The RRS Discovery departed Southampton for this year’s annual research expedition to the Porcupine Abyssal Plain sustained ocean observatory (PAP-SO) in the northeast Atlantic. These expeditions aim to answer questions about how environmental and ecological stressors are influencing the open ocean,
McDermott has been awarded a contract from Saudi Aramco for engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) services in the Marjan and Zuluf fields, offshore Saudi Arabia. The contract includes the full suite of EPCI services for the relocation of Control Rooms in Zuluf GOSP-4, Marjan
Osbit has delivered a multi-function pre-lay and backfill subsea plough to Global Marine Group. Following contract award in January, The offshore technology company has designed and built the plough, which will now be known as PLP240. Final assembly and sign-off was completed at Osbit’s Port of Blyt
Wood has secured two new contracts from Equinor for onshore and offshore facilities in Norway. In the first of the new contracts, Wood will deliver FEED (front-end engineering design) services for brownfield modifications to the Grane offshore facility. The scope of the FEED includes all topsides mo
JFD has recently completed a comprehensive submarine rescue exercise to mobilise the entire NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS). The exercise, titled Golden Arrow, provided hands-on training that further optimises the crew’s ability to conduct rescue operations, ensuring the capability remains ready
Kraken Robotics has been selected by the US Office of the Secretary of Defense, Comparative Test Office, to participate in a Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) program in support of a US Navy Program of Record managed by the Naval Sea Systems Command, EOD Program Office. The FCT is designed to test s
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Hawaiki Submarine Cable said it has expanded its subsea network with a new direct route to Los Angeles. The new route – based on the most easterly segment of the SEA-US cable – completes Hawaiki’s existing links to the United States, including Hillsboro, Seattle and Hawaii. Los Angeles becomes Hawai
Submarine Manufacturing & Products (SMP) has delivered a 650mtr submarine rescue package to a Far Eastern Navy. The rescue system includes a submarine emergency decompression and ventilation system. The delivery forms a part of SMP’s main contract for supply, training and maintenance services over t
ABPmer is supporting SSE Renewables in the development of Phase 2 of its Arklow Bank Wind Park project, off the east coast of Ireland. ABPmer has been commissioned to prepare a preliminary site condition report and manage the associated metocean survey which will then be used in conjunction with new
A team of researchers from countries bordering the ocean have recently embarked on a €10 million project to analyse its ecosystems, from Iceland to South America. Their findings will provide unprecedented insights into how climate change is affecting plant and animal life in the Atlantic. The work w
Royal IHC and Semiotic Labs have signed an agreement to develop smart solutions for the dredging industry. As part of the collaboration, both companies will combine their knowledge in the field of shipping and the dredging industry with smart Internet-of-Things sensors and artificial intelligence, w
Malaysia’s OceanMight has received a letter of award to supply a module related to the upgrade of Vestigo Petroleum’s two offshore facilities.
Rotech Subsea has been awarded contracts for two significant scopes of work for Boskalis Subsea Cables & Flexibles (previously VBMS). The dual campaign will see Rotech Subsea’s TRS1 and TRS1 LD tools deployed for cable deburial and reburial scopes on a southern North Sea sector offshore wind farm. T
