Subsea technology company Rovco has appointed Simon Miller to take over as new managing director. Newly-appointed chief financial officer and director Nick Boorman will lead the group alongside CEO and founder Brian Allen. Miller previously spent 12 months as general manager at Rovco’s operational b
Forum Energy Technologies has seen its loss widened in the fourth quarter 2020 on asset impairments and restructuring costs as well as revenue drop of some 44 per cent. The Houston-based energy sector products company recorded Q4 2020 loss of $32.7 million, or $5.85 per diluted share. This result co
Equinor has awarded a contract to Eelume, Kongsberg Maritime and DNV GL to develop an environmental monitoring and survey module for the existing Eelume robot platform. The module will enable the autonomous range of Eelume robots to contribute and add value within Equinor’s environmental monitoring
Uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) specialist HydroSurv is joining forces with marine technology firm Sonardyne to develop and demonstrate transformative seabed-to-shore sensing and data acquisition technologies for offshore operations. Through a collaborative project, part-funded by Innovate UK through
Helix Energy Solutions has seen its fourth-quarter 2020 profit almost cut in half on lower well intervention activity, slightly offset by its robotics unit. The Houston-based company reported net income of $4.2 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter 2020 compared to $8.1 million
Norwegian subsea technology firm Blue Logic has created a new company, Subsea USB, to provide its underwater inductive connectors to the global subsea industry. The product rights, technology and patents of Subsea USB’s connectors previously belonged to Blue Logic and the Kristiansand-based Wireless
ROV solutions, tooling and products specialist Aleron has promoted Gary McConnell to its new managing director. Formerly commercial manager, McConnell steered the business through a challenging year and will continue to lead Aleron through a period of growth, implementing new internationalisation st
C-Power has announced the addition of a Saab double-hull Sabertooth hybrid autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to the six-month sea trial of the SeaRAY autonomous offshore power system (AOPS).
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a letter of intent to deliver a large technology package for Triumph Subsea Services’ next generation field development vessel (FDV). The deal, signed with Brodosplit Shipyard and DIV Group in Croatia, covers an ST-269 unit, with an option for three more vessels of iden
Manufacturer of ROV cutting tools Webtool is now offering long-term deployment RROV (Resident ROV) tools. Designed for up to 120 days continuous deployment, the tools come with custom RROV interfaces allowing the easy storage, activation and recharging of the hydraulic cutters. Webtool RROV hydrauli
Kongsberg Maritime has augmented its range of cNODE MiniS SSBL (Super Short Base Line) and LBL (Long Base Line) transponders with new models incorporating an internal, high-accuracy strain gauge pressure sensor. The new transponder units primarily deliver positioning of ROVs, AUVs and towed bodies,
Survey specialist Sulmara Subsea, through its APAC entity, has entered into a new partnership with Singapore-based autonomous marine robotics specialists BeeX Autonomous Systems. Glasgow-based firm recently opened a regional office in Singapore, with James Hope as regional manager. Founded in 2019,
UK-based RS Aqua has signed an exclusive partnership with Canada-based ROV developer SEAMOR Marine. The partnership enables RS Aqua to distribute SEAMOR Marine’s inspection-class remotely operated vehicles in the UK as well as Ireland. SEAMOR Marine is also one of a few ROV companies in Canada to ex
Perth-based offshore surveyor Blue Ocean Marine Services (BOMS) has recently purchased an additional L3Harris Technologies Iver3 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The new AUV will support BOMS expanding survey operations in the Australian and Asian markets. Keith Wallace, general manager of BOMS,
