Nippon Paint Marine has developed a new hull inspection tool that eliminates the need for divers or remotely operated vehicles. A single inspector can now perform underwater inspection of a ship’s hull coating on dry land or from a boat. The NPM ‘Hull Monitor System’ uses GoPro camera technology att
Forum Energy Technologies has won a specialist subsea equipment supply order for a cable maintenance project in South East Asia. The contract landed through Forum’s local representatives. It will see the company deploy a Perry XT500 trenching system and Dynacon launch and recovery system. The order
The EU-funded Ocean DEMO project has awarded recommendations for support to 12 offshore renewable energy developers under its third call.
Australia-based Searcher Seismic has announced a new multi-client 2D and 3D seismic rectification project offshore South Africa. The project is in collaboration with the Petroleum Agency of South Africa. The South Africa seismic data covers the Outeniqua Basin and its sub-Basins; the Bredasdorp, Inf
London-based CNC machining specialist and manufacturing partner Get It Made has announced a brand-new initiative aimed at innovative startups in the subsea industry who could be eligible to receive a manufacturing grant of up to £2500. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Get It Made, who work alongside t
Oilfield services player Baker Hughes is acquiring a pioneering technology development company Compact Carbon Capture (3C). The agreement includes all intellectual property, personnel and commercial agreements. With this move Baker Hughes aims to provide solutions for carbon-intensive industries, in
UK’s most advanced polar research ship RRS Sir David Attenborough has left Liverpool for technical sea trials. Operated by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) the new polar ship should transform UK research in the polar regions. Its missions are critical for understanding and making sense of our changing
Finland-based technology company ABB has won a contract worth over $300 million from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering to supply a power and propulsion package for six new LNG transport vessels along the Northern Sea Route.
Italian cabling specialist Novacavi recently delivered custom-built cables for harsh environments providing special supply and power communication for the construction of a new underwater tunnel. The caompany needed to engineer and expertly produce the cables considering they have to perform as a li
Rotech Subsea has completed a North Sea rock placement removal scope for a ‘major’ oil and gas offshore contractor. Rotech Subsea’s TRS2 controlled flow excavation (CFE) and suspended jet trenching tool mobilised from Aberdeen for the North Sea for the decommissioning scope in early September. The d
Marine Power Systems (MPS) has selected London Marine Consultants for the delivery of two packages of work supporting the first stage of WaveSub full-scale prototype development.
Norwegian oil and gas major Equinor has revealed its ambition to become a net-zero company by 2050 as its new boss is taking over his position.
The scaled-down version of the Nezzy² floating wind turbine, a two-turbine floating wind platform, completed its two-month tests in the Bay of Greifswald in the Baltic Sea and has now been dismantled. Over the coming weeks, the recorded data from the tests will be evaluated, with the findings to be
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto has made progress on the commissioning of the DG100 tidal kite system in Vestmannasund in Faroe Islands.
