Getting an early jump on Earth Day, students from several Boston-area schools helped ready and deploy a… [mappress] Source: NOAA, April 18, 2012; Image: NOAA
Textron Systems Advanced Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, announced that its second Fleet-class Common Unmanned Surface Vessel (CUSV) completed a successful in-water demonstration last week in New Orleans following vessel modifications at the Textron Marine & La
BIRNS, Inc., an ISO 9001:2008 certified global leader in the design and manufacture of unique lines of high performance lights, connectors, penetrators and custom cable assemblies for severe environments, has launched the most powerful, cutting-edge underwater vehicle light on the market: the new BI
Norway-based TTS Group ASA has entered into an agreement to sell its drilling equipment business, a part of TTS Energy divison, and relevant subsidiaries, to Cameron International Corporation for USD 270 million, plus a turnover based earn-out model for a three-year period. Offshore Handling (cranes
Coda Octopus Group, Inc. announced that the world-renowned survey department of Rijkswaterstaat in the Netherlands has just taken delivery of their first integrated Underwater Inspection System (UIS™) from Coda Octopus Products. Rijkswaterstaat’s survey department, whose remit covers mainly inshore
On April 16th Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard held launching ceremony for the 6.900 DWT product carrier VF Tanker-2. This is the third vessel in a series of 20 river sea-going product carriers of project RST27 ordered by VBTH. Krasnoye Sormovo is responsible for the construction of 10 tankers of project R
Structural engineer Roozbeh Ganjvar has joined Jee Limited as a Principal Structural Engineer. Roozbeh has 20 years of experience in structural analysis and design, and integrity assessment of onshore and offshore structures. His previous roles have included different aspects of civil and structural
Statoil ASA’s Board of Directors has decided to pre-accept, subject to certain conditions, a cash offer from Alimentation Couche-Tard for the shares in the listed energy and retail company Statoil Fuel & Retail ASA at a consideration of NOK 53 per share (adjusted for any dividends and other distribu
South Boats Special Projects Ltd. announced the launch and commissioning of its 54th offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel, ‘Iceni Pride’. The vessel is a South Catamaran 13m Rapid Response Vessel (RRV) built to fulfil a 5 year contract Iceni Marine Services has in place with Scottish & Southern E
Seatronics, an Acteon company, has ordered Teledyne Odom’s new MB1 multibeam sonar system. This is Seatronics’ first order for the system and it plans to purchase more during the year. Dave Currie, managing director for Seatronics, said, “We can see that a lot of thought has gone into the design of
A cutting-edge new system, designed to train engineers and crew in seismic streamer deck handling has been installed at Vestfold University College in Norway. The Seismic Streamer Deck Operation Trainer was developed as part of Kongsberg Maritime’s leading Offshore Vessel Simulator, in co-operation
SeaHold GEOSHIPS Ltd, a marine and subsea services shipping company, has taken delivery of its second multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV) on a contract valued at over £30 million, following a successful year for its current vessel, the Stril Explorer. Formed in 2003, Aberdeen-based GEOSHIPS will man
Recently the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation conducted the most extensive underwater survey to date of Pedro Bank, Jamaica. The Foundation worked in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy, the University of West Indies, The Department of Fisheries and the National Environment and Plann
Novacavi has recently developed a bespoke composite tow cable with a very special heavy armour and breaking strength higher than 1000kN to be used in fishery sector. Due to its peculiar application, this cable has to be specifically designed with an overall protection made of compacted smooth grease
