Subsea
Siemens Secures Order for COBRA HVDC Link
Siemens has been awarded an order to supply a link between the Dutch and Danish power grids. The customers are Danish Energinet.dk and its Dutch counterpart TenneT TSO. The “COBRA cable” high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) link will enhance power supply reliability in both countries and promote the i
Polarcus Trims More Staff
Polarcus has announced additional headcount reductions and changes to the executive management team as it looks to further improve its cost position. This additional reduction of 15 employees are all office staff and include executive management positions. According to Polarcus, cost savings as a re
Impact Subsea Launches ISD4000
Impact Subsea has launched ISD4000 – a survey grade depth & temperature sensor with optional integrated HMRU. If integrated with HMRU, ISD4000 can provide the user with heading, pitch and roll values. The ISD4000 is 8 cm long, 4.5 cm wide and weights 0.5 kg in air. Using under 40mA of power at 24VDC
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 25 – January 31). The MV Fugro Discovery has lost the sonar vehicle deep tow (towfish) being used to search the ocean floor for the missing Malaysian Airline MH370 while conducting search acti
Grand Canyon III Delivery Postponed
Volstad Maritime AS, Myklebust Verft AS and Canyon Offshore Ltd have come two an agreement to put off the delivery of the Grand Canyon III. The offshore construction vessel was scheduled for delivery on February 01, 2016, however, according to Volstad’s Oslo filing, the delivery has been rescheduled
Heerema to Build and Install BorWin3 Jacket
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has been awarded a contract from Petrofac for the procurement & construction of the jacket and piles for BorWin3. Petrofac, in a consortium with Siemens, has the full responsibility for the construction and offshore installation of the BorWin3 platform of TenneT, whic
C-Kore Subsea Monitoring Tools for BP
UK’s C-Kore Systems, has been awarded a contract for BP to purchase their C-Kore Subsea Monitoring tools. Reportedly, BP tested the tools on earlier umbilical installation projects and will now buy a number of units for its Quad 204 project in the North Sea. According to the company, the C-Kore unit
Rederij Groen Buys into GloMar
Guard and seismic support vessels specialist, Rederij Groen from Scheveningen, has acquired a 50 per cent stake in the GloMar Group in Den Helder. Glomar Offshore operates a fleet of diverse purpose built vessels, equipment and personnel. It comprises of four divisions, providing emergency rescue an
WATCH: Huisman Outfits Skandi Africa
The video above is a timelapse movie of the Skandi Africa, from its arrival at Huisman Schiedam quayside, until departure, including the installations of the Pipelay System and Cranes. The Skandi Africa is a DP class 3 offshore subsea construction vessel, built for Norwegian offshore vessel owner DO
SINTEF Works on New Subsea Camera
Researchers at Norway’s SINTEF are currently working together with partners in Europe to develop sensors and lasers for a new underwater camera which can, reportedly, see two to three times further under water than existing cameras and calculate distances to objects. The new tool is designed to make
Deep Ocean Engineering Names VP of Sales and Marketing
San Jose-based Deep Ocean Engineering has named Raul Enrique Pena as its vice president of sales and marketing. He is to drive the growth of Deep Ocean while expanding its presence internationally, the company said. Pena brings to the company a knowledge of sales, channel management, business develo
IHC J-Lay Project Moves Forward
A project to build one of the world’s largest pipe laying systems has reached a major milestone with the arrival of the main tower section at Port of Blyth. The structure, designed by IHC Engineering Business, part of Royal IHC, and weighing almost 1,000 tonnes, has been shipped in from The Netherla
Tritech Boosts Saipem ROVs
Italian Oil and Gas industry contractor, Saipem, has selected Tritech’s Gemini 620pd multibeam profiling system for its work class remotely operated vehicles (WROVs). Namely, Saipem has purchased a suite of Tritech products comprising Gemini 620pd sonars, Surface Control Units (SCUs) and Gemini Hubs
Bureau Veritas Greenlights Ocean Thermal Energy Converter Project
An international classification society, Bureau Veritas, has issued its first Approval in Principle for an Ocean Thermal Energy Converter (OTEC). The approval applies to a 1MW plant developed by the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering (KRISO) which will be built for installation