Equipment
Searcher Wraps Up 2D Seismic Survey Off Mexico
Searcher Seismic said it has completed acquisition of the Buscador Near-Shore 2D Seismic Survey, located offshore Mexico. The Buscador Near-Shore 2D Seismic Survey was acquired by Searcher’s project partner, BGP and comprises 11,200 km of newly acquired 2D data specifically targeting the near shore
Magseis Chairman Steps Down
Norwegian seabed seismic services player, Magseis, informed that its chairman Mari Thjømøe has, for personal reasons, decided to tender her resignation. The board has accepted the resignation and appointed board member Jan P. Grimnes as the new interim chairman of the board until the date of the ann
Oceaneering Extends AUV Operations to West Africa
Oceaneering Internationa is expanding its presence for autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) survey services to the West African region. Oceaneering currently serves the U.S Gulf of Mexico with a fleet of commercial AUVs, designed for survey operations in water depths reaching 4,500 meters. The compan
ASV Global Inks MoD Licence Agreement
The Ministry of Defence has signed a licence agreement with ASV Global allowing for the use of its unmanned surface vehicle (USV) capability technology. The contract has been signed through Ploughshare Innovations, the technology transfer arm of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl).
Subsea in September
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. The most attention from our industry readers was reserved for the recently launched company, Rovco. The Bristol-based firm, focused on underwater integrity, remot
Seatools Nets Seaway Heavy Lifting Contract for Beatrice OWF
Seaway Heavy Lifting has awarded Dutch subsea technology company Seatools the contract for the design and delivery of a piling template instrumentation and control system. The system will be used for the offshore pile installation operations that are part of the construction of the Beatrice offshore
Kongsberg Equipment Package for New Angolan Research Vessel
Kongsberg Maritime has been awarded a contract by Damen to provide a diverse, integrated technology solution for a new 74-metre fishery research vessel (FRV), which will be built at Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania. The vessel is planned to be delivered to the owner, the Angolan Ministry of Fisheries
ABB and Aibel Join Forces in Offshore Wind Industry
ABB and Aibel have entered into a strategic partnership to deliver offshore wind integration solutions. ABB will focus on its high voltage direct current (HVDC) technology, while Aibel will take turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) responsibility for the design, construction, inst
Teledyne CARIS USA Appoints New Director
Teledyne CARIS USA, a developer of marine mapping software, informed that Paul Cooper will be retiring on October 14, after 10 years at its helm. Cooper joined CARIS from Leidos (formerly SAIC), and prior to that had a career with the US Naval Oceanographic Office working in the fields of Hydrograph
Guidance Marine Hires Sonardyne Vessel for Sensor Trials
Sonardyne International has recently chartered one of its Plymouth-based trials vessels to Guidance Marine. Echo Explorer, a 12 meter survey-class catamaran, and its crew were hired to support sea acceptance trials of Guidance Marine’s new long-range microwave position reference sensor, Artemis Mk6,
Vietnam’s PTSC orders satellite equipment for AHTS vessels from Intellian
Intellian Technologies, a provider of maritime satellite communications systems, has received an order for satellite antenna systems from the Vietnamese owner and operator of vessels serving the oil and gas industry, PTSC Marine. Intellian said on Tuesday that the contract entails the installation o
C-Tecnics Boosts Business Development Team
C-Tecnics, a subsea camera and lighting company, has added Scott Jamieson to its business development team. Jamieson has over 30 years in the subsea industry working as a senior manager for equipment manufacturers around the world. C-Tecnics are said to be looking to the future and investing in pers
Rentel Gains Financial Close for OWF Project in Belgian North Sea
Rentel NV has reached financial close for the construction of a new offshore wind farm off the Belgian coast. The Rentel project, located 40 kilometers north of Ostend, will be the fifth offshore wind project in the Belgian North Sea. This new offshore power station will consist of 42 turbines and a
Viable Alternative Mining Operating System: New Milestone Achieved
After 18 months, the ¡VAMOS! Consortium has reached the ‘design freeze’ stage of the prototypes to be built. ¡VAMOS!, the Viable Alternative Mining Operating System, is a 42-month research and development project launched to enable the opening and rehabilitation of underexploited European mineral de