Equinix, interconnection and data center company, has said it will build a new International Business Exchange (IBX) data center in Helsinki, Finland. The data center – called HE7 – will provide interconnection and collocation to businesses to support their IT transformation initiatives. The first p
Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) has signed a contract with Italy’s Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucelare (INFN) for the construction of a subsea cable infrastructure for the IDMAR project. The IDMAR project involves the construction of a multidisciplinary underwater laboratory distributed for scien
Australian-based Vertiv has been awarded a contract to design and construct the cable landing station for the high-speed Sunshine Coast International Broadband Submarine Cable. The cable landing station, located in Maroochydore, should help deliver Australia’s fastest data and telecommunications con
JFD, a part of James Fisher and Sons, has completed air transportability trials for the first of two third generation submarine rescue systems being delivered to the Indian Navy. As part of the ongoing delivery of the third generation submarine rescue system to the Indian Navy, JFD conducted the com
The Blue Hole Belize Expedition 2018 fleet has started its historic and scientifically important 3-week mission to map the world’s largest marine sinkhole. Led by Aquatica Submarines, the team of scientists, explorers and film makers includes Ocean Unite co-founder and Virgin Group founder, Sir Rich
For a dredging job in Delfzijl, the Netherlands, a Bell 250 dredging pump was used recently to create a gully in one place, and new land at another. Attached to a CAT 329 and a PVE600 hydraulic power pack, the pump worked off of a pontoon in an area with shallow water. The Bell […]
Subsea Innovation, part of Tekmar, has been awarded two contracts with Royal IHC, as part of a collaborative framework agreement. Subsea Innovation will be supporting Royal IHC on the design, development, manufacture and supply of back deck equipment on two projects to be completed throughout 2018 a
An innovative marine robot, called ecoSUB, has been trialed off the Orkney Isles in northern Scotland during a marine robot demonstrator mission coordinated by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC). The ecoSUBs are a new type of autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) developed by Planet Ocean in partn
Vestdavit has won a contract to equip the Nexans flag ship cable layer Nexans Aurora with its MissionEase multi-boat handling system for mission bays. The CLV has been designed by Skipsteknisk in Ålesund and will be constructed by Norwegian yard Ulstein Verft. Close to 150 meters long, Nexans Aurora
Finnish laser marking specialist Cajo Technologies said it has delivered a subsea umbilical marking solutions to Aker Solutions. According to the company, the project is unique since no other company has previously been able to offer an equivalent solution. “Our technology allows extremely accurate
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just released a couple of very interesting photos from the ‘Widening and Deepening of the Suez Canal in the 1970s’ project. The first modern initiatives to improve the Suez Canal occurred in the 1950s. These improvements were followed by
Baker Hughes, a GE company, has launched new subsea solutions designed to assist with the full life of fields.
UUV Aquabotix has launched three new products – SwarmDiver STEALTH, SwarmDiver EDGE and SwarmDiver NIGHTLINE, in addition to the company’s existing base SwarmDiver product. The three new products are tailored for specific defence and commercial applications and expand the use cases for the SwarmDive
ADMIE, independent power transmission operator, has awarded Nexans with a new contract worth approximately €111 million to deliver an interconnector between the city of Lavrion on the Greek mainland and the island of Syros. The project of the Cyclades Islands Interconnection in Greece is aimed at en
