Subsea
Farstad Takes Delivery of Subsea Newbuild
Farstad Shipping has taken delivery of the light construction/IMR vessel ‘Far Superior’ from Vard Group. Construction has been conducted by Vard Vung Tau in Vietnam, and the vessel will begin its long-term framework agreement with TechnipFMC Norge for a firm period of 5 years and up to 5 years optio
New Members Join Subsea UK Board
Subsea UK has added three new members to its board of directors. Nicky Etherson, group commercial director for Bibby Offshore, Zander Bruce, subsea operations manager for BP North Sea and Phil Simons, vice president (North Sea and Canada) for Subsea 7 have joined the board of Subsea UK. Bill Edgar,
JIP Aims to Cut Costs with New Nylon Mooring Lines
A Joint Industry Project (JIP) funded by the Scottish Government and administered by the Carbon Trust, under the Marine Renewables Commercialization Fund (MRCF), has combined the efforts of nine European organisations with the objective of testing and qualifying new synthetic mooring components. Aft
Bibby Offshore Promotes Nairn to Director of Diving
UK-based subsea services provider Bibby Offshore has promoted Allan Nairn to director of diving. Nairn joined Bibby Diving Services in 2010 as offshore project manager. In his new role, Nairn will be responsible for leading all diving-related activity within the business. He will ensure day-to-day d
N-Seatec Wins Subsea Cabling Order
N-Seatec Subsea Systems said it has received an order for a large batch of signal and power cabling to be used on a wind farm. According to the company, delivery consist of various special designed 4x 50mm2 umbilicals all to be fitted with the MSSQ connector which are capable to handle up to 250Amps
Auxilium Offshore Inks Deal for Underwater Safety Centre in Asia
Auxilium Offshore has signed a contract with an undisclosed client to design, construct and install fit for purpose equipment for an underwater safety centre in Asia. The equipment supply exists of a wet bell with launch & recovery system, an adjustable diving stage, a hyperbaric chamber to accommod
Bourbon Secures Debt Reorganization Deal
French vessel owner and offshore services provider, Bourbon, has signed an agreement with its financial partners providing for the rescheduling of the maturities of €910.8 million of its financial debt. Namely, out of long- and medium-term debt totaling €692 million, €365 million of repayments due b
Global Marine Adds CS Recorder to Its Fleet
Global Marine Systems has added the multi-role subsea construction, installation and trenching vessel CS Recorder to its fleet of vessels. Built in 2000, the vessel, formerly known as the Maersk Recorder, has previously been chartered by Global Marine for numerous cable installation projects. The ne
Ashtead Names New Director
Ashtead Technology has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of David Mair as the company’s business development director. Mair joins Ashtead from Hoover Ferguson Group where he held the position of global business development director. Prior to this, Mair worked at Subsea 7 w
Sonomatic Officially Launches New Facility
Sonomatic has created a centre of excellence for NDT and integrity services at its brand new, multi-disciplined facility at The Core business park in Bridge of Don, Aberdeen. Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy, Paul Wheelhouse joined Sonomatic with the unveiling of a plaque dedicated to th
VIDEO: Kongsberg Maritime Adds New Research Vessel to Its Fleet
Kongsberg Maritime, a Norwegian technology company, has added a new research vessel to its fleet. The new research vessel, named Sølvkrona, is specially designed for testing of autonomous technologies. The Harbor Master from Horten, Bente Levin, christened the new vessel. According to Kongsberg, the
Impact Subsea Introduces New Product
Impact Subsea has launched new underwater attitude & heading reference system – the ISM3D. The unit provides heading to ±0.5° of local magnetic North with pitch and roll to ±0.05° accuracy. For optimal performance, a hard and soft iron calibration can be performed on the unit once installed on the R
Optime Subsea Names New Chairman
Norwegian subsea well access company, Optime Subsea, has appointed Jarle Tautra as the chairman of the board of directors. Jarle Tautra previously held executive vice president positions in major international companies such as Aker Solutions and Hydro as well as the CEO role at Eureka Pumps. He has
C-Kore Tools for Statoil
C-Kore Systems has recently delivered two further C-Kore subsea testing tools to Statoil. The units proved the insulation resistance and continuity of spare electrical cables located on the seabed that had no connection to topside equipment. Tim Overfield, managing director of C-Kore, said: “With ou