Subsea
Briggs Marine in Cable Survey for SHEPD
Briggs Marine Contractors will be undertaking subsea power inspections on behalf Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution (SHEPD). The survey, using an ROV launched from the DP2 vessel Glomar Wave, will cover Pentland Firth, mainland Orkney to Graemsay, mainland Orkney to Hoy and Flotta to Hoy. Th
Planet Ocean and ASV Test Autonomous LARS for AUVs
Planet Ocean and ASV recently demonstrated autonomous launch and recovery of multiple AUVs from an ASV as the closing part of their Innovate UK & Dstl funded project. The demonstration, in front of invited guests from the project partners, Planet Ocean, National Oceanography Centre, ASV Ltd, Univers
SWARMS Black Sea Demonstration
The partners of the European Smart Submarine Robots Working in Co-operative Networks Project (SWARMs), funded by the European Commission and the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, organised the first demonstration of the project in Mangalia, Romania, July 03-13, 2017. The general objec
Roxtec Secures Rampion Cables
UK cable seal manufacturer Roxtec has designed and supplied a sealing solution for the Rampion offshore wind farm, located 13 kilometers off the coast of Sussex. The Rampion site has a target capacity of 400 MW, generated by 116 wind turbines, expected to be completed in 2018. Roxtec UK managing dir
Bodac Boosts Underwater Mine Disposal Portfolio
Explosive ordnance risk mitigation expert Bodac has collaborated with ECS Special Projects to design an underwater mine disposal system. According to the company, the system retains all the main characteristic of the Cobra mine disposal system, and meets DEF Standards, International Ammunition Techn
PHOTO: Topaz Newbuild on Shakedown Cruise
Dubai-based Topaz Energy and Marine has shared a photo update of its newbuild multipurpose ROV support vessel (MPSV), Topaz Tiamat, while on sea trials in Norway. Developed for crane operations and light subsea construction with intervention duties, the vessel is of VARD 3 08 design, measuring a tot
Johan Sverdrup Riser Platform Jacket Sails Away
The first steel jacket for the Johan Sverdrup field centre left the shipyard in Verdal Sunday, and set a course for the North Sea. This is the first part of the field centre that will be visible above the sea surface. Development of the Johan Sverdrup field is considered to be one of the largest [&h
GeoSea Installs First Rentel Monopiles
The first monopiles have been installed at the Rentel offshore wind farm by GeoSea’s installation vessel ‘Innovation’. GeoSea, a DEME Group’s subsidiary, responsible for the design, supply, transport and installations of foundations and infield cables for the Rentel wind farm, contracted Sif Holding
Touchdown for Borkum Riffgrund 2 Substation Jacket
The jacket foundation for the DONG Energy’s Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore substation was installed last week. Heerema Marine Contractors are in charge of the offshore project, which includes the transport and installation of the substation’s jacket, piles and topside. The jacket construction was shipp
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (July 17 – July 23). JDR Cable Systems is to be acquired by the Polish manufacturer of cables and wires TELE-FONIKA Kable (TFKable). JDR’s subsea systems, used in the global offshore oil, gas and renew
Vroon Christens ‘VOS Start’ in Amsterdam
Vroon’s newest addition to fleet, VOS Start, was named yesterday, July 20, at Damen Shiprepair in Amsterdam. The vessel was named by Tracie Moyes from MHI Vestas Offshore. VOS Start, Vroon’s first subsea-support walk-to-work vessel has been purpose built to support offshore operations in today’s Ren
Subsea 7 Bags $250M Extension for 3 PLSVs in Brazil
Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract extensions for three pipelay support vessels (PLSVs) currently on long-term day-rate contracts offshore Brazil. These extensions have a combined value of approximately USD 250 million, the Oslo-listed firm said on Friday. The firm contract periods for the Seven W
VIDEO: Ocean Infinity SeaWorker ASVs on Sea Trials
The final sea trials of the SeaWorker autonomous vessels have taken place in the Solent before mobilisation to Ocean Infinity’s mothership, the Seabed Constructor. Ocean Infinity will use the ASVs for positioning and monitoring of the HUGIN 6000 autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) as part of wide
Boskalis to Use Gap EOD’s Tech for Borssele Zone UXO Hunt
Gap Explosive Ordnance Detection (EOD) has invented the technology for Dutch dredging giant Boskalis to find the unexploded munitions from WWII in the Borssele Wind Farm Zone in the North Sea. The project is part of a multi-million dollar deal between Fugro and Boskalis for the Dutch transmissions s