Transworld Associates Ltd. , Pakistan’s first private submarine fiber optic cable operator, and TE SubCom a TE Connectivity company formerly known as Tyco Telecom and an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology, announced plans to upgrade the TW1 undersea cable system. TW1, which was c
STORNES, a flexible fall pipe vessel built by Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Co., Ltd (hereinafter referred to as “CIMC Raffles”) for the Dutch company Van Oord Marine Services BV was successfully delivered in Yantai, China. STORNES is the world’s fifth flexible fall pipe vessel. It features high tech
Dave Foster appeared at a glance to be playing a video game as he sported red 3-D glasses and used a hand-held control to navigate the floor… (southcoasttoday) [mappress] Source: southcasttoday.com, July 12, 2011;
IDEOL announces it has closed the financing of its innovative solutions development, and strengthened its advisory board with recognized experts from the offshore industry. Offshore wind is a buoyant sector: France is about to launch a first bidding for a 3 GW round, the United-Kingdom forecasts the
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has agreed to acquire the Trasfor Group to expand its offering of specialty transformers and address fast growing markets and applications. Trasfor is a leading manufacturer of dry-type transformers and inductors for low-voltage and medium-volt
The first phase of the offshore wind farm being developed in the Irish Sea by Walney (UK) Offshore Windfarms Ltd, in which SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy plc) has a 25.1% stake, is now operational. This means that 51 turbines, with a total installed capacity of 183.6MW, have successfully complete
The first phase of the offshore wind farm being developed in the Irish Sea by Walney (UK) Offshore Windfarms Ltd, in which SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy plc) has a 25.1% stake, is now operational. This means that 51 turbines, with a total installed capacity of 183.6MW, have successfully complete
Scientists from British Antarctic Survey have discovered previously unknown volcanoes in the ocean waters around the remote South Sandwich Islands. Using ship-borne sea-floor mapping technology during research cruises onboard the RRS James Clark Ross, the scientists found 12 volcanoes beneath the se
An Aberdeen company is developing a new generation offshore windfarm installation ship that draws on the success of oil and gas construction practices. Moreover, W3G Marine (W3GM) and Dutch shipyard/specialist engineering group IHC Merwede have agreed to collaborate on the development of W3GM`s pate
Statnett’s partners in the cable project NorGer, Agder Energi, Lyse and EGL have conveyed that they would like to sell their shares of the project to Statnett. Statnett bought into NorGer in June last year. The agreement included the opportunity for the partners to sell their remaining shares in the
The Scottish Government will undertake a scoping exercise to identify further areas of search for the development of offshore wind energy in Scottish Territorial Waters, and out to the 200 nautical mile limit. Since the publication of the Blue seas, Green energy report in March, the Scottish Governm
The Navy announced Thursday it will extend three underwater ranges that Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport uses for testing… (kitsapsun) [mappress] Source: kitsapsun, July 11, 2011;
Gold Oil has extended the 3D seismic survey over block Z34 offshore Peru… (StockMarketWire.com) [mappress] Source: StockMarketWire.com, July 11, 2011;
More than 100 students from across Kent are competing to design a wind farm and win a trip to Denmark. Matthew Valentine (engineeringapprentice) [mappress] Source: Eengineering Apprentice, July 11, 2011;
