788 results found for 'undersea cables'

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  • Popular news, January 5 – 11, 2015

    11 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Dear readers, in today’s list of the most read articles of this past week is an article of the arrival of the Pieter Schelte vessel to Rotterdam.  To call it just a ‘vessel’ is an understatement. A platform installation / decommissioning and pipelaying vessel in one, it has been described as a twin-hull behemoth, a giant, the world’s […]

  • Norway: Bergen Group to Provide Storage Services for Octabuoy Platform Hull

    19 October 2011
    Business & Finance

    Bergen Group Offshore, through its subsidiary Bergen Group Hanøytangen AS, has received a contract from Bluewater Industries in Houston for the storage of the ATP Oil & Gas Corporation hull for the new  Octabuoy platform to be installed on the Cheviot Field in the UK-sector of the North Sea.  The hull for the Octabuoy Platform […]

  • Det Norkes Veritas Turns 150

    29 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    “Building Trust: the History of DNV 1864-2014”, a four-year research project done by the department of historical studies at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), has been published. The volume describes how the organisation has developed from a minor Norwegian classification society, into the world’s largest enterprise of its kind with the formation of […]

  • Readers’ Picks of the Week (19-24 Oct)

    25 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    Maersk Signs LOI to Boost Cargo Flows in Eastern Indonesia Danish shipping trade and energy conglomerate Maersk Group has signed a Letter of Intent LOI with Indonesia’s Coordinating Ministries for Maritime Affairs and Ec… Read More Tanker Ablaze after Engine Room Blast off Denmark Liberiaflagged oilchemicals tanker Alia caught fire in the North Sea off […]

  • Stena Line Objects to State Aid for Undersea Fehmarn Tunnel

    31 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Ferry operator Stena Line believes that the European Commission’s tacit approval of public financing of the Fehmarn Belt fixed rail-road link between Denmark and Germany is discriminatory and not in line with EU State aid rules. The financing model notified by Denmark involves public support for the planning, construction and operation of the rail-road fixed […]

  • MBARI Scientists to Study Methane Bubbling in Beaufort Sea

    23 September 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    In the remote, ice-shrouded Beaufort Sea, methane (the main component of natural gas) has been bubbling out of the seafloor for thousands of years. MBARI geologist Charlie Paull and his colleagues at the Geological Survey of Canada are trying to figure out where this gas is coming from, how fast it is bubbling out of […]

  • Shell Invests Big in Cardamon Oil & Gas Field Development, U.S. Gulf of Mexico

    9 June 2011
    Business & Finance

    Shell today announced a significant, multi-billion dollar investment to develop its major Cardamom oil and gas field in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico (GoM). The Cardamom project is expected to produce 50,000 barrels of oil equivalent (boe) a day at peak production and more than 140 million boe over its lifetime. “Technological […]

  • USA: Navy Names Three Arleigh Burke Destroyers and Two LCS

    16 February 2012

    Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today the names of next five Navy ships; three Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyers, the USS John Finn, the USS Ralph Johnson, and the USS Rafael Peralta, and two littoral combat ships (LCS), the USS Sioux City and the USS Omaha. Mabus named the three destroyers after Navy […]

  • SubSea Engineering Acquires Hyper-Sub Assets

    10 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    SubSea Engineering, Inc. announces that it has acquired the assets of the high-speed, high-efficiency Hyper-Sub, which will transform how submersible crafts are used. The firm will be bringing this transformative product to market, and acquiring other cutting edge technologies for naval special operations, surveillance, intelligence, and other applications. The Hyper-Sub can deploy directly from shore […]

  • US Navy Announces Naming of Three Arleigh Burke Destroyers and Two LCS

    16 February 2012

    Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced Feb. 15 the next five Navy ships; three Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, USS John Finn, USS Ralph Johnson, and USS Rafael Peralta, and two littoral combat ships (LCS), USS Sioux City and USS Omaha. Mabus named the three destroyers after Navy and Marine Corps heroes whose actions occurred […]

  • Isle of Wight tidal power scheme gains full approval

    16 December 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Transition

    The Isle of Wight tidal power initiative, known as Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC), has been granted a planning permission to begin with the construction of onshore elements of the project.

  • Rose de Cascia

    5 November 2017

    One could easily think that the ‘Ship of the Year award 2017’ for the innovative fishing vessel MDV-1, won together with shipyard Hoekman from Urk, seems to have paid dividend for shipyard Padmos from Stellendam. The yard is constructing a series of three fishing vessels for a French client which bear a strong resemblance to […]

  • Jumbo, BBC Chartering in strategic alliance

    17 October 2017

    Jumbo and BBC Chartering, two marine heavy lift and transportation specialists, have agreed to an exclusive strategic co-operation; the “GLOBAL PROJECT ALLIANCE.” According to a joint statement, by joining forces this alliance offers “unrivalled project logistics solutions to EPC’s and project companies.” The objective, the statement further reads, is to improve the worldwide service which is offered […]

  • Stena Line Objects to State Aid for Undersea Fehmarn Tunnel

    31 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Ferry operator Stena Line believes that the European Commission’s tacit approval of public financing of the Fehmarn Belt fixed rail-road link between Denmark and Germany is discriminatory and not in line with EU State aid rules. The financing model notified by Denmark involves public support for the planning, construction and operation of the rail-road fixed […]

  • Siemens to Power Up New Offshore Construction Vessel for Toisa

    13 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Drive Technologies Division is to supply an integrated drive and power generation solution for a multipurpose offshore construction vessel (MOCV) currently being built by Hyundai Heavy Industries Ltd. (HHI) for Toisa Ltd. and will be managed by Sealion Shipping Ltd, a global shipping and support services company. MOCV will be used to perform a […]

  • Siemens to Power Toisa’s New Offshore Construction Vessel

    13 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Siemens Drive Technologies Division is supplying, on behalf of Hyundai Heavy Industries Ltd. (HHI), an integrated drive and power generation solution for a multipurpose offshore construction vessel (MOCV). This MOCV is currently being built by HHI for Toisa Ltd. and will be managed by Sealion Shipping Ltd, a global shipping and support services company. It is […]

  • CURV III Undersea Vehicle Enters The National Navy Museum (USA)

    6 July 2012

      The National Navy Museum (NNM) received cable-controlled undersea recovery vehicle (CURV) III, the Navy’s most sophisticated deep sea recovery submersible from 1976 until its retirement in 2007, along with its operator control van, July 2. The submersible and van were installed in the Museum’s new Cold War Gallery, located in Building 70 at the […]

  • Galway Bay Ocean Observatory in Place

    11 August 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Through the combined effort of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), the Marine Institute and Commissioners of Irish Lights, the final piece of of the Galway Bay’s underwater ocean observatory equipment has been deployed. The ocean observatory will enable researchers and ocean energy developers the use of cameras, probes and sensors to permit continuous […]

  • Kvaerner Appoints Eiliv Gjesdal as Chief Financial Officer (Norway)

    6 May 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Eiliv Gjesdal has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Kvaerner. Gjesdal is following the appointment of Jan Arve Haugan as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Gjesdal joined Aker Solutions in 2002 and has extensive experience from finance functions in Aker Solutions as well as a background as a state authorised public accountant. Gjesdal […]

  • USA: SEA CON Presents Overview of Fiber Optic Connectors and their Use Undersea

    6 December 2011
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Matt Christiansen presented overview of Fiber Optic connectors and their use undersea. Why use Fiber Optics? The introduction of fiber optics into subsea cables has allowed the realization of much greater rates of data communications with higher signal to noise ratios than was possible with electrical cables. Fiber optics in subsea cable systems have seen […]

  • Navy to Name Next Independence Variant LCS USS Gabrielle Giffords

    13 February 2012

    The next Independence variant littoral combat ship (LCS) will be named the USS Gabrielle Giffords, said Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus last week. The selection of Gabrielle Giffords, designated LCS 10, honors the former Congresswoman from Tucson, Ariz., and who is known for supporting the military and veterans. Mabus also announced the ship’s sponsor […]

  • Philippines plans 20GW of renewable energy capacity by 2040

    28 April 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Energy Secretary for the Philippines, Alfonso Cusi, said the country plans to add at least 20,000MW of renewable energy capacities by 2040.

  • Equinor picks Aibel for work on Oseberg fields

    8 July 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Norwegian oil major Equinor has awarded Aibel a portfolio agreement for the Oseberg fields for the period 2020-2026.

  • US Seismic Systems Presents New Fiber Optic Ocean Bottom Cable Solution for 4D Marine Seismic

    19 September 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

      US Seismic Systems Inc. (USSI) , a subsidiary company of Acorn Energy, Inc.  is expanding its offering of Ultra High Sensitivity (UHS) fiber optic sensors to include Ocean Bottom Cables (OBC) which are a critical component for the rapidly emerging market for Permanent Reservoir Monitoring (PRM). USSI will exhibit its new product at the […]

  • Sonardyne Supports NOC’s Undersea Vent Discovery Operation in Caribbean Sea

    10 April 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Sonardyne International Ltd.’s Ranger 2 USBL acoustic positioning system has played an important role in the recent discovery of the world’s deepest known undersea volcanic vents by a team from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Southampton. The expedition used Ranger 2 to track the Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Isis from the RRS James Cook, […]