Jan De Nul said in its latest announcement that their new multipurpose vessel Adhémar de Saint-Venant has successfully completed sea trials on the Yellow Sea. AVIC Shipyard from Weihai, China, launched this new multipurpose vessel for Jan De Nul Group in February. “To perform a variety of functions,
KBA Training Centre has delivered its first female Singaporean diver who has completed both the Level 1, Commercial Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (CSCUBA) diver course and Level 2, Surface Supplied Diving Equipment (SSDE) diver course. Siti Naqiah Tusliman is the first female commerc
James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) has launched the new MultiROV system. The MultiROV can be deployed in water depths in excess of 3000m. Graham Murdoch, technical director at JFSE, said: “This is an exciting advancement in excavation technology. The MultiROV will bring real benefits to our clien
Allspeeds, manufacturer of Webtool hydraulic cutting systems, has supplied 12 softline cutters to Resolve Marine for a decommissioning project offshore Mumbai. For the decommissioning project, the Webtool softline cutters will be used to cut 76mm (3 inch) diameter Dyneema softline rope. The 127mm cu
Excavation specialist James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) has just launched the innovative new MultiROV system which reduces the services required from a vessel as it needs no stabilizing tuggers or clump weights. On-board thrusters allow movement and heading control which increase the operational
UTEC has been awarded a contract with Saipem to support its operations as part of the Zohr field development project. The survey company in subsea services group Acteon will bring its experience in autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to the project, which is expected to be one of the biggest gas f
OceanGate Expeditions and The Cape Eleuthera Institute are embarking on a Bahamas deep sea survey of the twilight zone of the Exuma Sound using the manned submersible Cyclops 1. Beginning in October 2017, with multiple weeks of diving each season over a year, the exploration aims to uncover new deta
UTEC, a global survey company in subsea services group Acteon, has been awarded a contract with the construction company Saipem to support its operations as part of the Zohr field development project off Egypt. To remind, Eni, the operator of the giant Zohr gas discovery in the Mediterranean Sea, in
Nantes-based designer and manufacturer of seismic equipment Sercel informed that its multi-sensor solid streamer, the Sentinel MS, has been commercially deployed for the first time. The Sentinel MS is being operated on a 3D CGG multi-client survey being conducted by the CGG Geo Coral in the Southern
PGS, a Norwegian marine seismic player, is seeking funding to test a concept it has developed for “efficient, large-scale collection of plastic in the oceans.” The company also sees this as an opportunity to reactivate its cold-stacked seismic vessels. According to the company, the solution uses the
SMD-upgraded remotely operated vehicle has completed its first round of projects burying offshore power cables. The Seamole (previously Excalibur) trenching vehicle was originally built by Tyneside-based subsea engineering specialist Soil Machine Dynamics in 2000 for use in the telecommunications in
Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC) has entered the floating offshore wind market through an investment in Ideol. According to SOC, this should further expand its business and open opportunities for in-house vessels in the renewable energy sector while providing construction expertise for commercialisin
Heerema Fabrication Group’s yard in Zwijndrecht, The Nederlands has held the load-out of the jacket for the Oseberg Vestflanken 2 project. Statoil awarded Heerema the contract for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of the unmanned wellhead platform at Oseberg Vestflanken 2 in February 2
Boeing’s 15.5-meter Echo Voyager is making its ocean debut off the coast of Southern California, as initial sea trials get underway for its extra large unmanned undersea vehicle (XLUUV). Boeing test engineers are checking the vehicle’s communications, autonomy, propulsion, systems integration and th
