Gulf Bridge International (GBI), the Middle East’s first privately owned submarine cable operator, has ‘successfully landed’ its cable at… (gulf-times) [mappress] Source: gulf-times, March 14, 2011;
Saipem has been awarded new E&C Offshore contracts worth in excess of $2.2 billion. In Saudi Arabia, Saudi Aramco awarded the EPIC contract, in the framework of the Al Wasit Gas Program, encompassing the offshore development of the Arabiyah and Hasbah fields, located approximately 150 kilometres nor
HYPACK Inc. Middletown, CT., a leading developer of hydrographic and dredging software in the marine industry, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Unique System FZC as the exclusive distributor of HYPACK products in the Arabian Peninsula. Commenting on the appointment, sales and marketing d
Gulmar Offshore took delivery of the ‘Gulmar Atlantis’- the first of its two new-build vessels – from the Hanjin shipyard in Busan, South Korea. These latest generation Diving/ROV Support Vessels each have an 18-man, 300m-rated diving system with twin diving bells and twin 18-man self-propelled hype
McDermott International, Inc. , announced that certain of its subsidiaries in the Middle East and Caspian region were recently awarded a number of contracts for offshore engineering and construction projects ranging from installation, through to full EPCI work, as part of our $2 billion of fourth qu
While a group of marine scientists from the Kiel Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR) is currently surveying the Red Sea on the German research vessel Poseidon, a second working group led by the Kiel marine biologist Professor Martin Wahl has been doing coastal work since the beginning
In a landmark development, du today announced partial activation of the new Europe India Gateway (EIG) submarine cable –which will enhance capacity and diversity between the UAE and Middle East to Europe and Asia. The EIG submarine cable was conceived by a 16-member consortium of leading regional an
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced today that it has teamed with Sonardyne International Ltd, UK on a substantial multi-million dollar project in the United Arab Emirates. The companies, with FLIR as the project leader, will provide a commercial-off-the shelf (COTS), integrated perimeter and coastal prote
Newly released images taken on an underwater security ‘trip’ barrier, show the superb quality of image resolution that can be achieved… (defpro) [mappress] Source: defpro ,February 21, 2011;
The new Imenco Shark Range will be launching at exhibitions in Europe, North America and Asia in spring 2011. First out is the Subsea UK in Aberdeen February 9-10th. All of Imenco Subsea Cameras have been reviewed and optimized and as a tribute to the different sharks around the world they have been
MEED reported that contractors bidding for the estimated USD 500 million expansion of the Satah full field development expect to submit commercial offers in the first week of March. A source close to the project said that there will have to be some clarifications between Zakum Development Company an
Gulf Marine Services Saudi Arabia Ltd (GMSSA), a joint venture between Shoaibi Group and Gulf Marine Services has today entered into a con… [mappress] Source: zawya, February 8, 2011;
