Subsea engineering specialist Oceaneering has reported net loss of $49 million, or 50 cents per share, for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Adjusted net loss was $40 million, or $41 cents per share. During the corresponding period in 2017, the Houston-based company reported net loss of $7.5 mi
A new center to help bolster the UK’s defenses against flooding has launched at Brunel University London. The Center for Flood Risk and Resilience (CFR2) – which has been developed in partnership with the Environment Agency, and the environmental organizations HR Wallingford, Jacobs, ICE Blue and CI
Hitachi has introduced their new telescopic arm excavator, named ZX210LC-6, at Intermat – International Exhibition for Construction and Infrastructure (April 23-28, Paris). “As the smallest model in the range, the ZX210LC-6 is ideal for working in confined spaces. Capable of excavating to depths of
BP has chosen Nexans to supply umbilicals and accessories for its Mad Dog 2 project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) said in its latest release that the next IADC Young Author Award will be presented on 10 May 2018 at the 34th PIANC World Congress 2018 in Panama City. According to IADC, they instituted this Young Author Award to stimulate the promotion of
Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) has developed FLO – a new survey and inspection ROV system capable of delivering data in areas such as seabed mapping and pipeline inspection. Namely, standard work class ROVs have speed limitations due to their size, weight and hydrodynamics. They can also be unsteady op
i-Tech Services, a Subsea 7 company, and Leidos have signed a five-year digitalization partnership agreement.
Vryhof Anchors has signed a deal with Perenco to supply anchors for the La Noumbi FPSO in the Yombo Field, offshore Congo.
Subsea Technology and Rentals (STR) has boosted its equipment inventory with the purchase of a Sonardyne Mini-Ranger 2 Ultra-Short Baseline (USBL) underwater positioning system. Mini-Ranger 2 has the ability to simultaneously track up to 10 subsea targets over ranges of up to 995 meters, extendable
Allseas has ordered two Sonardyne International’s GyroUSBL acoustic positioning technology systems for its pipe laying vessel Lorelay. Used in conjunction with a Ranger 2 USBL (Ultra-Short BaseLine) topside which also formed part of the order, the GyroUSBL transceivers will be installed on the end o
Royal IHC has just released these amazing pictures taken during the transportation of the front end of the new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) D11 21 De Julio. This section of the 4,200m³ TSHD has been built at IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den Ijssel, the Netherlands, for the Administración
OceanGate and iXblue have joined forces to conduct a manned submersible expedition to the wreck of the RMS Titanic. iXblue’s Phins 6000 inertial navigation system and Posidonia USBL positioning system will both be used for the accurate and reliable navigation and positioning of OceanGate’s Titan, th
University of Limerick (UL) has unveiled EUR 2 million underwater robot at the docks in Limerick city. The remotely operated vehicle (ROV) was launched by Pat Breen, Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection. The Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
SKF has signed a three-year, multi-million-pound contract with BP to supply condition monitoring services to its UK offshore assets.
