This month Kongsberg GeoAcoustics has completed the prestigious Swedish Coast Guard (KBV) project with the installation and full acceptance of a 125 kHz GeoSwath Shallow Water Multibeam echosounder on the fourth and final new-build multipurpose vessel. These vessels, all under Swedish flag, are defi
Global oil and gas subsea construction specialist Ceona has awarded a five-year contract worth over £45million to market-leading independent ROV provider ROVOP. The contract will see ROVOP provide hydraulic, work-class ROV services on board Ceona’s fleet of new, purpose-built deepwater pipelay and c
Global oil and gas subsea construction specialist Ceona has awarded a five-year contract worth over £45million to market-leading independent ROV provider ROVOP. The contract will see ROVOP provide hydraulic, work-class ROV services on board Ceona’s fleet of new, purpose-built deepwater pipelay and c
The Marine Institute, an Irish semi-state body, has announced four separate tenders for the supply of different pieces of marine equipment for an energy project. The Institute requires the supply of: 1. a signal acquisition system for the Galway Bay Acoustic Array; 2. sensor equipment for the Galway
DNV and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have today signed a contract for the classification of a semisubmersible according to DNV’s standard for Integrated Software Dependent Systems (ISDS). The vessel will be owned by the US company Diamond Offshore Drilling Ltd (DODL). This is the first project for
Archer, the global oilfield service provider, has released STORMLOCK—an ISO 14310 V0-rated, gas-tight storm plug specifically designed for suspension operations in the Gulf of Mexico and other deepwater markets. STORMLOCK is being launched at Archer’s booth #435 at ATCE 2013 in New Orleans where a 1
During an ongoing project, the Rigmar Underdeck Suspended Habitat (RUSH) system was deployed to create ease of access to the under deck of on the Diamond Offshore Drilling-owned rig,the Ocean Princess. The system was installed in just 21 days, allowing access for fabric maintenance as well as hot wo
Delta Marine Consultants has signed a license agreement with J.L. Polynesie (Vinci) for the application of Xbloc armour units on Tahiti, French Polynesia. Xblocs will be applied as shore protection on the north side of the island. The design has been prepared by Egis Eau. Xbloc is an interlocking ar
In a major step towards mitigating the environmental impact of its operations, global marine terminal operator DP World has successfully electrified eight diesel powered Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes at its flagship Jebel Ali Port. Cavotec handed over the project to DP World recently at a ceremon
Galileo will present the Cryobox®, its LNG production nano station, at the launching of “Francisco,” the new Buquebus LNG propelled ferry. The ceremony is due to take place on Monday, September 30 at Buenos Aires port, in the presence of the President of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner as
Pioneering marine renewables company Atlantis Resources Corporation has announced a new global partnership with Lockheed Martin. Having already worked closely together on a number of projects, the two companies have now signed an agreement covering a worldwide systems integration alliance, as well a
OSIL are reporting widespread high levels of interest in relation to their Giant Piston Corer, which provides the only way to retrieve core samples up to 30m in length from sediments at full ocean depth. The Giant Piston Corer is capable of achieving varying core lengths of up to 30m in soft, cohesi
EvoLogics GmbH announces that its WiSE-edition modems for developers were recently proven compatible with the ARL-Subnero UnetStack underwater networking framework. Moreover, the RAM capacity of the devices was increased to deliver an even better performance running custom software and applications
This month Jan de Nul Dredging has put into service a third No Limit vessel. The DN97 is the first No Limit 1640 Pro Crewtender having seats for 13 passengers. In the past No Limit Ships Shipyards built two type 1640 survey vessels for Jan de Nul. The vessel, now put into service, will be […]
