The wreck of a Swedish warship that historians hope is the Mars, head of king Erik XIV’s fleet before it sank in the Baltic in 1564, has been found off Sweden’s coast… (dawn) [mappress] Source: dawn, August 22, 2011
Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey has expanded its portfolio of environmental data collection services with the addition of a new suite of underwater video camera and sediment sampling technologies. Strengthening its status as a premier provider of geophysical, hydrographic, oceanographic, geotechnical, e
MMT (Marin Mätteknik AB) was awarded the 2011 Mareano survey contract by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service. The survey was commenced in April – August 2011. The survey included bathymetric data acquisition and processing in area Nordland VI in the Norwegian Sea outside the Nordland region, West of
Insituform Technologies, Inc. announced today that its subsidiary, The Bayou Companies, LLC , has been awarded contracts totaling approximately $5.0 million to provide the corrosion coating for the export lines delivering natural gas from the Walker Ridge Gathering System, an ultra-deepwater project
On August 8, China’s first high-strength H-level marine drilling riser was successfully manufactured in CNPC Baoji Petroleum Steel Pipe Company. Test results show that all the mechanical performance indexes of the riser are in compliance with the rules and standards in DNV OS F101 Submarine Pipeline
U.S. Seismic Systems (USSI), a subsidiary of Acorn Energy Inc. demonstrated its underwater harbor security system at a Lake Erie, Pa., test… (militaryaerospace) [mappress] Source: militaryaerospace, August 22, 2011;
NOAA and the Port of Newport today dedicated a new NOAA ship operations facility in Newport, Ore., during a ceremony attended by federal, state and local officials and the public. The NOAA Marine Operations Center-Pacific serves as a homeport for four NOAA research and survey ships and provides admi
Vodafone New Zealand and Pacific Fibre announced that they have signed a multi-million dollar agreement for the supply of international bandwidth on the new Pacific Fibre cable system. Under the 10-year deal, Vodafone will become Pacific Fibre’s biggest New Zealand customer. Vodafone CEO Russell St
GC Rieber Shipping and the subsea contractor Technocean has agreed on a one year extension of the charter regarding vessel “Polar Prince”. The time-charter with Technocean for the subsea vessel “Polar Prince” has been extended to September 2012. The vessel is engaged in subsea operations related to
The so-called “Golden Weld” – the final weld connecting its offshore and onshore parts – was completed on the first of Nord Stream’s twin pipelines today. The “Golden Weld” thus links the Russian landfall in Portovaya Bay with the pipeline across the Baltic Sea. In the coming days, Line 1 will be re
ITF is calling on technology developers to come forward with innovative solutions to subsea challenges, with the potential for successful… (subseauk) [mappress] Source: subseauk, August 22, 2011
International oil services company Aker Solutions aims to create 500 new UK jobs over the next year. In a bid to grow its business substantially, Norway-listed Aker Solutions is set to recruit 300 staff to its Aberdeen operation and create 200 positions at the company’s newly established west-London
The demand for subsea vessel operations is set to grow by 52%, totaling $72 billion between 2011 and 2015, according to a new Douglas-Westwo… (subseauk) [mappress] Source: subseauk, August 19, 2011;
Schilling Robotics, LLC, experts in subsea systems, and Gregg Marine, Inc., experts in drilling and geotechnical testing services, announced today the successful completion of the field testing of their subsea drill in the waters offshore of Vancouver, British Columbia. The Seafloor Drill was concei
