Equipment
Planet Ocean and ASV Test Autonomous LARS for AUVs
Planet Ocean and ASV recently demonstrated autonomous launch and recovery of multiple AUVs from an ASV as the closing part of their Innovate UK & Dstl funded project. The demonstration, in front of invited guests from the project partners, Planet Ocean, National Oceanography Centre, ASV Ltd, Univers
SWARMS Black Sea Demonstration
The partners of the European Smart Submarine Robots Working in Co-operative Networks Project (SWARMs), funded by the European Commission and the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, organised the first demonstration of the project in Mangalia, Romania, July 03-13, 2017. The general objec
Roxtec Secures Rampion Cables
UK cable seal manufacturer Roxtec has designed and supplied a sealing solution for the Rampion offshore wind farm, located 13 kilometers off the coast of Sussex. The Rampion site has a target capacity of 400 MW, generated by 116 wind turbines, expected to be completed in 2018. Roxtec UK managing dir
Bodac Boosts Underwater Mine Disposal Portfolio
Explosive ordnance risk mitigation expert Bodac has collaborated with ECS Special Projects to design an underwater mine disposal system. According to the company, the system retains all the main characteristic of the Cobra mine disposal system, and meets DEF Standards, International Ammunition Techn
PHOTO: Topaz Newbuild on Shakedown Cruise
Dubai-based Topaz Energy and Marine has shared a photo update of its newbuild multipurpose ROV support vessel (MPSV), Topaz Tiamat, while on sea trials in Norway. Developed for crane operations and light subsea construction with intervention duties, the vessel is of VARD 3 08 design, measuring a tot
Johan Sverdrup Riser Platform Jacket Sails Away
The first steel jacket for the Johan Sverdrup field centre left the shipyard in Verdal Sunday, and set a course for the North Sea. This is the first part of the field centre that will be visible above the sea surface. Development of the Johan Sverdrup field is considered to be one of the largest [&h
GeoSea Installs First Rentel Monopiles
The first monopiles have been installed at the Rentel offshore wind farm by GeoSea’s installation vessel ‘Innovation’. GeoSea, a DEME Group’s subsidiary, responsible for the design, supply, transport and installations of foundations and infield cables for the Rentel wind farm, contracted Sif Holding
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (July 17–23, 2017). Boskalis Bags EUR60 Million Norvik Deal Boskalis has been awarded a contract by Ports of Stockholm to construct the quay wall for the new Stockholm Norvik Port in Sweden. Van Oord Wins Dubai
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (July 17 – July 23). JDR Cable Systems is to be acquired by the Polish manufacturer of cables and wires TELE-FONIKA Kable (TFKable). JDR’s subsea systems, used in the global offshore oil, gas and renew
IADC Delft Seminar Proves Success
The International Association of Dredging Companies’ (IADC) seminar on dredging and land reclamation took place last month in Delft, the Netherlands. A group of 23 participants originating from 17 different countries attended the 55th seminar, hosted by IADC since 1993. Each year in June, the semina
VIDEO: Ocean Infinity SeaWorker ASVs on Sea Trials
The final sea trials of the SeaWorker autonomous vessels have taken place in the Solent before mobilisation to Ocean Infinity’s mothership, the Seabed Constructor. Ocean Infinity will use the ASVs for positioning and monitoring of the HUGIN 6000 autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) as part of wide
Boskalis to Use Gap EOD’s Tech for Borssele Zone UXO Hunt
Gap Explosive Ordnance Detection (EOD) has invented the technology for Dutch dredging giant Boskalis to find the unexploded munitions from WWII in the Borssele Wind Farm Zone in the North Sea. The project is part of a multi-million dollar deal between Fugro and Boskalis for the Dutch transmissions s
Modulus Launches Submersible GPS Receiver
Modulus Technology, based in Great Yarmouth, UK and part of the AAE Technologies Group, has recently introduced its new, submersible GPS receiver with integrated L1 + L2 antenna to the marine survey market. The so-called MiniPod 101G provides streamer head and tail positioning, source positioning fo
VIDEO: New Damen TSHD on Its Way to Australia
A Damen trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) 650 has successfully completed sea trials in Shanghai and is now on its way to the new owner – Gippsland Ports in Australia. The TSHD, named Tommy Norton, is the first Damen dredger built for Australia. Having left Shanghai on 14th July, a Damen team is