Subsea
MMT Wins Caithness – Moray Pre-Lay & UXO Survey Gig
MMT has been contracted by ABB to perform a pre-lay and UXO survey for a cable laying project between Caithness and Moray in northern Scotland. ABB will provide the Caithness-Moray high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission link, which will connect the electricity grid on either side of t
IHC Hytech in Dive Control Container Build
IHC Hytech is building a dive control container at its workshop in Raamsdonksveer. One container is already delivered and in operation. The dive control container is divided in two sections, namely, one dive control section and a dive helmet workshop section. The air-conditioned dive control section
Fair Head Tidal Project Moves Forward
The team behind the 100MW Fair Head Tidal energy project has now completed over 95% of the offshore survey work required to support a planning application for its seabed turbines. The Fair Head Tidal project company says good progress is being made on the proposal to develop an array of tidal turbin
Carnegie Gets Final Perth Project Milestone Payment
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy has received approval for $460,246 of Government grant payments, including $267,238 from the WA State Government under the Low Emission Energy Development (LEED) fund. This represents the final payment to be received for the Perth Wave Energy Project from t
Blyth Workcats to Build ABP Survey Vessel
Blyth Workcats has won a contract from the Associated British Ports (ABP) to build a new 14-metre survey vessel at the company’s yard on Canvey Island, Essex, UK. The new boat will be based on one of Blyth Workcats’ survey craft models but tailored to meet the specific requirements of ABP’s hydrogra
ISE Completes Fukada Salvage ROV Trials
International Submarine Engineering (ISE), based in Vancouver, Canada, has completed local sea trials and training for the new Fukada Salvage and Marine Works HYSUB ROV. The next stop for the HYSUB ROV is Japan, where Fukada will conduct local trials. This 50HP 3000 meter depth vehicle is the 10th I
Romica’s Equipment for DSV Newbuild
Romica Engineering Ltd (REL) has signed a contract with Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) to provide a triple drum winch and tooling deployment A-Frame system. The equipment will support the overboard deployment and recovery of diver tools supporting subsea work. It will be be fitted on the c
CSA in Underwater Survey Using FMV
Utilizing full motion video (FMV) technology, CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) have successfully conducted an underwater biodiversity survey. FMV is defined as digital video with integrated geospatial information (real-time latitude and longitude) and relates the video to other geospatially defined att
Peterson, Veolia Invest in Great Yarmouth Decom Facility
Peterson, in partnership with Veolia, has announced a £1 million investment in the development of a new, purpose built decommissioning facility in Great Yarmouth. The new site in Great Yarmouth Port, operated with joint venture partner Veolia, and developed in cooperation with the Port, and with sup
Statoil Aberdeen Awards UK Firms GPB 1 Bln in Contracts
Contracts awarded by Statoil Aberdeen to the UK supply chain have now surpassed a value of GBP 1 billion, including all the major contracts for the operational phase on the Mariner field. The Statoil-operated Mariner field is located on the East Shetland Platform of the UK North Sea, approximately 1
National Grid Selects New Route under Morecambe Bay
National Grid has chosen a corridor option for the connection, which will link new sources of electricity including the proposed new nuclear power station at Moorside into ‘the grid’ in Cumbria and Lancashire. Work is now getting underway on the next stage of the project which is to plan the exact l
MMT to Showcase at Offshore Energy 2015
Sweden’s marine survey specialist, MMT, will be exhibiting at Offshore Energy in October 2015. Offshore Energy exhibition & conference is a fast growing gathering for offshore industry professionals and is expecting over 10 000 visitors. It takes place at Amsterdam Rai on the 13 & 14 October 2015 an
iSURVEY Opens New Aberdeenshire Base
iSURVEY Offshore a part of the Norway-based iSURVEY Group, a provider of survey and positioning services to the global oil and gas and telecommunications sectors, has launched a new office in Aberdeenshire. Since an initial £500,000 investment in early 2014 to set up UK-based iSURVEY Offshore Limite
Boksa to Design New Research Vessel (USA)
Boksa Marine Design has been awarded a contract by Florida-based oceanography institute for the design and engineering of a new coastal class research vessel. The new boat will replace an existing vessel which has been used as a floating laboratory for scientists and students studying in the waterwa