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NOC Welcomes ASV to Marine Robotics Innovation Centre
Autonomous Surface Vehicle manufacturer, ASV, will be taking space in the Marine Robotics Innovation Centre to facilitate its ongoing partnership with National Oceanography Centre (NOC). Kevin Forshaw, Associate Director, Innovation and Enterprise at NOC said : “We are very pleased to welcome ASV in
Anholt Cable Transfers Power Again
Energinet.dk has completed the replacement of two sections of the submarine cable that connects the Anholt offshore wind farm to the grid. According to the company, “repair has gone faster than expected,” and the cable began transferring power from the wind farm into the onshore grid on Saturday. En
Schottel Hydro Turbine Solution for Minesto’s Deep Green
Schottel Hydro will deliver a customized turbine solution for Deep Green, an underwater kite construction from the Swedish company Minesto in 2016. The turbine complements the first full-scale Deep Green device. The underwater power plant will be deployed in 2017 at the Holyhead Deep site off the co
NOC’s Marine Robotics Innovation Centre Opens
A £3 million centre to develop new technology for the marine robotics sector was officially opened by Science Minister Jo Johnson on November 23, 2015. Jo Johnson, Minister of State for Universities and Science said: “I was honoured to open the new Marine Robotics Innovation Centre at the UK’s world
Offshore Energy Has New Home
In the past eight years Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) has experienced continual growth and it has the ambition to continue this steady course. In that respect, we have exciting news to share: OEEC will have a new home in 2016 and will move to hall 1, 2, 4 and 5 of Amsterdam RAI. [&h
TGS Reprocessing Portuguese Seismic Data
TGS announces the broadband reprocessing of 22,847 km 2D seismic offshore Portugal. This project, which utilizes TGS’ broadband solution Clari-Fi™, is now fully underway, the company informed. “Recent successes in the conjugate offshore Newfoundland and Nova Scotia provinces of Canada have heightene
LGS Secures Subsea Cables Deal with U.S. Navy
LGS Innovations (LGS) has won an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling of $9.5 million to supply submarine telecommunication cables to the U.S. Navy’s Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC). Under the terms of the contract, LGS In
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (November 16 – November 22). DOF Subsea has struck a deal to sell the vessel Skandi Inspector to an undisclosed international buyer. Previously known as Tender Captain, Far Captain and Skandi Captain,
SeeByte Software Could Boost Marine Robots Tracking Ability
SeeByte, ASV and the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have carried out trials on a software that could better enable a fleet of robotic vehicles to work together to perform tasks such as seeking and tracking whales and dolphins. This software acts like a ‘central brain’, making decisions about whe
Veripos Gets New Marketing & Product Development VP
Veripos, supplier of GNSS positioning services to offshore and associated industries, has appointed Miguel Amor as global Vice-President of Marketing & Product Development. Amor joins the Aberdeen-based company from Trimble following a 12-year close association with marketing and business developmen
Havyard Posts Profit Drop
Havyard Group has seen profit decline in the third quarter 2015 due to slashed utilization in all of its business areas. The Norwegian vessel designer and builder booked profit of NOK 6.9 million for the quarter, compared to NOK 13.9 million profit in the corresponding period in 2014. Earnings per s
iXBlue Sub-Bottom Profilers for SHOM
French Hydrographic Office SHOM has awarded iXBlue with a 4-year contract to equip their coastal hydrographic vessels and smaller hydrographic crafts. iXBlue is providing ECHOES sub-bottom profilers and DELPH seabed mapping software to SHOM for shallow water hydrographic applications. According to i
Statoil Makes Minor Discovery at Tarvos
Statoil, as the operator of production licence 120, has completed drilling of exploration well 34/8-16 S Tarvos on the east flank of the Visund field in the northern part of the North Sea, and about 140 km northwest of Bergen. The well encountered an oil/gas/condensate column of about 85 metres in t
DNV GL to Accept In-Water ROV Inspection of Ship’s Bottom
DNV GL has informed that it accepts underwater examination of a ship’s bottom by means of remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) on a case by case basis. A remote means of examination, typically an ROV, may be used to carry out relevant parts of the in-water bottom survey referring to the “Rules