Subsea
Modus AUV Division Gets New Development Manager
Modus Seabed Intervention Ltd, a provider of integrated project support services and remote and autonomous technologies for subsea and seabed intervention has appointed a new AUV Development Manager. Angus Cooper has joined Modus to spearhead their development and growth plans in the deployment of A
Carbon Trust Funding to Accelerate Nexans’ Development of OWF Inter-Array Cables
Nexans is taking part in the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) program in the UK. Within this program Nexans aims to expand the development of its new 66kV 3-core submarine inter-array cables and accelerate their time to market. The funding allocated to Nexans, worth around 165 k€, came
Lankhorst Ropes Offers Pre-Tension Service for Steel Wire Rope
Lankhorst Ropes has announced an on-site, spooler rental service for pre-tensioning steel wire rope when installing onto a winch system. The service comprises a mobile tensioner with up to 100T back tension, hydraulic powerpack and control pedestal. Pre-tensioning rope when loading onto a winch is c
VideoRay in 45 000 Hours Concordia Shoot
VideoRay Pro 4 ROVs were used extensively as part of the Costa Concordia wreck removal project, which began in May 2012. The groundbreaking operation relied on 7 VideoRay Pro 4 ROV systems to provide eyes underwater in the extremely challenging and dangerous environment around the wreckage site. The
NDM’s Deck Machinery for Kleven’s Newbuild MPSV
NDM has secured a new contract with Kleven Verft to supply deck machinery for their newbuilding 379, a MPSV for Malaysian based Joint Venture Company IES Pioneer Ltd. The contract for the new vessel is of the MT 6015 MPSV design, designed by Norwegian design company MarinTeknikk, and will be outfitt
Athens Group Presents Subsea Well Control Package
Athens Group, a leading provider of independent, 3rd-party technology assurance services for oil and gas drilling and production systems, has introduced a new generation of Well Control System Services focused on helping assure that subsea equipment is “fit for purpose.” Athens Group Well Control Sy
South Stream Transport Completes Bulgarian ESIA Report
South Stream Transport has completed the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Bulgarian Sector of the South Stream Offshore Pipeline. The ESIA Report confirms earlier findings that construction and operation of the underwater pipeline is not expected to have a significant impact
ROV Pegaso Uncovers White Coral Reef of Cinque Terre
Comsubin’s ROV Pegaso System has successfully accomplished its research in the sea bottom of Cinque Terre, offshore La Spezia coast, discovering a white coral reef. Started the past autumn and leaded by Enea and Italian Navy, the research in the sea bottom of the Ligurian Sea has now brought to ligh
‘Don Diego’ Environmental Impact Assessment Undergoes Final Reviews
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc., a pioneer in the field of deep-ocean exploration, provides an update on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the proposed “Don Diego” project, which is currently undergoing final reviews prior to government filing. As previously reported, the EIA for the pr
RotaBolt Tension Control on German OWFs
A huge increase in the size of wind turbines being installed and a move to installations in deeper water have led to the design and installation of huge subsea structures. One location for such installations is the Trianel Wind Farm Borkum West II, situated 45 km off the German coast. Its huge steel
GeoSea Completes Borkum Riffgrund 1 Foundations Setup
GeoSea has just finalized the installation of 77 foundations on the DONG Energy Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm. The installation works, including transport from the fabrication yard to the marshalling harbor, have proceeded in record times and finished ahead of schedule. The 77 units consiste
WFS Technologies and Fugro to Offer Wireless ROV Integration
WFS Technologies (WFS), the global leader in the delivery of underwater wireless instrumentation and control solutions to the Offshore Oil and Gas and Renewables industries and Fugro Subsea Technologies (Fugro), which designs, builds and delivers the FCV range of ROVs to its Subsea Services Division
NOC Appoints New Head of BODC (UK)
Dr Graham Allen will take up a permanent position as Head of the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) on 4 August. The BODC’s role is to facilitate high quality research outcomes by connecting stakeholders to oceanographic data and the knowledge from this, with consequential economic, environmen
Huisman Nominated for Best Employer 2014 Award
Huisman the Netherlands has been nominated for the Best Employer 2014 Award (Beste Werkgever) along with 100 other Dutch companies. Every year Effectory and Intermediair Magazine conduct the Best Employer Survey, based on the results of the Employee Engagement Survey conducted earlier this year. Thi