Grandweld Shipyards has completed delivery of ‘ARADAH’, a 55m dive and maintenance support vessel (DMSV), especially built for ADNOC. The new state- of- the- art DMSV is the first from its class to be built by Grandweld Shipyards and will serve as the flagship to ADNOC offshore fleet operating in th
Bank of London and The Middle East plc (BLME), the largest Islamic bank in Europe, has announced that it signed a £14 million leasing deal with Global Marine Systems Ltd., the largest independent provider of submarine cable installation, maintenance and engineering services worldwide. Under the term
DONG Energy announced that Tideway Rollingstone has commenced installing armour stones for scour protection and has almost finished the remaining positions in Walney 1 as well as 10 positions in Walney 2. Due to a minor fire late February 2011 onboard the vessel Pompei, it had to stop placing armour
In November 2011, TenneT informed the German Federal Chancellery and the German federal ministries of economic affairs and the environment that the construction of connecting cables for offshore wind farms in the German part of the North Sea is no longer possible under current conditions. The curren
SubC Control introduces the Dragonfish underwater live Ethernet HD video camera. The Dragonfish outputs a stunning 5MPixel (2560×1920) resolution at 12fps over Ethernet making it a breeze to to network, monitor and upload to the web. Available in 1000m, 3000m, and 6500m depth ratings, the Dragonfish
Much effort has been devoted to learning from the Deepwater Horizon accident. The PSA has already identified three key areas where action is needed to help reduce major accident risk on the NCS. Eleven people died when the semisubmersible rig caught fire and sank in the Gulf of Mexico during April 2
The offshore industry will reap commercial and safety benefits from an advanced chain wheel handling system delivered in response to customer demand. Cargotec’s MacGregor Chain Wheel Manipulator has won Offshore Support Journal’s Innovation of the Year award. The award was announced at the Annual Of
International oilfield services company Expro officially opened its new operations base in China, on February 2, in the company of key clientele and senior Expro management. The base in the Shekou industrial zone will have a workforce made up of both operational and support employees that will be re
Gulf Bridge International (GBI), the Middle East’s first privately owned, regional cable operator, and TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. Company and an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology, announced they have achieved the status of ready for service for the GBI undersea cable syst
The UK could become a leading exporter of wave and tidal power equipment and expertise if the Government adopts a more visionary approach to developing marine renewables, according to a new report by the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee. * Report: The Future of Marine Renewables in the UK
Tritech has sold 3 Gemini 720id multibeam sonars to DPS Offshore, the subsea rental division of Forum Energy Technologies (FET), as part of a recent package worth in excess of $400K. This sale reaffirms DPS Offshore’s commitment to increase its global rental pool of equipment, placing orders locally
Sea Fibre Networks, owner and operator of Europe’s subsea telecoms network, today announced that CeltixConnect, a major fibre gateway that connects Dublin to London and Manchester, is live. This game-changing 144 fibre network enables businesses with the lowest latency solution between Ireland and t
Scientists from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) will convene in Salt Lake City for an international gathering of marine science experts Feb. 20-24. Attendees of the 2012 Ocean Sciences Meeting can visit the ONR-sponsored exhibit booth to view unmanned underwater systems, see video demonstrations
On Thursday the 16th of February, Island Offshore (IO) took delivery of the MV Island Captain, the newest addition the growing IO fleet. The godmother for the vessel is Mrs. Tonje Tiley from ConocoPhillips. The MV Island Captain’s sister vessel, the MV Island Centurion was delivered in October 2011.
