Equipment
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (September 05 – September 11). A new subsea company has officially launched on Monday with the announcement of its first UK contract. An independent company focused on underwater integrity, remotely op
Seatools: Paper on Grab-Based Deep-Sea Mining Released
Seatools, a subsea technology company that provides solutions for a wide range of subsea challenges, has just published paper on grab-based deep-sea mining. In the field of deep-sea mining, the currently dominant school of thought focuses on the large-scale underwater processing of subsea rocks, the
SMP Builds Air/Gas Diving Spread for GloMar Subsea
Preston-based Submarine Manufacturing & Products (SMP) informed it has manufactured and supplied a bespoke air/gas diving spread unit for GloMar Subsea. SMP was contracted to design, develop and manufacture a fully-certified 20ft containerised recompression support chamber, alongside a 20ft all-incl
Okeanus Adds Sound Ocean Systems
Louisiana-based oceanographic and marine rental company, Okeanus Science & Technology (Okeanus), has acquired the business assets of Sound Ocean Systems, Inc. (SOSI). This business combination will allow it to offer SOSI’s full catalog of equipment and engineering services to Okeanus customers and g
ECA Group Active in SWARMs Project
ECA Group is engaged in Smart and Networking Underwater Robots in Cooperation Meshes (SWARMs) project in charge of 3 different work packages. The €17.3-million project started in July 2015, involving 35 partners from 10 European countries through 3 years. The main goal of SWARMs is to make AUVs, ROV
Seaborn Goes with Amdocs Optima for Seabras-1
Amdocs informed that Seaborn Networks, a developer and operator of submarine fiber optic cable systems, will deploy Amdocs Optima to monetize its submarine cable infrastructure connecting the US and Brazil. Amdocs Optima is a new cloud-based digital customer management and commerce platform for mana
Tekmar and Subsea Innovation Team Up
Tekmar Energy and Subsea Innovation have signed a strategic collaborations agreement to collaborate in sales, product development and strategic initiatives towards cost and risk reduction in both OWF cabling equipment and O&G SURF and pipeline ancillaries. Namely, the new deal should see the two com
VIDEO: Multipurpose Watermaster on Display
Aquamec Ltd, a Finland-based company that manufactures the Watermaster – a multipurpose solution for work in shallow water – has just released a new video which shows the capabilities and applications of the versatile Watermaster dredger. The multipurpose Watermaster is used worldwide for deepening
Bosch Rexroth Joins DeepSea Mining Alliance at SMM
Mineral raw materials from the sea may contribute to ensuring the long term supply of industrial nations with important raw materials, Bosch Rexroth said in its latest announcement. The DeepSea Mining Alliance (DSMA) supports the development of deep sea mining projects in order to allow for an envir
Hummer Jacket Set for Touchdown
Following a short weather-related delay, platform jacket for the Hummer development project in the Gulf of Mexico has arrived to its destination. The platform jacket is a 4 pile, 3 slot structure designed to be installed in water depth of 65.5 meters over the Main Pass Block 270 #3 Hummer discovery
Aker Solutions Wins Utgard-Sleipner EPCIC Work
Aker Solutions said it will provide engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) services to enable a tie-in of the Utgard gas and condensate field to the Statoil-operated Sleipner facilities in the North Sea. The work, valued at about NOK 500 million ($61 million),
ITF calls developers to submit oil and gas tech proposals
An oil industry trade organization, the Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF), has issued an open call for proposals for ‘close-to-market’ technologies that can offer innovation in activities across the entire spectrum of oil and gas operations. ITF said on Thursday that this open call is a way for
Kongsberg simulators to aid with Arctic emergency ops training
Kongsberg Digital and Nord University in Norway have established a new partnership in an attempt to increase maritime safety and prepare for emergency operations in the Arctic regions. Kongsberg said on Thursday that the cooperation will be based on developing a common technical platform based on Ko
Liebherr Showcases Component Solutions for Dredging at SMM
At the international trade fair for shipbuilding, machinery and marine technology (SMM) in Hamburg, the Liebherr Components division is presenting its new component solutions for dredging. With the components for dredging industry, Liebherr is opening up a new field in the maritime industry. In doin