansas
HII announced that Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800) was recently launched into the James River at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division.Shipbuilders transferred the submarine from a construction facility to the floating dry dock, where it was launched and moved by tugboats to a submarine pier at the shipyard for final outfitting, testing and crew certification.The ship’s sponsors are the six women of the historic group known as the Little Rock Nine, the first African American students to attend all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, during
SGS Completes In-Water Thruster Install, Rudder Bushing Replacement
Subsea Global Solutions has executed a complex in-water thruster installation and rudder bushing replacement, eliminating the need for drydocking.Initially planned for drydock, the repairs were expedited in water when drydocking availability did not align with the vessel’s operational needs. The project was executed in Portland, Oregon, with support from multiple Subsea Global Solutions locations, including Long Beach, Port Angeles, Miami, and Houston. The operation required round-the-clock shifts, with multiple teams working simultaneously on the cofferdam fabrication, thruster
Drydock Avoided with In-Water Dry Environment Repairs
Subsea Global Solutions has successfully executed a complex in-water thruster installation and rudder bushing replacement, eliminating the need for drydocking and ensuring the vessel remained on schedule.Originally planned for drydock, the repairs were expedited in-water when drydocking availability did not align with the vessel’s operational needs. Subsea Global Solutions was selected based on its extensive experience with in-water technical repairs and its history of successful projects for the client.The project was executed in Portland, Oregon, with support from multiple Subsea Global
Gazelle and Tugdock Team Up to Reduce Floating Wind Costs
of a minimum of 88 meters to a maximum of 126 meters. The first platform is planned to be launched in January 2028.Gazelle, an Ireland-based developer of next-generation floating offshore wind platform, and Tugdock, a UK company which has designed the world’s first road-transportable floating dry dock known as the Tugdock Submersible Platform, will pool their expertise to accelerate the development of the innovative assembly system.Shane Carr, CEO of Tugdock, said: “This pioneering partnership combines the advantages of two innovative modular technologies that complement each other perfectly
HII Dry Dock Gate to Become Part of Sustainable Fish Reef
HII announced its Newport News Shipbuilding division partnered with the Virginia Marine Resource Commission (VMRC) to donate and sink a former dry dock caisson gate offshore, giving it new life as part of an artificial reef.Caisson gates are used at the harbor end of a dry dock, with pipes inside allowing for water from the James River to enter when NNS needs to flood the dry dock. This particular gate, originally put into service at NNS in 1967, was part of a dry dock no longer in use at the shipyard.NNS crews worked to prepare the caisson gate, ensuring that it was environmentally ready to take on
Bollinger Launches OSU's New Oceanographic Research Vessel
overseeing the effort for the university. “We are grateful that the National Science Foundation has entrusted us to lead this project.”The launch was led by Bollinger, which worked with LaShip, a subsidiary of Edison Chouest Offshore. Taani was floated for the first time on May 18 using a drydock.Once the ship’s hull was submerged five feet, teams of inspectors closely examined the interior for any leaks before completing the launch. The vessel, which is not yet under its own power, was then towed by a pair of tugboats back to where it was assembled at Bollinger Shipyards. It will remain
Austal USA Awarded US Navy TAGOS-25 Contract
, Austal USA has expanded its capability and capacity to enable concurrent production of aluminum and steel-hulled ships. The award of the TAGOS program follows the recent award of other steel programs to Austal USA including the U.S. Navy Towing and Salvage ship (T-ATS) and Auxiliary Floating Drydock Medium (AFDM) and the U.S. Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC). In addition to steel ships, Austal USA is currently constructing the U.S. Navy’s Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship and Expeditionary Fast Transport
Survey Firm Argeo Sees Q1 Revenue Jump. Order Book Nearly Fully Booked for 2023
2023, which reflects the successful execution of our adjusted strategy, says Argeo CEO, Trond Crantz. While Crantz said the company was pleased with revenue growth, he still said the quarterly revenues were lower than expected. "This was primarily due to the vessel conversion and a short dry dock period that impacted our operations in the beginning of the quarter, resulting in only 27 days of revenue-generating operation for Argeo Searcher and 90 days for the Hugin 6000 [AUV] project, which is now extended," Crantz said."Our deep-water survey capabilities and the completion of
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