Equipment
Reach, MMT Complete Surveyor Interceptor ROV Tests
Reach Subsea and MMT Sweden have recently finalized successful offshore tests on the new Surveyor Interceptor ROV from the vessel Edda Fonn. Sea trials with the new SROV have been performed to collect background data for a specialized handling system, to test speed, maneuverability, stability, cable
VIDEO: Tests finalized on SROV Surveyor Interceptor
Reach Subsea and MMT Sweden have recently finalized offshore tests on a new Survey ROV (SROV) Surveyor Interceptor, owned by the two companies in a JV, from the vessel Edda Fonn. Sea trials with the new SROV have been performed to collect background data for a specialized handling system, to test sp
GTT nets another order from DSME
GTT a French maker of membrane containment systems for the maritime transportation and storage of LNG said it has received order for one LNGC.
GTT nets another order from DSME
GTT a French maker of membrane containment systems for the maritime transportation and storage of LNG said it has received order for one LNGC.
PSV Pacific Liberty delivered to SPO
Shipowner and operator, Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (SPO) has named its fourth L Class Platform Supply Vessel (PSV), Pacific Liberty at a ceremony held in Kyoto, Japan on Tuesday, February 3, 2015. The naming ceremony was held at Maizuru Shipyard of Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) in Kyo
Geosyntec Recognized for Innovation Technologies
In December 2014 the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (Miljøstyrelsen) published a policy document, entitled “The Danish Solution: A BluePrint for Clean Soil”. The document provides a policy framework for identifying and prioritizing soil-contamination sites in Denmark and developing green-tec
UCL Finds How to Stretch Subsea Cables Transmission
A new way to process fibre optic signals has been demonstrated by UCL researchers, which could double the distance at which data travels error-free through transatlantic sub-marine cables. According to UCL, the new method has the potential to reduce the costs of long-distance optical fibre communica
Romica Umbilical Winches for NOC
Romica Engineering Ltd (REL) has signed a contract with The UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) to provide 4 umbilical winches. According to REL, these winches should allow NOC to facilitate seismic and towed ocean bottom instrument operations at sea with self-contained systems providing the abi
Teledyne in Bowtech Buy
Teledyne Technologies has acquired designer and manufacturer of underwater environment vision systems Bowtech Products through a U.K.-based subsidiary. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1989, Bowtech is a supplier of rugged cameras and LED lighting sources deployed in the extre
Forum Boosts Product Portfolio with J-Mac Acquisition
Forum Energy Technologies announced today that it has acquired J-Mac Tool, Inc. (J-Mac). J-Mac, located in Fort Worth, Texas, manufactures high quality hydraulic fracturing pumps, power ends, fluid ends, and other pump accessories. J-Mac also provides repair and refurbishment services for power ends
Lamprell hands over jack-up Jindal Pioneer
Lamprell has announced the completion of construction on the jack-up rig “Jindal Pioneer” and its delivery to Dev Drilling Pte Ltd of Singapore, a D. P. Jindal Group Company, on time and within budget. The contract for the “Jindal Pioneer” rig was signed in January 2013 and this is the second rig wi
‘Ceona Amazon’ equipped with twin cranes
Ceona, SURF contractor with heavy subsea construction capabilities, has marked another milestone in delivering its next generation flagship asset, the Ceona Amazon, following the installation of 570te multiple pipelay VLS and twin 400te cranes onto the deepwater field development vessel. One month a
OceanServer Wins Orders for 6 Iver AUVs
OceanServer Technology has bagged contracts for 6 new Iver AUVs across 3 different customers. The systems were expected to be delivered by the end of January 2015. Four systems will be delivered to YSI/Xylem for use in water quality application utilizing the YSI Sonde 6-Series Sensors. The second cu
Kongsberg Supports Hydrography Training Course in Japan
Kongsberg Maritime has contributed to a hydrography training course taking place in Japan by supplying training on its shallow water multibeam survey equipment. The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) invited eight participants from Australasian countries as far afield as Kirabati, Myan