NexTech Materials, Ltd. announced that it has received a contract from the Office of Naval Research for a Future Naval Capability (FNC) project aimed at design, development and demonstration of a compact energy system for unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs). In this project, NexTech and its team wil
Crowley Maritime Corporation has been selected as a 2011 Company Award winner for the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) program. The selection was based on Crowley’s 48 vessels providing 204,430 highly accurate and timely weather ob
Top leaders from NOAA and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) signed a landmark agreement that will further strengthen cooperative… [mappress] Source: NOAA , June 01, 2012; Image: NOAA
Bluefin Robotics, the leading provider of free-flooded, modular Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and related technologies announced that the company has sold a Bluefin-21 system to US-based Phoenix International Holdings (Phoenix), an experienced marine services contractor which provides underw
Dr. James R. McFarlane, OC, CD, P.Eng., FCAE, founder and president of International Submarine Engineering Ltd. received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal on April 11th, 2012. Presented by The Honourable Steven Point, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, Dr. McFarlane received his med
The subsea hardware market is expected to recover this year, following the global economic crisis and the repercussions of the Deepwater Horizon accident in 2010. Douglas-Westwood (DW) forecast that the subsea sector will continue its growth trend, reaching an annual total of $32 billion in expendit
McDermott International, Inc. announced that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a fabrication contract for components of a deepwater platform in the Gulf of Mexico, by Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland BV. McDermott will construct 16 tendon buoyancy modules (“TBMs”) for the deepwater projec
Odyssey Marine Exploration, pioneers in the field of deep-ocean exploration, announced that the M/V Seabed Worker has departed port and is on its way to begin operations to recover the anticipated silver cargoes from the SS Gairsoppa and SS Mantola shipwrecks. Historical records indicate the Gairsop
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated announced that its subsidiary, Teledyne RD Instruments, Inc., has entered into an agreement to acquire BlueView Technologies, Inc. BlueView, located in Seattle, Wash., provides compact high-resolution acoustic imaging and measurement solutions. Terms of the transac
Large quantities of oil and natural gas have been discovered three to five kilometres into the seabed in the Danish sector of the North Sea. The ability to produce these resources under safe conditions may change Denmark’s energy supply and contribute to Denmark becoming self-sufficient in energy fo
Nido Petroleum Limited announces that Mr. Philip Byrne, Chief Executive Officer, has been appointed to the position of Managing Director with effect from 1 June 2012. Mr. Byrne joined Nido on 29 December 2011 as Chief Operating Officer, and was promoted to Chief Executive Officer on 20 January 2012.
Wessex Exploration PLC announces that following the purchase of approximately 1,000 kilometres of 2-D seismic data shot by TGS-Nopec in 2006, Wessex has completed the reprocessing of the dataset, with particular emphasis on the shallow water area, which will allow a more accurate subsurface interpre
Aquabotix, a marine technology company bringing the accessibility of consumer electronics products to the complex world of underwater video, today announced the availability of the Aquabotix HydroView, an affordable and easy-to-use remote-operated underwater vehicle that instantly beams a high defin
Royal Netherlands Navy divers cleared a Second World War mine off the coast of Estonia. The German-made mine weighed in at 1,000 kilograms. This so-called GN influence mine is one of the most infamous explosives of the Second World War. Not only was the monster equipped with acoustic and magnetic fu
