Subsea
New Zealand: EPA Refuses CRP’s Marine Consent Application
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has refused Chatham Rock Phosphate’s (CRP) application for a marine consent to mine phosphorite nodules on the Chatham Rise in New Zealand. The decision was made by a Decision-making Committee (DMC) appointed by the EPA Board. According to CRP’s managing
FMC Down in Q4, Up in Full Year
Houston-based, FMC Technologies, has recorded net income for the fourth quarter of $168.6 million or $0.72 per share, versus $177.8 million or $0.74 per share same time last year. However, after adjusting for a roughly $25 million charge related to FMC’s pension, and a $25.5 million foreign currency
Motive Offshore Opens Intake for Trainees
Motive Offshore Group, headquartered in Boyndie, near Banff, in Aberdeenshire, has opened up its intake for trainees in 2015 with availability for six craft apprenticeships, as part of a four-year programme combining practical paid work and college training. Successful candidates will start in July
Unique System at Underwater Intervention
A division of the Unique Maritime Group (UMG), an integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers, Unique System LLC (USA) is participating at the Underwater Intervention show to be held from February 10- 12, 2015 at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, USA. Underwater Intervention
Neptune Adds New ROVs to Its Fleet
Neptune Marine Services, a provider of integrated inspection, repair and maintenance solutions, has announced an expansion of it’s ROV fleet, by adding two fully refurbished 150 HP TMRV systems. According to the Neptune, the acquisition is a part of the company’s strategic ‘One Neptune’ growth plan
SeeByte, VideoRay Upgrade Sonar CoPilot
SeeByte in collaboration with VideoRay have successfully developed and tested improvements to the Sonar CoPilot system. According to SeeByte, these software upgrades include improvements to the user interfaces and target tracking features. The system provides a comprehensive tool to allow for 1-clic
SMD Expands Sales Team
Wallsend-based manufacturer of subsea vehicle systems, Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) has added two new members to its sales teams. Ian Bryan, who qualified as a chartered engineer while working on nuclear submarines in the Royal Navy, joins SMD team from the Crown Estate. Ian brings with him a range o
etpm Boosts Services
Subsea and marine recruitment specialist etpm has introduced two new key service lines and made two senior appointments to further grow and develop its service. According to the company, the changes further position etpm as the provider of one of the most comprehensive crewing service agencies in th
Shell Recovers Survey Data with Sonardyne Technology
Sonardyne International’s acoustic modem technology has been used by Shell to recover survey data from a network of long-life seabed sensors deployed in the North Sea. To date, the network of Autonomous Monitoring Transponders (AMTs) has collected over a quarter of a billion measurements as part of
Maritech Wraps Up Subsea Cable Setup (Canada)
Maritech International, a provider of subsea installations and marine works to the international oil and gas, telecommunications and power transmission industries, has successfully completed a subsea power cable installation in Newfoundland. The USD$14.5 million contract with Newfoundland Power Inc.
PHOTO: ABB’s Subsea Cable for Kriegers Flak OWF
ABB has won an order worth over $100 million from Energinet.dk, the Danish transmission system operator, to build an alternating current (AC) cable system that will enable the integration and transmission of power from the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm to the mainland grid. As Denmark’s largest o
GE, Andritz Favorites for Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon
General Electric and Andritz Hydro have been appointed as preferred bidders to the £1 billion Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon infrastructure project. The two companies, bidding together for the £300m contract to supply sixteen bidirectional turbines to the tidal lagoon power plant, have committed to a majo
Akastor Q4 in Red
An oilfield services investment company, Akastor, has recorded a net loss for the fourth quarter 2014 of NOK 502 million. The net profit for the continuing operations ended at NOK -475 million in the fourth quarter. Net profit from discontinued operations was NOK -27 million. For 2014 as a whole, ne
James Fisher Buys National Hyperbaric Centre
James Fisher and Sons acquired the National Hyperbaric Centre, based in Aberdeen, Scotland. The initial consideration is £3.5m in cash plus a potential £1.0m earn out based on specific future contracts undertaken post completion and prior to 31 March 2016, James Fisher informed. NHC operates hyperba