The video posted by Royal IHC shows the company hard at work on the Subsea 7 reel lay vessel Seven Vega, marking a milestone that involved the installation of aligner wheel on top of the pipelay ramp. Royal IHC secured a shipbuilding contract in October 2017, following a letter of intent announced i
Subsea services specialist N-Sea said it has been awarded a contract by the Royal Netherlands Navy. N-Sea will be working with the Navy on mine countermeasure activity, development and training. The work will carried out in preparation for the implementation of the newbuild mine countermeasures vess
Oilfield services firm RMEC has invested a six-figure sum in its on-site test bay facilities to maximise demand for its maintenance services as well as support the recertification of its equipment rental fleet. It has also employed two new support staff taking its total headcount to 43. The firm has
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has appointed Simon R. James as its new Subsea Operations Director, effective February 2020. James joins with more than 25 years of experience in the marine, offshore and subsea service sectors, having held director-level roles at DeepOcean, Fugro and Iremis. Barr
i-Tech 7, Subsea 7’s life of field business unit, and Shell have entered into a collaborative technology agreement to accelerate subsea digitalization.
Norwegian seismic services provider Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has entered into an agreement with software company Cognite to reduce vessel operating costs and improve efficiency.
Aberdeen-based Load Monitoring Systems (LMS) and Edinburgh-based WFS Technologies (WFS) have teamed up to drive growth and innovation in the subsea sector. Thanks to a recently signed agreement, WFS has upgraded its range of Seatooth SmartShackles with LMS shackles to deliver a range of wireless loa
Danish TSO Energinet has issued a tender that concerns consultants working on board the cable laying vessels as Marine Warranty Surveyors for the full duration of Viking Link interconnector laying campaigns. Prysmian is responsible for the development of offshore section of the Viking Link, which is
Telecommunications executives from the four partner organisations behind the Manatua – One Polynesia Cable have confirmed that the cable lay operations were successfully completed in January 2020. In an operation lasting more than 50 days, cable ship SubCom Reliance’s team placed the 3600-kilometer
Seatronics, an Acteon company, has established a new distribution agreement with Miros, provider of wave and current data to the maritime industry, to introduce their range of radar-based solutions to the Seatronics global rental pool. The Miros product range includes the likes of the RangeFinder an
EIVA has entered into a partnership with ROV specialist BlueLink, which allows the integration of NaviSuite Mobula software when producing BlueROV2 and SARbot ROVs. NaviSuite Mobula is a complete high-end software solution for ROVs which supports the addition of various sonars and laser-scanners. Th
Magseis Fairfield has signed a system sales contract for delivery of Z100 nodes to an undisclosed client in Asia. The delivery complements the client’s existing Z100 system and should enhance its ability to execute large scale transition zone and shallow water ocean bottom node surveys, Magseis Fair
Aberdeenshire based equipment rental specialists Hiretech has invested in personnel and equipment to enhance its capabilities and offerings in the subsea and decommissioning sectors. Duncan Duthie has recently joined the firm as business development manager for Subsea and Decommissioning rentals. Co
Floating production and subsea specialist Crondall Energy is growing its subsea pipelines team with the appointment of Katya Murray who joins as a senior consultant. Murray has years of experience working within multi-disciplinary Energy Consultancies, Design Offices and Operator environments in dif
