DOF Subsea, a subsidiary of DOF ASA advises that it has secured a campaign of work in the New Zealand Taranaki Basin for the new build DSV Skandi Singapore for an undisclosed sum. The vessel will mobilise for New Zealand on completion of the current work program in Indonesia for Conoco Philips. Wo
MMT Group announce its new ownership of a Kongsberg EM2040D. The EM2040 dual head system has recently been installed on MMT’s survey and ROV vessel IceBeam. This is the first highly developed multibeam echo sounder to combine all of the advanced features of deepwater echo sounders to the near-bottom
Vector Technology Groups Subsea Division has been awarded a contract by Technip Houston for a Subsea Pig Launcher rated at 15,000 PSI. Vector Subsea Engineering have been working closely with Petrobras and Total to complete the design for Cascade Chinook Field in the Gulf of Mexico. “This is just an
Ocean Alden has been delivered from China, and will begin its voyage to Norway in a few days. VS 465 represents a multi role FSV designed by V&S (Now WSDNO) and Wison Heavy Industries/Nantong China. The vessel was under construction by Wison/Nantong. VS 465 is on a 10 year contract for Gaz de [&hell
Bolt Technology Corporation announced financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2012, the three months ended September 30, 2011. For the quarter ended September 30, 2011, sales amounted to $9,572,000 compared to $8,534,000 in last year’s first quarter. Net income for the quarter amounte
The Board of Directors of Saipem S.p.A. approved Saipem Group’s Interim Report as at September 30, 2011. Investments in the third quarter of 2011 amounted to Euro 257 million (Euro 371 million in the third quarter of 2010) and included: – Euro 76 million in the Offshore Engineering & Construction se
A Royal Navy minehunter fitted with Thales sonar has located and destroyed a 2,000-pound mine and torpedo lying on the seabed off the port of Tobruk in eastern Libya. HMS Bangor, a Sandown-class mine countermeasures vessel (MCMV), has been on NATO operations off the Libyan coast, tasked with searchi
Qingdao has an environment comparable to Silicon Valley’s, in California, or India’s Bangalore, and is known for its marine resources… (China Daily) [mappress] Source: China Daily, October 31, 2011;
The medieval Swedish port of Visby has closed for the season. The wealthy party kids of Stockholm have long since left their summer playgro… (Bloomberg) mappress] Source: Bloomberg ,October 30 , 2011;
Barnegat Bay will get its first complete charting and depth-sounding in decades, starting this week, a critical step that paves the way for… (app) mappress] Source: app,October 30 , 2011;
WFS Subsea, leading supplier of through-water (and through-ground) wireless technology for communication, navigation and power transfer and Monitor Systems Scotland Ltd today begin promoting the r-tTs (Real-Time Tension Sensor) for wireless load monitoring in the Offshore, Marine and Energy industri
The tools law enforcement agencies use to investigate crimes and ensure public safety are critical to their success. Police departments and sheriffs offices around the country are adding underwater search equipment to ensure their dive teams have the proper equipment to safely and effectively do the
A snapshot of people working world-wide with remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) on two days in February and August 2010 – and the number of vehicles in use on the same two days – is revealed by the latest statistics produced by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA). These show that
Ken Johnson uses chemistry to study biology. This unusual approach is helping him understand why and how much microscopic algae grow in different parts of the world ocean. With the entire ocean as his sample bottle, Johnson’s challenge is determining where to monitor. Ideally, to get enough data, he
