Equipment
WATCH: Outfitting of Harvey MPSV Twins
The video above shows outfitting of the sister multi-purpose support vessels (MPSVs) the Harvey Sub-Sea and the Harvey Blue-Sea at Florida-based Eastern Shipbuilding for Harvey Gulf International Marine. The Harvey Sub-Sea (Hull 249) is a first of two MPSVs, designed by VARD Marine and launched on N
Companies Present New Subsea Mapping Solution in Fort William
DOF Subsea together with subsea technology companies Sonardyne, 2G Robotics, and Seatronics demonstrated a new underwater surveying technique that could reportedly have an impact on the time needed to map underwater structures and offshore sites. The capabilities of the so-called ‘Dynamic Mobile Map
DeepOcean Wins with Statoil
DeepOcean has secured a contract from Statoil for survey and light construction services in 2017. Offshore work will be undertaken in 2017 with a vessel from DeepOcean’s in-house fleet and survey ROV ‘Superior’. The Superior carried out its first commercial project for Statoil in 2016 under the same
JFD and Wuhu Ink Joint Venture Deal in China
James Fisher and Sons’ subsidiary JFD has expanded into the Chinese market through the signing of a joint venture with Wuhu Diving Equipment Factory. Wuhu Diving Equipment Factory is a subsidiary of Shanghai Salvage Company (SSC). SCC recently awarded a £35-million contract to JFD to manufacture a 2
Ecosscope Deploys Subsea Glider to Collect Data Off PNG
In conjunction with geophysical and geochemical surveys currently being acquired by its sister company Searcher Seismic, Ecosscope is acquiring environmental baseline data in the Gulf of Papua. Ecosscope and project partners Blue Ocean Monitoring and Gardline Marine Sciences deployed an autonomous s
Hawaiki Contracts Mirait for Cable Infrastructure in Sydney
Mirait Technologies Australia has signed a contract with Hawaiki Submarine Cable LP, the owner and developer of the Hawaiki submarine cable system, for the build of terrestrial infrastructure in Sydney. The Hawaiki submarine cable system is a new trans-Pacific cable, which will link Australia and Ne
DeepOcean in subsea inspection deal with Statoil
Offshore services provider DeepOcean has secured a contract with the Norwegian oil company Statoil for survey and light construction services in 2017. Offshore work will be undertaken in 2017 with a vessel from DeepOcean’s in-house fleet. DeepOcean’s Chief Commercial Officer, Ottar Mæland, said, “We
ROVOP Bounces Back from Ceona Blow with Strong Results
ROV service provider, ROVOP, has recorded sales of almost £10 million in the second half of its financial year and EBITDA of £3.5 million for the six months to September 2016, an increase of 14 percent and 27 percent respectively over the same period in 2015. The company has also welcomed 15 new cus
4Subsea Develops Automated Integrity Testing of Flexible Risers
4Subsea, a Norwegian technology company specialised in production riser systems and subsea well systems, has launched Portable Annulus Tester (PAT), a product that automates integrity testing of flexible risers. According to the company, PAT is an “Engineer-in-a-box” solution that removes the requir
OceanGate Begins Construction of Cyclops 2 Manned Submersible
OceanGate said it has started the construction of the Cyclops 2, a manned submersible with a depth range of 4,000 meters (13,125 feet). The company has ordered two titanium hemispheres and two matching titanium to carbon fiber interface rings from Titanium Fabrication Corp. (TiFab), and a 56” diamet
Kraken Sets Up Subsidiary in Bremen
Kraken Sonar Inc. informed that effective January 1, 2017, its new German subsidiary, Kraken Robotik GmbH (KRG) will start operations at the Bremen Innovation and Technology Centre (BITZ). In addition to customer support, KRG will focus on the development of 3D imaging sensors, machine learning and
Ashtead Provides nCentric Tech for Fugro’s North Africa Ops
Ashtead Technology is delivering nCentric wireless mesh communication network to assist Fugro Subsea Services operation in North Africa. Utilising nCentric Nova Node technology combined with the HyperBox, Ashtead has supplied video streaming and data transmissions between four vessels during the ins
CIMC Offshore attracts $145M investment
China International Marine Containers (CIMC HK) has agreed to sell a 15 percent interest in CIMC Offshore to Future Industry Investment Fund, also based in China. The investment fund has been set up by the government of China to invest in major projects in the advanced manufacturing industry, aiming
UniSite: Look Back at Business in 2016
UniSite Group, a Chinese company involved in dredging, land reclamation, offshore projects, marine, mechanical engineering and green remediation projects, took an active part in a lot of projects all over the world in 2016. During the first quarter of 2016, UniSite supplied a significant amount of s