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23/02/2024
February, 2024 – EU adopts thirteenth package of sanctions against Russia
On 23rd February, 2024, the EU adopted a 13th package of sanctions against Russia. The legislation implementing this latest package of sanctions can be found here. The package,...
22/02/2024
Event: Drinks reception in Auckland
ITIC is hosting a drinks reception in Auckland on Tuesday 19th March, for all members, insurance brokers and other important contacts.
22/02/2024
Event: Drinks reception in Sydney
ITIC is hosting a drinks reception in Sydney on Thursday 21st March 2024.
22/02/2024
Offshore and Hydrographic Wire
Offshore professionals operate in diverse areas. These include: seismic, hydrographic and geophysical surveyors; designers and naval architects of oil rigs, drill ships or FPSOs; design and engineering of subsea structures and equipment; marine mammal observers and environmental consultants; supply of crew and consultants; design and consultancy of wind farms and other renewable energies.
22/02/2024
Patent problems
An offshore engineering firm was engaged by the head contractor engaged in the construction of an offshore windfarm to design a subsea pile template (“SPT”) to be used to assist in the driving of piles into the sea floor.
22/02/2024
Hydrographic howler
A hydrographic surveyor was appointed to conduct a survey for a harbour authority. The surveyor made a mistake taking the readings as they had not allowed for the depth of the transducer on the survey vessel.
22/02/2024
Jack-up barge punches through sandy bottom
An offshore consultant performed a site assessment for a jack-up crane barge. The site was known to have some inherent difficulties for jack-up operations due to the underlying layer of soft clay which could potentially lead to a “punch-through” of one of the jack-up’s legs.
22/02/2024
Resample required
As part of a pipeline project a surveyor carried out geotechnical sampling which required the collection of samples at numerous stations. Unfortunately the surveyor did not follow proper procedures in handling some of the core samples for laboratory tests.