Subsea
JFMS Keeps Hinkley Point C UXO-Free
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has completed a five-month specialist unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey campaign at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station project. The company provided a turnkey solution to survey, identify and dispose of any UXO identified at Hinkley Point C in order to ensur
Scotrenewables Tidal Turbine Achieves 1GWh in Record Time
Scotrenewables Tidal Power’s SR2000 2MW floating tidal turbine has produced over 1GWh electricity at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, marking a new record for the pace of generation at the centre. Andrew Scott, chief executive officer of Scotrenewables Tidal Power said: “This is a
C-Kore Deploys Its 100th Unit in North Sea Campaign
C-Kore Systems has deployed its 100th CKore unit on a fault-finding campaign with an unnamed oil company in the North Sea. The units have simplified subsea testing in over 30 different fields worldwide and helped oil companies on installation/construction and faultfinding campaigns, the company said
Seatronics Adds More Sonardyne Tech
Marine technology specialists, Seatronics, an Acteon company, has increased its investment in Sonardyne hybrid navigation technologies following the purchase of four SPRINT Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) and four Syrinx Doppler Velocity Logs (DVLs). The equipment investment, which also included s
DOC and Swan Hunter Launch Storage and Spooling Yard
Dutch Offshore Contractors (DOC)-Swan Hunter storage and spooling yard is ready for operations, following equipment load-in and commissioning period. The yard based in Vlissingen, Netherlands, will serve as a strategic cable hub enabling product storage and spooling operations for cable manufacturer
NOC and Uni of Exter Work on CO2 Detection Device for UAVs
Scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) are developing a new instrument to measure carbon dioxide in remote parts of the world’s oceans. The CaPASOS (Calibrated pC02 in Air and Surface Ocean Sensor), created by the NOC in partnership with the University of Exeter, will be carried on unm
Well-Safe Selects Port of Dundee for Marine Base Location
Aberdeen-based Well-Safe Solutions has selected Port of Dundee for its onshore marine base location. Well-Safe secured two acres of quayside facilities with access to 40,000 square feet of covered space at the Port of Dundee for its marine assets. The Port of Dundee will provide Well-Safe with direc
Noteholders Taking Over Bibby Offshore from Bibby Line Group
Bibby Offshore has reached an agreement on the recapitalisation of its balance sheet with noteholders who hold 80% of the £175 million 7.5% senior secured notes due June 15, 2021 issued by its subsidiary Bibby Offshore Services. The terms of the recapitalisation should result in the Group having a d
Reach Subsea Returns to Profit
Reach Subsea has bounced back in black as it saw revenue increase of 52 percent during the third quarter of 2017. For the quarter, the Norwegian contractor booked profit of NOK 2.8 million, or NOK 0.2 per share, on revenue of NOK 131 million, versus net loss of NOK 6.2 million, or NOK 0.8 per share
HYPACK Software for Sonardyne’s Solstice Sonar
HYPACK, a Xylem brand, has announced that its HYPACK MAX and HYSWEEP hydrographic surveying packages can now be used to process and display data from Sonardyne’s Solstice side-scan sonar. The addition of the Sonardyne proprietary file format means that HYPACK users can gather Solstice sonar data, pr
Boskalis Boosts Subsea Fleet
Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) has added two diving support vessels (DSVs) to its subsea services portfolio. The company said it has reached an agreement with the bondholders of the two former Harkand vessels under which it has acquired the DSV Atlantis for approximately USD 60 million and ha
Prysmian’s New Solution to Prevent Subsea Cables Damages
Prysmian has found a new solution to prevent subsea cables damages and minimize downtime and costs in the event of fault. The new solution, named Power Link Cable Solutions, is a service capable of offering a complete set of cloud-based systems. Power Link Cable Solutions provides a 24/7 wireless mo
SMD Revamps MD3 Plough for Orange Marine
Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) has successfully completed an upgrade to the MD3 plough recently acquired by Orange Marine. The plough, which was delivered to the SMD Services team for refurbishment in July, received a full control system upgrade and extensive overhaul. The project involved replacing th
GEBCO-NF Alumni Team Completes XPRIZE Testing Phase
Supported by Kongsberg experts and technology, the GEBCO-NF Alumni Team, one of 19 semi-finalist teams competing in the $7-million Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE competition, has completed technology readiness tests of its unmanned surface vessel (USV) / autonomous underwater vessel (AUV) concept and