Equipment
Aquatic, ITB Subsea Deliver Cable Project Off Canada
Aquatic Engineering and Construction has completed a project alongside ITB Subsea to lay power cables for British Columbia Hydro, the main provider of electricity in British Columbia, Canada. Quadra Island lies just off the east coast of Vancouver Island and is part of the Discovery Islands, located
LGS Secures Subsea Cables Deal with U.S. Navy
LGS Innovations (LGS) has won an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling of $9.5 million to supply submarine telecommunication cables to the U.S. Navy’s Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC). Under the terms of the contract, LGS In
Portsmouth Prepares for Dredging
The preparation works are currently underway for dredging at HMNB Portsmouth ahead of the arrival of the Queen Elizabeth Class carriers. In June, the Defense Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) announced it had awarded a contract worth £31 million to Fareham based Boskalis Westminster Ltd for work to
Dril-Quip Director Dies
Dril-Quip’s member of board of directors L.H. Dick Robertson, age 81, passed away on November 18, 2015 following a recent illness. Robertson served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Dual Drilling Company, from 1984 to June 1996. Prior to his employment with Dual Drilling Company, he wa
Halul Offshore acquires offshore ship handling simulator
Qatari Halul Offshore Services has recently procured an Offshore Support Vessel (OSV) Ship Handling Simulator. According to Halul, the firm is now one of the few companies in the Gulf region to own the Netherlands-built simulator, which is normally used in training schools. Halul’s CEO, Vivek Seth s
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (November 16 – November 22). DOF Subsea has struck a deal to sell the vessel Skandi Inspector to an undisclosed international buyer. Previously known as Tender Captain, Far Captain and Skandi Captain,
New DRH Dredger for Indonesia
Dragflow has recently supplied its DRH cable dredger to a mine located in the southwest region of the island of Sumbawa, in the District of Sekongkang, Indonesia, for extraction of copper, gold and silver. “The customer was looking for a complete dredging equipment, diesel driven, capable to create
SeeByte Software Could Boost Marine Robots Tracking Ability
SeeByte, ASV and the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have carried out trials on a software that could better enable a fleet of robotic vehicles to work together to perform tasks such as seeking and tracking whales and dolphins. This software acts like a ‘central brain’, making decisions about whe
Veripos Gets New Marketing & Product Development VP
Veripos, supplier of GNSS positioning services to offshore and associated industries, has appointed Miguel Amor as global Vice-President of Marketing & Product Development. Amor joins the Aberdeen-based company from Trimble following a 12-year close association with marketing and business developmen
DEME: High Activity Level
Ackermans & van Haaren, a diversified group active in 5 key segments: Marine Engineering & Infrastructure (DEME), Private Banking, Real Estate, Leisure & Senior Care, Energy & Resources and Development Capital, has announced their business results for the third quarter of 2015. DEME (AvH 60.40%) suc
PHOTO: Ice Class Severnaya Dvina
Earlier this month, Damen Shipyards Group successfully launched the ice class trailing suction hopper dredger Severnaya Dvina for Russian Port Agency FSUE “Rosmorport”. Following her delivery, the 2,000 m³ Severnaya Dvina will maintain navigational depths and provide safe shipping in the Arkhangelsk
iXBlue Sub-Bottom Profilers for SHOM
French Hydrographic Office SHOM has awarded iXBlue with a 4-year contract to equip their coastal hydrographic vessels and smaller hydrographic crafts. iXBlue is providing ECHOES sub-bottom profilers and DELPH seabed mapping software to SHOM for shallow water hydrographic applications. According to i
BH Global lands over $4M worth of contracts
BH Global Corporation’s supply chain management subsidiary, Beng Hui Marine, has landed S$6 million ($4.25 million) in offshore and marine contracts. Among the contracts, the Singapore-based company noted a major supply contract to a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit. The majo
DNV GL to Accept In-Water ROV Inspection of Ship’s Bottom
DNV GL has informed that it accepts underwater examination of a ship’s bottom by means of remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) on a case by case basis. A remote means of examination, typically an ROV, may be used to carry out relevant parts of the in-water bottom survey referring to the “Rules