Subsea
Siem Offshore Contractors Selects JDR for Beatrice Inner Array Cables
Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC) has selected UK based JDR to design, manufacture and supply around 163km of 33kV inner array grid cables for the 588 MW Beatrice offshore wind farm. JDR will be manufacturing the submarine composite cables at its Hartlepool facility. These will be directly loaded out
MacGregor Buys Majority Stake in Flintstone Technology
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has acquired 51% of shares of the privately owned company Flintstone Technology Ltd. Flintstone specializes in technology and products within the mooring and fluid handling business. “Offshore operators and field owners are looking for cost and weight optimized technolog
Technip to Lay Off All Employees at Pori (Finland)
Technip Offshore Finland is reportedly sending home its entire workforce employed at construction yard in Pori. The manufacturing yard in Finland, lately responsible for delivery of a 23,000-ton truss spar hull for Anadarko’s Heidelberg field development in the US Gulf of Mexico, has experienced a s
STATS Group Delivers Subsea Isolation Project in China
Pipeline technology specialist STATS Group has completed its first subsea isolation project in China on a 780km pipeline supplying gas to Hong Kong. Aberdeenshire-based company was contracted by COOEC Subsea Technology to provide a temporary isolation of the Yacheng pipeline in the South China Sea.
Hawaiki Submarine Cable Secures Alaska Communications Deal
Hawaiki Submarine Cable, the New Zealand owner and developer of Hawaiki submarine cable system, has selected Alaska Communications as its landing and operating partner in Oregon. Hawaiki will land its proposed 14,000 km trans-Pacific cable between Australia, NewZealand, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coas
Applied Acoustics’ Nexus USBL Boosts GOSL’s Ops
Geodetic Offshore Services Ltd (GOSL) has purchased two Applied Acoustics’ Nexus USBL positioning systems for its offshore projects including underwater installation, diver monitoring, seabed surveys and ROV operations. Emanuel Ekpeyong, managing director at GOSL, said: “The Nexus system has been mo
Lockheed Martin Sees Autonomous Robots in Combined Ops
Lockheed Martin has launched Vector Hawk, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), on command from the Marlin MK2 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) during a cross-domain command and control event hosted by the U.S. Navy. In addition to Marlin and Vector Hawk, the Submaran, an unmanned surface vehicle (US
UK Subsea Businesses to Discuss Market Challenges
Subsea supply chain businesses in the south-west of England will be joining forces to identify opportunities and debate the challenges facing the sector at an industry networking event organised by Subsea UK. The session on October 12, will be held at the National Composites Centre (NCC), and will f
GM Deep Sea Mooring Bags Ivar Aasen Deal
Global Maritime Deep Sea Mooring has signed a contract with Det norske oljeselskap to support Prosafe’s semi-submersible Safe Zephyrus accommodation rig in the Ivar Aasen field in the North Sea. The contract also includes support to the Maersk Interceptor ultra-harsh environment jack-up rig. Deep Se
Siem Offshore Contractors Picks Tekmar for Beatrice Cable Protection
Tekmar Energy has been selected to supply the cable protection systems for the inner array grid cable system for the 588 MW Beatrice offshore wind farm, Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC) informed on Wednesday. In June 2016, SOC was awarded the contract for the turnkey supply and installation package o
Rem Offshore CEO to Step Down
Rem Offshore, the Oslo-listed vessel owner, informed that Arild Myrvoll will resign as the company’s CEO effective October 10, 2016. Arild Myrvoll succeeded Åge Remøy, majority owner and founder of Rem Offshore ASA, as the CEO on May 01, 2016. Employed in the Rem Group since May 2007, Myrvoll has si
ACE Winches Completes Equipment Package for Quad204 Project
ACE Winches has completed a scope of work for Technip as part of a subsea infrastructure project in the Loyal field, west of the Shetland Islands. Quad204 is the redevelopment of the Schiehallion and Loyal fields, located 175 km west of Shetland and 15 km north of the Foinaven field. The complete pr
MDL Launches New Tensioner
Maritime Developments (MDL) has introduced a new tensioner at its testing facility in Peterhead, UK. The 110-tonne 4-track pipelay tensioner, the TTS-4/310, features failsafe grip system, self-centring track system and a modular, road-transportable design, the company explained. “Ever since we annou
WFS Appoints Malaysian Representative
WFS Technologies, based in Scotland, has appointed Kuala Lumpur-based Independent Marine & Engineering Consultants Sdn Bhd (IMEC) as exclusive agents for the Malysian market. IMEC, founded in 2010, operates across a range of disciplines including subsea support and installation. “The agreement with