W&O Supply, North America’s largest supplier of marine valves, pipe, fittings, engineered products, valve automation and data management systems, announced that it has established operations in Brazil, with the first office located in Rio de Janeiro. Establishing a Brazilian presence is an important
OceanWorks welcomes Keith La Rose to the team in the position of Business Development Manager – Military in their Vancouver office. Acting as Business Development Manager for the military industry, Keith’s primary function will be to expand OceanWorks’ penetration of the military market by further r
Nova Scotia continues to be a world leader in tidal energy with the completion of a new $1.3-million visitor centre and the arrival of the subsea power cables required to deliver electricity from the Bay of Fundy to Nova Scotia homes and businesses. The Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE)
Scientists are set to begin a six-week mission to explore the Indian Ocean’s underwater mountains… By Jennifer Carpenter (BBC) [mappress] Source: BBC, November 09, 2011
A Russian battleship that was sunk in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 has been found off the coast of China near the city of Lyushun (fo… (RIA Novosti) [mappress] Source: RIA Novosti, November 09, 2011
Investors in People has recognised progress within subsea engineering firm Jee Ltd by awarding the independent company gold status. “This is brilliant news and a true endorsement of a lot of changes which have been implemented over the last 3 years to improve the business by developing and investing
A new study which aims to inform UK government guidelines on environmentally responsible methods for decommissioning offshore pipeline bundl… SubseaUK [mappress] Source: SubseaUK, November 08 , 2011; Image: Subsea7
A team of scientists are sailing from Suffolk to the North Sea to find out more about harbour porpoises… (BBC) [mappress] Source: BBC, November 08 , 2011; Image: IFAW
Aubin, a leading independent supplier of specialist chemicals to the energy industry, has announced a strategic partnership with an agent in the Middle East who will promote the company’s full range of specialist chemicals and services in the UAE and Oman. The partnership agreement with Leaders Oilf
Det Norske Veritas Certification, Inc. (DNV) recently awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification to BIRNS, Inc., an industry leader in designing and manufacturing unique lines of high performance lights, connectors, penetrators and cable assemblies for the planet’s most demanding environments. BIRNS has he
The site of what is now Rotterdam’s Yangtzehaven was inhabited by humans in the Middle Stone Age. At a depth of 20 metres, in the sea bed, unique underwater archaeological investigation found traces of bone, flint and charcoal from around 7000 BC. These finds are the very first scientific proof that
As befits the 50th anniversary of the advent of dynamic positioning (DP), the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has turned the spotlight on this invaluable technology. Earlier this year ‘Guidance for developing and conducting annual DP trials programmes for DP vessels’ (IMCA M 190)
While the high-voltage submarine cable sector remains a niche market, underwater power transmission is becoming more prevalent in the infrastructure plans of countries around the world. The current push for more readily available renewable power has created new opportunities – for grid interconnecti
Queensland’s iconic Great Barrier Reef could be put at risk if authorities do not rethink plans to allow massive expansion works at ports al… (ABC) [mappress] Source: ABC,November 07 , 2011
