GCE Ocean Technology Supports Eelume
Eelume has received NOK 175.000 in pre-project funding this year from GCE Ocean Technology. Eelume was established in 2015 as a spin-off from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). After a decade of research on snake robots in collaboration with the research organization SINTEF, the company decided to pursue industrial […]
Kongsberg Wraps Up Hydroid Sale
Kongsberg Maritime has completed the sale of its US-based underwater technology company Hydroid to Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII). The two companies entered into $350-million sale and purchase agreement in February this year. Back in 2007, Kongsberg Maritime acquired Hydroid for $80 million. In connection with the transaction, Kongsberg Maritime and HII have […]
Cathie Adds Senior Project Geophysicist
Cathie, an offshore geoscience and geotechnical engineering consultancy, has appointed Roger Birchall as senior project geophysicist. Birchall joins Cathie’s London team as senior project geophysicist. Prior to starting the role, Birchall worked as an associate for Cathie providing project management and coordination for client representation. He also boasts 25 years’ experience across […]
Magseis Fairfield Wins Mexico OBN Survey
Magseis Fairfield has secured a deepwater ocean bottom node (OBN) project with an undisclosed client in the Mexican sector of the Gulf of Mexico. This is the first deepwater OBN survey in Mexico following the 2013 Energy Reform, with work scheduled to start in the third quarter of 2020. The survey will […]
Forum Supplies ROV for Indonesia’s Copper and Gold Mine
Forum Energy Technologies has secured an order from PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara to provide an observation-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to support operations at Indonesia’s copper and gold mine. The vehicle will be deployed at Batu Hijau on the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia, for subsea mining operations. The Sub-Atlantic brand Super […]
Webtool Cable Gripper Revamped for Longer Subsea Deployments
Hydraulic subsea tools specialist Webtool has redesigned its Webtool CRT200 cable retrieval tool for large diameter cable and longer subsea deployment in water up to 1,500 metres water depth. The cable gripper has been redesigned with the need to use and abandon it for up to 20 days between cable recovery projects. Designed and manufactured […]
ECS Kits Out VideoRay ROV with Mine Disposal System
VideoRay and ECS Special Projects have partnered to expand the capabilities of their products for military applications and the commercial market. UK-based ECS Special Projects has developed the Viper mine disposal system for the VideoRay mission specialist Defender. The setup employs twin shot Viper disposal systems with the capability of attaching to […]
Trelleborg Inks Flexible Pipes Deal in Malaysia
Trelleborg has signed a distributor agreement with RIA Solutions for Elastopipe flexible piping system in Malaysia. According to Trelleborg, this partnership should enable development of business in South East Asia, providing customers with local knowledge of regulations and ensuring support within the region. Dato’ Senu Mohd Noor, managing director of RIA Solutions, […]