Subsea
PNSY Repairs Navy’s Deep Sea Submarine Rescue Vessel
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) completed the vital repair and recertification of the hull on the Pressurized Rescue Module System (PRM-1 Falcon), the Navy’s only deep sea submarine rescue asset on Feb. 14. Falcon arrived at the shipyard in April 2013 for complex hull repairs including validation a
Airborne and Celanese Sign Multi-Year Supply Agreement for TCPs
Airborne Oil & Gas B.V. and Celanese Corporation signed a strategic supply agreement for the development and supply of composite materials for pipe systems. “This multi-year alliance promises to further improve materials, systems and solutions that will meet the oil and gas industry requirements for
MacArtney Enters Agreemnet with Sequoia to Distribute LISST in Scandinavia
MacArtney announce the entry of an exclusive representative agreement with Seattle based oceanographic instrument manufacturer, Sequoia Scientific Inc., to distribute the full range of LISST laser particle sizers and other Sequoia products in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland. LISST For t
Atlantas Marine Exhibits at Oceanology International 2014
Atlantas Marine will be exhibiting at Oceanology International on stand E200 next Tuesday at ExCel London. The Company we’ll be showing a selection of intelligent solutions for underwater inspection including: The Ocean Modules V8 M500 ROV – The world’s most advanced remotely operated underwater rob
Kleven to Deliver Two OCVs to Volstad Maritime
Kleven has signed a contract with Ålesund based ship owner Volstad Maritime on the delivery of two offshore construction vessels. The vessels will be delivered from Kleven’s Myklebust Verft in December 2014 and Q2 2015. Volstad originally placed the orders with Bergen Group Fosen, but the projects h
Port of Cork Seeks Quay Diving Inspection Services
The Port of Cork Company invites tenders for the establishment of a multi-party framework agreement for structural inspections, remediation design and site supervision of port quayside infrastructure. The project is worth 1 mln EUR. The Port Of Cork Company established a baseline condition survey of
University of East Anglia in Need of an Ocean Glider
University of East Anglia is looking to purchase an ocean glider with integrated CTD and turbulence sensors. The glider will be used in coastal and open ocean environments worldwide, including polar environments. The required glider should be able to profile down to 1,000 m water depth or greater. I
NDM Supplies Deck Machinery for Diving Support and Construction Vessel
Norwegian Deck Machinery (NDM) has signed a new contract with VARD Søviknes for delivery of deck machinery. The new contract is for the supply of a winch package for VARD’s NB 801, a Diving Support and Construction Vessel being built for Harkand Group. The vessel is of VARD 3 03 design, specially de
Hydrex’s Ecoshield Shortlisted for Seatrade Innovation in Ship Operations Award
An independent judging panel of maritime industry leading figures has selected the shortlist of finalists for the 26th Seatrade Awards, to be held this year at London’s Guildhall on 14 April. Hydrex’s Ecoshield is among the shortlisted candidates for the Seatrade Innovation in Ship operations Award.
TLSB’s Tidal Lagoon Application Gets Green Light
The Planning Inspectorate has accepted for consideration the application by Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay plc for consent to build the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. Acceptance means that the application has reached the required standards to proceed to public examination before being determined by the Secreta
DNV GL Launches Subsea Cable Report at EWEA 2014
DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts (uniting Garrad Hassan, KEMA, DNV, GL Certification), will be participating at the EWEA 2014 Annual Event in Barcelona between the 10th-13th March 2014 (stand 7B20 in Hall 7). DNV GL will be running a rolling programme of informal on
Imenco’s Cameras Get High Scores
One of the world’s largest manufacturers of ROVs recently ran a series of independent tests comparing subsea cameras from all the main suppliers. The purpose of these tests was to determine the best cameras to fit their future fleet of ROVs. Among the variety of suppliers, Imenco’s Bull Shark HD-SDi
Petroplan Opens New Office in London, UK
Petroplan, the global recruiter for the oil and gas industry, has opened a new London office in addition to its existing UK offices in Guildford and Aberdeen. Simon Bell, previously managing director at major recruitment firm Michael Page, has been brought in to head up both the London and Guildford
PSA Conducts Audit of ENI Norge’s Goliat FPSO
From 18 December 2013 to 23 January 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway carried out an audit of materials handling on the Goliat FPSO. The objective of the audit was to verify the company’s management of technical, operational and administrative aspects of materials handling on the Goliath F