R&E Ocean Community Conservation Foundation (R&E) has partnered with the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) to help promote ocean education on sustainable marine mammal watching programmes. The partnership aims to improve understanding of issues relating to marine mamm
Alewijnse has secured a contract to supply complete electrical package on board De Beers Marine Namibia’s newest Additional Mining Vessel 3 (AMV3). Alewijnse is working with the Damen Shipyard Mangalia in Romania, where the vessel is being built. The AMV3 is a complex vessel and the build involves p
Ocean Power Technologies, Modus Seabed Intervention and Saab Seaeye are working on a new solution for carbon-free subsea autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) residency – long-term, persistent deployment without support from manned vessels. This novel system is designed for carbon-free autonomous offs
IKM Ocean Design has been awarded a pipeline study contract by Equinor for its ultra deepwater project in Brazil. The scope includes a pipeline concept study for gas export from the BM-C-33 field to the coast of the Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil. “This work will be a continuation of the IKM Ocean D
TechnipFMC has won an integrated engineering, procurement, construction and installation (iEPCI) contract from BP Angola for the Platina field development. The Platina field is located offshore Angola in Block 18 at water depths ranging from 1,200 to 1,500 meters. The field is planned to be develope
Fugro has partnered with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (NOAA OER) to establish a new ‘opportunistic’ approach for mapping deepwater areas of the US Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). As Fugro’s survey vessels transit to project sites thro
Ocean Installer has secured a subsea power cable installation contract for the CNOOC Liuhua 16-2 oil field development in the South China Sea. This is the company’s second subsea job in China, and Ocean Installer will carry out the work as a subcontractor to COOEC Subsea Technology, which is respons
MacArtney has appointed Bjørn Joensen and Erik J. Aalbæk to strengthen the Offshore Renewable Energy department in Esbjerg, Denmark. Esbjerg local, Bjørn Joensen joins the MacArtney Group as sales director for Offshore Wind from the SH Group where he worked as the general manager to develop the over
Xodus Group has doubled its Perth workforce after a surge in its environmental, field development and subsea work. The company recently secured a major cross-services contract with Beach Energy in Australia. The company is performing the role of integration contractor through the select phase for Be
Caiman Software Developments has been awarded a contract by PanGeo Subsea to supply and implement its ‘Caiman IQ’ software system as an integral part of the client’s business management system. Lynne Adu, PanGeo’s vice president Commercial said: “PanGeo Subsea is happy to be working with Caiman Soft
A team of pupils from Northgate High School in Norwich have been crowned champions of the Subsea UK 2020 STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Challenge, which saw six teams from across the UK compete to design an ROV (remotely operated vehicle) to solve an environmental incident.
Global Offshore has landed a contract for cable installation and burial at the Kincardine Floating Offshore Wind Farm for Spanish developer and construction company Grupo Cobra. Utilising the Normand Clipper, Global Offshore will install one export and five inter array cables at the site, totalling
ThayerMahan has teamed with iXblue to provide unmanned maritime and survey services using iXblue’s DriX Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) in North America and in other parts of the world. Benefiting from ThayerMahan’s expertise in maritime domain awareness, and from iXblue’s Unmanned Surface Vessel (US
French cable supplier Nexans has appointed Jane Basson and Sylvie Jéhanno as censors with a view to proposing their candidature as members of the board of directors to the 2020 shareholders’ general meeting. As censors, Jane Basson and Sylvie Jéhanno will attend board of directors meetings with a co
