ROV manufacturer Saab Seaeye is consolidating the tooling maker, Hydro-Lek into their own facilities at Fareham. The Hydro-Lek operation moved to Fareham December 14, 2015 from its site at Finchampstead and will become a business line within Saab Seaeye, effective January 1, 2016. Prior to getting a
Seatronics, an Acteon company, has announced a collaboration with Canadian-based manufacturer, Inuktun Services. Namely, Seatronics is working with Inuktun to supply the Inuktun ROV Manipulator as a standardised option for the Seatronics Predator ROV Elite System. The Elite System was established an
Liquid Sea, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liquid Telecom, has started a project to build a new subsea cable linking Africa to the Middle East with onwards connectivity to Europe. Liquid Telecom Group CEO Nic Rudnick confirmed the Request For Tender has been issued to international companies involved
Fugro has been awarded new task orders by the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) to conduct airborne LiDAR bathymetry (ALB) surveys in Eastern and Central Canada. The task orders, which have been issued under a supply arrangement Fugro holds with the CHS, are in support of their nautical charting p
Norwegian ocean bottom seismic specialist, Magseis, has been awarded a contract by Petronas Carigali Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia, through its local partner Dialog Services Sdn. Bhd. The letter of award was previously announced in November, however, the company did not disclose any additional information.
Lockheed Martin has selected SeaRobotics as the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for its Marlin Mk3 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) designed for survey and inspection applications in depths up to 4,000 meters. The Marlin Mk3 is designed for deepwater applications such as pipeline inspection
Cardiff-based Tidal Energy Ltd has installed the country’s first tidal energy generator in Ramsey Sound, Pembrokeshire. Called DeltaStream, the device will, according to the company, become one of the first grid-connected demonstration devices worldwide to generate green, sustainable and predictable
Dutch company Ampelmann, a specialist in motion compensated offshore access solutions, has won its first contract in Brazil. Under the contract, Ampelmann will provide its E-Type system to Boskalis in support of an extended FPSO maintenance campaign. The system provides motion-compensated Ship to Sh
The BN 830 offshore subsea construction vessel Normand Maximus has arrived at Vard Brattvaag in Norway for final outfitting. The hull, of VARD 3 19 design, comes from Vard Tulcea in Romania. It started its journey to Norway following the launch in November this year. The 178 meters long vessel will
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has successfully recovered its novel Integrated Monitoring Pod following months of transmitting real-time data feeds from the seabed at the Fall of Warness tidal energy test site in Orkney, Scotland. The pre-commercial prototype is connected to the shore via
Across the Great Lakes several efforts have been undertaken to restore historic rocks reefs providing improved spawning grounds for a variety of fish species. Projects in the St. Clair-Detroit River System, Grand Traverse Bay and Thunder Bay have restored reef spawning habitat for lake trout, walley
DNV GL has launched a recommended practice (RP) that allows operators to choose thermoplastic composite pipes instead of steel or traditional flexibles. “Thermoplastic composite pipes are a new, robust lightweight pipe alternative that will impact field layout, and installation methods and ultimatel
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (December 7-13). Mteck Delivers Electric Dredge Crane for Van Oord Mteck BV, a Dutch based builder of custom cranes for dredging and stevedoring industries, has just delivered an electric dredge crane for Paans Va
Houston-based BOP Technologies has revealed a new approach to allow a BOP to work if the drilling rig loses power or hydraulic pressure. The company announced release of CIRBOP, its patented design for a completely new type of BOP that can deliver 5 million lbs. of shear force to the rams. BOP Techn
