Subsea
InterMoor Delivers FSO Benchamas 2 Job
InterMoor, part of subsea services group Acteon, has recently completed work for the installation of the new floating storage and offloading (FSO) facility Benchamas 2. Previously, the Benchamas Explorer FSO, owned and operated by Chevron, was installed in 1999 in Block B8/32 in the Gulf of Thailand
Bibby Offshore Nets North Sea IRM Deal
Bibby Offshore has secured a two-phase multi million pound contract with an unnamed oil and gas and production company. The contract will see Bibby Offshore carry out inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services across a number of the operators North Sea assets. Engineering work for the project
IMCA Gets New President
International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has named Iain Grainger as its new president and chairman of the board. Iain, vice president commercial at McDermott, takes over from Harke Jan Meek. In addition, Pieter Heerema from Allseas has become the new vice president. Iain Grainger said: “M
Van Oord Names SRI Vessel Bravenes in Rotterdam
Van Oord has unveiled its subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel Bravenes at the Wilhelminakade in Rotterdam on Monday. The SRI vessel Bravenes was christened by Yvon van Oord-Barbier, the wife of CEO Pieter van Oord. The Bravenes is the third vessel to join Van Oord’s SRI fleet. SRI vessels stabiliz
Telford Clinches Offshore Mexico Contract
Telford Offshore has been awarded a contract for topsides, subsea and accommodation support services by Protexa for its DP3 multipurpose offshore construction vessel, Telford 31. Mobilisation in the Bay of Campeche, Mexico, took place early May 2018. The shallow water project (around 40-70m water de
WHOI Provides New Details on San Jose Shipwreck Discovery
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has obtained authorization to release new details from the search for the San José shipwreck, a 62-gun, three-masted Spanish galleon ship. WHOI obtained authorization by Maritime Archaeology Consultants (MAC), Switzerland AG, and the Colombian governme
Rawwater Hires New Business Development Manager
Rawwater, the UK-based specialists in contract research and consultancy services for facilities design, oilfield souring and well abandonment, has employed Mike Mooney as business development manager. Before joining Rawwater, Mooney was employed as a business development/sales manager with oilfield
GlobeNet Hires Ciena to Strengthen Its Submarine Network
GlobeNet has selected Ciena technology to deliver 200G wavelengths along its 23,500 km fiber optic subsea cable system across the Americas. The deployment will help GlobeNet improve its network resiliency, increase system capacity, and reduce latency, the company said. By implementing Ciena’s GeoMes
Telecom Egypt to Acquire OTMT Stake in MENA Cable
Telecom Egypt’s subsidiary, Egyptian International Submarine Cables Company (EISCC), has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Orascom Telecom Media and Technology (OTMT) for the purchase of its shareholding in the Middle East and North Africa Submarine Cable (MENA). The sales and purchase agree
Australia and New Zealand Establish Research Ship Alliance
Australian and New Zealand scientific research organisations have recently established the first formal collaboration aimed at promoting the safe, efficient and environmentally responsible operation of research ships. Called RVONZA (Research Vessels Of New Zealand and Australia), the group’s inaugur
Global Maritime, UniSea Net SolstadFarstad Deal
Global Maritime has, together with UniSea, secured a five-year fleet contract with SolstadFarstad for a software solution for dynamic positioning assurance. The new software solution will make implementation and documentation of dynamic positioning testing easier. The solution’s main purpose is to a
Crown Estate Scotland Drafts New Offshore Wind Seabed Lease Plan
Crown Estate Scotland has unveiled proposals to lease seabed to encourage a new generation of offshore wind projects in Scotland’s waters. The paper outlines the draft process and asks those interested to feed back to help shape the final approach. Projects will have to be sited in areas identified
NOC Starts New PAP-SO Expedition
The RRS James Cook vessel has left Southampton for a research expedition to the Porcupine Abyssal Plain – Sustained Observatory (PAP-SO) in the northeast Atlantic Ocean. The expedition aims to answer fundamental questions about how potential environmental and ecological stressors are influencing the
Chatham Counts on NIWA Ocean Study
NIWA (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research) has launched one of its most challenging scientific underwater experiments this month on the Chatham Rise. Chatham Rock Phosphate said that this expedition is particularly relevant to its proposed marine phosphate recovery operation on the