Schilling Robotics, LLC, experts in subsea systems, announced today that it has received a 2011 Spotlight on New Technology Award from the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) for its new Heady-Duty (HD™) ROV. The honor, which recognizes innovative technologies that significantly impact offshore exp
East Coast Diversified Corporation , through its subsidiary EarthSearch Communications, Inc., announced that it is developing LogiBoxx RFID… (pr-usa) [mappress] Source: pr-usa , March 22, 2011;
Subsea UK is leading a delegation of British companies to Rio de Janeiro on 21 March in order to capitalise on the major opportunities presented by the planned oil and gas developments offshore Brazil. The subsea delegation is part of a five-day energy mission organised by UK Trade & Investment (UKT
Marlink, the global provider of maritime satellite communications, has recently extended its contract with seismic vessel operator Fugro-Geoteam for a further five years. As part of the latest agreement, Marlink will supply its innovative Sealink™ VSAT service to 8 seismic vessels via Marlink’s Eik
Class society ABS and Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) are concluding a one-year joint development program (JDP) examining critical wave conditions for sloshing model tests and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in the cargo tanks of floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vesse
South Korea’s state-run Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) said Monday that it has developed a design technology for the world’s largest liquefied natu… (yonhapnews) [mappress] Source: yonhapnews, March 21, 2011;
Unfortunately it may already be too late for some of the deep sea’s undiscovered life forms. Advances in so-called “bottom trawling” techno… (healthnewsdigest) [mappress] Source:healthnewsdigest , March 21, 2011;
With the world’s coral reefs threatened by coastal development, pollution, rising sea temperatures, and other factors, a University of Miami scientist and other researchers have developed a new method to monitor the health of these fragile, underwater ecosystems. By accurately measuring the biologic
Gulf Bridge International (GBI), the Middle East’s first privately-owned submarine cable operator, along with its partner, Vodafone Qatar, announced the landing of its new cable at Vodafone’s international cable landing station just north of Doha. Launching later this year, the GBI cable system is a
To coincide with the publication of the new Global Perspectives Remotely Operated Vehicles Market Report To 2017, Infield Systems have published a free whitepaper that provides some of the highlights, facts conclusions from this new report. This new whitepaper can be downloaded free of charge from t
The Deep-Sea Drilling Vessel CHIKYU, operated by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), was in the Hachinohe port in preparation for IODP(*1) Expedition 337(*2), when the large earthquake hit the Northeast Pacific coast of Japan on March 11. In the wake of the earthquake
The Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics at the University of Catalonia recorded the sound of the earthquake that hit Japan last week, as it… (channel4) [mappress] Source: channel4 ,March 18, 2011;
San Leon and its partner, Beach Energy Limited, announced they have commenced an 840 square kilometre 3D seismic survey on their Durresi Block, offshore Albania. Petroleum Geo-Physical AS (“PGS”) has been contracted to carry out the survey using the M/V Ramform Vanguard seismic vessel. The 3D seismi
The Trelleborg Annual Report for 2010 has been published on the website: www.trelleborg.com In the CEO’s comments, President and CEO Peter Nilsson writes that 2010 was a successful year for Trelleborg when action programs yielded improved profitability. At the same time, Trelleborg accelerated the p
