Marine Technology News

When Will Deep Sea Mining Commence? The Robot is Ready

The world's first deep sea mining robot sits idle on a British factory floor, waiting…
Russia Ships First Oil From Offshore Arctic Platform

President Vladimir Putin hailed Russia's first shipment of Arctic offshore oil on Friday…
Shell Commited To Russia Expansion Despite Sanctions

Royal Dutch Shell is committed to expansion in Russia, Chief Executive Ben van Beurden…
RS at SEA JAPAN 2014

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) was the only Russian company to take part…
Russian Navy Take Over Crimea Combat Dolphins

The combat dolphin program in the Crimean city of Sevastopol will be preserved and…

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Offshore Energy

Ultra Deepwater Rig Towed 11,500 Miles

Tug Fairmount Sherpa towed rig Sevan Louisiana safely from Singapore to Curaçao. During the 11,500 miles voyage via Cape of Good Hope, stops were made in Port Louis (Mauritius), Walvis Bay (Namibia) and Port of Spain (Trinidad) to take bunkers and for crew changes. Sevan Louisiana is a so called Ultra Deep Water rig (UDW), built in 2013 at the Cosco shipyard in Nantong, China, for UK-based Seadrill Ltd.

Hydrographic

New Teknicraft Wind Farm Support Vessel

Teknicraft Design’s latest offshore support catamaran made a debut at the recent Oceanology 2014 conference held at the London ExCel Center in March. The MO1 was commissioned by Mainprize Offshore Ltd. of Scarborough, U.K. he 83’ aluminum catamaran features a new wave piercing hull shape and the vessel is fit with Teknicraft’s signature hydrofoil support system. MO1 was purpose built to support the offshore wind farm industry…

Ocean Observation News

Three NOAA scientists honored by White House

The White House yesterday awarded three NOAA scientists with Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers. The award is the highest honor given by the federal government to outstanding scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers. Laboratory. The NOAA scientists are part of a group of 102 scientists from across federal agencies that received the prestigious award.

Subsea Defense

JFD Awarded Australian Navy Commendation

James Fisher Defence (JFD) has been awarded a special commendation from the Submarine Force Commander of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), as a result of their dedication and innovation demonstrated during Black Carillon 2013, a naval exercise conducted annually in order to test the capabilities of the Commonwealth’s submarine rescue provision. During the exercise, JFD and the RAN simulated a rescue from submarine HMAS Farncomb, bottomed in 112 meters of water off the east coast of Australia.

Vehicle News

South Stream to Lay Gas Pipes via Black Sea

South Stream consortium plans to start laying pipes via the bed of the Black Sea from Russia to Europe this autumn, it said on Tuesday, despite scepticism over the project's viability due to strained East-West relations. The consortium said that the first pipe was produced at Russia's OMK plant on Tuesday. Last month, the head of Italy's oil major Eni, a stakeholder in the project, warned that the 2…

New Products

C-Worker Successfully Demonstrated in the USA

C-Worker took to the water in Lake Conroe for its first International showcase following three successful demonstrations in the U.S. Personnel from more than 40 major oil and gas companies gathered in Houston to attend the two day demonstration of the unmanned surface vehicle. The demonstration consisted of C-Worker fitted with a Sonardyne Gyro USBL acoustic positioning system, successfully executing…

Apr 2014 - Offshore Energy

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