Subsea
SeeByte, VideoRay Upgrade Sonar CoPilot
SeeByte in collaboration with VideoRay have successfully developed and tested improvements to the Sonar CoPilot system. According to SeeByte, these software upgrades include improvements to the user interfaces and target tracking features. The system provides a comprehensive tool to allow for 1-clic
SMD Expands Sales Team
Wallsend-based manufacturer of subsea vehicle systems, Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) has added two new members to its sales teams. Ian Bryan, who qualified as a chartered engineer while working on nuclear submarines in the Royal Navy, joins SMD team from the Crown Estate. Ian brings with him a range o
etpm Boosts Services
Subsea and marine recruitment specialist etpm has introduced two new key service lines and made two senior appointments to further grow and develop its service. According to the company, the changes further position etpm as the provider of one of the most comprehensive crewing service agencies in th
Shell Recovers Survey Data with Sonardyne Technology
Sonardyne International’s acoustic modem technology has been used by Shell to recover survey data from a network of long-life seabed sensors deployed in the North Sea. To date, the network of Autonomous Monitoring Transponders (AMTs) has collected over a quarter of a billion measurements as part of
Maritech Wraps Up Subsea Cable Setup (Canada)
Maritech International, a provider of subsea installations and marine works to the international oil and gas, telecommunications and power transmission industries, has successfully completed a subsea power cable installation in Newfoundland. The USD$14.5 million contract with Newfoundland Power Inc.
PHOTO: ABB’s Subsea Cable for Kriegers Flak OWF
ABB has won an order worth over $100 million from Energinet.dk, the Danish transmission system operator, to build an alternating current (AC) cable system that will enable the integration and transmission of power from the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm to the mainland grid. As Denmark’s largest o
GE, Andritz Favorites for Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon
General Electric and Andritz Hydro have been appointed as preferred bidders to the £1 billion Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon infrastructure project. The two companies, bidding together for the £300m contract to supply sixteen bidirectional turbines to the tidal lagoon power plant, have committed to a majo
Akastor Q4 in Red
An oilfield services investment company, Akastor, has recorded a net loss for the fourth quarter 2014 of NOK 502 million. The net profit for the continuing operations ended at NOK -475 million in the fourth quarter. Net profit from discontinued operations was NOK -27 million. For 2014 as a whole, ne
James Fisher Buys National Hyperbaric Centre
James Fisher and Sons acquired the National Hyperbaric Centre, based in Aberdeen, Scotland. The initial consideration is £3.5m in cash plus a potential £1.0m earn out based on specific future contracts undertaken post completion and prior to 31 March 2016, James Fisher informed. NHC operates hyperba
RV Heincke Gets New Engines
The Research Vessel Heincke, one of the ships operated by the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), has received three new main engines. With the addition of particle filters and downstream exhaust-gas filter systems, the ship is now both more economical and
N-Sea Launches Edradour Dive Support Vessel
N-Sea, the Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) specialist, has launched its third diving support vessel. The Edradour represents a £1.5 million investment for the company and will be immediately utilised in IMR operations in the North Sea, as well as in Holland and Germany. Launched in Aberdeen
First Subsea to Unveil New OWF Connectors
Subsea connector specialist, First Subsea, has announced a launch of a new monopile interface connector for offshore wind monopiles, and top tension connector for floating wind turbines, at EWEA Offshore 2015. Namely, First Subsea has streamlined the process of connection and termination during the
Polarcus Stays Down
Oslo-listed seismic player Polarcus has recorded a net loss second quarter in a row as the contract revenues went down 35% and the company suffered a USD 28.8 million impairment charge. The Norwegian company recorded a net loss of $73.1 million in Q4 2014, versus a net profit of $ 7.4 million in Q4
Fécamp Met Mast Foundation Installed
MT Højgaard has installed the Fécamp met mast foundation in the English Channel, marking the first installation of a new type of foundation that may prove of great importance to the offshore wind industry. MT Højgaard has lowered the Seatower Cranefree® foundation to a depth of nearly 30 metres on t