Sonardyne Brasil has supplied equipment that simulates acoustic positioning operations on dynamically positioned (DP) rigs and ships, to GE Power Conversion for their new training school in Macaé. The Sonardyne Marksman hardware and 6G Sim software will be used to provide student DP Officers (DPOs)
Aberdeen-headquartered Ashtead Technology has secured a deal with Van Oord to provide video processing systems for worldwide offshore construction operations. The agreement will see Ashtead supply five SubC Imaging DVRO systems to the Dutch-based company, allowing them to record multiple 3D, HD and
The last week’s launch of the Africa’s First Dredging Simulator at the Transnet Maritime School of Excellence (MSOE) provided an excellent opportunity for Mr Richard Vallihu, Chief Executive of Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), to speak about the topic. The inauguration of the Royal IHC dred
JFD has signed a new agreement with Fugro to provide training courses delivered by the National Hyperbaric Centre (NHC), part of JFD, at the Fugro Academy Training Centre in Abu Dhabi. The agreement with Fugro will see JFD approved local and UK trainers delivering courses including: Client Represent
Subsea Industries has introduced a new UV-resistant coating, Ecolast, to its portfolio of marine hard coatings. “Regular coatings will quickly lose their original color when exposed to the ultraviolet radiation present in sunlight. This is problematic when colorfastness is required, such as in the o
Aberdeen-headquartered Ashtead Technology has won a deal with Van Oord, a Dutch company providing dredging and offshore services, for the provision of video processing systems for worldwide offshore construction operations. The company said on Tuesday that the agreement will see Ashtead supply five
Kongsberg Maritime and Schneider Electric have signed a global partnership agreement to further the development and delivery of Kongsberg K-Power switchboards and related systems for offshore and maritime markets. Kongsberg said on Tuesday that the partnership with Schneider Electric strengthens Kon
Ardmore Craig has secured a contract for the design of a carousel and associated spooling spread destined for cable storage activities. The order has been placed by Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS). Ardmore Craig director, Andy Stevenson, said: “The team had been successful in winning this latest award w
US Survey Equipment Services (SES) has taken delivery of a dotOcean GraviProbe geotechnical profiling system supplied by MacArtney. MacArtney US supplies dotOcean equipment to the North American continent under the contract signed between dotOcean and MacArtney. Being a free fall impact instrument a
ECTMarine has successfully developed, tested and sold a cutter head concept that is aimed at increasing production and return on investment for dredging vessels and other cutting systems. Optimization of the effectiveness during the dredging process is important for any size and type of dredging ves
ALE Heavy Lift, a UK-based heavy-lift and transportation specialist, is testing what it says it the world’s largest capacity land-based crane, the AL.SK350, ahead of the real work on an FPSO integration. The testing is being conducted in Brazil, where the crane has been rigged for the first time and
JDR has unveiled a horizontal lay-up machine (HLM) at its Hartlepool manufacturing facility. JDR has installed the HLM, the biggest in the UK, for subsea umbilicals. The technology will provide increased manufacturing capacity and enhance solutions to clients’ operational challenges, JDR said. David
In an informal meeting on 18 August, Dutch members of the Young CEDA Board came together to plan the next Young CEDA event, a visit to Royal IHC in the second half of October. The visit to the shipyard is timed to see the new jumbo cutter suction dredger which IHC is building for Boskalis […]
OceanServer Technology has partnered with YSI Integrated Systems & Services to combine the Iver3 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) land the YSI EXO water quality system to create the i3XO AUV. The i3XO EcoMapper AUV is based on the Iver3-580 AUV platform and utilizes the EXO water quality system t
