Two new chief operating officers and an offshore support services director have been appointed at Bibby Offshore to support the company’s significant future development plans. Current managing director Fraser Moonie, who has been in the role for three years, becomes responsible for eastern regions i
Pharos Offshore Group has acquired an SMD built 1200HP cable burial tool. The Universal Trenching Vehicle (UTV 1200) is a unique low and wide Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) specifically designed to bury submarine power cables. Modifications to the 1200HP UTV 1200 are underway. The enhancements will
The first Mexican Hydrography Convention recently took place in Veracruz, Mexico. The event was organized by the Dirección Adjunta de Oceanografía, Hidrografía y Meteorología of the Mexican Navy and was held at the Senior Naval Club. During the convention, CARIS hosted a workshop that covered the ne
Cargotec’s MacGregor has entered into an agreement to acquire privately owned Hatlapa Group, merchant ship and offshore deck equipment provider, for an enterprise value of EUR 160 million. Hatlapa’s main products are a wide range of winches, steering gears, compressors, multi-deck-handler cranes, an
Shark Marine Technologies Inc. has just announced a new addition for their Navigator, diver held sonar and navigation system, NavNode, a sub-sea communication system which allows operators to: – Monitor divers positions. – Share target information and alerts between divers or to the surface. – Send
Teledyne Webb Research (TWR), a leading manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles including the Slocum glider and Slocum hybrid glider, announced the phased opening of a Slocum glider service support and repair facility within its sister Teledyne Marine Group company, Teledyne TSS Ltd. which is
Hydratight, one of the world’s leading joint integrity companies, is singing the praises of a small but valuable subsea tool in its range, the Quick Release Nut. This compact, uncomplicated tool, has just two moving parts, and has been used in more than 25 successful subsea projects. As extraction t
CARIS announces the release of CARIS Paper Chart Composer 1.1. The successor to the long-trusted CARIS GIS product, Paper Chart Composer delivers a highly intuitive workflow for creation of paper chart products. Seamless migration from CARIS GIS to Paper Chart Composer CARIS users who have created n
On 8th of July 2013 the new Fugro owned Survey Vessel “Fugro Helmert” was christened on Fassmer Shipyard in Berne/Germany. Directly after the naming ceremony the vessel was launched. During the coming weeks all remaining works will be finished. On 8th of August 2013, after completion of all final te
Occidental Petroleum Corporation announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Occidental Petroleum of Qatar Ltd. (Oxy Qatar) and Qatar Petroleum have agreed on the Phase 5 Field Development Plan (FDP) of the Idd El Shargi North Dome Field (ISND), offshore Qatar. The ISND Phase 5 FDP has been prepared
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. announced that it acquired Moffat 2000 Ltd. (“Moffat”), a leading manufacturer of subsea pipeline inspection gauge launching and receiving systems, and subsea connectors. Moffat is based in Newcastle, England. Cris Gaut, Forum’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, c
The Long Beach Police Department marine unit has taken delivery of a Shark Marine “MAKO” Diver Delivery System adding to their recent purchase of two “Navigator” diver held navigation and sonar imaging systems. The “MAKO”, manufactured by Shark Marine Technologies Inc. marks a new generation of dive
United States Senator Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Representative and Senator-Elect Edward Markey, and U.S. Representatives James McGovern and William Keating announced the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $1.97 million to Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,
The Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) has selected Shark Marine’s Navigator, diver held sonar and navigation system, as its Diver Documentation and Sensor System (DDSS). The modularity of the Navigator allows it to be configured to best meet the DDSS requirements of the Swedish Armed For
