Subsea
Update: Reunion Debris Confirmed as MH370
A part of a wing recently discovered on Réunion Island has been confirmed to be from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Malaysia’s prime minister announced today. “It is with a very heavy heart that I must tell you that an international team of experts has conclusively confirmed that the aircraft debris
Sonomatic Presents DRS Ultrasonic Inspection Technique
Sonomatic, a provider of automated ultrasonic inspection services, has introduces Dynamic Response Spectroscopy (DRS) an ultrasonic inspection technique for corrosion mapping through challenging coatings. According to Sonomatic, a custom DRS system excites the steel with a range of low ultrasonic fr
UTEC Makes Key Promotions
UTEC Survey is strengthening its leadership team with two key promotions. In Houston, Cory Goodyear will become General Manager after eight years with the company. Additionally, UTEC NCS Survey in Aberdeen has promoted Simon Goldsworthy to Sales and Marketing Manager for its Europe and Africa (EA) r
Horizon Geosciences Boost Fleet
UAE-based marine survey and geotechnical services provider, Horizon Geosciences, has expanded its fleet with a new geophysical survey vessel the Kommandor Stuart, primed for work in the North Sea and West Africa. The Kommandor Stuart is a multi-disciplinary DP1 survey vessel, rebuilt in 2006 featuri
2015 GoM Dead Zone Larger than Predicted
Scientists have found this year’s Gulf of Mexico dead zone, an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life is, at 6,474 square miles, above average in size and bigger than forecast by NOAA in June. The larger than expected forecast was caused by heavy June rains throughout the Missis
Prysmian’s Inter-Array Cables for Bligh Bank 2 OWF
Prysmian has been awarded contracts by Nobelwind NV, an offshore wind farm developer, to supply wind turbine inter-array cables for the Bligh Bank 2 offshore wind farm, located off the coast of Zeebrugge in Belgium. Prysmian is responsible for the design, manufacture and supply of the 33 kV submarin
SpeedCast Wins Vroon Contract
SpeedCast has been awarded a multi-year communications deal by international shipping company, Vroon. This announcement follows SpeedCast’s recent acquisitions of Hermes Datacomms and Geolink Satellite Services, as well as select NewSat assets. The new Ku-band satellite service will facilitate high-
SAMS’ Seagliders Contribute to Ocean Studies
Robotic underwater Seagliders used by the Oban-based Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) have now gathered the equivalent of five years of oceanographic data, most of which was collected in the past 18 months. This milestone, which was reached at the end of last month, highlights a major
MH370: Experts to Shed Light on Suspected Wing Part
New hopes have been raised in search for the Malaysia Airlines jet, which disappeared on March 8 last year, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board, following the recent discovery of an aircraft wreckage on the island of La Réunion. Namely, on July 29, a two-metre-long wing pa
Bourbon Sees Revenue Rise 13 Pct
French vessel owner and provider of marine and subsea services, Bourbon, has seen its half-year revenue rise to a record $824.2 million (€759 million) on favorable foreign exchange rate impact. However, the company noted that oil price drop has significantly impacted the market environment in the oi
Red Ink for Polarcus
Seismic contractor, Polarcus, has recorded a net loss fourth quarter in a row on 33% lower revenues from the same quarter a year earlier and approximately $67 million impairments. During the Q2 2015, Polarcus booked revenues of $91.7 million, compared to $137.6 million in Q2 2014. The drop was prima
New WERPO Wave Project Launches in South Africa
Blackbird International Corporation, a renewable sea wave energy technology player, has through its wholly owned affiliate WERPO and Wadamba Technovations, its partner in South Africa, initiated a new power plant project in South Africa. Blackbird has agreed to set up this Joint Venture in order to
Swiber Lands Latin America Pipeline Gig
Swiber Holdings has secured a US$80 million Letter of Intent to install pipelines and supporting structures for a global energy company in Latin America. Under the contract, Swiber will install monobuoys, pipeline-end manifolds and a submarine pipeline. According to the company, the project will con
Kraken, Tritech in Technology Cooperation Agreement
Kraken Sonar Systems has entered into an agreement with Tritech International Limited for the supply of technology to the subsea industry. Under the terms of the multi-year agreement, Tritech will sell the Kraken-developed Correlation Velocity Log (CVL), AquaTrak, under the Tritech name and branding