ROV Planet Articles

Boskalis Awarded EUR 75 million Worth of Infrastructure Projects in the Netherlands

07.12.2020
Boskalis has been awarded two infrastructure projects in the Netherlands with a total contract value of approximately EUR 75 million.

Fugro Boosts Remote Operations with New Centre in the Middle East

07.12.2020
Fugro has opened a new state-of-the-art remote operations centre (ROC) in Abu Dhabi, which is already delivering successful remote and autonomous solutions to clients in the Middle East and India (MEI) region.

Equinor Joins Europe’s Biggest Green Hydrogen Project, the NortH2-project

07.12.2020
The project aims to produce green hydrogen using renewable electricity from offshore wind off the coast of Netherlands of about 4 gigawatts by 2030, and 10+ gigawatts by 2040, kickstarting the hydrogen economy in Northwest Europe.

3rd international conference on Satellite-Derived Bathymetry announced

07.12.2020
Marine stakeholders will meet for the third year in a row to share experiences, tools and advances in mapping shallow water topography from space

IKM Subsea Singapore Awarded their first Renewables Contract in the Region

07.12.2020
IKM Subsea Singapore has been awarded a contract with Solstad for ROV services onboard their Construction Support Vessel, the Normand Baltic.

New SUT Chief Executive Appointed

07.12.2020
The Society for Underwater Technology is delighted to announce that Dr Cheryl Burgess will join the SUT as Chief Executive in January 2021, bringing over three decades’ experience in the energy industry including oil & gas (both offshore and onshore); renewables; and utilities. She takes over from Steve Hall who has held the post for the past four years.

EvoLogics launches a fully integrated USBL buoy

04.12.2020
EvoLogics (Berlin, DE) are happy to announce the new USBL buoy, a fully integrated solution based on the company’s S2C USBL devices.

Hydro Group Investing in the Future of Cable Extrusion

04.12.2020
Hydro Group has completed their latest phase of a circa £1million investment programme with the installation and commissioning of a new cable extrusion line within the cable manufacturing arm of the business.

STR adds iXblue new Gaps M5 USBL system to its rental pool of equipment

02.12.2020
iXblue new Gaps M5, has been selected by global rental company Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) to offer a practical, easy to export and cost-effective USBL solution to their global base of customers. Broadening STR’s existing pool of subsea equipment, Gaps M5 addresses the accuracy and performance needs and requirements for vertical and horizontal tracking applications.

Deep Trekker Making Donations for a Cleaner Ocean in Honour of 10 Year Anniversary

02.12.2020
In honour of their 10th anniversary, leading Canadian submersible robotics company Deep Trekker is donating to two exceptional organizations working to better the health and cleanliness of the world’s oceans and lakes. In honour of their 10th anniversary, leading Canadian submersible robotics company Deep Trekker is donating to two exceptional organizations working to better the health and cleanliness of the world’s oceans and lakes.

Subsea Technology & Rentals Further Expands into Mainland Europe

01.12.2020
Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) are delighted to announce the appointment of Stephen Miller as Senior Business Development Engineer for the Europe, Middle East & Africa region.

SASEMAR and ACSM Recover the Wreckage of a Light Aircraft off Tarragona, Spain

01.12.2020
On the November 24 th , 2020, the Spanish Maritime Safety and Rescue Society, also known as SASEMAR or “Salvamento Marítimo”, in cooperation with ACSM, the Spanish provider of subsea services, have successfully recovered the wreckage of a light aircraft Piper PA-34 Seneca, which fell into the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of delta de l'Ebre, close to Tarragona in Spain, at a water depth of 113 metres.

First Aerial Drone-dipping Sensors Take off with Valeport

01.12.2020
A cutting-edge new system for autonomous airborne hydrographic survey has been launched by THURN Group. The THURN QuickDip TM system of data collection uses aerial drones to carry Valeport sensors on pre-planned survey routes to deliver an efficient and repeatable method of gathering highly accurate survey data from inaccessible or dangerous waters.

ROV Planet Magazine Issue 25

30.11.2020
ROV Planet Magazine Issue 25: The magazine of choice for Subsea Construction and Marine Robotics Professionals. Featuring Welcome to ROV Planet - Welcome to ROV Planet - Events Calendar - GEMINI: A Game Changer in Offshore Productivity: Interview with Tyler Schilling - Blue Logic Wins ONS Innovation Award for Subsea Docking Station - Green Technology for the Blue Economy - Subsea Services and the Rush to Renewables - Hydramec Celebrating 30 Years - Poster: Subsea Tethering Winch from Subsea Tooling Services - Microsoft Finds Underwater Datacenters are Reliable, Practical and Use Energy Sustainably - iXblue Powers Deep-Sea Exploration for Ifremer’s New State-Of-The Art AUV, UlyX - Weapons That Wait No More Mine Warfare is on the Cusp of Profound Transformation - Using Unmanned Surface Vehicles to Enhance Ocean Observation - Teledyne Launches New Wayfinder DVL for Micro Vehicles - Syntactic Foam Materials for Resident ROV Applications.

Triumph Subsea Services Equips DSCV with Aquanaut and Eelume

30.11.2020
Triumph has taken a long term BBC on a DP3 DSCV for upcoming commitments for subsea EPCI and Decommissioning projects in the APAC region. SubseaPartner Thailand will be executing the saturation and air diving to NORSOK U-100 compliance, an industry first within the region.

Aleron Group's Strategic Expansion to New Aberdeen Facility

25.11.2020
Aleron Group are delighted to announce the relocation to a new facility in Aberdeenshire as part of the strategic expansion plans for the business.

International Collaboration to Develop Ultra-deep Sea Sensors Begins

25.11.2020
This month marks the start of a new international collaboration to better understand the ultra deep-sea through innovative adaptation of sensors to withstand the crushing pressures at depths of down to 11,000 metres. Funded through the NERC Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund, the project will bring together experts from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) with researchers from the newly created centre of excellence for ultra-deep sea research - the Danish Center for Hadal Research (HADAL) at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), to jointly improve knowledge about the processes governing organic carbon degradation in deep-sea trenches.

Valeport Strengthens Senior Team

25.11.2020
Valeport has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of a Head of Marketing, as it targets market leadership in the environmental sensors sector. The internal appointment of former marketing manager, Guy Frankland, to Head of Marketing marks the latest step in the strategic growth plans for Valeport – the UK’s leading oceanographic, hydrographic and hydrometric instrument manufacturer.

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