The Russian Navy announced its plans on commissioning a new search-and-rescue ship in 2014 which will incorporate DIVEX deep-sea diving system, RIA Novosti informs. In the aftermath of the nuclear submarine Kursk disaster dating back to 2000, which took the toll of 118 crewmembers on board and short
Flexlife, an oil and gas industry specialist in subsea project and integrity management, has seen great success at its Newcastle base just six months after opening. The company has taken on 20 members of staff including engineers, planners, designers, quality assurance and contract specialists at it
Allseas’ pipe laying vessel Solitaire arrived in Shetland to commence installation of the 232 kilometre long pipeline that will link the new Shetland gas plant to the rest of United Kingdom. Solitaire is due to begin the two day operation of pulling the concrete coated pipe ashore at Firths Voe, arr
Oceanscience, a world leader in development of oceanographic, hydrographic, and hydrologic deployment equipment designed to save survey time and improve data quality, announces its presentation at the Canadian Hydrographic Conference on May 15-17, 2012 in Niagra Falls, Canada. Attendees could find i
Shipdock Amsterdam has been awarded a repair and maintenance work for Subsea 7’s high-tech DP diving support vessel the Seven Eagle. Senior project manager of Shipdock Tjeerd Schulting standing on an after-deck section that has just been renewed said: “This really is the Champions League of ship rep
Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas and Virginia Tech have created an undersea vehicle inspired by the common jellyfish that runs on renewable energy and could be used in ocean rescue and surveillance missions. In a study published in Smart Materials and Structures, scientists created a
Unique System FZE, a Unique Maritime Group company which is one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution provider is awarded a certificate of appreciation and a memento by His Excellency the Director General of Dubai Municipality. “We are happy to award Unique System FZ
RenewableUK, the trade association for the wind, wave and tidal industry, has welcomed the launch of the Marine Energy Array Demonstrator (MEAD) scheme, which will provide £20 million of funding for the first marine arrays. An ‘array’ is an arrangement of multiple wave and/or tidal power devices, an
The reconnaissance mission to the Elgin complex by a team of Total experts and specialist contractors has confirmed that planning for a well intervention operation to bring the leaking G4 well under control can continue as planned. After ensuring all necessary safety requirements had been met, the t
On the night of April 14th 1912, the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sank. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the tragedy, which means that the wreck now comes under the cover of the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage. UNESCO Direct
Subsea UK has launched a short animated “movie” to raise awareness of the country’s subsea industry which generates almost £6billion in revenues and employs 50,000 people. The showreel has been created using footage of member companies to capture the full spectrum of the subsea sector’s strengths an
On November 26, 2007, Korea won its bid to host the 2012 World Expo in its southern coastal city of Yeosu. This year, under the theme “Living Ocean and Coast,” 106 countries and nine international organizations will showcase their diverse marine development and advancement of oceanic technology on t
The project partners behind Shetland’s first wave power scheme said that the Scottish Government decision to approve a major wind farm on the island gives the proposal a significant boost. The 10 megawatt (MW) Aegir Wave Power scheme, backed by European energy company Vattenfall and Edinburgh based
This month, the world marks a centenary since the unsinkable Titanic took 1514 souls with it to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. At a depth of 3784 metres below the surface, the wreck lay untouched until it was rediscovered in 1985. The subject of enormous interest in the 28 years following its red
