Australian and New Zealand scientific research organisations have recently established the first formal collaboration aimed at promoting the safe, efficient and environmentally responsible operation of research ships. Called RVONZA (Research Vessels Of New Zealand and Australia), the group’s inaugur
Partrac, a Scottish-based marine survey and coastal consultancy group, has been commissioned to assist Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG) in a large scale dredge and spoil disposal monitoring campaign. Under the contract, Partrac is to employ their proprietary dual signature particle tracking
NIWA (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research) has launched one of its most challenging scientific underwater experiments this month on the Chatham Rise. Chatham Rock Phosphate said that this expedition is particularly relevant to its proposed marine phosphate recovery operation on the
Norwegian industry initiative GCE Subsea is offering a 12-week ScaleUp program suited for companies in position for growth and expansion. The program is a result of business development collaboration with MIT, BTO and other Norwegian partners. It is designed for Tech companies with a high growth pot
Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine Ltd has won a contract by Shell to construct and integrate the hull, topsides and living quarters of the Vito semi-submersible Floating Production Unit (FPU).
Vryhof Anchors said it has recently secured a number of landmark contracts for its STEVSHARK REX anchoring solution. The contracts are with Anglo-French independent operator Perenco and its Congolese subsidiary Perenco Congo; Maersk Drilling in Trinidad; and international EPC contactor CNGS Group. I
Oilfield service company Simmons Edeco has been awarded a multi-million pound contract by an undisclosed North Sea oil and gas operator. As a result of this two-year contract, Simmons Edeco will provide wellhead and valve maintenance services for all North Sea assets owned by this operator. In addit
Neptune Energy has awarded a contract to Rosenberg WorleyParsons for the construction and installation of a Nova topside module on the Gjøa platform in the North Sea. The Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation & Commissioning (EPCIC) contract is for the topside section of the Nova deve
Geotechnical engineer, Dr Fraser Bransby, has been appointed Fugro Chair in Geotechnics at The University of Western Australia’s Oceans Graduate School (OGS) within the Faculty of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences. Dr Bransby has worked across academia and industry, most recently at Fugro AG Pty
KKB Engineering has been awarded a letter of award from Sapura Fabrication Sdn Bhd for the procurement and construction of wellhead deck, piles, and conductors.
MacArtney has supplied autonomously operating winches to US-based Textron Systems, for naval application on USVs. The Common Unmanned Surface Vehicles (CUSVTM) will be provided with purpose-built winches designed and tested according to the MIL standards. The scope of work comprises design, manufact
ION Geophysical has announced a new 2D multi-client program offshore Grand Banks in Newfoundland, Canada. In the first phase of GrandSPAN, ION will acquire approximately 10,000 kilometers of data with an expectation to sanction a second phase of approximately 5,000 kilometers of data further south i
Nova Innovation has secured an extension of its seabed lease at the Shetland Tidal Array. Crown Estate Scotland has granted an extension to Nova’s existing seabed lease at Bluemull Sound in Shetland, increasing the capacity of the site lease from 0.5MW to 2MW. The extension will also see the current
Jan De Nul has signed a contract in Taiwan for the design, procurement and installation of the wind turbine foundations for the Phase 2 of the Formosa 1 offshore wind farm. The wind farm is owned by Formosa Wind Power, a partnership of Macquarie Capital Group (50%), Ørsted (35%) and Swancor Renewabl
