Subsea
SMD to Deliver ROV Package to Shanghai Salvage
Shanghai Salvage Company (also known as China Offshore Engineering Shanghai) has signed an order with SMD for a Quasar MKII 6000m remotely operated vehicle (ROV). Scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2017, the system should include a full suite of equipment suitable for both deep sea salvage
Subsea UK Event to Bring Supply Chain and End Users Together
Subsea UK in partnership with the National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI), will be running the first in its series of Subsea Springboard events to help connect subsea companies with end-users, highlighting the products and services currently available to them. Nine companies from across the count
James Fisher Lands MeyGen O&M Deal
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has been granted preferred supplier status for a 5-year period in connection with the operations and maintenance (O&M) of the MeyGen Phase 1A tidal turbines. Three turbines have been supplied by Andritz Hydro Hammerfest, and the fourth by Atlantis, each with a rat
Swan Hunter Moves Into Subsea and Renewable Sectors
The former Tyneside shipbuilding and engineering company, Swan Hunter, is moving into the subsea oil and gas and renewable energy sectors. The company will now be providing specialist offshore equipment for the installation of power cables, umbilicals, and flexible pipelines. Swan Hunter will be pro
Subsea in August
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. Allseas’ single-lift installation / decommissioning and pipelay vessel “Pioneering Spirit” was in the spotlight last month having executed its maiden heavy lift p
Teledyne Bowtech Introduces New and Updated Underwater Cameras
Teledyne Bowtech have introduced the updated L3C-HD and the new L3C-HDX underwater cameras. The updated L3C-HD camera now features full HD 1080p up to 60fps to add the full list of HD-SDI outputs available. The camera also features simultaneous SD and HD-SDI output capability and is fitted with a fi
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (September 05 – September 11). A new subsea company has officially launched on Monday with the announcement of its first UK contract. An independent company focused on underwater integrity, remotely op
Huawei Marine Deploys SeaX-1 Subsea Cable
Huawei Marine has been selected by Super Sea Cable Networks to deploy 0, a subsea cable system connecting the Eastern seaboard of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. Known as SEA Cable Exchange-1 (SeaX-1), the system comprises a 250 km, 24-fibre pair undersea fiber optic cable that will co
Solstad Offshore-REM Offshore Merger One Step Closer
Solstad Offshore (SOFF), REM Offshore (REM) and Solship Invest 1 AS (Solship Invest), have entered into a merger plan regarding the merger of REM with Solship Invest. Solship Invest is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of SOFF. The merger will be completed as a statutory triangular merger, whereby
SMP Builds Air/Gas Diving Spread for GloMar Subsea
Preston-based Submarine Manufacturing & Products (SMP) informed it has manufactured and supplied a bespoke air/gas diving spread unit for GloMar Subsea. SMP was contracted to design, develop and manufacture a fully-certified 20ft containerised recompression support chamber, alongside a 20ft all-incl
Odyssey: Judge Rules in Favor of RLP in ‘SS Central America’ Case
Recovery Limited Partnership (RLP) has been granted a salvage award of 100% of the fair market value of the items recovered from the SS Central America excavation, conducted by Odyssey Marine Exploration in 2014. In 2014, RLP contracted with Odyssey Marine Exploration to conduct the archaeological e
Okeanus Adds Sound Ocean Systems
Louisiana-based oceanographic and marine rental company, Okeanus Science & Technology (Okeanus), has acquired the business assets of Sound Ocean Systems, Inc. (SOSI). This business combination will allow it to offer SOSI’s full catalog of equipment and engineering services to Okeanus customers and g
ECA Group Active in SWARMs Project
ECA Group is engaged in Smart and Networking Underwater Robots in Cooperation Meshes (SWARMs) project in charge of 3 different work packages. The €17.3-million project started in July 2015, involving 35 partners from 10 European countries through 3 years. The main goal of SWARMs is to make AUVs, ROV
Seaborn Goes with Amdocs Optima for Seabras-1
Amdocs informed that Seaborn Networks, a developer and operator of submarine fiber optic cable systems, will deploy Amdocs Optima to monetize its submarine cable infrastructure connecting the US and Brazil. Amdocs Optima is a new cloud-based digital customer management and commerce platform for mana