Just a couple of days before the International Hydrographic Conference (IHC) takes place in Monaco. Innomar again will present products that are used for hydrographic applications. There are new demands and hydrographic services are not only interested in nautical depths and obstacles protruding fro
Spectrum commenced the next phase of their Brazilian Equatorial Margins program this week taking the first shot on the 15,000 kilometer Foz do Amazonas survey. After completion of this survey in the third quarter 2012, Spectrum will have collected over 27,000 kms of new long offset data over this hi
Hyperdynamics Corporation announced that it has engaged BofA Merrill Lynch as financial advisor to assist the Company in connection with a potential sale of a portion of its 77% interest in the 25,000-square-kilometer oil and gas exploration concession offshore Guinea in West Africa. Hyperdynamics i
Hydrasun, a leading specialist provider of integrated fluid transfer, power and control solutions to the global energy market, has concluded three framework agreements worth a total of £3.5million per year to the company. The recent agreements, for work in the North Sea and internationally, are with
IHC Merwede develops and builds innovative vessels, advanced equipment and life-cycle support services for the dredging, mining and offshore industries. The company’s international outlook and expanding portfolio have helped it to record increased revenue and profit figures for 2011, and maintain it
Bumi Armada Berhad announced that its wholly-owned Russian subsidiary, Bumi Armada Caspian LLC received an engineering procurement, installation and commissioning (EPIC) contract valued at approximately USD 200 million from the Russian oil major, OAO Lukoil (“Lukoil”) through its subsidiary, OOO Luk
The Nord Stream Project took another major step forward with the completion of offshore pipelay of the second of its twin 1,224-kilometre gas pipelines through the Baltic Sea ahead of schedule. Following extensive pre-commissioning and commissioning, Line 2 is scheduled to begin transporting gas tow
Getting an early jump on Earth Day, students from several Boston-area schools helped ready and deploy a… [mappress] Source: NOAA, April 18, 2012; Image: NOAA
Textron Systems Advanced Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, announced that its second Fleet-class Common Unmanned Surface Vessel (CUSV) completed a successful in-water demonstration last week in New Orleans following vessel modifications at the Textron Marine & La
BIRNS, Inc., an ISO 9001:2008 certified global leader in the design and manufacture of unique lines of high performance lights, connectors, penetrators and custom cable assemblies for severe environments, has launched the most powerful, cutting-edge underwater vehicle light on the market: the new BI
Coda Octopus Group, Inc. announced that the world-renowned survey department of Rijkswaterstaat in the Netherlands has just taken delivery of their first integrated Underwater Inspection System (UIS™) from Coda Octopus Products. Rijkswaterstaat’s survey department, whose remit covers mainly inshore
Structural engineer Roozbeh Ganjvar has joined Jee Limited as a Principal Structural Engineer. Roozbeh has 20 years of experience in structural analysis and design, and integrity assessment of onshore and offshore structures. His previous roles have included different aspects of civil and structural
Seatronics, an Acteon company, has ordered Teledyne Odom’s new MB1 multibeam sonar system. This is Seatronics’ first order for the system and it plans to purchase more during the year. Dave Currie, managing director for Seatronics, said, “We can see that a lot of thought has gone into the design of
A cutting-edge new system, designed to train engineers and crew in seismic streamer deck handling has been installed at Vestfold University College in Norway. The Seismic Streamer Deck Operation Trainer was developed as part of Kongsberg Maritime’s leading Offshore Vessel Simulator, in co-operation
