BlueTec floating tidal platform has been deployed in the Wadden Sea, off Netherlands. The platform is installed off Texel island and connected to the Dutch electricity grid. It is meant to stay there producing electricity for several years, allowing multiple turbines to be tried out, according to Bl
Robotic underwater Seagliders used by the Oban-based Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) have now gathered the equivalent of five years of oceanographic data, most of which was collected in the past 18 months. This milestone, which was reached at the end of last month, highlights a major
New hopes have been raised in search for the Malaysia Airlines jet, which disappeared on March 8 last year, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board, following the recent discovery of an aircraft wreckage on the island of La Réunion. Namely, on July 29, a two-metre-long wing pa
French vessel owner and provider of marine and subsea services, Bourbon, has seen its half-year revenue rise to a record $824.2 million (€759 million) on favorable foreign exchange rate impact. However, the company noted that oil price drop has significantly impacted the market environment in the oi
Seismic contractor, Polarcus, has recorded a net loss fourth quarter in a row on 33% lower revenues from the same quarter a year earlier and approximately $67 million impairments. During the Q2 2015, Polarcus booked revenues of $91.7 million, compared to $137.6 million in Q2 2014. The drop was prima
Blackbird International Corporation, a renewable sea wave energy technology player, has through its wholly owned affiliate WERPO and Wadamba Technovations, its partner in South Africa, initiated a new power plant project in South Africa. Blackbird has agreed to set up this Joint Venture in order to
WERPO, an Israeli wave energy developer, has announced plans to construct a wave energy plant off South Africa. The implementation of 500 MW wave power plant will be conducted with WERPO’s South African partner Wadamba Technovations Pty, through their joint venture. South Africa’s nearly 3.000 km of
Swiber Holdings has secured a US$80 million Letter of Intent to install pipelines and supporting structures for a global energy company in Latin America. Under the contract, Swiber will install monobuoys, pipeline-end manifolds and a submarine pipeline. According to the company, the project will con
As offshore wind projects are moving further offshore, and turbine manufacturers are installing hoist platforms on their turbines, there is now a growing interest from helicopter operators in learning more about possible market opportunities in the industry, according to Waypoint North, an independe
AquaComms Limited announces that cable for its America Europe Connect (AEConnect) subsea fiber optic system is being loaded for deployment. TE SubCom designed, manufactured and is loading this cable system from its factory in Newington, New Hampshire, U.S., onto its cable ship Reliance, one of eight
Elements Works and 40South Energy, Italy-based tidal and wave energy players, are working together to advance Marina di Pisa wave energy project off Tuscany, Italy. When fully completed, Marina di Pisa project will comprise two 40South Energy’s H24 devices that can work both as wave and tidal units,
Huawei Marine Networks has started marine installation of the Nigeria-Cameroon Submarine Cable System (NCSCS). The NCSCS system is Cameroon’s first wholly-owned submarine cable with investment provided by the Cameroon Government. Spanning approximately 1,100 km, the NCSCS will directly link Kribi in
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. The month of July has seen companies forging alliances, industry majors announcing market-adjusting plans, new job cuts, fleet reductions and contract cancellatio
Polarcus Limited has received a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) from an undisclosed client for a 3D marine seismic project. According to the Oslo-listed company, Polarcus will use its RightBAND technique for broadband data acquisition. The project, subject to the execution of a service contract, will start
