Subsea
Teledyne CARIS Pens Distribution Deal with Italy’s Codevintec
Developer of marine mapping software Teledyne CARIS has appointed Codevintec as CARIS software distributor for Italy, the Adriatic countries, Greece, and Lebanon. Codevintec has been a professional distributor in the geomatics industry for many years. Survey companies, scientific research organizati
Sif – Smulders JV Scores Triton Knoll Job
Sif Holding N.V. informed that Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Ltd and a joint venture of Sif Netherlands B.V. and Smulders Projects Belgium N.V. have signed preferred supplier and early works agreements for the design and fabrication of 90 monopiles and transition pieces as well as 2 foundations fo
Phoenix Appoints QMS Head
Phoenix International has appointed John Torgersen as the company’s new quality management systems (QMS) lead overseeing elements in all aspects required to achieve and maintain registration and certification in commercial and military quality standards and certification programs. The initial focus
EPA Backs Oceanit Laboratories Underwater Coating Research
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $100,000 to Oceanit Laboratories, located in Honolulu, to develop a nontoxic coating for use in water pipeline repair. The company is one of 15 small businesses nationwide receiving a total of $1.6 million to develop technologies that will h
EagleBurgmann Presents Mechanical Seal for Subsea Pumps
EagleBurgmann Germany said it has developed a mechanical seal for High Pressure/High Temperature (HP/HT) applications. According to the company, the development has been carried out in cooperation with a well-known pump manufacturer. The seal is said to be optimized for subsea pumps designed for an
Oceanscan Adds R2Sonic Multibeam with INS
Swathe Services announced that Oceanscan has recently made a significant investment for an R2Sonic 2022 digital wideband multibeam system with integrated I2NS (POS MV Wavemaster) INS. The Sonic 2022 is portable, and can be integrated into AUV, ROV, or a small boat for operations with a range up to 4
AMC’s AUV Goes on Maiden Project
The University of Tasmania’s newly-launched autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) nupiri muka has been deployed on her first science mission in Launceston’s Tamar River to help gain a better understanding of how the river bed changes through time. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) rese
Black Sea Survey Uncovers New Ancient Shipwrecks
The Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project (Black Sea MAP), led by the University of Southampton, and the largest maritime archaeology expedition ever undertaken, has discovered 60 shipwrecks. The project has during September continued to survey the Black Sea seafloor off the Bulgarian coast. The ma
TE SubCom Launches Network Operations Center Solution
TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity company, has launched a new global network operations center (NOC) solution designed to provide cable operators with a single source for fault, configuration, alarm, performance, security and maintenance network management. SubCom’s primary and secondary NOC solutions ar
EMGS in New Barents Sea Sale
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has entered into data licensing agreements with an undisclosed client. The agreements are related to 3D CSEM multi-client data in the Barents Sea in Norway, the company informed. The agreements represent combined revenues of approximately USD 1.2 million. Accor
AMC Delivers AUV Training Course to Australian Navy
Australian Navy personnel have completed an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) pilot training course designed and delivered by the Australian Maritime College (AMC). The course was designed to prepare future AUV pilots to conduct activities as part of a new Navy counter-mine project. Conducted at H
Aquabotix UUV for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Program
UUV Aquabotix informed that the National Aeronautics Space Administration’s (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has placed an order for an unmanned underwater vehicle with Aquabotix’s wholly-owned US subsidiary Aquabotix Technology Corporation. NASA’s JPL ordered Aquabotix’s Endura 300, a 300-met
Subcon Completes Its First African Contract
Subcon Europe was contracted by Subtech Group for the design and fabrication of 1680 m2 of CoastMatt for the scour protection of Terminal de Carvão da Matola in Maputo, Mozambique. This dry bulk terminal has an annual export of 7.5 million tonne of coal and magnetite and the scour protection was par
Webtool Cable Gripper Gets DNV GL Verification
Webtool’s CRT200 cable retrieval tool has received design verification approval from international certification body and classification society, DNV GL. Designed to allow the safe and controlled recovery of damaged cable and umbilical, up to 8” (203 mm) diameter, the CRT200 meets the requirements o