Subsea
Statens Vegvesen Seeks Underwater Inspection Services (Norway)
Statens vegvesen is seeking for a contractor to conduct underwater inspection services in Norway. The work consists of diving inspection on a total of 53 quays in the county and 49 selected bridges. The report shall be prepared for each quay and bridge with a proposal to repair any damage. The start
UK: HMS Portland Royal Navy Frigate Upgraded with Sonar 2087
Following an extensive refit, HMS Portland has become the final Royal Navy Type 23 frigate to be fitted with Thales UK’s Sonar 2087, a towed array sonar system that enables warships to hunt submarines at considerable distances and locate them beyond the range from which they can launch an attack. Po
Underwater Ordnance Identification Services Needed Off Germany
50Hertz Offshore GmbH has invited tenders for the provision of underwater ordnance identification services offshore Germany. The project includes extensive tracking to identify anomalies in the ferromagnetic area of the planned subsea cable routes from landfall in Lubmin the priority area for wind e
UK: CARIS and EIVA Launch Bundled Solution at Ocean Business
The new CARIS and EIVA bundled solution for offshore surveys was official launched at Ocean Business. Paul Cooper, Vice President of CARIS, and Jeppe Nielsen, CEO of EIVA, official announced the availability of the bundled software solution for purchase during a ceremonious event at the EIVA booth f
UK: Fugro Subsea Upgrades DeepWorks ROV Tooling Simulation
Fugro Subsea Services is rolling out enhanced tooling capabilities on its DeepWorks simulators. Improvements have been made to ROV manipulator deployed tools to provide easier access verification as well as more realistic deployment behaviours. DeepWorks 2013 introduces a novel approach to simplify
NOC’s Professor Wins Fridtjof Nansen Medal (Austria)
Professor Harry Bryden FRS was awarded the 2013 Fridtjof Nansen Medal by the European Geosciences Union during this year’s General Assembly in Austria. Based at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, Professor Bryden is an Emeritus Professor in Ocean and Earth Science at the University of So
Dolphin Awards VERIPOS Three-Year Positioning Contract, Norway
Leading Norwegian exploration seismic contractor Dolphin Geophysical of Bergen has awarded VERIPOS a new three-year contract for provision of satellite positioning services aboard its fleet of specialist high-capacity vessels, Artemis Arctic, Artemis Atlantic, Polar Duke and Polar Duchess; the servi
UK: CodaOctopus and Seatronics Ink Deal to Increase TAP Rental Pool
Due to high demand, leading marine equipment supplier, CodaOctopus, and the world’s largest marine electronic equipment rental company, Seatronics, have signed a deal to further increase their TAP™ (Technology Access Program) rental pool. In a deal worth over $500,000, additional 3,000m rated Echosc
Applied Acoustics Introduces New Seismic Sound Source Dura-Spark (UK)
Applied Acoustics introduced its evolutionary new sparker at Ocean Business in Southampton. The Dura-Spark 240, the latest in a long line of seismic sound sources manufactured by the company, offers high resolution sub-bottom data, up to 25cm, in water depths up to 1000m. The new Dura-Spark has been
GeoSea Secures Two Contracts in UK and Germany
As DEME is moving forward with the construction of two Belgian wind farms, GeoSea has secured two new contracts: Westermost Rough in the UK and Borkum Riffgrund 1 in Germany. A new contract secured in the United Kingdom (UK) concerns a job for the Danish company DONG Energy, the largest operator of
FoundOcean Shortlisted for Scottish Business Awards
FoundOcean, the world’s largest dedicated offshore construction grouting company, announces it has been shortlisted for the Growth Strategy of the Year category of the Scottish Business Awards 2013. The awards celebrate excellence in Scottish business and recognise the people and companies that are
Shell Deploys Wave Rider Buoy at Corrib Gas Field Offshore Ireland
The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has been advised by Shell E&P Ireland Limited that, to help predict sea conditions for the laying of an offshore umbilical later this year, the “M/V Nomad” will be deploying a wave rider buoy in early April, weather permitting, in 38m water depth. The w
UK: HHI Wins USD 1.9 Bln FPSO Order from Chevron
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s biggest shipbuilder and a leading offshore facilities contractor, today announced it won a USD 1.9 billion order to build a Floating Production Storage and Offloading unit (FPSO) for Chevron North Sea Ltd. Hyundai Heavy will carry out engineering, procurem
Celtic Voyager Carries Out Survey Operations (Ireland)
The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has been advised that a hydrographic and geophysical survey operation is currently being undertaken by INFOMAR1 for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) off the Clare coast. The survey operaton started on 6th April and will continue throug