SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software technology for unmanned systems, has announced that it will provide the Royal Netherlands Navy with twenty new licences of SeeTrack Military. This significant purchase has come after the Royal Netherlands Navy’s successful use of SeeTrack Militar
Wärtsilä, a Finland-based company that manufactures and services power sources and other equipment in the marine and energy markets today, issued financial results for the first quarter 2012. Highlights for the period January-March 2012 Order intake increased 13% to EUR 1,109 million (979) Book-to-b
International oil service group Aker Solutions is preparing for major growth by investing NOK 500 million (USD 87 million) in its subsea business. This investment is set to double the capacity of its manufacturing plants in Tranby, Norway, and Port Klang, Malaysia. In addition, a new service base wi
The first wave device installed in the waters at Cornwall’s marine energy test site has been manufactured by A&P Falmouth. Fred Olsen’s “BOLT Lifesaver” project, which is capable of operating and producing electricity, is now being tested in the sheltered FabTest site off Falmouth Bay, with easy acc
Stork Technical Services, a global provider of knowledge-based asset integrity management services for the oil and gas, chemical and power sectors, won the first ever ‘Ideas in Safety’ prize at this year’s UK Oil and Gas Industry Safety Awards. Stork’s on-site machining & bolting team received the a
Dragflow extends its wide range of products, launching on the market an innovative “booster station”. The new booster pump is proposed together with traditional submersible dredge pumps and it’s perfect for projects that require a very long delivery distance, or to reach a high discharge level. The
During the period 28-29 February 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) , a Norwegian governmental supervisory authority, carried out an inspection targeting maritime systems and load-bearing structures on board Scarabeo 8. Scarabeo 8 is a semi submersible rig of “Moss CS 50 MkII” design
iXBlue and Colibrys announced the launch of the latest generation of marine and subsea fully strapdown gyrocompassing and AHRS based navigation system called QUADRANS. The small size and high precision was achieved to be the smallest such a system can achieve on the market today. The small size and
Groundbreaking projects built by Heerema Fabrication Group to be showcased throughout the UK and Netherlands in the two part series ‘Mega Rigs’ on Discovery Channel. The series, produced by Discovery Channel, will follow the story of Centrica Energy’s F3-FA and Ensign projects from the design stages
Pipeline isolation specialist, STATS Group, has appointed two new directors as it gears up for major international expansion following a £7.8 million equity investment. Former Expro executive chairman, Graeme Coutts, takes on a non-executive role in what is his first appointment since retiring from
Oceanteam Shipping ASA announced that its new OTS 1250t modular carousel systems has completed its trials and is mobilized for Visser & Smit Marine Contractors (VSMC) in The Netherlands for a minimum of 200 days onboard Solstad Offshore ASA’s CSV Normand Flower for Offshore Renewables Operations in
Hydrasun, a leading specialist provider of integrated fluid transfer, power and control solutions to the global energy market, has received three framework agreements worth a total of £3.5million per year to the company. The recent agreements, for work in the North Sea and internationally, are with
Eric Cayeux has been awarded the Statoil research prize 2012 for his work in automated drilling, which include scientific breakthroughs that will be of great importance to the industry. The prize of NOK 200,000 and a lithography by Håkon Bleken was awarded by Karl Johnny Hersvik, Senior Vice Preside
Hydrasun, a leading specialist provider of integrated fluid transfer, power and control solutions to the global energy market, has concluded three framework agreements worth a total of £3.5million per year to the company. The recent agreements, for work in the North Sea and internationally, are with
