BioSonics, Inc. and The Oceanscience Group release a portable remotely-operated habitat-mapping survey boat, the Z-Boat 1800MX. This boat is a combination of Oceanscience’s remote hydrographic survey boat and BioSonics’ industry-leading MX echosounder. With Z-Boat 1800MX researchers can obtain quant
IHC Engineering Business (IHC EB), part of IHC Merwede, has been successful in winning export orders to the value of more than £200 million over the past year. These innovative projects are being managed from the company’s office in Stocksfield, Northumberland, with further expansion and recruitment
Shark Marine Technologies Inc. recently introduced its newest system for autonomous bathymetric surveying: The DiveLog Automated Survey Boat or D.A.S. Boat. The D.A.S. Boat is controlled by Shark Marine’s field proven DiveLog software. Originally designed to create an intuitive interface for Shark M
Maven Capital Partners (Maven), a Private Equity and Alternative Asset Manager, has announced a £3.5 million Scottish Loan Fund (SLF) investment in energy services business Coretrax Technology Limited (Coretrax). Set up in 2011 by the Scottish Investment Bank, the investment arm of Scottish Enterpri
Proserv bolsters its subsea manufacturing capabilities and specialist integrated services after acquiring KRG Industries
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, has introduced a plan to invite contractors to perform hopper dredging in the Sabine-Neches Waterway, Texas, Outer Bar and Bank Channel in Jefferson County, Texas and Cameron Parish, Louisiana. During the dredging work, approx. 2,821,000 cubic ya
The survey vessel Taharga, built on Hermann Barthel shipyard in Derben / Germany, has been completed end of last year. Just recently the 17,6 x 4,7m vessel arrived in her home port in Sudan. Soon it will be used for survey purposes in the Merowe Dam Reservoir, which covers an area of 476 km². It [&h
The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg yesterday visited areas of Somerset affected by recent flooding. The Deputy Prime Minister met with the flood action group at their headquarters in Stoke St Gregory to thank volunteers for all the important work they are doing, and saw the effects of the floods o
2H Offshore, an Acteon company, was appointed by Dubai Petroleum (DP) to deliver an intensive, fast track design of an ultra-lightweight conductor supported tripod platform. The tripod platform, known as T-02, has been successfully installed in the Fateh field, offshore Dubai in 50m water depth. The
MacArtney announces the introduction of SubConn® coax connectors – a brand new series within the industry leading SubConn® underwater connector range. The new connectors will primarily be used for transmission of High Definition (HD) video signal underwater and for interfacing HD video based equipme
ELF Exploration UK Limited, an affiliate of Total E&P UK Limited, has awarded Ocean Installer a contract for dredging services at the West Franklin field. The work scope involves excavation/dredging services at 93 metres depth to remove the top three metres of earthwork at three drilling rig footpri
The Washington Department of Ecology was awarded $2.2 million in grant funding by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to support three critical coastal wetland projects in Washington state. Washington was one of 12 states and Puerto Rico to receive funding under the National Coastal Wetlands Conserva
The Washington Department of Ecology is seeking comments on two reports. One describes the extent of soil and groundwater contamination at the Holcim Inc. property along the Spokane River in Spokane Valley. The second evaluates cleanup options for the site. Ecology will host a public meeting at Thur
Tourists, residents and visitors to St Kilda now have better access to take in the picturesque harbour with the upgraded St Kilda Pier jetty arm officially opened today by Minister for Ports David Hodgett. Mr Hodgett was joined by representatives from the local port manager Parks Victoria, Port Phil
