Equipment
Nonius Engineering Eyes European and Asian Markets
For the last couple of decades, the Russian dredging market has been growing at a fast pace. Although the global financial crisis has slowed the market’s development, demand for maritime infrastructure and energy-related projects continued to fuel the boom. One of the best examples of this developme
STR Adds Submersible GPS from Applied Acoustic
Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) has purchased a 106G Series submersible GPS from Applied Acoustic Engineering. This recent acquisition represents a further investment in advanced technology from STR as it continues to increase its equipment rental inventory. The 106G is an additional GPS receiver
IADC Facts About: Backhoe Dredgers
The International Association of Dredging Contractors (IADC) has released its ‘Facts About’ publication on backhoe dredgers. ‘Facts About’ is a series of concise, easy-to-read leaflets which give an effective overview of essential facts about specific dredging and maritime construction subjects. Eac
Norway: New Master Programme in Ocean Technology
The new Master programme will develop ocean technology across different market segments. Special focus will be on marine measurement, control systems and marine installations. This programme is more applied compared to traditional Master programmes and fits very well with the subsea clusters strengt
EPG readies modules for Johan Sverdrup living quarters
Poland’s Energomontaż – Północ Gdynia (EPG) has loaded out elements of living quarters (LQ), which will be installed on the Johan Sverdrup field platform in the North Sea. Mars Shipyards & Offshore said on Monday that the LQ was loaded out on February 1 and that it was one of three huge modules bein
Borets U.S. Appoints CEO
Borets, a provider engineering, manufacturing, sales and service of electric submersible pump (ESP) systems, has named Obren Lekic as CEO of Borets U.S., located in Houston. Lekic will lead the executive team by spearheading strategic market growth through new product development, implementing strat
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 30– February 05). The Houston-based offshore EPCI player, Mcdermott, has reportedly struck a deal to acquire the pipelay and construction vessel Ceona Amazon, previously owned by the SURF cont
Agility Subsea Fabrication Secures TechnipFMC Contract for Visund North
Norwegian manufacturer of subsea equipment, Agility Subsea Fabrication (ASF), has won a contract with TechnipFMC to build an integrated subsea manifold system for the Visund North field in the Norwegian Sea. The work will be carried out at Agility Subsea Fabrication`s site in Tønsberg. The yard in T
IMCA worried by ‘hasty’ Jones Act move
The U.S. Customs and Border protection in mid-January issued a document in which it proposes to revise several rulings and amendments to the Jones Act, which prevents foreign-flagged ships from shipping merchandise within the U.S. While the foreign-built and flagged ships have been prevented from tr
Blue Abyss Reveals Designs of Its Future Deep-Water Test Facility
Designs of Blue Abyss, the multi-million pound subsea, Space and life science training, research and testing centre, have been revealed. The facility, designed by Robin Partington, is estimated to cost more than £65 million. It is said it will contain the world’s biggest training pool. At 50 metres
BP Continues with Sparrows
Sparrows has successfully retained its current North Sea mechanical handling and crane management contract with BP, which will extend the working partnership between the two companies to over 50 years. The contract sees the lifting and mechanical handling specialist operating and maintaining all 21
Ocean Installer Wraps Up Its First Johan Sverdrup Campaign
Ocean Installer said it has recently completed the very first permanent subsea installation at the Johan Sverdrup field, marking the kick-off of the Johan Sverdrup offshore work. The offshore campaign took place late January and involved the installation of a subsea template for water injection. The
Seafloor Systems Presents Its New Unmanned Survey Boat
Seafloor Systems, a provider of customized hydrographic mapping solutions, has designed the EchoBoat-G2 unmanned survey vessel (USV) that is said to be able to execute survey missions via remote control or semi-autonomous, utilizing the company’s mission planner drone software. According to the comp
Subsea Expo Proves Fruitful for Namaka Subsea
DiveCert, a product of Namaka Subsea, has added another diving contractor to its client portfolio as a direct result of exhibiting at Subsea Expo. RockSalt Subsea is a newly formed underwater commercial diving company, based in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, servicing the civil, onshore, offshore, oil & g