Subsea
CSA Gets Patent for Marine Sediment Remediation
CSA Ocean Sciences, Inc. (CSA) has been awarded a patent for a method and apparatus meant to assist in the remediation of marine sediment that has been altered as a result of an oil spill, drilling discharge or other discharges of organic compounds. CSA’s Marine Sediment Remediation (MSR) System act
Aquaterra to Present at Subsea Expo
Aquaterra Energy, a provider of subsea solutions, will be exhibiting it’s technology at Subsea Expo 2015, from 11th to 13th February, in UK. The company focuses on subsea solutions from full analysis to design, fabrication and installation. During Subsea Expo, Technical Director of Aquaterra will be
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 26 – February 01). The subsea firm DeepOcean UK has confirmed it is entering into a statutory period of redundancy consultation with a number of its UK staff, based in its operations in the No
Scientists Study Potential Impacts of Deep-Sea Mining
50 specialists in deep-sea ecology, marine mining and deep-sea observation from 25 European research institutions met this week at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel to start the three-year research project “JPI Oceans Ecological aspects of deep-sea mining”. It aims at investigating
MMT Carries Out Cable Crossings Survey for Kraftnät Åland
As part of the preparations for the cable laying campaign MMT has completed a cable crossings survey for Kraftnät Åland. The planned submarine cable is 152 km long, and will be laid from Naantali, Finland to Juvik, Åland. The survey was planned based on a desktop survey done by MMT during the summer
Kongsberg Expands Louisiana Facility
Kongsberg Maritime has made a major investment in Louisiana with the purchase of approximately 5.2 acres for new construction on an 82,980 sq ft office and training facility. Construction on the St. James Business Park property located on James Drive East in St. Rose, Louisiana is scheduled to begin
SMD Assembles Nautilus’ Collecting Machine
Nautilus Minerals has announced that the mechanical and hydraulic assembly of its second of three Seafloor Production Tools (SPTs), the Collecting Machine, has been completed at Soil Machine Dynamics’ facility at Newcastle upon Tyne, UK and the commissioning of the Collecting Machine systems has now
Kongsberg M3 Bathy System Approved to IHO S-44 Standard
Kongsberg Mesotech’s M3 Bathy System for shallow-water bathymetric applications is now officially designated compliant with IHO S-44, a reference standard for companies engaged in hydrographic surveying, marine engineering or nautical charting. The IHO compliance consists of various criteria includi
Hydrex Dives in South Korea
Hydrex was contacted to install a doubler plate over a crack in flat bottom plating of one of the water ballast tanks of a 225-meter bulk carrier during her stop in Yeosu, South Korea. Shortly after arriving at the location, Hydrex diver/technicians performed an underwater inspection to make a full
RV Celtic Explorer Equipment Upgrade Complete
The R.V. Celtic Explorer is back in the water with a new suite of hydrographic and geophysical sonar systems, installed during an extensive refit in the A&P yard, Falmouth (UK) which began 29th of December under the supervision of P&O Maritime (Ireland) Ltd, Marine Institute announced. The main work
NRL Builds Wrasse-inspired AUV
Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have taken inspiration from nature, from fish, in particular, to design and develop novel underwater propulsion, control, and sensing solutions for near-shore and littoral zone missions. Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) have demonstrated m
Siemens Hands Over BorWin2 to TenneT
Siemens has handed over the first North Sea grid connection, BorWin2, to its customer TenneT. The German-Dutch transmission grid operator has accepted the project following successful completion of test runs by Siemens. The grid connection is therefore now in commercial operation. The offshore platf
Lewek Constellation in Action by March
Ezra’s flagship, Lewek Constellation, the subsea construction vessel, is on track to turn fully operational by March 2015. The Group’s ice-classed, DP3 multi-lay construction vessel with heavy lift capabilities is currently being finalized in front of the Huisman Schiedam quayside in the Netherlands
EMGS in Barents Data Sale
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has struck a data licensing agreement with an undisclosed oil company for the sale of 3D EM data related to the 23rd licensing round in the Barents Sea. EMGS said that the deal is worth USD 2.5 million, before potential adjustment for partner’s share of revenues. E