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Fugro Blue Essence® Receives Approval from UK MCA to Undertake Fully Remote Surveys

21.02.2023
Fugro’s Blue Essence®, a 12 m uncrewed surface vessel (USV), has received approval from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to operate the first USV with an electrical remotely operated vehicle (eROV) in UK waters.

Rovco Completes Decommissioning Contract with Well-Safe Solutions

21.02.2023
Rovco has successfully completed a contract awarded by Well-Safe Solutions to support its well plug and abandonment decommissioning operations in the Southern North Sea. This is the second contract that the leading provider of subsea and hydrographic survey projects has secured with Well-Safe Solutions, having previously performed survey work on an abandoned subsea wellhead in UK waters in 2021.

FET to Deliver Four Enhanced ROVs to DOF Subsea

21.02.2023
Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has secured a significant order from DOF Subsea to deliver four of its advanced work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). The ROV order comprises of two 200HP XLX-C’s, which have recently been delivered and successfully mobilised in late 2022, as well as two 200HP XLX Evo II’s to be delivered in Q2, 2023. The XLX Evo II’s hydraulic systems have been redesigned in line with this contract and now share a vastly increased quantity of common component parts with the XLX-C’s, providing a customer benefit for spares commonality and subsequent availability.

ROV Training Partnership Advances Industry Skills Agenda

20.02.2023
Subsea resourcing specialist DRIFT Offshore, which provides people and expert support services for projects internationally, has struck a partnership agreement to deliver technical training on Seatronics' industry-leading VALOR ROV system.

Thousands Expected At Subsea Expo 2023 This Week

20.02.2023
Representatives of the world’s underwater industry will gather in Aberdeen this week for Subsea Expo 2023. Around 6,000 visitors are expected to attend the three-day exhibition and conference which gets underway on Tuesday morning at the city’s P&J Live and runs until Thursday. The event’s theme this year is Into the Blue.

PML Leads the Science on the World’s First Co-Located Seaweed and Offshore Wind Farm

16.02.2023
Scientists at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) are investigating the potential climate change mitigation benefits of farming seaweed alongside offshore wind arrays.

Phoenix Divers Aid Tanker with Propeller Damage at Port in Corpus Christi, TX

16.02.2023
Phoenix International Holdings, Inc.’s (Phoenix) commercial ship husbandry division recently responded to a call from a 330-meter tanker that suffered major propeller damage in Corpus Christi, TX in 60ft of water.

Oceanology International Americas DAY 2: Delivering The Future Today

16.02.2023
Following a successful first day, Oceanology International Americas (OiA) expo and conference got down to the serious business of networking, partnerships, change delivery and real-world scenarios on Day 2.

Oceanology International Americas DAY 1 - Connecting The Ocean Technology, Engineering & Science Communities

15.02.2023
Oceanology International Americas (OiA) opened its doors today to welcome back ocean scientists, engineers, government, Navy and academics, from across the Americas and around the world. This three-day event, last held in 2019, is the largest ocean technology trade show & conference in the US.

BeeX, Sulmara and the University of Strathclyde Secure International Grant Funding for a “Targeted Autonomous Inspection Service for Offshore Wind”

15.02.2023
An international consortium has been awarded a prestigious Enterprise Singapore - Innovate UK grant to develop a next generation autonomous structural integrity inspection capability.

FEA Awards Site Investigation Contract to Ocean Infinity

15.02.2023
Floating Energy Allyance (FEA) has appointed Ocean Infinity to carry out an initial geophysical and geotechnical site investigation at its Buchan Offshore Wind project, 75km to the northeast of Fraserburgh.

Rental Technology & Services Expands its Rental Pool of Equipment with the Addition of Exail's Gaps M5 USBL System

14.02.2023
Rental Technology & Services (RTS), a leading provider of rental equipment for the subsea industry, adds Exail's Gaps M5 USBL acoustic positioning and communication system to its rental pool of equipment. The move comes as part of the company's ongoing effort to offer the latest and most innovative solutions to its customers from its newly established UK offices. Available for RTS customers globally, Gaps M5 addresses accuracy and performance needs, and requirements for vertical and horizontal tracking applications.

Seaway7 Awarded Offshore Wind Contract

14.02.2023
Seaway 7, part of the Subsea7 Group, today announced that it has been awarded a large(1) contract for an undisclosed offshore wind farm project. The scope includes the transport and installation of inner-array and export power cables and respective cable protection systems. Operations on the project are expected to commence in 2023 and continue through 2024 and 2025. The contract is subject to final investment decision by the client.

CSignum Announces Commercial Availability of HydroFi™ Wireless Radio Modem to Transmit Data Across Water-Air Boundary

14.02.2023
CSignum Ltd., the global leader in wireless underwater communications, asset digitization, and actionable insights for ocean and freshwater industries, today announced that the CSignum HydroFi Modem™ will become commercially available in early Q2 of this year. The low-frequency HydroFi Modem, the first and only reliable point-to-point wireless radio communications system that enables the transmission of data through the water-air boundary, is currently undergoing successful trials for three use cases: AUV and ASV data recovery, ship hull networking, and real-time ADCP data backhaul.

UCO Awarded One of Aquaculture’s Biggest ROV Contracts

13.02.2023
Underwater Contracting (UCO), a leading provider of underwater services to the offshore energy, inspection, construction, and aquaculture markets has been awarded what is believed to be one of the largest Remote Operate Vehicle (ROV) contracts in recent years in the global aquaculture sector.

Kongsberg to Supply Extensive Equipment Package to Italian Navy's Special and Diving Operations - Submarine Rescue Ship

13.02.2023
Kongsberg Maritime will provide a suite of equipment to a newbuild ship named SDO-SuRS (Special and Diving Operations - Submarine Rescue Ship) to be built by the Italian shipyard T.Mariotti for Marina Militare Italiana (The Italian Navy).

Subsea 7 - DeepOcean Consortium Awarded Equinor Contracts Offshore Norway

13.02.2023
A consortium between DeepOcean and Subsea7 was awarded two contracts by Equinor for the Irpa and Verdande field developments, located in the Norwegian Sea. The Irpa field development project, located in the Aasta Hansteen area at 1,350 metres water depth, involves a subsea tieback of approximately 80 kilometres to the Aasta Hansteen FPSO. The contract scope includes engineering, transportation and installation of a MEG pipeline, a production riser, umbilical, subsea structures and tie-ins.

Vaarst Launches Next Generation Robotic Technology to US Subsea Market

09.02.2023
Vaarst, a company advancing human and machine collaboration via highly accurate 3D, ML and data fusion, is introducing its world leading SubSLAM® X2 technology to the US market, following a strong year of activity across the UK, Europe and Africa. The move continues the company’s global growth plans which saw it establish its first US base in 2022, to bring its expertise and capabilities in industrial robotics, computer vision, autonomy, and AI technologies to the Americas.

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