Unique Hydrographic Systems has been contracted by Cairn India for an Oil Spill Recovery project. The first of its kind project for Unique Hydrographic Systems will run over a period of 3 years until April 2016. Based in Navi Mumbai, Unique Hydrographic Systems provide a complete range of specialize
Under questioning during Senate Estimates in Canberra, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) revealed that the impacts of seabed dredging for coal port developments along the Great Barrier Reef coast could be far worse than previously understood. “This new information means Environme
International energy consultancy Xodus Group has secured two contracts from Abu Dhabi based Valentine Maritime (Gulf) L.L.C. The first project is for the design of new subsea pipelines in the Arabian Gulf. This will be the Xodus Group’s first subsea project from its rapidly growing team in Dubai, Un
The Board of Chatham Rock Phosphate has decided to proceed with a capital raising offer to the public in New Zealand under a simplified disclosure prospectus. The offer will seek to raise $4 million with the ability to accept oversubscriptions of a further $6 million. The offer will consist of new o
The next generation Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) vessel ‘Seven Viking’, designed and built by ULSTEIN, was announced ‘Ship of the Year 2013’ by the maritime magazine ‘Skipsrevyen’ at Nor-Shipping on 4 June 2013. “This award is testimony to the result of the collective efforts of Eidesvik
The recently completed drilling on Volve has proven additional volumes in the north-western section of the field, which are estimated to comprise between 8.8–9.4 million barrels of oil. This discovery signifies a doubling of the field’s remaining reserves. Volve is situated approximately 200 km west
Southwest Electronic Energy (SWE), an industry leader in subsea batteries has announced that it successfully completed 10,000 psi pressure testing of its SWE SeaSafe Smart Battery Module. The exhaustive test conducted in the 30 inch hyperbaric chamber at a third party test laboratory included nine c
The Virginia Institute of Marine Science has taken ownership of a new research vessel, the 43-foot R/V Tidewater, which will replace the 29-foot R/V Fish Hawk as the primary platform for VIMS’ juvenile-fish abundance surveys. Survey researchers have been estimating the abundance and distribution of
International Dredging and Offshore Contractor Van Oord has chosen Sealink customised VSAT from Marlink to provide data communication services for three offshore rock placement vessels. The five year contract covers Marlink’s provision of end-to-end services and includes facility to provide ad-hoc c
The University of Vigo in Spain, recently acquired a small vessel to carry out their own surveys and projects for research purposes. The University is already an existing CARIS HIPS and SIPS user and is planning on going further into data processing and quality control using the new vessel. To suppo
DOF has signed two contracts with OMV New Zealand Limited. Skandi Emerald and Skandi Pacific will be utilized for these contracts to support their Kan Tan IV drilling programme in New Zealand. The contracts have a duration of 160 days plus options, beginning July/August 2013. The vessels, Skandi Pac
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announces that it has placed orders for four of the 10 key project elements for the Perth Wave Energy Project. The placing of these four orders represents another significant step forward in the delivery of the Perth Wave Energy Project (PWEP). The
Ireland’s Minister for Natural Resources, Fergus O’Dowd, has granted approval for the conducting of a major 2D seismic survey that will go a long way towards revealing the true oil and gas exploration potential of Ireland’s Atlantic Margin. “At a cost of €20 million this is is by far the largest reg
Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has achieved Substantial Completion of the strategic underground and submarine power link between New York City and the New Jersey transmission grid known as “Hudson Project”. The link is now into commercial operation. Un
