Strategic Robotic Systems (SRS) has been selected by the United States Navy to procure the company’s FUSION unmanned underwater vehicle. The Navy will use the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for its future explosive ordnance disposal (EOD). According to SRS, initial deliveries under the 5-year contr
Avaroa Cable has passed the halfway mark in manufacture of the 3600km Manatua Cable, connecting Samoa and Tahiti with branches to Niue, Cook Island and Bora Bora. The fibre optic cable, its six branches for landings across Polynesia and the 32 repeaters, are being manufactured in a specialist facili
Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld last week hosted a naming ceremony for S.T. Marine Support’s new Multi Cat AUXILIA. The vessel brings the total of Multi Cats in the company’s fleet to three, following the delivery of Multi Cats 3013 ODIN in 2010 and NERO in 2013. According to Damen, AUXILIA is the first
Remote communication and IT solutions provider Speedcast has been awarded a new multi-year contract on the West Bollsta semi-submersible rig.
Inland Dredging Company, a Dyersburg, Tennessee based contractor, is nine days into dredging in McKellar Lake Harbor, Memphis, TN. Inland’s cutter suction dredger (CSD) INTEGRITY is working under a three year contract with the Memphis District of the Army Corps of Engineers. “We started dredging the
Saipem and SEKO have signed a collaboration agreement aimed at the design and industrialization of an innovative subsea metering pump. According to Saipem’s social media update, the subsea metering pump will operate in extreme working conditions. This deal marks a further step for Saipem along the r
An underwater robotic vehicle will go on an Arctic research mission deemed too dangerous for humans in a bid to help scientists understand the true extent of melting from Arctic glaciers. A team from the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) in Oban, led by oceanographer Prof Mark Inall, wi
A newly acquired AML Moving Vessel Profiler (MVP) will help Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) develop improved methods of mapping the seafloor. With its ability to conduct real-time, vertical profiles continuously and automatically, the MVP200 is expected to improve the efficiency and quality of
Subsea Innovation, part of Tekmar Group, is moving forward with preparation of five launch and recovery systems (LARS) planned to be dispatched to clients soon. The projects are carried out by Subsea Innovation’s teams of engineers and technicians in its workshop in Darlington, UK. The 40,000 sq ft
Hydroid has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for engineering support and training services for the MK 18 Family of Systems – Unmanned Underwater Vehicles. This contract is valued at $15.8 million, however it includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumula
Jan De Nul’s cable laying vessel Willem de Vlamingh has completed installation of the three export cables on the 120MW Formosa 1 Phase 2 wind farm in Taiwan. As part of Jan De Nul’s EPCI contract for building of the overall Balance of Plant, the company mobilized its cable laying vessel to install t
Balltec has recently completed offshore pipeline recovery work on behalf of TechnipFMC Norway. Balltec provided a 10-inch PipeLOK pipeline recovery tool, which was deployed to a water depth of 314 metres. The subsea pipeline recovery tool was used to recover a 10 inch gas pipeline on Equinor’s Åsgar
Jenkins Marine has contracted Manor Marine to provide slipway, repair and maintenance services for the split hopper barge Nab. The 44.10 meter dredging vessel will be on the slipway in Portland, Dorset, for nine weeks to undergo essential works. Commenting the latest news, Operations Director at Man
Teledyne CARIS and Teledyne Optech, both part of the Teledyne Technologies company have welcomed Daniel Kruimel to the group as regional sales manager for Australia and New Zealand. In this dual role, Kruimel will concentrate on expanding the reach of both the CARIS and Optech product portfolios, as
