Hosted by the research ship the RRS Discovery, the latest in the Autosub series of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), Autosub Long Range, has successfully completed its first set of sea trials in a location in the deep Atlantic Ocean, 300 miles south-west of the Canary Islands. Autosub Long Rang
MMT (Marin Mätteknik AB) has been awarded the 2011 Mareano survey contract by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service. The survey will commence in mid-April 2011 and last for 2 months. The survey will include bathymetric data acquisition and processing in area Nordland VI in the Norwegian Sea outside the
Seaway Heavy Lifting is pleased to announce being awarded by Scira Offshore Energy Ltd the Foundation installation contract, including installation of two offshore Substation Topsides for the Sheringham Shoal project. Sheringham Shoal is a wind farm of 88 turbines and 2 substations over an area of 3
Scheldepoort Repair & Conversion Yard in the Netherlands secured a major contract for the conversion of the “M/V Agile” into a high-tech flexible Pipe Lay Support Vessel (PLSV). The Owner and operator of the vessel McDermott Inc is a well known company in the world-wide offshore industry. The conver
Sercel has been awarded a contract by Dolphin Geophysical for the purchase of Nautilus® and Sentinel® systems to equip its first high-capacity 3D seismic vessel, Polar Duke. The three-in-one Nautilus device offers acoustic positioning, depth control and automatic steering in a single unit. The Senti
Subsea specialist flexlife has been named as winner of the Pipeline Industries Guild award for Significant Contribution to Subsea Pipeline Technology at the 54th National Dinner held in London this week. The award recognises the advances made by flexlife’s ultrasonic scanning technology and the work
Salvage & Marine Operations promotes tender for ROV services in the Bath area of UK. The Ministry of Defence has a requirement to recover debris from the seabed following an equipment trial. A DP2 ROV support vessel fitted with a work class ROV and crane (capacity 5t) capable of working in water dep
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has opened its newly expanded and modernised Marine Service Centre in the Port of Rotterdam. The investment marks the latest stage in the development of a global Marine Service Centre network, which currently comprises dedicated repair activities in 34
SeaHold GeoShips announced the fixing of the Stril Explorer in an 18 month time charter from Simon Mokster AS. The 76m DP2 Multi Purpose Offshore Vessel was delivered in 2010 and is optimised for subsea operations. It is fitted with a 60 Te AHC knuckleboom crane for a working depth of 1500m, helidec
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® method of wellhead engineering, is pleased to provide an update on its Joint Industry Project (‘JIP’) initiative, launched in October 2010, to develop a new method of engineering for
With a record number of more than reviewed 850 papers, the OMAE2011 Conference (International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering) in Rotterdam is an ideal forum for offshore engineers, researchers, managers and students to present their progress in research and innovative technolog
A unique guide to the technical aspects of marine hull and machinery insurance – a market handling many millions of dollars’ worth of claims each year – has been compiled by leading marine consultancy and survey company, BMT Marine & Offshore Surveys Ltd, a member of BMT Group Ltd. Indications have
As part of its continuous process to improve quality, the Professional Diving Academy, based in Dunoon, Scotland, has recently been accredited by the British Accreditation Council. This extremely prestigious recognition demonstrates that PDA standards of management, training, and student welfare ful
Turner Designs introduces C-FINS (Fluorometric Integrated Nautical Mapping System), integrating the C3 Submersible Fluorometer’s digital output with GPS data for data mapping. A simple software module enables C-FINS and ArcGIS® to work together allowing for real-time mapping of fluorescence, tempera
