Statkraft Eyes Site Survey for Irish Sea OWF Project

Statkraft Ireland subsidiary, North Irish Sea Array (NISA), is seeking permission to carry out marine site investigation surveys for the proposed offshore wind farm project in the Irish Sea. The marine surveys will include geophysical, geotechnical, metocean marine, ecological and archaeological surveys. The proposed area for the marine survey is located in […]

IHC Partners with Trade Unions on Submarine Replacement Programme

Royal IHC and the trade unions FNV, CNV vakmensen.nl, RMU and De Unie have today signed a covenant within the framework of the programme for the replacement of the Dutch Walrus class submarines. In this covenant, the parties have agreed to intensively work together when Royal IHC and its French partner Naval Group are selected […]

Belgica Makes a Splash | Subsea World News

Oceanographic research vessel Belgica has been officially launched at Freire shipyard in Vigo. Belgica is the result of collaboration between the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), the Ministry of Defence and the Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO). Freire shipyard was awarded the international tender for the building of this new […]

DEME Taps Herrenknecht for Monopile Setup Subsea Drill

DEME Offshore and Herrenknecht have signed a deal for the fabrication of a subsea drill to be deployed at the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm in France. This is the first wind farm in the world to use drilled XL-monopile foundations. In 2019, a consortium including DEME Offshore and Eiffage Métal was awarded […]

Subsea Industry Backs Iqarus-Led Research

Ten subsea companies have pledged £65,000 towards a medical research project which aims to determine the best procedure for resuscitation of divers in a diving bell. Led by Philip Bryson, medical director of diving services of Iqarus, the joint industry project (JIP) will find out how resuscitation techniques should be delivered to a casualty in […]

Pearson Takes Helm at National Subsea Centre

Robert Gordon University Aberdeen has appointed Chris Pearson as director for the National Subsea Centre (NSC), who will lead the centre’s drive to tackle current and future challenges in subsea engineering with world-class research and development. Chris will take up the new post immediately and will be responsible for the leadership and development of the […]

NOAA, OceanX Team Up on Ocean Exploration and Mapping

NOAA and the exploration initiative OceanX have forged a formal agreement to advance ocean exploration and scientific research that increases public understanding of the importance and value of the ocean. Through a new memorandum of understanding, NOAA scientists will advise and join OceanX on missions aboard specially designed high-tech OceanX vessels to […]

Arctic Rays Rolls Out Dragonfish II

Arctic Rays has released the Dragonfish II, a dual-channel, high quality LED torch light for professional HOW/ROV/AUV imaging applications. The high-output, 30,000 delivered lumens, continuous output Dragonfish II features dual-channel, independently dimmable LED arrays allowing for white or color blending and independent bi-color operation. Initial eight production units are going to launch […]

Teledyne CARIS Unveils AI Tool for Sonar Noise Cleanup

Teledyne CARIS has released HIPS and SIPS 11.3 new software upgrade that will introduce the first-ever COTS (commercial-off-the-shelf) release of an AI solution for classifying and cleaning sonar noise. Teledyne CARIS seeks to reduce the need for manual cleaning and to move data swiftly from acquisition to review. According to the company, the Sonar Noise […]