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VARD to Build Diving Support Vessel for Kreuz Subsea
Vard Holdings Limited (“VARD”) has secured a contract for the design and construction of one Diving Support and Construction Vessel for Singapore-based Kreuz Subsea Group. The vessel will be of VARD 3 17 design, with a total length of 91.2 meters and a beam of 21.5 meters, and has been developed esp
Sonardyne’s SPRINT for MMT’s Surveyor Interceptor
Sweden’s MMT selected Sonardyne’s acoustically aided inertial navigation system, SPRINT for its 2,000 metre rated remotely operated vehicle, Surveyor Interceptor. Designed for subsea vehicles, Sonardyne believes, SPRINT makes optimal use of acoustic aiding data including USBL, LBL and Doppler Veloci
Siemens, J–Power Systems Get NEMO LINK Contract
NEMO LINK announced the two winning contractors who will build the first electricity interconnector between Great Britain and Belgium. They are Siemens and J–Power Systems, the Japan-based company, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. The contracts are together valued at about €500m (U
EMEC Jobs Hit by Restructuring
The European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney, EMEC, has informed it will be restructuring to ensure that its test facilities can continue to respond to the wave and tidal industry’s changing landscape and market demands. Neil Kermode, EMEC’s Managing Director, said: “The last year has been particular
Coriant Scoops UNINETT Arctic Optical Network Deal
Coriant has been selected by UNINETT to build a new 100G-capable subsea optical transport infrastructure connecting Ny-Ålesund and Longyearbyen on the Svalbard archipelago. The Coriant solution, which includes the industry-leading Coriant® hiT 7300 Multi-Haul Transport Platform and the Coriant® Tran
Forewind Hands Dogger Bank Core Samples to NGR (UK)
Forewind, a consortium of four energy companies – RWE, SSE, Statkraft and Statoil, is donating all the core samples collected on Dogger Bank to a national science facility. The core samples, cylindrical soil sections extracted from the seabed, will be entrusted to the National Geological Repository
Unique Group Introduces Seaflex SAVE System
Unique Group’s Buoyancy & Ballast division has launched an integrated system designed to neutralise the risk to life and possessions from the potential capsize or sinking of smaller vessels. The Seaflex Auto-Inflating Vessel Emergency (SAVE) System is a product of the division’s Seaflex brand, which
Damen Builds Shellfish Dredger for Noordland
Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam is constructing a razor shell dredger for the Dutch fishing cooperative YE 118 Noordland BV. “We are very happy to have been given the opportunity to build such a cutting-edge vessel,” says Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam Director Frits van Dongen. “The Noordl
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 01 – June 07). To find out about Technip’s soild performance during the first quarter 2015, despite industry headwinds, Subsea World News asked Technip’s President Subsea Hallvard Hasselknippe, w
EMAS AMC Installs Aasta Hansteen Templates
Ezra’s subsea services division, EMAS AMC, has successfully delivered a project of transportation and setup of three subsea structures on the Statoil-operated Aasta Hansteen field. The Aasta Hansteen, with a water depth of 1300 metres, is located in the Norwegian Sea, 300 km west of Bodø, Norway and
Polar Prince Delivered to New Owner
GC Rieber Shipping, based in Norway, has delivered construction support vessel (CSV) ‘Polar Prince’ to its new owner. In May, the company announced that it has entered into agreement to sell the vessel to an undisclosed client. Polar Prince, a multi-functional DP2 vessel was built by the Norwegian F
Fugro Lands Alaska LNG G&G Job
Fugro has been awarded a large geotechnical and geophysical (G&G) programme by ExxonMobil Alaska LNG LLC (AKLNG – a consortium of ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, British Petroleum, TransCanada and the State of Alaska). The 2015 G&G programme follows successful completion of a similar but smaller program
Technip Awards Moho Nord Diving Gig to TPSMI (Congo)
TPSMI Congo has secured an offshore diving contract for Moho 1bis main umbilical at Alima FPU by Technip Uk (Congo branch). Technip secured the Moho Nord EPSCI project back in April 2013. The project, operated by Total E&P Congo, is located approximately 75 kilometers off the coast of the Republic o
Bibby HydroMap Adds Qimera
Bibby HydroMap has integrated the new bathymetry processing application from QPS, Qimera, into their management system. The company that specialises in high-resolution hydrographic and geophysical surveys, geotechnical sampling and ROV inspection, said it has used the beta and pre-release testing pe