Business & Finance
Seawork 2012: Saab Seaeye Launches Sabertooth AUV/ROV (UK)
Four underwater vehicles feature on the Saab Seaeye stand (D16) at Seawork 2012, including the new double-hulled Sabertooth AUV/ROV, which offers twice the operational duration of last year’s single-hulled Sabertooth. It can have a range of over 40 miles, has 14 hours’ duration and can be depth rate
Norway: Langlee Secures Funds for Wave Energy Converter Testing
Langlee Wave Power is preparing for a full scale demonstrator project that will launch in Norway next year. The renewable energy company has secured £1.8 million (18 million NOK) for the year-long test of its E1 Wave Energy Converter. Innovation Norway, the Norwegian Government’s organisation for in
UK: Chelsea’s Fluorometers Show Better Performance
The Chelsea UV AquaTracka in-situ fluorometer has long been the industry standard for hydrocarbon detection, a reputation proven during the Macondo Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Chelsea continues to supply significant numbers of these fluorometers to oil spill areas around the world. Sele
Dutch T.O.S. Selects NAUTIS Tug Trainer for Its New ASD Training Program
VSTEP has successfully delivered a NAUTIS Tug Trainer Simulator at T.O.S. (Transport & Offshore Services) headquarters in Rotterdam. T.O.S. is an international maritime service provider with its head office in Rotterdam and a network of branch offices abroad. T.O.S. selected the NAUTIS Tug Trainer f
Russia: Gazprom Reviews Progress of South Stream Project
The Gazprom Board of Directors reviewed the progress with the South Stream project. The meeting discussed the operational status of the offshore and onshore sections of the gas pipeline. It was underlined that the project was being implemented according to schedule and the South Stream construction
Russia: Gazprom Board Calls for South Stream FID Before Year End
The Gazprom Board of Directors today reviewed the progress with the South Stream project. The meeting discussed the operational status of the offshore and onshore sections of the gas pipeline. It was underlined that the project was being implemented according to schedule and the South Stream constru
Sabvabaa Conducts Pioneering Expedition in Arctic Ocean
This summer, a hovercraft will embark upon a research voyage from Svalbard to the North Pole. This will be the first and the northernmost polar expedition undertaken with such a vessel. ”Never before has there been a Norwegian scientific expedition so far north. Not even Nansen or Amundsen made it t
UK: Cove Encourages Shareholders to Accept Shell’s Takeover Bid
Cove Energy, a UK oil and gas company with primary assets in East Africa, yesterday urged its shareholders to accept the $1.8 billion takeover bid from Shell before May 23, the first closing date for the offer from Shell. The board of Cove, having already endorsed the offer, has said it continues to
Rupert Marine Presents Luxury Motor Yacht Rupert 80 (Sweden)
Rupert Marines latest design is an 80-foot luxury motor yacht intended for owners of super yachts and other demanding customers and designed in cooperation with world-renowned naval architects and designers, the exterior bears the signature of Ted Mannerfelt. This 80-foot yacht is the first in serie
UK: ICS Publishes Annual Review of Maritime Policy and Regulatory Developments
To coincide with its Annual General Meeting, in Queensland Australia, on 24-25 May, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published its latest Annual Review of maritime policy and regulatory developments. Copies are being distributed free of charge via ICS’s 36 member national shipowners’
UK: SHOAL Develops Intelligent Robotic Fish for Pollution Detection
SHOAL, the pan-European ICT project, part funded by the EU, has successfully developed and delivered intelligent robotic fish capable of working together to detect and identify pollution in ports and other aquatic areas. Luke Speller, Project Leader of SHOAL and Senior Research Scientist at BMT Grou
Subsea Training Experts to Set Up UK’s First Sub Surface Search and Rescue Unit
Following an increase in flooding in recent years, a Fire and Rescue Service has drafted in experts in subsea training to set up the UK’s first Sub Surface Search and Recovery Unit. Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service, which is part of Norfolk County Council, received funding from the Department for Env
Norway: Captain Praises Ulstein-built ‘Blue Fighter’ Supply Vessel
In recent years, Inge Gjelsten has been Captain on board several newbuilds: “’Blue Fighter’ is the best of them by far,” he states. He is soon to retire, and concludes: “If I were a newly-educated captain planning for a career on a supply vessel in the North Sea, a vessel of this type would be [&hel
UK: SHOAL Develops Robotic Fish for Water Pollution Detection
SHOAL, the pan-European ICT project, part funded by the EU, has successfully developed and delivered intelligent robotic fish capable of working together to detect and identify pollution in ports and other aquatic areas. Luke Speller, Project Leader of SHOAL and Senior Research Scientist at BMT Grou