Atlantis Resources is undergoing talks for constructing a new marine energy farm that would be producing both wind and tidal power. The company is conducting talks with suppliers of transmission components to discuss cabling and converters including a feasibility study for creating the project from
Virgin Oceanic team started last week a series of tank and on-tether sea testing of its submarine. The sub was tested at Alameda Naval Air Station near Oakland, CA. Over two full days of testing, the team verified the operations of all the major systems of the submarine, and conducted tests of our s
Bluefin Robotics, a subsidiary of Battelle, is joining with The Columbia Group to invest in the next generation large submersible vehicle. Bluefin is a leader in design and manufacture of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) and related technology. Battelle has a long history of meeting the technolog
Demands placed on underwater connectors have increased as underwater technology projects combine increasing numbers of sensors and each sensor requires multiple connections. Often connectors need to combine power and signal – power to supply the sensors and signals for information. SubConn Inc. has
Intergraph, the leading global provider of enterprise engineering software, and its partner, Skire, have entered into an agreement with INPEX for the purchase of Skire’s Unifier solution for the Ichthys LNG project. INPEX selected Unifier as the mega-project’s cost control system after a formal call
A new technique for spool piece/jumper metrology using the BV5000, 3D Mechanical Scanning Sonar from BlueView Technologies, is the subject of an evening meeting of the Hydrographic Society in Scotland to be held on Wednesday, February 29th. Presenters; Pieter Jansen, of Talisman, Trevor Pugh of Tech
Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and the leading manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), introduced today its new AUV, the REMUS 100-S. The 100-S is an evolution of the highly successful, man portable REMUS 100 system configured specifically for hydrographic and offsh
Grandweld Shipyards has completed delivery of ‘ARADAH’, a 55m dive and maintenance support vessel (DMSV), especially built for ADNOC. The new state- of- the- art DMSV is the first from its class to be built by Grandweld Shipyards and will serve as the flagship to ADNOC offshore fleet operating in th
In November 2011, TenneT informed the German Federal Chancellery and the German federal ministries of economic affairs and the environment that the construction of connecting cables for offshore wind farms in the German part of the North Sea is no longer possible under current conditions. The curren
SubC Control introduces the Dragonfish underwater live Ethernet HD video camera. The Dragonfish outputs a stunning 5MPixel (2560×1920) resolution at 12fps over Ethernet making it a breeze to to network, monitor and upload to the web. Available in 1000m, 3000m, and 6500m depth ratings, the Dragonfish
The offshore industry will reap commercial and safety benefits from an advanced chain wheel handling system delivered in response to customer demand. Cargotec’s MacGregor Chain Wheel Manipulator has won Offshore Support Journal’s Innovation of the Year award. The award was announced at the Annual Of
Gulf Bridge International (GBI), the Middle East’s first privately owned, regional cable operator, and TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. Company and an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology, announced they have achieved the status of ready for service for the GBI undersea cable syst
Tritech has sold 3 Gemini 720id multibeam sonars to DPS Offshore, the subsea rental division of Forum Energy Technologies (FET), as part of a recent package worth in excess of $400K. This sale reaffirms DPS Offshore’s commitment to increase its global rental pool of equipment, placing orders locally
Sea Fibre Networks, owner and operator of Europe’s subsea telecoms network, today announced that CeltixConnect, a major fibre gateway that connects Dublin to London and Manchester, is live. This game-changing 144 fibre network enables businesses with the lowest latency solution between Ireland and t
