Fugro has secured a three-year inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) contract with Seamec to support its asset management project for ONGC off India. Fugro will provide Seamec with work class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services for three years from mid-June, with the option of a two-year ext
ROVQUIP has signed a partnership deal with Norway-based rental specialist RTS. ROVQUIP, based just outside Aberdeen, in Scotland, will provide tooling packages, configurable skids and manipulators to support RTS in the Norwegian market. In addition, training and test procedures will be provided to m
Australian robotic arms developer Blueprint Lab has rolled out its Reach Bravo electric manipulator for inspection class ROVs. According to the company, the first orders are shipping to its pre-release customers in July this year. The system is highly versatile, Bueprint Lab says. It comes as a sing
thyssenkrupp Marine Systems has presented the results of a pioneering research project on the feasibility, usability, construction and operation of large modular underwater vehicles. The focus was on the MUM project ‘Modifiable Underwater Mothership’, which is funded by the Federal Ministry for Econ
The Italian Navy has selected subsea rescue system developed by energy services player Saipem in collaboration with Drass. It will equip the SDO-SuRS (Special & Diving Operations – Submarine Rescue Ship) ship, the new vessel for the rescue of submarines. The system integrates a latest generation rem
SubSea Craft has selected Sonardyne’s underwater obstacle avoidance technology for its new diver delivery unit (DDU). Sonardyne’s Vigilant forward looking sonar (FLS) will provide hazard avoidance capability for the crew and embarked divers of the VICTA Class DDU when navigating on or below the surf
Boston-based subsea robotics firm Dive Technologies has completed the integration and build of its first full-scale commercial large displacement unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) platform, the “DIVE-LD.” Founded in 2018, Dive aims to re-image design, build and deployment of UUVs. With a patent-pendin
Aberdeen-based provider of remotely operated robotic crawlers Spectis Robotics has partnered with Canadian ROV manufacturer Deep Trekker. The new partnership will provide Spectis with direct access to Deep Trekker’s experienced engineers to assist in the development of inspection solutions across mu
Scantrol has secured an order from Fugro for four mTrack active heave compensation (AHC) controllers with integrated MRU. Rolf Hjelmeland, business development manager for Scantrol AHC solutions, said: “This new order of four mTrack AHC controllers means we have supplied a total of 14 systems to Fug
The Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre (BECRC) has recently commissioned 17 short-term scoping projects as part of its research agenda. These industry-focused projects involve collaboration between industry and research partners and will guide the CRC’s future. The new projects, spreading acro
16 industry, research and public players have partnered in GCE‘s Centre for Deep Sea Innovation to step-change autonomous exploration. The main application is towards marine minerals, but the potential is far greater, GCE said. Specifically, the Centre’s main goal is to increase deep sea exploration
Forssea Robotics has appointed Shannon Giagnorio and Sottomarine Business Development Solutions as sales representative for the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). Giagnorio is an oil & gas and subsea professional with background within several international companies, including Forum, MacArtney and also Chevron
Eight UK organisations have signed new agreements to develop and provide renewable energy technologies, services and research in China. Aleron Group, Miros Scotland, ZOEX Wave Power, along with Logan Energy, REOptimize Systems, Anakata Wind Power and Blueprint Subsea signed memorandums of understand
Shepherd Offshore is constructing one of Europe’s largest offshore testing tanks at Neptune Energy Park in Walker, Newcastle. Located on the North Bank of the Tyne, the Neptune Enterprise Zone is one of the UK’s six centres for offshore renewable engineering (CORE) sites. This development to the fac
