Equipment
Siem Wins MRSV ‘Siem Marlin’ Charter Deal
Norway’s Siem Offshore has inked a charter contract with an undisclosed international construction diving and subsea engineering company for the MRSV Siem Marlin. According to Siem’s Oslo Stock Exchange filing, the agreement is made at market terms and is firm for a period of five years with a purch
WATCH: Cable Setup on Galway Bay Ocean Observatory
RV Celtic Explorer has laid a subsea cable in Galway Bay in April 2015 marking a milestone in the development of Ireland’s national marine research and development infrastructure. The four kilometre cable, and a frame to which sensors and monitoring equipment will be attached is part of the developm
PGS in 2D seismic survey off Mexico
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA(PGS) has started operations of a MultiClient 2D seismic program offshore Mexico on May 16, 2015. The two 2D vessels Atlantic Explorer and Sanco Spirit will acquire multiple projects recently approved by the Mexican government. The first program to be acquired is the Mexico
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (May 11 – May 17). Subsea 7 has informed that a programme of cost reduction measures will be implemented including a re-sizing of the fleet and workforce, and the restructuring of its corporate organis
Asian Hercules III ‘largest heavy-lift sheerlegs of its kind’ named in Singapore
Asian Lift, a joint venture between Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) and Smit Singapore, a member of the Boskalis Group of Companies, has named today, May 15, 2015, the Asian Hercules III. According to the company, the Asian Hercules III is the largest and most versatile heavy-lift sheerlegs of
Canal Tugs: The Next Generation
Engineering Class ‘Telford Rolt’, a new 6.17 meter, 6.25 tonne tug, was launched into the River Soar at Loughborough this month with a naming ceremony performed by Charlotte Wood, Regional Construction Manager South at Canal & River Trust, a major customer of Land & Water Services Ltd. Designed by I
TCP Preferred Bidder for Westermost Rough Transmission
Ofgem has appointed Transmission Capital Partners (TCP) as the preferred bidder to own and operate the offshore transmission link to the Westermost Rough windfarm for the next 20 years. Transmission Capital Partners, a consortium comprising Transmission Capital Partners Limited Partnership and Inter
Seatronics Delivers Predator ROVs to Great Eastern Group
Seatronics, an Acteon company, announced that (GEG) has taken delivery of two Predator inspection-class ROV systems integrated with SeeByte’s SeeTrack CoPilot. Great Eastern Group will use the Predators to provide enhanced capabilities for their survey and inspection tasks. SeeTrack CoPilot will all
USV for Hydrographic Survey
Technology developed to help Marines plan for amphibious operations in now assisting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with collecting hydrographic survey data in areas not easily accessed by a manned vessel. Developed by the Corps’ Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, Mississippi,
Flyover: Far Sleipner Parked in Ålesund
The following video shows Farstad Shipping’s new subsea construction vessel Far Sleipner parked at Ahlsell in Ålesund. The vessel is designed for subsea construction/IMR operations to 3,000 meters water depth, has an overall length of 142.6 meters, beam of 25 meters and a deck area of 1,800 m². The
Fugro Discovers Shipwreck While Looking for MH370
Fugro Equator’s deep tow system detected a cluster of small sonar contacts in the southern part of the search area, 12 nautical miles to the east of the 7th arc. The sonar data was carefully analysed and categorised as Class 2, “of potential interest but unlikely to be related to MH370.” It could no
Magseis Posts Quarterly Loss
Norwegian geophysical contractor, Magseis, has reported net loss of USD 6.5 million or NOK -0.24 basic earnings per share in the first quarter 2015, compared to net loss of USD 3.9 million or NOK -0.21 basic earnings per share during Q4 2014. The Oslo-listed company has also seen its revenues drop a
Drydocks World to Build Turret for FPSO Layang
Drydocks World has secured a contract from Orwell Offshore to fabricate an external Turret for FPSO Layang. The external turret for Orwell Offshore will enable Layang FPSO operations in water depths of up to 90m. “Constructing this turret for Orwell offshore is a milestone in marking the next phase
Carnegie: CETO 6 Geophysical Survey Starts Off Australia
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited informed that the offshore geophysical survey activities started this week on its CETO 6 Project off Garden Island, Western Australia. The findings of these activities will influence elements of the CETO 6 Project, such as foundation selection, cabl