Kraken Sonar Inc. informed that effective January 1, 2017, its new German subsidiary, Kraken Robotik GmbH (KRG) will start operations at the Bremen Innovation and Technology Centre (BITZ). In addition to customer support, KRG will focus on the development of 3D imaging sensors, machine learning and
Ashtead Technology is delivering nCentric wireless mesh communication network to assist Fugro Subsea Services operation in North Africa. Utilising nCentric Nova Node technology combined with the HyperBox, Ashtead has supplied video streaming and data transmissions between four vessels during the ins
China International Marine Containers (CIMC HK) has agreed to sell a 15 percent interest in CIMC Offshore to Future Industry Investment Fund, also based in China. The investment fund has been set up by the government of China to invest in major projects in the advanced manufacturing industry, aiming
UniSite Group, a Chinese company involved in dredging, land reclamation, offshore projects, marine, mechanical engineering and green remediation projects, took an active part in a lot of projects all over the world in 2016. During the first quarter of 2016, UniSite supplied a significant amount of s
Xcite Energy, a North Sea focused oil company, has been put into liquidation after having been deemed insolvent, as it failed to raise funds for debt payment. The company, working to develop the Bentley field in the UK North Sea, failed to pay $152 million in debt when bonds issued in 2014 matured o
The video above shows inter-array cables installation project by Siem Offshore Contractors on the Nordsee One offshore wind farm in the German Bight of the North Sea. SOC installed approximately 70 kilometres of inter-array grid cables on the Nordsee One OWF between June and August 2016. All 59 cabl
The 1000m³ inland cutter suction dredger, named DCI ID Ganga, joined the Dredging Corporation of India’s dredging fleet yesterday. The dredging vessel was built by the Shoft Shipyard Pvt Ltd, located in Bharuch, Gujarat. The dredging trials of the Ganga were successfully carried out by the Shoft sta
Mermaid Maritime, an offshore services provider, has canceled the delivery of a subsea vessel it ordered in China back in 2014. In a statement on Wednesday, Mermaid said its subsidiary Mermaid Offshore Services had terminated the construction contract by mutual consent with the China Merchants Indus
Holland Dredge Design (HDD), member of the BIG Group of companies, has just finished the first production of the HDD Dredge Pump DP400. The DP400 dredge pump unit is already sold by HDD and will be assembled in a dredging vessel. The dredger is currently working in Egypt and is being used for the ri
Seatrec, a clean energy startup based in Southern California, has secured financing to further develop the TREC Thermal RECharging Battery, a power supply that generates electricity from temperature differences in the ocean. The TREC Battery is designed to power a wide range of underwater systems. T
Submarine Manufacturing and Products (SMP) has secured a contract with Norwegian company Alf Lea to supply a complete wet bell system to Bergen University. Alf Lea approached SMP to design and manufacture a wet bell launch and recovery system (LARS) with supporting 20ft DNV containerized machinery a
Subsea IMR provider N-Sea, and the University of Strathclyde’s Institute of Sensors Signals and Communications at the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, have secured funding from the Data Lab Innovation Centre for an innovative research project to automate subsea pipeline inspectio
ECA Group has secured an upgrade of the six autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) A9-M delivered in 2013 to the French Navy mine disposal divers (GPD) of Toulon and Brest. Following three years of operational use, the six AUVs A9-M will be improved through the integration of new long range communica
Fugro’s LADS technology is being deployed in New Zealand to assist in relief efforts following the damaging 7.9 magnitude earthquake near Christchurch on November 14, 2016. At the request of the New Zealand Government, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Laser Airborne Depth Sounder (LADS) Flight is to
