Subsea
BMAPA, The Crown Estate Launch Marine Aggregate Dredging Review
The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) and The Crown Estate, have published a new ‘Fifteen-Year Review’ which provides a unique overview of the changes in the area of seabed licensed and dredged between 1998 and 2012, enabling greater understanding of the nation’s marine mineral
Helmholtz Alliance ‘ROBEX’ Partners with Airbus DS Bremen
Bringing together space and deep sea research is the goal of the Helmholtz Alliance “ROBEX – Robotic Exploration of Extreme Environments”, which is coordinated at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI). Since yesterday Airbus DS Bremen is associated partne
Tidal Lagoon Power Moves to New Premises
Having more than doubled its head office workforce in the past year, Tidal Lagoon Power moves into a new head office in Gloucester Docks. A team of forty full time employees will be joined by up to ninety-five colleagues from Atkins and Costain, two of the delivery partners helping to prepare the wo
Germany, Japan Discuss Future Joint Research in Arctic
A delegation of leading Japanese polar scientists and governmental functionaries has met with scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute and the Center for Marine Environmental Studies (MARUM) in the House of Science in Bremen. The delegation was led by Takashi Kiyoura, director of the office of R
SeeByte to Provide ‘SeeTrack’ for NOC’s Gliders
SeeByte, a provider of smart software for unmanned maritime systems, has entered a collaboration with the National Oceanography Centre (NOC). The agreement will see SeeByte develop tools to help pilot a fleet of gliders. As a result of UK Robot and Autonomous Systems funding, the Marine Autonomous a
RTS Expands Its Facilities
Rental Technology & Services (RTS), has recently celebrated the opening of their new and expanded office, and workshop facilities in Karmøy, Norway. The company, which houses just over 30 employees, had a turnover in 2013 of approximately $14 million US dollars, and has outgrown their old facilities
Petrojarl Knarr FPSO Arrives at Aibel for Final Preparations
The new floating production vessel Petrojarl Knarr has arrived from Korea at Aibel’s shipyard in Haugesund. Here the ship will be prepared before installation on the Knarr field. The assignment contributes to full employment at the yard for the upcoming weeks, before Petrojarl Knarr once again leave
Scantrol Delivers AHC for Hydramec’s LARS
Scantrol has supplied Active Heave Compensation (AHC) for a Launch & Recovery System for another Observation ROV. The LARS, ordered by one of the world’s leading subsea companies, is designed by the British winch manufacturer Hydramec. The recent delivery is the start of a long-term relationship bet
DONG Energy Names New Managing Director
DONG Energy Sales announced that Jeff Whittingham has been appointed Managing Director. Jeff is taking over from Mike Hogg who is retiring after more than 41 years in the energy industry. The new appointment will be effective on 1st November 2014. Evert den Boer, International Sales Senior Vice Pres
Jee Wins Contract Renewal from BP
Jee Ltd, a subsea engineering and training firm, has been awarded a three-year contract extension from BP with potential value in excess of $7.3 million (£4.5 million). The two companies have had a support contract in place for 10 years, with Jee providing global operations and project support to BP
DeepOcean Adds New Members to Its Team
DeepOcean Group Holding B.V. announces that Henk van den IJssel and Peter van der Hak will join DeepOcean on 1 October, 2014. “We are pleased that Henk and Peter have decided to join the DeepOcean team”, says DeepOcean CEO Bart Heijermans. “Henk will focus as Commercial Director on international bus
iSURVEY Bags Two Year Contract from Island Offshore
iSURVEY, a leading provider of survey and positioning services to the global oil and gas, offshore renewables and telecommunications markets has been awarded a two year contract with offshore vessel owner, Island Offshore Management. The two year contract will see iSURVEY AS provide positioning serv
NoCGV Svalbard Assists in Climate Research in Arctic
Coast Guard vessel NoCGV Svalbard assisted researchers from the Nansen Center with climate research in the Arctic in September. The expedition is conducted annually and the main goal is to measure ocean temperature in the Fram Strait, located between Svalbard and Greenland. NoCGV Svalbard, which is
Unique Hydra to Deliver Dive System for UDS’ Newbuild
Unique Hydra, a division of Unique Maritime Group (UMG) an integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solutions provider, has been selected by Ultra Deep Solutions (UDS) to design, build and integrate the dive system for a multipurpose Diving Support Construction Vessel (DSCV). The new DSCV is equipped