Subsea
Third of Moray East wind turbine foundations in place
Seajacks Scylla installed the 33rd jacket foundation at the Moray East offshore wind farm site on 20 September, according to the project’s Notice of Operations from 21 September. The jack-up vessel is transporting the jacket foundations to the project site from Global Energy Group’s site in Nigg. Th
Export cable surveys underway for Norfolk Vanguard & Boreas OWFs
The Haven Seariser 2 jack-up vessel has been deployed off the Norfolk coast in the UK to collect seabed data for Vattenfall’s Norfolk Vanguard and Norfolk Boreas offshore wind projects. The work, along with other surveys currently being carried out, will shape the design of what will become one of t
Subsea surveys to soon start at Beatrice offshore wind farm
Subsea surveys are set to start on 5 October at the Beatrice offshore wind farm, located some 13 kilometres off the coast of Caithness in Scotland. For the work, the DP2 vessel Glomar Wave and crew transfer vessel Iceni Spirit will be deployed at the site. Surveys will be carried out on selected win
Valeport kits out Mayflower autonomous ship
The Mayflower Autonomous Ship set to self-navigate across the Atlantic autonomously in Spring 2021, will have new Valeport uvSVX and a Valeport Altimeter to provide underwater depth data. Sailing from Plymouth, UK, to Plymouth, USA, the Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) will trace the route of the ori
Interventek scoops up Baker Hughes contract
Subsea systems technology specialist Interventek has secured an initial eight-figure contract from Baker Hughes. Specifically, the deal will see Interventek supply multiple API-17G qualified 7.375” 10,000psi in-riser landing strings. The landing strings will incorporate within Baker Hughes’ subsea s
Export cable installation starts at Hollandse Kust (zuid)
Van Oord has started installing the export cables which will connect the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust (zuid) offshore wind farm to the Dutch grid, TenneT said. For the first ten kilometres of the cable route at sea, the four export cables will have to be buried more than 5,5 metres into the seabed in order
Ostwind 2 cable pathways now UXO-free
50Hertz has completed UXO clearance at the Ostwind 2 grid connection project in the German Baltic Sea. The project comprised unexploded ordnance recovery at the subsea cable routes that will connect the Arcadis Ost 1 and Baltic Eagle offshore wind farms to the German high voltage grid. Activities w
Microsoft and C4IR Ocean join forces to save the ocean
The Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Ocean (C4IR Ocean) is working to promote a sustainable ocean and is partnering with Microsoft to develop technology-based solutions to improve ocean health. Aker and the World Economic Forum are behind C4IR Ocean, which is part of a global netw
Vessels and crew wanted for geotechnical surveys offshore Germany
EnBW has opened a tender to hire sea-going vessels with crew for the main geotechnical investigation at the He Dreiht offshore wind project in Germany. According to EnBW, the aim of the new investigation is to meet with the governmental regulations for offshore wind farm installations according to B
Neptune makes first step in offshore execution of North Sea project
Neptune Energy and its joint venture partners BP and JAPEX have started the subsea construction phase of the Seagull tie-back project, which is located in the North Sea.
Nexans eyes carbon neutrality by 2030
Cabling specialist Nexans plans to become carbon neutral by 2030. The company announced this at its inaugural Climate Day event in Paris on September 22, 2020. Nexans plans to achieve carbon neutrality through a specifically defined roadmap: 4.2% average annual reduction of company greenhouse gas em
Hempel rolls out underwater hull inspection service with ROVs
Denmark-based coatings manufacturer Hempel has launched an underwater hull inspection service using remote operated vehicles (ROVs) to provide complete hull coating inspections while a vessel is at port or anchorage.
Teledyne Gavia AUVs get AI boost
Teledyne Gavia has introduced Charles River Analytics’ AutoTRap Onboard, an AI-based object detection software as a new capability onboard their Gavia marine vehicles. As underwater operations become more complex and dangerous, AI tech has emerged as the clear solution for delivering the consistent
Global Marine Group sets up new division – OceanIQ
Subsea cable installation and maintenance player Global Marine Group has launched OceanIQ, the fourth business unit in its engineering portfolio. OceanIQ delivers subsea cable data, survey, route engineering and consultancy services for telecom and power cable route planning projects. Its team also