Preston-based Submarine Manufacturing and Products (SMP) has recently signed a contract with a Far East Navy, as main contractor to supply a complete submarine rescue system package. SMP will design, manufacture, supply and integrate the complete systems into a newbuild vessel. In addition the compa
Telstra has added substantial capacity to its subsea cable infrastructure with its first large capacity purchase on the new-generation New Cross Pacific (NCP) cable, and a further investment in the Faster cable. These investments strengthen Telstra’s Japan to the US route and confirm Telstra’s subse
An alliance of global companies from the plastics and consumer goods value chain has launched a new organization to advance solutions to eliminate plastic waste in the environment, especially in the ocean. The cross value chain Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW), currently made up of nearly thirty
Orange has inaugurated its new Kanawa submarine cable in Kourou and strengthens connectivity in French Guiana and the Antilles The official inauguration of the Kanawa submarine cable took place in Kourou in the presence of François Ringuet, Mayor of Kourou, Thierry Kergall, Orange French Guiana Anti
Dredge Yard has just introduced the first 2019 addition to their dredger family – ECO 150s series. According to the company, these dredgers (Auger ECO 150, Plain Suction ECO 150 and Water Injection ECO 150) are compact, easily transportable and especially cost-efficient, have low fuel-consumption an
EdgeTech has recently delivered a new solution for deep water acoustic release mooring recovery. The Emergency Recovery Beacon (ERB) is a self-contained, programable acoustic command transmitter and transponder in a 6000 meter rated nickel aluminium bronze alloy housing that can be lowered from the
Wild Well Control (Wild Well), a Superior Energy Services company, has announced the expansion of its Montrose facility at South Ferryden, UK. Wild Well maintains the WellCONTAINED subsea containment system at Montrose Port. The equipment is staged in a ready-to-deploy state and includes full subsea
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers yesterday debuted its “Engineering with Nature” atlas to the public at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. “The projects presented and considered in this atlas use an Engineering With Nature lens as a means of revealing the use of nature-based approaches
Kongsberg Maritime has secured an order from Swire Seabed for a HUGIN autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) configured for commercial survey applications. The Swire Seabed HUGIN AUV system is rated to 4500 meters and equipped with Kongsberg Maritime’s HISAS 1032 Synthetic Aperture Sonar and EM2040 mul
The stationary dredger SEEM 16-640ST Milady, with a steel hull and aluminium structure, has officially been launched at Merré Shipyard in France. Set to be delivered later this year, the Milady was built by Merré Shipyard for the Services Industriels de Genève based in Switzerland. The concept of th
SeaRobotics has completed the first production run of the HYCAT Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) in partnership with Xylem, USA. The ASV, capable to conduct hydrographic surveys, is offered by both Xylem and SeaRobotics. HYCAT is equipped with a full complement of hydrographic sensors including the
The Nederlands-based technical solutions provider Seatec has received new orders for the ARIS 3000 Sonar. Units are sold to Benelux Offshore operator and will be used for UXO identification work. According to the company, the delivery is scheduled for Q1. The ARIS Explorer 3000 works in zero visibil
Subsea Integration Alliance (OneSubsea and Subsea 7) has been awarded integrated subsea engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) contracts. These awards, by Esso Australia, represent the first integrated subsea project for Subsea Integration Alliance in Australi
Kongsberg has entered into an agreement with family-owned investment company Rome AS to divest Kongsberg Evotec. As a result of the acquisition of Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine, Kongsberg had to meet regulatory requirements regarding competition in the market for seismic vessel deck equipment. Speci
