Vroon’s subsea-support walk-to-work (W2W) vessel VOS Stone has commenced operations at the 385MW Arkona offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea.
The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has selected Fraunhofer IWES, among others, to conduct preliminary assessment of soil conditions before contracts can be awarded for new offshore wind farm clusters in the North and Baltic Sea. Researchers will compile 3D seabed models based
Tiburon Subsea has found a wreck of WWII submarine USS S-28 (SS-133) off the cost of Oahu, Hawaii. Utilizing Kongsberg Maritime’s Hugin autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and hydro acoustic technology the USS S-28 was located in 2650 meters of water . The survey expedition was part of Tiburon Sub
Aberdeen-based commercial diving and underwater intervention contractor, KD Marine, has purchased a nitrox diving system and a daughter craft system from Vertech. KD Marine said it intends to retain these assets and add them to its existing fleet of air diving capabilities. The nitrox dive system co
Hydroid, a Kongsberg company, has signed a teaming agreement with Belgian defense company OIP Sensor Systems (OIP) to work jointly and exclusively on competing for the Belgian Ministry of Defence mine counter measures (MCM) toolbox program. Senior officials from the two parties participated in a sig
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Energinet and National Grid have selected N-Sea Survey to provide UXO survey and inspection on the Viking Link subsea power interconnector between Denmark and UK. In addition, Intertek was contracted for UXO client representative services. The services are related to UXO risk mitigation activities w
Danish Energinet and UK-based National Grid have awarded Intertek with a contract to provide unexploded ordnance (UXO) client representative services on the Viking Link interconnector project.
French tidal energy developer EEL Energy has started a new set of real sea trials on its undulating tidal membrane device at the Port of Brest in France.
Norskan Offshore and DOF Subsea Brazil have been awarded RSV contracts for the Skandi Commander and one ROV. The news follows DOF Subsea‘s announcement from earlier today that it had been awarded various contracts in the Atlantic region. The contracts in Brazil have a duration of 150 days with start
The novel concept of Seaplace and Magnomatics, known as FTMC Turbine, will be put through its paces in the coming weeks at the CEHIPAR basin in Madrid, Spain.
Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has approved the plan for development and operations for the Fenja field. The approval was announced during the Minister Terje Søviknes speech at the Energy Change conference in Stjørdal. The Fenja field is located at Haltenterassen in block 6406/12, about
DOF Subsea said it has been awarded various contracts in the Atlantic region. The new contracts should secure utilization for vessels and personnel in the subsea/IMR projects segment, the Oslo-listed company said. Namely, a subsidiary of DOF Group, has landed a contract for several decommissioning c
Spectrum has started a 6,000 kilometer 2D program over the Pernambuco-Paraiba basins along the Eastern Margins of Brazil. The survey covers an area north of the prolific Sergipe Basin that will be included in Round 16 scheduled for 2019. The survey is being acquired with a 12,000 meter cable to reco
