OceanServer Technology, Inc. has received a contract from Florida Keys Community College (FKCC) for an Iver2 AUV equipped with an L-3 Klein 3500 Side Scan Sonar. This purchase will provide students and researchers with a modern AUV platform to further ongoing academic initiatives in marine biology,
PIRTEK Plymouth joined Chukar Waterjet, Inc. in a new business venture of constructing Chukar’s new Deepwater Subsea Waterjet skid and showing it at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston. According to the thomasnet.com, the products needed to hold up to subsea pressure at depths exceeding on
The National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) has awarded a multi-million pound contract to SeaRoc to install its Offshore Anemometry Hub. The research facility will be installed 3 nautical miles off the coast of Blyth, Northumberland next to the proposed nearest shore array of the 100MW capacity Bly
As Capebretonpost.com reports, residents of Nova Scotia have been asked for their opinion on the Maritime Link, a subsea cable project, which will supply Newfoundland and Labrador with Hydro-electricity. The public will submit their feedback on draft regulations which were develop by the Utility and
Jiaolong, a Chinese deep-sea submersible, has returned from its six-week mission in the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean and received new orders for another research dive. According to ChinaDaily, the submersible reached a depth of 7,062 meters in June in the Mariana Trench. Thanks to thi
China Oilfield Services Limited recently received an official contract award letter from PTT Exploration & Production PCL “PTTEP”, confirming that it has won the tender for 3D seismic collection in Andaman Sea, Thailand. This will be the first international winter 3D seismic collection operation for
National Grid UK yesterday confirmed that a firm grid connection of 3,000 megawatts has been awarded to global renewable energy developer, Element Power. This is the first such dedicated connection offered to an Irish renewable energy exporter and enables Element Power to progress ‘Greenwire’ – a se
This year, for the first time, external funding for sponsored research by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego exceeds $150 million (excluding ARRA* funding). Such funding arises from innovations and ideas of Scripps researchers who perform initial exploration of science
For years, the U.S. Navy has employed human divers, equipped with sonar cameras, to search for underwater mines attached to ship hulls. The Navy has also trained dolphins and sea lions to search for bombs on and around vessels. While animals can cover a large area in a short amount of time, they are
With the release of its recent Add-On package v1.0, the SUNSET (Sapienza University Networking framework for underwater Simulation, Emulation and real-life Testing) networking framework now includes drivers for Evologics underwater acoustic modems. The SUNSET package was developed at the SENSES (SEn
SDE Company negotiates the sale of control with a number of factors, including leading companies in the medical industry and in the automobile industry. The car industry market is saturated and the medical market is saturated as well. The competition between many companies in these fields created th
Pacnet yesterday announced that the company’s Board of Directors has appointed Carl J. Grivner as Chief Executive Officer, effective 23 July 2012. Mr Grivner brings to Pacnet 23 years of executive and leadership experience, including 12 years of Chief Executive Officer experience in XO Communication
Nautilus Minerals Inc. announces that in addition to preparing its response to the Notice of Arbitration received from the Independent State of Papua New Guinea (the “State”), it continues to attempt to work with the State in an effort to resolve matters amicably. Nautilus and the state have agreed
The Board of Directors of Swiber Holdings Limited and together with its subsidiaries announces that the Company has incorporated a new wholly-owned subsidiary known as “Swiber Atlantis Pte. Ltd.” (“SAPL”) in Singapore with the initial issued and paid up share capital of US$10,000.00. SAPL will be pr
