Equipment
BAS Deploys Impact Subsea ISA500 in Antarctic
Impact Subsea has delivered its ISA500 units to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). The ISA500 units have been selected to monitor the position of an ice boring tool in the Antarctic hundreds of meters below the surface. During deployment of the ice boring tool, the ISA500 units measure the distance
Damen Wins Best Paper Award at WODCON 2016
At the WODCON 2016 held last week in Miami, USA, Damen has been awarded the “Best Paper Award”. The paper on dredge pump design, written and presented by Mr Klaas Slager, is about efficient dredge pump design. In total some 120 presentations were held over the 4-day WODCON conference. During the clo
Oil prices dive as Britain votes to leave EU
Oil prices slumped by more than 6 percent on Friday after results of a landmark referendum showed Britain had voted to leave the European Union, causing huge market uncertainty and fracturing European efforts to forge greater unity.
Ramboll supports Dong Energy’s upstream O&G activities
Danish engineering services firm Ramboll will support DONG E&P with engineering services for upstream oil and gas activities as a result of a new framework agreement that has been recently signed between the two entities. The agreement is valid for four years. According to Ramboll, the framework agr
EdgeTech Adds URI PIES to 8011M Deck Box
EdgeTech, a manufacturer of underwater technology solutions, now offers a communication interface to the University of Rhode Island Inverted Echo Sounder or “URI PIES” system through the 8011M deck box. The URI PIES system is often moored in deep locations for extended periods of time. Acoustic comm
STATS Aims at Scandinavian Market with PSO Deal
STATS Group has signed an agency agreement with Norwegian distributor PSO AS which should provide a strategic entry to the Scandinavian onshore and offshore market. The Kintore-based company designs and manufactures products to support hydrostatic testing activities and weldless pipe connection prod
Duke of Kent Visits Tritech’s Cumbria Base
Tritech, a Moog Inc. company, welcomed His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent on Wednesday June, 22 2016 to the company’s Ulverston, Cumbria site. The Duke of Kent received a presentation on Tritech’s developments including the new Gemini real-time imaging sonar and the latest product applications such
Dutch duo working on offshore helicopter transfer alternative
Dutch company Damen Shipyards and its compatriot Ampelmann, a motion compensation solutions provider, have teamed up to conduct tests with Ampelmann’s L-type gangway system on board Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 5009 in order to provide solutions for the crew transfer market. Damen said on Wednesda
MTG Systems DMet on Display at WODCON Miami
MTG, an international company specialized in the design and production of systems for earth moving machinery, recently attended the World Dredging Congress and Exhibition in Miami, where they introduced its MTG Systems DMet. DMet is a G.E.T system ideal for cutter and hopper dredgers, which improves
Fugro’s ROV Training Camp Delivers Its First Female Pilot
Fugro’s ROV training camp has seen its first female trainee graduate at the top of her class after a hands-on 4-week course. Magdalena Gos, who graduated at the Polish Naval Academy, worked on a naval vessel and then moved to the merchant fleet, where she gained eight years experience in marine and
Hydrographic Academy Students Survey Plymouth Sound
Teledyne Reson joined students of The Hydrographic Academy at Plymouth University in their marine station on the historic waterside for a week to train them on the SeaBat T50-P multibeam echosounder and Teledyne PDS software. This is part of the postgraduate diploma in hydrography course where stude
Hydroid Adds New Subsea Hyperbaric Testing System
Hydroid, a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, announced the installation of a new subsea hyperbaric testing system (HTS) at its manufacturing facility in Pocasset, Massachusetts. The testing system simulates hydrostatic pressures found at depths up to 6,000 meters and will be used to test Hydroid’s a
Rolls-Royce in SalMar’s Offshore Fish Farm Project
Rolls-Royce has signed a contract for the construction and delivery of an eight point mooring system to the offshore fish farm installation being developed for Ocean Farming AS, a subsidiary of the SalMar Group in Norway. The equipment will be used to secure the installation to the seabed at Frohave
More Trenching Contracts for Fugro
Following successful delivery of recent cable-lay and trenching projects for the sector, Fugro has secured three more contracts for its trenching services. The contracts will see its high performance Q1400 trenching systems deployed in the North Sea over the next 12 months. At the Wintershall-owned