A consortium comprising Steatite with OXIS Energy, MSubs and the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has developed a pressure tolerant Lithium Sulfur (Li-S) battery that’s capable of powering autonomous vehicles to ocean depths of over 6,000 metres. Reportedly, the cells can withstand the extreme pre
Deep BV, a Dutch survey company specialising in hydrography, marine geophysics and oceanography, has purchased underwater acoustic technology supplied by Sonardyne International, UK, to support its inshore, harbour, coastal and offshore activities. The two Mini-Ranger 2 Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) t
Mud Cat, a division of Ellicott Dredge Technologies (EDT), has introduced the new highly portable Mud Cat® MC 115D. The MC 115D maximizes output on its 24 ft. (7.3m) long platform with a 115 HP (85 kW) diesel engine. An optional self-launching hydraulic tilt trailer and built-in pipe rack makes tran
A consortium of five universities, working with 31 industrial and innovation partners, will deploy up to £36 million ($47.1M) of support to advance robotics and Artificial Intelligence technologies for the inspection, repair, maintenance and certification of offshore energy platforms and assets. The
The underwater volcano, Tagoro, off the coast of El Hierro Island, in the Canary archipelago, is being monitored by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) together with both Canarian Universities. They rely on RTsys expertise, the specialists in passive and active underwater acoustics and drone
Oilfield service company Simmons Edeco has opened its first base of operations in Denmark. The decision to expand into Denmark was triggered by a recent contract awarded to provide wellhead maintenance services for wells in the Danish North Sea, the company said. The new 6,000 square meter facility
Anglo Belgian Corporation (ABC), a Ghent based manufacturer of medium speed engines, has been issued with the Bureau Veritas approval and notations for its hybrid solutions. “Now, with the hybrid system’s approval by major classification company Bureau Veritas, ABC is able to offer serial hybrid pro
Jan De Nul Group has just released these amazing photos of construction works on the Monaco’s Portier Cove land reclamation project. The project includes the construction of an eco-neighborhood primarily consisting of housing (60,000 m²), public facilities, an extension to the Grimaldi Forum, a publ
Global subsea excavation specialist James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE), a part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has completed its first project in Taiwan. For this job, the company deployed the shallow draft Twin R2000 tool to de-bury and retrench a cable for maintenance as part of the prominent For
Malaysia’s Bumi Armada has boasted with making history last week by completing the world’s first offload of molten sulphur from an offshore facility to a specialised tanker. Bumi Armada said that the operation was carried out by Karapan Armada Sterling 3 (KAS3) FPSO, which pioneered “a safe, environ
Vos Prodect Innovations has been awarded a contract by TKF (Twentsche Kabelfabriek) cables & system, to design and supply sealed inter-array cable hang-off systems for Hohe See OWF project, located in the German North Sea. As a part of the project Vos Prodect cable hang-off systems have been tested
Quintillion, the Anchorage-based company constructing a fiber optic/broadband network, has recently completed installation of Alaska portion of the international Quintillion subsea cable system. Crews aboard the Alcatel Submarine Networks C/V Ile de Batz installed the last segment of cable beneath t
iXblue has launched new multi-purpose Autonomous Unmanned Surface Vessel (AUSV) named DriX. DriX, made out of composite material, is optimized for both coastal and offshore missions. “Our aim was to create an AUSV that was truly multi-role and which would expand the working domains of a traditional
Aberdeen-based Return To Scene Limited will supply London-based independent oil & gas company Chrysaor with its R2S visualization software.
