Subsea
Boskalis taps Seatools for plough position monitoring buoy
Subsea technology company Seatools has completed the development, manufacturing and testing of a plough position monitoring buoy for Boskalis. Following sea trials, the buoy has been fitted onto a subsea plough for a subsea cable route clearance project. Whereas USBL is the conventional way to deter
Neart na Gaoithe teams busy offshore and on land
Works on bringing the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind turbines to spin off the Scottish coast are moving forward with export cable route boulder clearance now completed. The same operations that were being carried out at the inter-array routes are paused for the winter, while activities on getting th
Aker Solutions to step up energy transition game after the merger
Aker Solutions and Kvaerner have completed a merger whereby Aker Solutions has absorbed all the assets, rights and obligations of Kvaerner and Kvaerner has been dissolved. The two entities have joined forces to create a new supplier of solutions to reduce climate gas emissions from oil and gas insta
New headquarters for Maritime Developments
Back-deck equipment specialist Maritime Developments MDL has opened a new global head office in Westhill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The cost-saving move merges two office-based teams previously spread between Aberdeen and Peterhead. This allowed the company to consolidate the costs associated with ru
R&D funding up for grabs for UK subsea companies
Subsea UK has joined forces with Scottish Enterprise to launch a programme of practical support and workshops to help underwater engineering companies secure funding for research and development and innovation. Funding from UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) is worth around £6 billion per year but in
NKT cuts losses as revenues rise
NKT, the power cables business, has delivered improved revenue and earnings in Q3 2020 in all of its business lines. The cable division generated revenue of some €300 million, against €232 million same time last year. Year-to-date revenues stood at €1.05 billion, versus €926 million for the first ni
Magseis Fairfield back in black
Seabed seismic player Magseis Fairfield has returned to profit in Q3 2020 despite major revenue drop against the prior-year quarter. The Oslo-listed company generated Q3 2020 revenue of $47 million, down from $134 million same time last year. Revenue was up from Q2 2020 revenue of $45 million. The y
SeaRAY autonomous offshore power system set for sea trials
Columbia Power Technologies (C-Power) has unveiled plans to test and validate the technical and economic capabilities of its SeaRAY autonomous offshore power system (AOPS).
Global Offshore delivers Pentland Firth East project for SSEN
Global Offshore, in partnership with Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), recently completed subsea power cable replacement campaign connecting Orkney to mainland Scotland – Pentland Firth East project. SSEN identified the Pentland Firth East cable for replacement after routine inspect
“ETICA IP” ROV & USV a staunch green ally for the blue economy indystry & ocean sustainability
By Ioana Laura Grigore. Our concept of blue economy & ocean sustainability in offshore industry We strongly believe that the priority of this sector has always been to have a low environmental impact getting the maximum benefits in terms of green energy. For this reason we have developed “ETICA IP “
Nexans Aurora launched in Norway
Nexans saw its next-generation cable laying vessel the ‘Nexans Aurora’ launched at Ulstein on 8 November 2020. The vessel will be installing subsea cables, including cables connecting offshore wind farms to the grid and interconnectors. The hull arrived at Ulstein Verft on 15 June 2020 for the final
Aker Solutions – Kvaerner fusion gets green light
Norwegian firms Aker Solutions and Kvaerner have received the necessary approvals from governmental bodies for the completion of the earlier announced merger. In June this year, the two companies entered into a merger plan to create an optimised supplier company. The merger means that Aker Solutions
iXblue scores OECI contract for DriX USV
NOAA-funded Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute (OECI) will acquire a DriX unmanned surface vessel (USV) from iXblue. The contract consists of one DriX USV along with a novel custom-designed universal deployment system. The deployment system can launch and recover the USV as well as other AUVs,
Vestdavit and H. Henriksen develop new USV LARS
Vestdavit and H. Henriksen recently carried out sea trials and provided proof of concept for SOLUSV – a new launch and recovery system for unmanned surface vehicles. The tests took place on board a Vestland Offshore vessel, whose existing boat and davit system were modified to accommodate SOLUSV equ