Equipment
Atlantis to Buy ScottishPower Renewables Tidal Energy Assets
Atlantis and ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) are teaming up to develop a joint portfolio of projects for the tidal sector. Namely, Atlantis’s Scottish project development vehicle, Tidal Power Scotland Limited (TPSL), will acquire SPR’s portfolio of tidal projects in exchange for a 6% shareholding in
Dolphins Inspire New Subsea Detection Tech Research
Heriot-Watt’s Ocean Systems Laboratory, Hydrason Solutions, and CENSIS have joined forces on a research project to create sensor technology inspired by Bottlenose Dolphins that could help improve subsea detection capabilities. Namely, the project will develop an enhanced wideband sonar system based
Seabased Hooks Up Sotenäs Wave Energy Plant to Swedish Grid
The 120-ton subsea generator switchgear of the Sotenäs Wave Energy Plant on the Swedish West Coast has been deployed and connected to the Swedish National Grid via a 10 km long subsea cable. A number of Wave Energy Converters (generators) were also connected to the subsea switchgear and the wave par
Plexus Director Steps Down
Plexus informed that Christopher Fraser has stepped down as a director of the company with immediate effect. Fraser (age 51) was appointed to the board of the company as a non-executive director in March 2012. As announced on July 2, 2015, pursuant to the Share Subscription Agreement entered into by
Global Marine in Bali – Lombok Subsea Cable Project
Global Marine Systems has secured a sub-contract to install approximately 48 km of optic cable between the Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok. The main contract of this project was signed to the turnkey solution provider Huawei Marine. The main lay of the project will see cable surface laid betwe
VIDEO: Shell’s Prelude FLNG nears completion
The Anglo-Dutch oil and gas major Shell recently shared a video tracking the 2015 progress of the company’s first ever FLNG project, Prelude, that will be located offshore Western Australia. The video covers the installation of the last giant topside module in South Korea, through subsea equipment i
VIDEO: Seaeye Sabertooth Showcased at NASA
Between November 12-17, Underwater Systems was on location at NASA for a technology symposium in Houston, Texas. The symposium comprised both seminars and product demonstrations of the underwater vehicle – Seaeye Sabertooth. The product demos took place in NASA´s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL), i
Sonardyne Ranger 2 Pro for C&C Technologies
Sonardyne has received an order to supply five Ranger 2 Pro USBL tracking systems to survey and mapping specialists C&C Technologies, a subsidiary of Oceaneering. Ranger 2 Pro is designed for deep water tracking of underwater targets and position referencing for dynamically positioned (DP) vessels.
Hydroid Builds Autonomous LARS for AUVs
Hydroid, a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, has released Line Capture Line Recovery (LCLR), a self-contained module that is initially offered on Hydroid’s REMUS 600 autonomous underwater vehicle for the purpose of autonomous launch and recovery. “We designed the LCLR to be a first-of-its-kind syste
BPS Deploys bioWAVE Demo Unit Off OZ
Ocean energy company, BioPower Systems (BPS), has set up its 250kW bioWAVE pilot demonstration unit off the coast near Port Fairy, Victoria. The $21-million project has been in development by BPS for three years, with $11 million funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and $5 mil
Kongsberg Launches EM 712 Multibeam Echo Sounder
Kongsberg Maritime has introduced a new multibeam echo sounder designed for survey and inspection operations in shallow and medium water depths. The new KONGSBERG EM 712 multibeam echo sounder is the second generation of wideband multibeam for these water depths. The EM 712 supersedes the EM 710 whi
Prysmian Ups Oman Cables Industry Stake
Italian cable specialist, Prysmian, has signed an agreement to increase its stake in Oman Cables Industry to approximately 51%, thus gaining majority stake. According to the terms of the agreement, Prysmian, which already own a 34.78% stake in the company, will purchase an additional approximately 1
EIVA Adds Representative in Nigeria
OceanCosmos Nigeria has become the first EIVA representative in Nigeria. As of December 2015, OceanCosmos Nigeria Limited will offer its customers both EIVA hardware and software solutions as a local point of contact that knows the drill of the Nigerian offshore construction and survey industry. “It
Van Oord Names New Cutter Suction Dredger Mangystau
Van Oord has named a new cutter suction dredger at the yard of Damen Dredging Equipment in Nijkerk, the Netherlands. The vessel, which was given the name Mangystau, is the second modified Damen CSD 650 cutter suction dredger in the Van Oord fleet. The naming ceremony was performed by Ms J.P.T.M. Ver