Caley Ocean Systems, part of the Seanamic Group, is supplying a portable saturation dive bell handling system to submarine rescue and specialist subsea operations company, JFD. Caley has designed the dive bell handling system for over-the-side and moon pool deployment of the bell. According to the c
CENSIS, the Scottish Innovation Centre for Sensor and Imaging Systems, has expanded its technical offering for the subsea, offshore and marine sectors with the appointment of two industry experts. Dr Graham Kerr has joined CENSIS as its technical director, while Leo Meng has been recruited as an emb
Fugro carried out a series of surveys at 26 locations around the Welsh coast, together with various other field surveys and water quality sampling. Dŵr Cyrmu Welsh Water (DCWW) is investing over £8 million in this project, with the aim of establishing a better understanding of Wales’ coastal waters
Aquabotix, a marine technology company, has launched its new mini inspection class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) the Endura. The Endura has been engineered for dependability and functionality across a wide range of underwater applications. According to Aquabotix, it surpasses other mini ROVs in th
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (May 16-22, 2016). Panama Canal Expansion Project – May 2016 Update In little over one months’ time, the Inauguration Ceremony of the new Panama Canal will mark the completion of the largest infrastructure underta
Nova Scotia-based Cape Sharp Tidal announced plans to begin the installation of the first out of two planned tidal turbines at the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) test site near Parrsboro in June. During the first week of June, the first tidal turbine is expected to depart from the Pi
Klein Marine Systems, a part of Mitcham Industries, has appointed A2 Marine Solution as an international representative for Klein side scan and bathymetry sonar systems in Brazil. A2 Marine will be responsible for supplying the Klein side scan and bathymetry sonar systems to the commercial marketpla
A Mermac R40 winch from MacArtney is to be used in the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 that disappeared two years ago. The Boeing 777 vanished with 239 passengers and crew during the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Following an intensive search and flight data analysis, it was determi
The first of Damen’s new Shoalbuster 3512 class was recently handed over to Dutch marine services specialist Van Wijngaarden Marine Services B.V. in the port of Boven-Hardinxveld, the Netherlands. At the ceremony, Mrs. Elske de Bruijn-de Vries officially named the vessel and made a speech praising t
Next Sunday DEME is participating again in the Open Site Day, the annual public event of the construction industry organised by the Belgian Construction Federation. As DEME’s sites are mainly on open sea, the Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group is bringing two vessels to the
French oilfield services giant Technip and U.S. subsea equipment specialist FMC Technologies, have announced a merger agreement. The companies said that the merger will create “a global leader that will drive change by redefining the production and transformation of oil and gas.” The combined compan
Mammoet, a provider of engineered heavy lifting and transport services, in April completed a load-out of the first set of four modules for the FPSO P66, bound for a field offshore Brazil. This is the first of eight FPSOs currently under construction to meet the demands of oil production in Brazil. T
Nova Scotia renewable energy company, Black Rock Tidal Power (BRTP), has awarded a contract to fabricate its Triton S40 tidal power platform to Aecon. The instream tidal device will be installed in the Bay of Fundy in 2017. BRTP’s tidal-current energy technology uses 40 SIT 250 turbines mounted on t
UK-based geoscience solutions company MG3 has purchased the DP2 vessel MV Ocean Spirit along with the geotechnical site investigation equipment spread. The company explained the move as a way to expand its services to the marine geoscience and ROV survey industry, The vessel was formerly known as MV
