On 27 August 2017, deep-sea researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) recovered the underwater robot Tramper, which had been taking measurements at a depth of 2435 metres for nearly 60 weeks – the first long-term mission involving a crawler u
Scripps Oceanography research vessel Sally Ride, loaded with three-legged orange sea spider equipment platforms, bright yellow bulbous floats, anchors, line, and a variety of oceanographic instruments, departed Thursday to participate in the Inner Shelf Dynamics main experiment. Researchers from a n
Renewables certification body DNV GL has opened the control hardware in loop (CHIL) test facility for renewable energy generation plants.
UK and Chinese researchers are set to collaborate on five projects to develop the next generation offshore renewable energy (ORE) technologies.
Rotos 360, a subsidiary of James Fisher and Sons plc, has completed a GBP 3.5 million offshore wind turbine blade repair contract.
Rotos 360, a subsidiary of James Fisher and Sons plc, has completed a GBP 3.5 million offshore wind turbine blade repair contract.
Swedish IMR services provider NDE Offshore has been contracted by Siemens to carry out structural and subsea inspections of the xWin platforms. This is the second year in a row Siemens has called on NDE to carry out the survey. The project includes inspections of BorWin Beta, HelWin Alpha, HelWin Be
UK-based SeaRoc Group has announced the expansion of its team with a number of new hires throughout the second quarter of 2017.
Bourbon has seen its net loss almost doubled in the first six months of 2017 on “continuously challenging market” and forex losses. French vessel owner and offshore services provider booked a net loss of €170 million ($203 million) in first-half 2017. This result compares with €87 million ($104 mill
Researchers from Swansea University are teaming up with local fishermen and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) to assess possible effects on marine environment from proposed tidal energy development off North Wales.
Siemens has awarded offshore services provider NDE Offshore AB with a contract to carry out structural and subsea inspections on four HVDC platforms in the German North Sea.
All 67 Siemens 6MW turbines on the 402MW Dudgeon wind farm off Norfolk are now producing electricity, according to Statoil, the operator and part owner of the offshore wind farm.
All 67 Siemens 6MW turbines on the 402MW Dudgeon wind farm off Norfolk are now producing electricity, according to Statoil, the operator and part owner of the offshore wind farm.
Magseis has completed its first large-scale survey conducted with modular ROV-crew. Magseis marked the completion with the recovery of the last sensor on the 4D seabed seismic survey in the North Sea. Magseis CEO, Idar Horstad, said: “This proves the efficiency of our modular-ROV based concept. We b
