Converteam announces today the signing of an agreement with GE pursuant to which the financial Converteam shareholders commit to sell their shares to GE. Pierre Bastid and Florent Battistella will retain a significant shareholding in Converteam after the closing of the transaction. This agreement is
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is again teaming with French authorities to renew the international search for the deep-sea wreck site of Air France Flight 447 and to retrieve the flight recorders from the Airbus A 330. WHOI will lead the search from late March to July 2011 under the
The long-awaited drillship Deepwater Champion finally passed through the Bosporus on Friday en route to the Black Sea province of Samsun… (todayszaman) [mappress] Source: todayszaman, March 28, 2011;
Lews Castle College UHI, part of the University of the Highlands and Islands, is to lead on a key research project that could help to make the Hebrides one of the most valuable and sought-after marine energy sites in Europe. The wave power to the west of the Outer Hebrides is said to be one [&hellip
Lews Castle College UHI, part of the University of the Highlands and Islands, is to lead on a key research project that could help to make the Hebrides one of the most valuable and sought-after marine energy sites in Europe. The wave power to the west of the Outer Hebrides is said to be one [&hellip
Specialist Subsea Services Ltd (S3), a provider of Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) and survey services to the international energy industry… [mappress] Source: subseauk , March 24, 2011;
The renowned VHF Sailor RT-2048 VHF that has been in the market since 1987 and of which more than 100,000 units have been sold, is reaching its end of life. Radio Holland, Sailor distributor in The Netherlands and several other countries around the world, now introduces its successor, the Sailor RT-
Tritech International announced the latest release of its survey data acquisition, display and logging software package. Seanet Pro, version 2, now offers users the ability for remote networkability; allowing subsea data to be streamed between several PCs connected to the same Local Area Network on
In April 2012 Aker Solutions opens the doors to the company’s new 2 000 square metre technology experience centre in Oslo, Norway. The centre aims to demonstrate the art of engineering at its best, and show how science subjects contribute towards development of technology and what this means to soci
Coral reefs are large, long-lived bio-geological structures that include all associated marine plants and animals. Although Coral Reefs are robust and have often withstood the forces of storms, climatic change, sea level change and predators, the living elements are just a very thin veneer of delica
Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Statoil to supply control umbilicals to the Norne field located in the Northern part of the North Sea. The contract value is approximately NOK 200 million. The scope of work for the Fossekall-Dompap project includes a control umbilical system with a total of
Vyksa Steel Works in February 2011 made the qualifying party of large diameter pipes on the specifications of the project South Stream… (steelguru) [mappress] Source:steelguru , March 23, 2011;
SBM Offshore announces the industry’s first fully qualified and certified offshore LNG transfer system – the Cryogenic Offshore Offloading and Loading (COOL™) system. The COOL™ system is comprised of a flexible cryogenic floating LNG hose and connectors designed to allow the transfer of LNG between
Marlink, the global provider of maritime satellite communications, has recently extended its contract with seismic vessel operator Fugro-Geoteam for a further five years. As part of the latest agreement, Marlink will supply its innovative Sealink™ VSAT service to 8 seismic vessels via Marlink’s Eik
