Subsea
Norwegian seismic company wins first offshore wind contract
Norwegian seismic company SeaBird Exploration has secured its first contract in the offshore wind sector. SeaBird will provide its survey vessel Petrel Explorer as an accommodation vessel for a wind farm maintenance campaign in the Baltic Sea. The company did not disclose the name of the project, bu
MMT to carry out seabed surveys at Danish Energy Island site
Denmark’s Energinet has selected MMT to carry out the initial surveys of the seabed where the Energy Island will be built in the North Sea. MMT will conduct pre-construction geophysical and seismic surveys in the 526 km2 area from May 2021 to September 2022. The work will be carried out in four phas
XOCEAN’s uncrewed surface vessel ventures far offshore
XOCEAN has completed a subsea survey at the Hornsea One offshore wind farm in the UK, using its uncrewed surface vessel (USV). The USV conducted the offshore operation in three-and-a-half-days, mobilising from Bridlington Harbour in Yorkshire. The vessel was launched and recovered from shore, 120 ki
Ramboll to map out Bornholm Energy Island export cable routes
Danish transmission system operator Energinet has hired Ramboll to map and recommend possible submerged cable routes and landing locations for the export of power from the future energy island in the Baltic Sea to Denmark and an adjacent country. Denmark has recently approved the construction of two
Nexans Norway inks $23.6M ROV contract with IKM Subsea
Subsea cables specialist Nexans Norway has signed an ROV services contract with subsea services provider IKM Subsea, reportedly worth NOK 200 million ($23.6 million).
Subsea UK, TechWorks to collaborate on advanced subsea tech solutions
Subsea UK and TechWorks have partnered up on a strategy to create new opportunities for the advancement of UK underwater technology, increase exports and create new jobs.
Gardline to survey German offshore wind farm
UK marine survey specialist Gardline Ltd has won a contract to carry out the main geotechnical investigation at the He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. A geophysical and geotechnical investigation for the project site was conducted in 2010. The target of this new investigation is t
SeaTerra and Trident form offshore partnership
Unexploded ordnance (UXO) specialist SeaTerra and archaeology expert Trident Archäologie have joined forces to streamline their services for offshore developments in Germany.
NordLink ‘green cable’ becomes fully operational
TenneT and partners Statnett and KfW have taken over the NordLink high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system between Norway and Germany, marking the end of the interconnector’s trial operation.
Seatronics hires Outreach Offshore to build ‘Mini LARS’ systems
Outreach Offshore has been commissioned by Seatronics to design and build three bespoke ‘Mini LARS’ systems.
Fugro to survey Danish Energy Island site
Denmark’s Energinet has awarded Fugro a marine site characterisation contract for the Energy Island project in the North Sea. The contract is part of Energinet’s preliminary studies to build the world’s first ”hub and spoke” energy scheme: an energy island 80 kilometres off the Danish coast that wil
Ashtead inks deal with Zetechtics for ROV tooling tech
Integrated subsea technology and services provider Ashtead Technology has signed a deal with Zetechtics to offer customers a range of new ROV tooling technologies.
Seatronics bags $1M order for multiple VALOR systems
Acteon’s marine technology specialists Seatronics has received a purchase order from Oceanica for multiple VALOR remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems worth over $1 million.
Geophysical surveys begin at first Welsh floating wind project
GEOxyz has begun geophysical survey work at the 96 MW Erebus project, Wales’ first floating offshore wind farm. GEOxyz will carry out the offshore surveys until mid-June at the site located 45km South West of the Pembrokeshire coastline. The work follows the geophysical and environmental site invest