Modus Seabed Intervention Ltd has taken delivery of a new 150hp HD ROV complete with Launch and Recovery System (LARS) from Schilling Robotics in Davis, California. The 3,000m rated 150hp work-class ROV is a high performance vehicle and will be deployed by Modus across the range of its subsea operat
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker presented IMS Dredges with the President’s “E” Award for Exports at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. The “E” Awards are the highest recognition any U.S. entity may receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of U.S. exports. Du
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) will charter a Post-Panamax vessel before the opening of the expanded Canal to be used for training purposes in the Third Set of Locks. The Executive Vice President of Operations Esteban Saenz said that the Panama Canal will charter a Post-Panamax ship to train pilot
U.S. Senator David Vitter said that he will host a forum today to discuss flood protection, coastal restoration, and the recent passage of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act with constituents in Orleans Parish. “I’ve made it one of my top priorities to travel around the state and visit w
Marine terminal service company Smit Lamnalco believes it has an important contribution to make as new safety regulations for floating gas terminal facilities are drawn up. Group Business Development Manager Andrew Brown points out that although there is some overlap on safety issues between floatin
As a part of President Obama’s continuing commitment to help coastal communities recover from Hurricane Sandy and promote resilient coastal systems, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the State of Maryland signed a two-year cooperative agreement totaling $200,000 to evaluate sand resou
The Olympus Taurus multipurpose vessel from VSMC has completed the installation of more than half of inter-array cables at DanTysk offshore wind farm. A cable of a 145 mm diameter will transport the electricity from turbines to the offshore substation. The 80 turbines are organized in eight strings
SAES and GIDROPRIBOR have signed a memorandum of cooperation for joint production and commercialization of Diver Detection Sonar (DDS-03). This agreement sets the stage for the introduction of the high frequency sonar DDS-03 into the Eurasian continent (area of influence of the Caspian Sea). The hig
It’s now late May and the spring 2014 ECOHAB field experiment is winding down. Researchers from the University of Southern California are still conducting occasional surveys of the San Pedro Bay, but the rest of the instruments have been recovered. Now the ECOHAB researchers are busy analyzing all t
Within the Russian-Tunisian Business Council in Tunisia passed Rossiysko’s fifth meeting – the Tunisian intergovernmental commission on trade and economic and scientific and technical cooperation. During a meeting between the governments, the ministries and joint bodies of both countries a number of
Calegeo, a geotechnical focused marine contracting and survey company, will be carrying out geotechnical survey operations on behalf of Moray Offshore Renewables Limited in the Outer Moray Firth, as part of the Moray OWF project. The company will utilize its DP2 type vessel, MV Highland Spirit, for
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker wrapped up her trade mission to Africa with a stop in Ethiopia that focused on AGOA renewal. AGOA, the U.S. African Growth and Opportunity Act, “is one critical tool to continue deepening trade and investment ties between the U.S. and Africa,” the Commerce D
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced a proposed cleanup to remove 4.3 million cubic yards of highly contaminated sediment from the lower eight miles of the Passaic River in New Jersey. The sediment in the Passaic River is severely contaminated with dioxin, polychlorinated biph
HARKAND, a leading global name in subsea inspection, repair and maintenance and light construction, has extended its ROV support vessel fleet operations in the North Sea by signing a charter agreement for the Surf Ranger. The multi-purpose ROV, survey and air diving vessel, owned by Go Offshore, wil
