flexGuard incorporates flexlife’s award-winning ultrasonic scanning technology in the form of a collar permanently fitted to flexible risers… [mappress] Source: maritimeandenergy ,February 13, 2011;
The Call for Papers for the 2011 International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) Annual Seminar with ‘The future of marine and subsea operations’ as its theme has been published. The seminar – the nineteenth in the series – will be held on 9–10 November at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, New Orleans, US
Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products have been chosen as the supplier of the cable sheaves to IHC Engineering Business, for the tower on the Saipem J-LAY vessel. Quadrant’s engineers have worked closely with EB’s design team, producing detailed calculations to prove the sheaves’ capabilities in a v
On Monday, February 14, 2011 FarSounder is releasing SonaSoft™ version 2.3; a powerful upgrade to the software which powers all FS-3 series sonars. This upgrade includes significant processing, user interface, and display improvements. Major upgrade features include: • Improved In-Water Target Detec
There have been some very interesting developments in the Oil and Gas Industry in recent months not least the demand to improve the quality, integrity and compliance of nut supplies. Beck Prosper Ltd (BPL) has been serving the petrochemical and energy industries as a high integrity bolting manufactu
Aker Solutions has been awarded a letter of intent (LOI) from Statoil for the engineering, procurement and construction of a subsea workover system for the Vigdis North East development on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Aker Solutions estimates that the contract value will be approximately NOK 500
Drydocks World, a leading player in the maritime and offshore industry, has completed the launch of Anchor Handling Offshore Support Vessel… [mappress] Source: tradearabia ,February 11, 2011;
ULSTEIN has signed a contract for delivering an offshore IMR construction vessel of the ULSTEIN SX148 design to Eidesvik Offshore. Working closely with Eidesvik Offshore and their partner Subsea 7, ULSTEIN won the contract against stiff competition from several other players. “We are very happy that
Nova Scotia’s bid to become a North American leader in the development, supply and support of tidal energy projects took another step forward today with the announcement that an international consortium will test one of the world’s largest tidal turbines in the Bay of Fundy’s aggressive marine envir
Marlink, the global provider of maritime satellite communications, has secured a new three year contract with DOF ASA, a Norwegian based operator of offshore and subsea vessels. As part of the new contract Marlink will supply its cutting-edge Sealink™ VSAT services to an additional 20 vessels, incre
Subsea 7 S.A. announced the award of a five year Frame Agreement Contract, plus two 1 year options by Statoil ASA. The contract will cover provision of a dedicated vessel on full time basis, and associated project management and engineering support, for ROV based inspection, maintenance, and repair
Mel Fitzgerald, Director of Subsea 7 S.A. and former Chief Executive Officer of Subsea 7, was last night recognised for his significant and positive impact on the subsea sector. The Outstanding Achievement award was made by Subsea UK at its annual Subsea Business Awards in Aberdeen, UK. Bill Edgar,
Leading marine equipment rental company Ashtead Technology announces its appointment as exclusive Global Rental Representative, within the Oil and Gas sector, for Vortex International Ltd for the rental of the Vortex Dredge Unit. The most powerful 4 inch ROV and diver dredge unit in the world (40 to
MMT has recently been contracted by ABB for the vessel management and survey services during mass flow excavation operations for the BritNed cable between the United Kingdom and The Netherlands. MMT has charterted the DP2 vessel Olympic Zeus for the operation. MMT has also contracted Rotech Subsea f
