Huisman and ESD Forge Offshore Cable-Lay Solutions Alliance
Dutch firm Huisman, which makes heavy construction equipment for the global offshore energy industry, has signed a partnership agreement with ESD to expand its cable-lay product portfolio and increase its position in the offshore wind market. The agreement will see the combination of ESD’s expertise in designing smart cable-lay solutions with Huisman’s in-house engineering, production, and service capabilities of turnkey equipment.Huisman said Wednesday it had focused on the cable-lay market since 2022, pioneering innovative concepts and intelligent solutions for cable handling
New XF Series Joysticks
comfort are paramount.The XF series may be specified with CAN bus J1939, CAN bus J1939-71, or CANopen outputs. It can accommodate a supply voltage ranging from 6 to 35VDC and will operate between -40 to +85C. It has been qualified per EMC Standards, EN61000-6-3:200, EN61000-4-3 Extended and ESD: EN61000-4-2 Extended
Trelleborg Suite Supplied to Prelude FLNG
wide, and made with more than 260,000 tons of steel, will extract and liquefy natural gas from a site in North West Australia. Trelleborg supplied its gas transfer technology and SafePilot navigational and piloting systems for Prelude. “Our SafePilot solution, SSL, ESL and radio ESD for tandem condensate offload have been used on Shell’s Prelude FLNG,” said Richard Hepworth, President of Trelleborg’s marine systems operation. “The products supplied fall under our SmartPort product range: they represent industry leading technology that enables real time
MTR100: Valeport Ltd.
$3.6 million to expand into a purpose built 16,000sq.ft facility which houses the entire production facility with a fully equipped CNC workshop, state of the art calibration laboratory using unique techniques and equipment for calibration of ultra-high-accuracy sound velocity sensors and two floors of ESD protected assembly workshop. St Peter’s Quay, Totnes, Devon, United Kingdom TQ9 5EW Phone: +44 1803 869292 / Email: [email protected] www.valeport.co.uk CEO/President: Matt Quartley Annual Sales: $11.5m Sales Manager: Kevin Edwards Number of Employees: 84 / Square
MTR100: Valeport
been with Valeport since graduating in 1994. A new investment of $3.6m in a 3.5 story facility was added in 2013 to more than double the workspace to 28,000 sq. ft. and houses the entire production facility with a fully equipped CNC workshop, state of the art calibration laboratory and two floors of ESD protected assembly workshop. The business now employs around 81 staff, and continues to invest heavily both in new product development, and also in all the facilities necessary to manufacture and supply the quality products for which Valeport is known. Products include: Sound
HII Acquires Engineering Solutions Division
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has acquired the Engineering Solutions Division of The Columbia Group, a designer and builder of unmanned underwater vehicles for domestic and international customers. As a previous stand-alone division within The Columbia Group, ESD is headquartered in Panama City Beach, Fla., and employs about 30 engineers, analysts, craftsmen and technicians. While ESD’s primary customer is the U.S. Navy, the company develops and builds specialized manned and unmanned undersea vehicles for military customers around the world. It has built or converted specialized
MTR 100: Valeport Ltd.
2013, the Reade Building was completed; situated next door to its existing site, the 16,000 sq. ft., 3.5 story building more than doubles Valeport’s workspace, and houses our entire production facility with a fully equipped CNC machine shop, state-of-the-art-calibration laboratory, and two floors of ESD protected assembly workshop. The Tech Manufactured products include: Current meters for both inshore and offshore applications; Tide gauges for shore based and seabed deployments; Radar Level Sensors; CTD & Multi-parameter CTD; Sound Velocity Sensors and Profilers; Altimeters
Island Performer Equipped for Deep-Sea Subsea Work
and comfort are two key issues. The vessel is equipped with resiliently mounted tunnel thrusters, and she carries the DNV GL class notation Comfort Class, COMF-V1, which ensures that noise and vibrations are kept at minimum. SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) catalysts are installed for all engines. An ESD system (Emergency Shut Down system) is installed in order to automatically close down systems in case of a hydrocarbon leakage. Island Performer has a crew capacity of 130, and in case of evacuation, each of the lifeboats on the starboard and port sides can accommodate everyone on board. Carrying
Fire Shelters Enhance Safety for Offshore Gas Project
Shelters combine two-hour protection against fire for ESD electronics, with walk-in door access Three passive fire shelters designed to protect the control electronics of automatic emergency shutdown and fire suppression systems on offshore gas production platforms in the Arabian Gulf are being supplied by the outdoor enclosure specialist Intertec. Fabricated using lightweight composite GRP (glass reinforced polyester) materials, the shelters employ patented techniques to resist fire for two hours, allowing critical electronic safety equipment to remain operational. Although there are
February 2025
