ADCI Underwater Today

March 31, 2021

Fisk Marine Insurance International, LLC
INDUSTRY NEWS
CNBC

The Ever Given, the massive container ship that became wedged in the Suez Canal and cut off traffic in the vital waterway for almost a week, has been refloated.

Visit https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/29/suez-canal-traffic-resumes-after-cargo-ship-ever-given-is-removed.html to view the full article online.

 
Construction companies will need to hire at least 430,000 more workers this year than they employed in 2020, according to an average-growth analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released this week by Associated Builders and Contractors. 

Visit https://www.constructiondive.com/news/construction-will-face-a-labor-gap-of-430k-workers-this-year-abc-says/597399/ to view the full article online.

 
Teledyne Marine Systems USA
After a challenging 2020, oil and gas demand recovery is proving good for drilling activity. Rystad Energy expects around 54,000 wells to be drilled worldwide in 2021, a 12% increase from 2020 levels. In 2022 drilling is set to increase even more.

Visit https://www.ogj.com/drilling-production/drilling-operations/article/14199928/rystad-global-drilling-activity-set-for-two-consecutive-years-of-growth to view the full article online.

 
Dive Commercial International, Inc.
Simpson Strong-Tie
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
PJSC Tatneft has received support from Russia’s Ministry of Energy to help finance the addition of several new advanced processing units at the more than 10-million tonnes/year refinery of subsidiary JSC Taneco’s complex in Nizhnekamsk, Russia.

Visit https://www.ogj.com/refining-processing/article/14200178/tatneft-adding-new-units-at-tanecos-nizhnekamsk-refinery to view the full article online.

 
Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has received two consents related to vessels operations from the country’s offshore safety regulator, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA).

Visit https://www.offshore-energy.biz/aker-bp-obtains-safety-consents-for-vessel-operations-in-norway/ to view the full article online.

 
ConocoPhillips has contracted Aker Solutions to provide a subsea production system for the Eldfisk North development in the southern Norwegian North Sea

Visit https://www.offshore-mag.com/subsea/article/14200118/conocophillips-orders-subsea-equipment-for-eldfisk-north to view the full article online.

 
Kirby Morgan Dive Systems, Inc.
NEW PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY
South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group plans to go into all areas of hydrogen value chain, from production to transport, storage and use of hydrogen fuel.

Visit https://www.offshore-energy.biz/hyndai-heavy-setting-up-hydrogen-supply-chain-by-2030/ to view the full article online.

 
Although inland navigation, short sea shipping and river-sea shipping are already CO2-efficient, there is still potential to make the European fleets greener.

Visit https://www.offshore-energy.biz/can-european-fleets-be-made-greener/ to view the full article online.

 
Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract with Seacat Services to provide its steel-series waterjet propulsion systems for the UK company’s new wind farm support vessels

Visit https://www.offshore-energy.biz/seacats-next-gen-ctvs-to-feature-kongsberg-propulsion/ to view the full article online.

 
From the Pages of Underwater Magazine
The ADCI has carried on with full operations despite COVID-19. Our committees and Board of Director meetings have been held virtually, and we continue our progress with the ADCI Audit Initiative, which was suspended in March due to COVID-19. 

Visit https://www.underwatermagazine.com/2021/02/2020-the-year-in-review/ to view the full article online.

 
Saab Seaeye Ltd