Rolls-Royce today unveiled the latest addition to its range of marine thrusters, with the launch of a new azimuth thruster powered by permanent magnet (PM) technology. Launched at the Nor-Shipping maritime exhibition in Oslo, the new thruster is the Group’s latest development of PM technology, which
Allspeeds has introduced Webtool ROV cutting tools designed to cut steel guide wires used during subsea installation. According to the company, the WCO30 tools, suitable for wire up to 30mm diameters (suitable for cutting wire rope, guide wire, cables, hoses and umbilicals), are compact and more rel
In May 2015, as part of a large-scale experiment, ocean researchers measured some of the highest concentrations of harmful algae and their toxin ever observed in Monterey Bay. For the last month, MBARI researchers have been collaborating with scientists from half a dozen other research organizations
Harkand, has successfully completed its first campaign in the Caribbean for BG Trinidad & Tobago. The 75-day ROV subsea support services project was concluded at the start of March by the team on board Harkand’s multi-purpose vessel the Go Electra in the waters off Trinidad and Tobago. The workscope
FMC Technologies and Technip informed that Forsys Subsea, a 50/50 joint venture, has received all regulatory approvals. The parties closed the transaction making Forsys Subsea operational on June 1, 2015. Launch events for Forsys Subsea will be held in London, Houston, Oslo, Paris, Rio and Singapore
Alfa Laval informed it has won its first order for a completely new and very robust compact heat exchanger for gas-fuel conditioning from the Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.
Alfa Laval informed it has won its first order for a completely new and very robust compact heat exchanger for gas-fuel conditioning from the Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.
Kongsberg Maritime has launched the new Simrad Autonomous EK system to carry out continuous long term, in-depth ecosystem monitoring of the subsea environment. The Simrad Autonomous EK system uses wideband echo sounding technology to discriminate between plankton and different fish species producing
Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) and Vitens Evides International (VEI) from the Netherlands have just released an update video about their Urban Dredging Demonstration Project (UDDP) in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka. This program, launched in 2014, is strongly focused on improving the
Start June 2015, CT Offshore’s new trencher ROV, the CTO 107-1100, will be deployed at DONG Energy’s Gode Wind 1 + 2 Offshore Wind Farms. CT Offshore will install the 97 inter-array cables. According to CT Offshore, smoother operation and a faster and more precise burial of the cables are some of th
Ulstein has introduced its new X-STERN EXTENDER concept, a feature which, according to the company, turns a relatively small vessel into a flexible subsea vessel with an extendable moon pool in the aft. This feature increases safety in subsea operations, and the vessel’s smaller size reduces total o
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, has just announced that after 62 days of work their hopper dredger McFarland successfully completed emergency dredging operations on the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River. The ‘Mac’, one of four oceangoing hopper dredgers owned and opera
Norwegian-based Omega Subsea has established a subsea subsidiary in the UK. Founded in 2012, Omega Subsea provides total project management and onshore/offshore consultancy services for the oil and gas and renewable industry sectors. In addition to the new office in Aberdeen, Omega Subsea has office
MBN Lars Hoppe, dealer for Waterking amphibious excavators and accessories in Germany, recently organized dredging demonstration for a German water board district. The demonstration started with the help of a Waterking WK 100 NG-AS. The amphibious excavator was equipped with side pontoons and spudpo
