LDA Design, an independent design, environment and energy business, has been appointed as masterplanners and landscape architects for the world’s first man-made energy-generating lagoon – the £650 million Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project being developed by Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Ltd. Under the pro
iXBlue has launched the next generation of its underwater global acoustic positioning system, designated GAPS-NG. GAPS-NG, like its predecessor GAPS, is a truly portable and precalibrated ultra-short baseline positioning system (USBL) that incorporates INS and GPS technologies. GAPS is designed to w
Hydroid, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and a leading manufacturer of advanced, innovative Autonomous Underwater Vehicles – AUV for deep sea survey and mapping worldwide, has published a video about their REMUS AUV Technology. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEe5RLx3kII The REMUS ra
CEDA announces that it has added online seminars to its palette of platforms to exchange knowledge and best practice experience. The first CEDA Webinar will take place on the 23rd of April and it will focus on underwater sound in relation to dredging. The impacts of underwater sound on aquatic life
RWE Dea talked to Prof. Antje Boetius, deep-sea research scientist and professor of geomicrobiology at Bremen University, about extreme depths and eternal darkness, on which Boetius has conducted research work that looks into the question of how life is even possible under such circumstances and wha
ION Geophysical secured a contract to conduct a seismic survey offshore Lebanon, Energy and Water Minister Gebran Bassil announced. As Daily Star reports, ION will carry out the survey 40 km beneath the seabed. The survey is expected to determine whether the country’s petroleum potential deposits of
Kongsberg Maritime will introduce the new EM 2040 Compact, a sophisticated multibeam echo sounder for high resolution mapping and inspection applications, during Ocean Business 2013. Based on the state-of-the-art EM 2040 multibeam, the EM 2040C is a significant development in acoustic technology tha
Tekmar, a leading supplier of subsea cable protection, has recently been OHSAS 18001 accredited, enhancing their excellent Health and Safety reputation. This is the third standard they have received in recent months with the renewal of the ISO 9001 Quality Management and ISO 14001 Environmental Mana
Plymouth University and Totnes Renewable Energy Society (TRESOC) commenced a feasibility research on tidal potential of River Dart at Dittisham, reports BBC. The researchers will assess the river’s potential to generate electricity through the turbines on the river bed. Dart Harbour Board gave its c
Egdon Resources plc announces the award by the Department of Energy & Climate Change of a licence covering offshore blocks 41/18 and 41/19 located adjacent to the North Yorkshire coast. The licence, awarded as a result of 26th UK Seaward Licensing Round, will be a Traditional Licence with Egdon Reso
IHC Merwede has revealed a healthy net profit margin of 4.1% per cent in 2012 and a positive sales forecast for the year ahead. The company develops and builds innovative vessels, advanced equipment and life-cycle support services for the dredging, mining and offshore industries, which have been per
Marine Platforms Limited (MPL) have signed a contract with Havyard Group for the delivery of a Havyard 857 Subsea IMR Vessel. The vessel will be Havyard Newbuilding No. 115 and is scheduled to be delivered in August 2014. The contract value is approx. NOK 600 million. MPL is a new customer for Havya
Miclyn Express Offshore (“MEO” or “the Company”) announces that a key customer in Thailand has recently awarded the Company two long term Offshore Service Vessels (OSV’s) contracts. The Miclyn Constructor I and the MEO Sovereign II, both internally constructed OSV’s, have been awarded 2 year contrac
CGG announced that its new fleet, with the addition of four high-end vessels from its recent acquisition of Fugro Geoscience, set two new industry records that highlight the strength of its marine capabilities. The longest offsets in the industry for a full-azimuth (FAZ) multi-vessel survey Firstly,
