Planet Ocean ltd and its Canadian principal, the newly launched Ocean Sonics Ltd made a delivery of the very first ic-Listen-HF, High Frequency Smart Hydrophone to Dr Merin Broudic of Swansea University at a small ceremony on their stand at Oceanology International in London. The hand over was made
Laurent Beauvais, President of the Basse-Normandie Region and Chairman of the Ports of Normandy Authority, and Patrick Boissier, Chairman and CEO of DCNS, signed a memorandum of understanding at DCNS headquarters in Paris, in the presence of Jean-François Le Grand, President of the Manche Department
Intertek METOC, a specialist marine consultancy, has been selected by ScottishPower Renewables, an Iberdrola company, to provide modelling, survey support and marine expertise for offshore wave and tidal resource assessment. The recent ROC (Renewable Obligation Credits) banding review has already st
Northstar Electronics, Inc. specializing in sonar subcontracting for the defense and security sector, is announcing a letter of intent to purchase Echotec Sonar Corporation, a cutting-edge innovator of High Definition Omni Sonar© (HDOS) technology, specifically targeted for the defense, scientific,
World-leading marine electronics brands Lowrance and Simrad Yachting announce the next-generation of the revolutionary sonar imaging system, the LSS-2 StructureScan® HD. Raising the bar in fish and structure-finding technology, the new system delivers more side-to-side coverage as well as greater ta
SeaBird Exploration PLC announces that Nils Haugestad has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the company and will assume his responsibilities with SeaBird as of 1 April 2012. Mr. Haugestad has over 20 years experience in investment banking, principal investments and corporate strategy. He is
Global marine technology developer Kongsberg Maritime’s China division, Kongsberg Maritime China Ltd, has opened its new premises in Shanghai. The move to a much larger office reflects the continuing growth experienced by Kongsberg Maritime in China and demonstrates the company’s commitment to ensur
Chevron Corporation announced that its subsidiary Chevron Brasil Upstream Frade Ltda. has requested authorization for a temporary suspension of field production operations at the Frade Field in the Campos Basin in Brazil. The decision to request the temporary shut-in of production is a precautionary
At the Oceanology International event in London this week, Applied Acoustics celebrated the sale of their 150th USBL tracking system to Seascape BV from The Netherlands. Sales Manager Gavin Willoughby handed over the award to Gert-Jan de Rooij the Sales Engineer from Seascape at a small ceremony on
The BIRNS Snooper™ has been relied on to blaze a trail at depths of up to 3km since its inception many decades ago. Now the new version of this customizable field-proven industry favorite provides up to 33,000 lumens and 3250K illumination, with a choice of 400 to 1,200W lamps and four different len
Deepwater mooring specialist, First Subsea Ltd has been awarded a contract by Technip USA Inc to supply the mooring line connectors for a new spar platform moored in 7,000ft (2,134 m) of water in the Lucius field, Keathley Canyon block 875 in the Gulf of Mexico. The Lucius spar will be moored by nin
Aqua Vision BV has announced that it will host the 9th ADCP Workshop on 20-21 June, 2012. Past workshops have proven to be a huge success and this years’ will be no different. With a host of international speakers, demonstrations of the latest ADCP technology and an array of interactive workshops, i
Emerald Atlantis Limited (Emerald Networks) announced the selection of TE SubCom and the signing of a system supply contract. The execution of the contract, bringing it into force, enables the construction of the Emerald Express Trans-Atlantic Cable System. The first phase will provide both low-late
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, announces the appointment of Christopher Fraser to the Board of the Company as a new, Non-executive Director, replacing Jeff Thrall who h
