Subsea
JFMS Keeps Hinkley Point C UXO-Free
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has completed a five-month specialist unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey campaign at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station project. The company provided a turnkey solution to survey, identify and dispose of any UXO identified at Hinkley Point C in order to ensur
Scotrenewables Tidal Turbine Achieves 1GWh in Record Time
Scotrenewables Tidal Power’s SR2000 2MW floating tidal turbine has produced over 1GWh electricity at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, marking a new record for the pace of generation at the centre. Andrew Scott, chief executive officer of Scotrenewables Tidal Power said: “This is a
C-Kore Deploys Its 100th Unit in North Sea Campaign
C-Kore Systems has deployed its 100th CKore unit on a fault-finding campaign with an unnamed oil company in the North Sea. The units have simplified subsea testing in over 30 different fields worldwide and helped oil companies on installation/construction and faultfinding campaigns, the company said
2G Robotics Delivers Laser Scanner to HoHai University
2G Robotics, underwater laser scanning and imaging specialist has recently provided a ULS-100 system to HoHai University. The 2G Robotics’ ULS-100 generates 3D models of subsea structures and environments. The ULS-100 enables users to conduct surveys and inspections in tight areas such as small pipe
Trelleborg Makes Cuts in Houston
Trelleborg has decided to gradually discontinue the manufacturing of subsea buoys for drilling equipment in deep-water environments in Houston, Texas, U.S. Production equipment will be transferred and consolidated to the existing operations in Skelmersdale, England, whose manufacturing focuses on ot
Seatronics Adds More Sonardyne Tech
Marine technology specialists, Seatronics, an Acteon company, has increased its investment in Sonardyne hybrid navigation technologies following the purchase of four SPRINT Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) and four Syrinx Doppler Velocity Logs (DVLs). The equipment investment, which also included s
Fugro Joins Search for Lost WWI Australian Submarine
Fugro is set to join a campaign to find the lost WWI HMAS AE1 Australian submarine. Fugro’s survey vessel, the Fugro Equator, will be used along with the multibeam echosounder to conduct a bathymetric survey and an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) will be used for close examination of the search
UUV Aquabotix Gets New Chief Executive Officer
UUV Aquabotix has appointed David Batista as a new chief executive officer. Batista has over 20 years’ experience in working with small-cap listed companies, both in the United States and Australia. Most recently, David was senior managing director of Viriathus Holdings. He previously held roles wit
DOC and Swan Hunter Launch Storage and Spooling Yard
Dutch Offshore Contractors (DOC)-Swan Hunter storage and spooling yard is ready for operations, following equipment load-in and commissioning period. The yard based in Vlissingen, Netherlands, will serve as a strategic cable hub enabling product storage and spooling operations for cable manufacturer
NOC and Uni of Exter Work on CO2 Detection Device for UAVs
Scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) are developing a new instrument to measure carbon dioxide in remote parts of the world’s oceans. The CaPASOS (Calibrated pC02 in Air and Surface Ocean Sensor), created by the NOC in partnership with the University of Exeter, will be carried on unm
Well-Safe Selects Port of Dundee for Marine Base Location
Aberdeen-based Well-Safe Solutions has selected Port of Dundee for its onshore marine base location. Well-Safe secured two acres of quayside facilities with access to 40,000 square feet of covered space at the Port of Dundee for its marine assets. The Port of Dundee will provide Well-Safe with direc
WHOI Atlantis Vessel Joins Search for Argentine Submarine
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s (WHOI) research vessel Atlantis has joined the search for the missing Argentine submarine ARG San Juan. The vessel was en route to a planned oceanographic mission in the South Atlantic when U.S. Navy officials directed it to head to the area where last communic
Water Entry Causes Battery Short-Circuit at Missing Argentine Sub
Argentine Navy has informed that the water entered the ARA San Juan submarine causing the battery to short-circuit before it went missing twelve days ago. The hope for the survival of 44 crew members has faded due to the reports about the explosion detected near the last known position of the ARA Sa
Noteholders Taking Over Bibby Offshore from Bibby Line Group
Bibby Offshore has reached an agreement on the recapitalisation of its balance sheet with noteholders who hold 80% of the £175 million 7.5% senior secured notes due June 15, 2021 issued by its subsidiary Bibby Offshore Services. The terms of the recapitalisation should result in the Group having a d