The first BlueTEC Tidal Energy platform was formally named by the Mayor of Texel, the Netherlands. The floating platform, which holds tidal turbines below the sea surface, will soon be positioned near the island of Texel supplying clean electricity to theDutch grid. This first BlueTEC will serve as
SEA, a Cohort plc company, has been awarded a contract to supply subsea distribution units to Apache North Sea Ltd. Under the contract, its subsidiary J+S will provide subsea distribution units and associated equipment and services for Apache’s Ness Nevis project. Apache is undertaking a development
MacArtney has signed a representative agreement with its long standing business partner, EMS Sistemas de Monitorización Medio Ambiental in Barcelona, to promote and support MacArtney across all Spanish and Portuguese marine related markets. Founded in 1995 by initiative of oceanographic engineers at
The Panama Canal Expansion is the largest project at the Canal since its original construction. The project will create a new lane of traffic along the Canal through the construction of a new set of locks, doubling the waterway’s capacity. The existing locks allow the passage of vessels that can car
IRClass, has recently completed the survey and certification of ‘Greatship Ramya’, during its conversion from an Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV) to a Well Stimulation Vessel for Schlumberger under its Single Class. The vessel is now deployed with an Indian oil company in the offshore sector. Well Stimu
Cortez Subsea has established its first foothold in the Malaysian oil and gas sector after joining forces with Oceancare Corporation Sdn Bhd (OCBS) to equip the firm with their modular pipelay system (MPS) which has NOV Tuboscope Zap-Lok connection technology. The alliance will allow the companies t
The d’ROP, a dynamic Remotely Operated Survey Platform, has been developed by Bibby HydroMap (former Osiris Projects). The d’ROP is designed initially for operation from the company’s newly launched survey vessel Bibby Athena. Deployed vertically through the vessel’s moonpool, the system relies upon
Seaway Heavy Lifting has entered into a contract with Cardon IV in Venezuela for transportation and installation of the Perla project gas production platforms complete with tie-in of the subsea infrastructure. The Perla development consists of 3 gas production platforms connected to the shore landin
Seaway Heavy Lifting has entered into a contract with Cardon IV in Venezuela for transportation and installation of a gas production platforms for the Perla project, complete with tie-in of the subsea infrastructure. The Perla development consists of 3 gas production platforms connected to the shore
This Easter Weekend has seen Mojo Maritime successfully complete the installation of cable protection works off the North Cornwall coast. The operation consisted of accurately placing rock filled filter units from the DP2 vessel Stril Explorer to create a protection berm for the Wave Hub 33KV export
The seismic support vessel (SSV) Thor Magni is currently on a long term charter with Norwegian seismic player PGS. The vessel is owned by Faroe Islands-based P/F Thor and was previously christened and delivered in Turkey, this year in February. The vessel, the first in a series of four for P/F Thor,
Teledyne Gavia will introduce new Multibeam Profiler module to the attendees at Ocean Business next week in Southampton. The Multibeam Profiler module, built for the Gavia AUV by Teledyne BlueView, is derived from BlueView’s 2250 kHz MB-Series sonar. When used with software applications, the BlueVie
The French research vessel, Marion Dufresne II has arrived at Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque for a project that will extend her life by a further twenty years. The work will span a total of 4 months. On March 30, the vessel went into dry-dock for a 6-week period, during which the yard will carry out an
DOF Subsea, a provider of integrated subsea services, will stage the European launch of a new addition to its suite of services next week. During the Ocean Business event at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK from April 14th to 16th, the company will showcase its newest service, uti
