Equipment
Marine Research Glider Goes Rogue
An autonomous marine research glider has been reported likely drifting at sea near Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia. According to Ocean Tracking Network, the two-meter long, yellow glider failed to report at its scheduled waypoint, 8 km from Devil’s Island near Halifax Harbour on May 22. Efforts to reco
Africa: BOM and STS in Ocean Monitoring Pact
Blue Ocean Monitoring (BOM) has entered into a Strategic Business Alliance Agreement with Sea Technology Services (STS). Under the alliance, BOM will initially base one Slocum Glider in Cape Town to be deployed on regional ocean monitoring programs, with STS providing associated marketing and engine
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Makes Senior Promotion
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has promoted David Brown to lead its oil and gas focus globally. Previously Trelleborg Sealing Solutions UK Managing Director and Oil and Gas Lead in Europe, Brown has taken on the role of Global Lead Group Director Oil and Gas with immediate effect, and will relocate to
Fugro bags McDermott extension
Fugro has been awarded a three-year extension to its existing contracts with engineering and construction company, McDermott Middle East, Inc. According to Fugro’s press release, the contract is for the provision of survey, positioning, remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and diving services in the Unit
Ashtead Technology adds Neptune’s leak detection systems to its rental fleet
Ashtead Technology, British underwater equipment rental company, has secured a deal with Neptune Oceanographics Limited, adding underwater leak detection products to its rental fleet. The company said that it will now offer Neptune’s leak detection systems and sensors including long range fluorescen
McDermott Lands Jacket Deal with Saudi Aramco
McDermott has been awarded a large brownfield contract by Saudi Aramco for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of twelve jackets for offshore oil and gas fields in Saudi Arabian waters. According to the company, work is scheduled for completion by the end of the first
HullWiper to Clean for Statoil
GAC EnvironHull has signed a contract with Statoil to provide underwater hull cleaning services for its vessels operating in Scandinavia, the Middle East and the Far East. From the second quarter of 2015, GAC EnvironHull, part of global shipping, logistics and marine services provider GAC Group, is
BMT Isis Supports JFD’s NSRS Contract
BMT Isis will provide safety and environmental support for JFD’s five-year contract with the UK Ministry of Defence for the provision of the NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS). JFD, which was formed by the merger of James Fisher Defence and Divex in 2014, has been awarded the five-year contract whi
Scientists Study Safety of Sub-Seabed CO2 Storage
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel has coordinated the ECO2 (Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)) research project from May 2011 to April 2015. Funded by the European Union, the ECO2 project developed recommendations for the selection and monitoring of submarine storage sites as well as an
Kongsberg Maritime wins order for Johan Sverdrup field
Kongsberg Maritime has today been awarded a call-off order for delivery of the Safety and Automation System (SAS), Life Cycle Simulator and SAS Information Management System for the four platforms on the Johan Sverdrup field centre, in the North Sea. The company says that the order is worth approxim
Westermeerwind Foundations in Place
The last of the 48 monopiles was installed on May 23 at the Westermeerwind wind farm, located at the IJsselmeer, the Netherlands. The construction kicked off in March this year, marking the setup of the first monopile, weighting about 250 tons. The 35 meters long foundation piles were delivered from
Cable Laying Begins at Kentish Flats Extension
The work on the installation of foundations on Kentish Flats Extension project has been completed, and the cable laying has begun. The cables load out started on May 01 in Germany, and ‘Nostag 10’ vessel has already started the installation of the array cables at the site. The second vessel ‘Bodo In
Meeting Set on Cromarty Firth Reclamation Scheme
With the shoreline of the Cromarty Firth literally changing shape, communities around Invergordon will have an opportunity to see the progress on the port reclamation project, due to be completed in August 2015. A public exhibition will be held by the Port of Cromarty Firth to showcase the major enh
California Coastal Armoring Report Presented
Stanford Law School has released the California Coastal Armoring Report, named Managing Coastal Armoring and Climate Change Adaptation in the 21st Century. In response to erosion and storm events, Californians have built seawalls, revetments, and other “coastal armoring” structures along significant