Marine renewables developer Naval Energies has decided to streamline its personnel of circa 100 people in order to secure the development of the company, consolidate its growth and support its teams. It is expected that any reduction in headcount will be evenly split between France and Ireland. In F
Subsea services group Acteon has completed its acquisition of the Viking SeaTech from Actuant Corporation and simultaneously divested Mirage Machines business. The announcement follows regulatory approval for Acteon to acquire Viking Seatech while selling Mirage Machines to Actuant, a US corporation
Australian-based MAKO Tidal Turbines and Kleinhardt have signed a cooperation agreement with the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) for development of business case and funding plan for a renewable-based electricity grid for the Buka town, underpinned by tidal energy from the Buka Passage. Und
Industry body Subsea UK, in partnership with Scottish Enterprise (SE), has opened an R&D funding call for subsea innovation projects.
Industry body Subsea UK in partnership with Scottish Enterprise has opened an R&D funding call for innovation projects to drive forward research and development projects between Scotland and Japan that could help solve the industry’s most complex technological challenges. The project forms part of t
Newfoundland-based marine technology company Kraken Robotics said it has generated revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2017 of $1.6 million, compared to $0.9 million same time last year. Revenues during the quarter related to delivery of the company’s AquaPix MINSAS sensor product to t
MacArtney has supplied winches for cable-pulling operation on the Borkum Riffgrund offshore wind farm project. The scope of supply of this Fulgor/Hellenic Cables order includes two MacArtney 150 kN and 200 kN electrical cable pulling winches. The purpose of the winches is to bring inter array cables
The Icemann is currently the only gangway system of its kind able to operate in remote and extreme cold climate.
Jan De Nul Group and Smulders have joined forces to build two gravity based foundations (GBF) for the high voltage station of the Danish offshore wind farm Kriegers Flak. The foundations, weighting 10,000 tonnes and 8,000 tonnes, consist of a concrete part and a steel structure on top of it. Jan De
Subsea equipment specialists, Ashtead Technology, has appointed Steven Thrasher as regional vice president for the Americas. Thrasher, who will be based in Houston, Texas, will head up Ashtead’s US operation as it gears up for further growth in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) and neighbouring markets. Prio
Hydroid, a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and manufacturer of marine robotics, has appointed Dr. Andrew K. Rogers as vice president of engineering. Rogers is a strategic corporate leader with more than twenty-eight years of experience that spans a broad range of technologies and markets. In his ne
After Hurricane Harvey, the shutdown of air, rail, and port operations had an impact well outside the region due to Houston being a multi-modal interchange point. Wind damage from Hurricane Harvey to shipping and port infrastructure was minimal, but an enormous influx of water, sediment and debris e
Tracerco has launched a new fast scanning application for its subsea pipeline inspection instrument, Discovery. The company said that following customer feedback, it developed a new method, specifically for detecting the presence of localised metal loss defects on subsea pipelines, up to 5 times fas
The Korean Coast Guard has ordered a Saab Seaeye Falcon remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for undersea investigations and research. The order follows the sinking of the MV Sewol ferry in 2014, resulting in the deaths of 304 passengers, that generated a need for more response resources including underw
