Kraken Sonar Systems Inc., a leading marine technology company, announced that it has been awarded a contract for an AquaPix® Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Sonar system by Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO). DSTO is the Australian government’s lead agency charged wit
After announcing the tender for port diving services, Grand port maritime de Marseille awarded the contract to ECTM. The company will provide diving services in the Port of Marseille, assistance during the positioning of vessels into dry docks, floating services, etc. It will also provide services r
With effect from February 1 Stork Technical Services has appointed Pim Oomens as member of the Board of Management. He will become Chief Financial Officer with effect from March 1. Pim Oomens is the successor to Hans Turkesteen, who will leave the Stork group on March 31. Hans Turkesteen has been CF
Port Atlantique de La Rochelle awarded a port diving services contract worth 480,000 EUR to Atlantique Scaphandre. Diving services are needed in order to maintain underwater structures of the Port of La Rochelle, (PALR), with ongoing inspection works for monitoring of subsea installations with vario
On January 15, 2013 the University of North Carolina Coastal Studies Institute’s (UNC-CSI) research and education campus was dedicated and officially opened in Skyco, NC. This inter-university coastal and marine science institute will escalate the presence and impact of higher educational opportunit
Schlumberger Limited today reported full-year 2012 revenue of $42.15 billion versus $36.96 billion in 2011. Full-year 2012 income from continuing operations attributable to Schlumberger, excluding charges and credits, was $5.58 billion, representing diluted earnings-per-share of $4.17 versus $3.61 i
The Board of Thalassa announces that its subsidiary, WGP Energy Services Ltd (“WESL”), has entered into a contract with SMG Ecuador, the Ecuador business of State Sevmorgeo Company, the Russian geological sea survey company, with an initial value of US$4.175 million. The contract involves the provis
Two subsea ready, Li Ion battery products announced today by battery solutions innovator Southwest Electronic Energy Group (SWE), break new ground with 4x longer deployments and 8x more charge cycles than lead acid batteries while delivering uncompromising safety. SWE SeaSafe™ products will power th
Nick Harvey, MP for North Devon, has welcomed a huge cash boost for marine energy projects. The Crown Estate, who own the UK’s seabeds, have announced they will invest £20million in the expansion of wave and tidal projects around the UK. The funding will come as a huge benefit to the growth of the m
The Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC), developer of the New Jersey Energy Link, the first offshore backbone electricity transmission system proposed in the United States, has selected major construction and design firm Bechtel as its Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contractor and intern
The Fife Council has introduced a plan for the dredging project at the Glenrothes area. The project consists of reducing the accumulated silt on the harbour basin floor and entrance channel by an agitation dredging process which will stimulate the particles into temporary suspension in the water, wh
Nexen Petroleum U.K. Ltd. announced that it has received approval from the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to proceed with the Solitaire field development, a project that’s expected to produce eight million barrels of oil. The Solitaire field is located in central North Sea block 1
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) confirms that initial flows of crude oil have resumed in the Brent pipeline system following a precautionary shutdown on Monday. The pipeline system, which is operated by TAQA and runs through the Cormorant Alpha platform, was halted after hydrocarbons w
Arctic Fibre Inc. announced that it will partner with Anchorage-based Quintillion Networks, LLC to provide broadband telecommunications services to more than 26,500 Alaska residents living along the Alaskan North Slope and Bering Sea coastline, and to provide a geographically diverse alternate fibre
