General Dynamics Mission Systems team has completed evaluation of Knifefish autonomous surface mine countermeasure (SMCM) unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV). In coordination with the U.S. Navy, the testing took place off the coast of Boston using submerged Navy mine test targets. The evaluation demonst
Abyss Aqua has bought a second Saab Seaeye Falcon electric underwater robotic system. The Norwegian aquaculture industry services provider added the deeper-rated 1000 metre version of the Falcon to their extensive fleet of underwater vehicles. “We decided to go for the Falcon DR, not only because of
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has been selected to provide project engineering services for Gwave’s inaugural ‘Power Generation Vessel’ (PGV) installation, the first wave energy device of its kind to be used in Europe. The work will be undertaken by a division of JFMS, Marine Projects (previou
Badger Explorer has entered into a letter of intent (LOI) with the shareholders of Dwellop to acquire 100% of the company’s outstanding shares. Dwellop is systems and technology provider delivering topside handling equipment for well intervention and plugging & abandonment (P&A) operations. A large
This week was the official opening of Kongsberg Maritime’s expanded training centre in Horten. Located on the dockside of the inner harbour, the centre is set to welcome course participants from around the world. The team, consisting of seven instructors, will be able to provide a complete set of co
BP has entered into discussions with Ineos regarding a potential sale of the Forties Pipeline System (FPS). The FPS system comprises an approximately 100 mile offshore pipeline from the unmanned offshore Forties Unity platform to the onshore terminal at Cruden Bay. The second part of the system is a
In collaboration with multi-client geoscience data company, TGS, Fugro continues to map the seafloor in the Gulf of Mexico to pull together a complete picture of geological features, including hydrocarbon seeps. This latest survey, “Otos”, follows the successful completion of another TGS industry-fu
OceanGate Expeditions said it will conduct the first manned submersible expedition to the wreck of the RMS Titanic since 2005. The survey expedition team will use a newly built manned submersible to assess the condition of the shipwreck and document artifacts in the debris field. The exploration tea
Subsea Tooling Services UK Ltd (STS) was officially launched at Subsea Expo 2015. Created by three individuals, the management team has a combined industry experience of over sixty years which has brought new innovative, reliable and performance leading products into the dredging market. Dredging To
Italdraghe SpA, an Italian manufacturer of specifically designed dredging and mining applications, has delivered another Marina Master 8000 dredger to Fambridge Marina in Essex for her new owners Yacht Havens Ltd. This is the third dredger of its kind to be supplied to a UK marina owner and the seco
Aker Solutions will provide design engineering for the upgrading of the semi-submersible Njord A platform in Norway. The company will, as a subcontractor of Kvaerner, take part in upgrading the platform after operator Statoil exercised an option in an agreement awarded in April 2016. The option is f
A year after becoming an associate member of the National Oceanography Centre’s (NOC) Marine Robotics Innovation Centre, Sonardyne has upgraded its membership to become a full partner. Sonardyne’s relationship with the NOC extends back over nearly two decades when it began supplying the NOC’s resear
Kraken Sonar has signed a licensing agreement for underwater robotics technology with Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation (IOSB). Fraunhofer has developed the Dedave autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) which is an integral part of the agreement. K
Ardyne, provider of specialised plug and abandonment and slot recovery technology and services to the energy industry, has made two new appointments in its technical support division. Duncan Livingstone and David Stewart both come to Ardyne from Schlumberger, and have a combined experience of more t
