Subsea
Advanced Insulation Systems Acquires Manuplas Limited
Gloucester-based Advanced Insulation Systems (AIS), a high growth SME that manufactures specialist materials used to insulate subsea infrastructure and fire proof oil rigs, has acquired Manuplas Limited, a specialist in providing customer polymer solutions to the marine, offshore, renewable energy a
Registration Underway for ‘The BEEMS Final Dissemination Conference’
Southampton City Council, a leader of a project examining the scope for industry-led accredited marine renewable energy skills, is organizing ‘The BEEMS Final Dissemination Conference’. The conference will be held on May 14, 2014 in Southampton Solent University Conference Centre, UK. It is targeted
ASV Delivers Marine Target Drones to South Korea
Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV) Ltd complete the second phase of a marine target drone programme with South Korea. Following the initial phase, completed in November 2013, this second phase sees GigaRF take delivery of two further 9 metre marine target drones. The high speed drones will be used in
RenewableUK: Govt Support Crucial for Tidal Energy Sector
RenewableUK commented on the release of a new marine energy roadmap from the UK Energy Research Centre and the Energy Technologies Institute. The report, which focuses on cost-cutting, identifies forty technology and deployment issues faced by the wave and tidal energy sector in the UK, and lays out
WYG Joined by New Associate Director
WYG announces the appointment of Simon Sjenitzer who has recently joined as Associate Director. Based at the Cumbria office, Simon will be helping to establish the strategic direction of energy and climate change business within the energy team and will be responsible for joining up all relevant cap
First Sponson Arrives at Giglio for Costa Concordia Parbuckling
The first of the 19 sponsons to be installed on the Costa Concordia before the refloating phase has arrived this morning in Giglio Island on board pontoon Mak. It’s the S13, that will be positioned on the starboard side. The sponson weights 810 tons and is 33.5 meters of width for 11.5 in height, wi
CAF Captures Shipwreck Images During Operation NUNALIVUT 2014
Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel deployed on Operation NUNALIVUT 2014 have captured exciting new footage of the sunken merchant ship Breadalbane, a National Historic Site of Canada. Working in conjunction with Parks Canada, the Government of Nunavut, and SeaBotix Inc., the CAF captured footage
EdgeTech Performs St. John’s Harbor Mapping with 6205 System
EdgeTech, high resolution sonar imaging systems and underwater technology provider, mapped St. John’s Harbor in record time during the recent Canadian Hydrographic Conference. During the on-water demonstrations, EdgeTech’s recently introduced 6205 Bathymetry System collected co-registered bathymetry
VSMC to Install Export Cable for Eneco Luchterduinen OWF
Cabling specialist VSMC, a joint VolkerWessels and Boskalis company has been awarded a contract by EPC contractor Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects bv to install and bury a 25km long export cable for the Eneco Luchterduinen Offshore Wind Farm. The Eneco Luchterduinen Offshore Wind Farm, to be built by
Polarcus Concludes EL 0037 2D Survey for Pancontinental
Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL has advised that a second seismic survey acquisition of 1,000km of 2D data has now been completed within its highly prospective offshore acreage in licence area EL 0037 offshore Namibia, southwest Africa. The 2D acquisition extends to the south beyond a recently completed
Top News of the Week of Apr 21 – Apr 27, 2014
1. Installation of HelWin Beta Jacket Set for Completion After the recent sail away from Heerema Vlissingen, Siemens’ HelWin beta jacket arrived at its location in the German North Sea where the installation started by the semi-submersible construction vessel ‘Thialf’. 2. McDermott to Operate North
University in Bergen Looks for New Diving Equipment
Høgskolen i Bergen, Bergen University College in Norway, has invited tenders for the provision of a new diving system for its diver education centre. The contract is for mobile units in the form of a wet bell for 2 divers and bellman, lift installation, hydraulic packages, dive control unit assemble
SME Becomes Member of Ocean Energy Europe
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has become the newest member of Ocean Energy Europe. Based in the Isle of Wight, Sustainable Marine Energy is a developer of an integrated support structure for tidal energy convertors – PLAT-O. PLAT-O, addresses the sectors two biggest challenges: Dramatically reduci
Liquid Robotics, NOAA Sign Co-operation Agreement
Liquid Robotics and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced the signing of a multi-year, Cooperative Research & Development Agreement (CRADA) designed to advance ocean observations to improve U.S. weather forecasting, fisheries management and environmental monitoring. Th