According to The Day, explorer Bob Ballard has commenced his last expeditions in the Black and Mediterranean seas. Along with his team of scientists, he has discovered more than 50 ancient shipwrecks and their cargo, explored undersea volcanoes, geological features and marine life, and even found a
UK scientists will measure the effect on the marine environment and wildlife of devices that harness tide and wave energy using sonar technology that has, for the first time, been successfully deployed on the seabed. Renewable energy from tidal currents can be generated using turbines in the tidal f
Cargotec has secured a substantial new contract from Norwegian company Kleven Maritime. Delivery includes a 400-tonne MacGregor active heave-compensated offshore crane with an outreach of 15m. A second smaller crane, which will have a safe working load of 100-tonnes at 9m outreach, is also included
Offshore Transmission Operator Transmission Capital Partners has contracted with Global Marine Systems Energy Ltd., the largest independent provider of subsea power cable installation, maintenance and related engineering services worldwide, to provide cable repair and maintenance services for the tr
YOUMARES is the name for the international conference of young marine researchers and engineers organized by the study group of the German Society for Marine Research (DGM). This event addresses all young marine scientists and engineers from all disciplines of fundamental and applied research, indus
Positioneering, the first dedicated provider of global GNSS-based precise-positioning services to enter the offshore market in over a decade, has announced the appointment of David Stephen to the position of General Manager of its Europe-Africa business. David joins from Specialist Subsea Services w
Aberdeenshire-based oilfield service company ROMAR International has expanded its product range with the launch of a new swarf recovery unit, as a result of more than doubling investment in research and development (R&D). To ensure it can respond to the future increased demands of the offshore well
Technip received a Letter of Intent from Statoil for their Aasta Hansteen (previously named Luva) field development, offshore Norway, in approximately 1,300 meters (4,250 feet) of water depth. The project will be led by Technip in a consortium with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). The contract covers
Oceana announced that the EU has finally voted in favour of strictly protecting ten threatened species of sharks and rays in the Mediterranean Sea, under the Barcelona Convention. These species, including hammerheads, tope, and shortfin mako, have declined dramatically in numbers – some by as much a
On 22 June 2012, Braveheart Shipping baptized its Javelin 22.22 “Guardian”. Guardian is the first Javelin built and developed by Javelin International by order of Braveheart Shipping. With this ship, especially being used for survey activities, Braveheart is further expanding its fleet and consequen
Yesterday the Danish Energy Agency granted Nord Stream permission to operate the second of its twin pipelines that will transport natural gas from Russia to Europe. The permit to operate the first pipeline was granted a year ago, in July 2011. The operations permit was granted as Nord Stream has met
One hundred years after the Titanic sank to the bottom of the ocean, Dr. Robert Ballard, a Life Scout and a world renowned oceanographer responsible for discovering the legendary ship, has invited an Eagle Scout and future leader in marine archaeology to explore the mysteries of the Black Sea. Alex
On 10 July, at 06.00 hours, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) started acquiring seismic data in the Nordland IV and V areas. The work is planned to last for one month. The Storting (Norwegian Parliament) has tasked the NPD with mapping the seabed to gain knowledge regarding potential petrole
Norwegian Mapping Authority Hydrographic Service (NHS) has announced that they are seeking for a company to execute hydrographic services. The project includes seabed surveying services in the Barents Sea, under the direction of the MOREANO programme. The total value of the tender is estimated betwe
