Subsea
Aqualis Offshore Appoints Head of New Base in Amsterdam
Offshore marine and engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore, part of Oslo-listed Aqualis ASA, is setting up a presence in the Netherlands. In that connection, the group has hired Jasper Bergsma as its head of business development in the country. Bergsma will be based in Amsterdam and in charge of m
Clinton Wins Odin One Survey Gig
Clinton Marine Survey has been awarded a framework agreement for Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA), for the service of multibeam echo sounder (MBES) hydrographic surveys on Swedish shipping routes in the Baltic Sea. The framework contract regarding hydrographic surveys in the Swedish Sea areas 2
Nexans Kicks Off NordLink Cable Installation
Installation of a subsea power cable between Norway and Germany has started. The first metres have been laid on the seabed in Vollesfjord in Vest-Agder. Once completed, the new cable, NordLink, will be one of the world’s longest power cables, and will provide the first direct link between the Norweg
SMD Moves Servicing Ops to Port of Tyne
The Tyneside-based manufacturer of ROVs, mining equipment and subsea ploughs Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) is relocating its servicing and training side of the business to Port of Tyne. SMD’s head office and heavy production facility will remain in Wallsend and the company will continue to manufacture
VIDEO: First Johan Sverdrup Jacket Lands on Seabed
Jacket for the Johan Sverdrup riser platform was installed by Heerema Marine Contractors’ crane vessel Thialf. The jacket is stretching 140 metres from the seabed, where it covers an area measuring 94 times 64 metres. It is attached to the seabed by 24 poles weighing more than 9000 tonnes in total.
EMGS Wins in Barents Sea
Norwegian geophysical services company EMGS has entered into a prefunding and late sales agreement related to 3D CSEM data surveys in the Barents Sea in Norway. The Oslo-listed company, which generated revenues of $10.6 million in the second quarter 2017, said that this new agreement represents reve
PanGeo Subsea Embarks on Its 20th UXO Hunt
PanGeo Subsea has recently been awarded its 20th unexploded ordnance UXO survey. The North Sea offshore wind farm project will consist of a UXO survey covering an area of some 18km2 for export cables, inter-array cables and offshore platforms. PanGeo’s sub bottom imager (SBI) will again be used as t
SeaBird Strikes Restructuring Deal
SeaBird said it has obtained all consents required for the restructuring it presented in May this year. The company has signed an agreement with Glander whereupon USD 1,911,896 of the principal amount and all accrued interest as of 3 June 2017 owed to Glander under the Glander Credit Facility shall
FarSounder Sonar for RRS Sir David Attenborough
FarSounder’s longest range sonar system FarSounder-1000 is slated to be the latest addition of the equipment incorporated into the British Antarctic Survey’s new Polar Research Vessel, the RRS Sir David Attenborough. Cammell Laird is currently constructing this more than $180 million polar research
Wärtsilä to Power German Research Ship
The technology group Wärtsilä is to supply the engines for a new LNG-fueled research vessel being built for the German government. Wärtsilä will also supply exhaust cleaning systems based on selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology and the LNGPac system for complete fuel gas handling. The SCR
Rigmar Makes New Appointments
The Rigmar Group has been recruiting and re-organising to address the expanding range and complexity of projects being undertaken. Duncan Cuthill, who joined the Group in January 2016, has been promoted to the role of Interocean’s Marine general manager. Cuthill has been responsible for a number of
First Blyth Foundation in Place
The first gravity-based foundation (GBF) has been installed onto the sea bed for EDF Blyth wind farm project off the Northumberland coast, UK. Earlier this month, the gravity base left BAM’s dry dock in Newcastle and was floated down the River Tyne to Port of Tyne to have additional ballast added to
Oceanteam Confirms Cable Transport Gig
Oceanteam Solutions has recently signed a contract with a European cable manufacturer regarding the supply of a transport vessel, turntable and auxiliary equipment for the transport of cables from South Europe to Scandinavia. As announced in the letter of intent in May this year, the project is plan
WATCH: The Largest Jacket on NCS
Standing 140 metres tall and weighing 26 000 tonnes, the first jacket for Johan Sverdrup is the largest on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The steel jacket will carry the riser platform, which is one of four platforms being built in the field’s first development phase. It was built at Kværner’s shi