Haun, Eric
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QinetiQ Design Software Used for 'SUBS in Schools'
QinetiQ, in association with the Re-Engineering Australia Foundation Ltd (REA), is assisting Australian schools participating in the Future Submarine Technology Challenge (SUBS in Schools) providing its Paramarine Ship and Submersible Design Software to the participating students. The challenge is being run in Australian schools to promote a holistic view of the role science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) plays in everyday life.
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New Language Options Launched for SonarPro
L-3 Klein Associates, Inc. announces that its Side Scan Sonar data acquisition and display software, SonarPro, is now available in multiple languages. Klein’s SonarPro, which provides sonar control, data acquisition and display of both bathymetry and side scan data was developed for users, by users of Klein side scan sonar and bathymetry products. L-3 Klein said that in many instances it found that…
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Storm Water Initiative Aims to Reduce Pollution
Nassau County (New York) Executive Edward P. Mangano and Legislator Donald MacKenzie today announced a step forward in restoring health to waterways and beaches with the installation of technology that aims to reduce the amount of pollutants and debris that are carried to the waters through storm water drain pipes. The technology is manufactured by AbTech Industries (a subsidiary of Abtech Holdings…
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Warbreck Contracted for Nuclear Submarine Project
Warbreck Engineering and Construction, a wholly owned subsidiary of the HS Ocean Group of Companies, has been awarded a marine contract by BAE Systems for the manufacturing a structural support framework as part of a plan to create a full-size steel replica of the new Successor class submarine’s nuclear reactor compartment. The support framework will be manufactured and assembled in sections at Warbreck’s 24…
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Ezra to Consolidate EMAS Marine into EOC
Ezra Holdings Limited today announced plans to consolidate its Offshore Support Services division, EMAS Marine, into its associated company, EOC Limited, which is listed on the Oslo Børs, Norway. Upon completion of the transaction, the enlarged EOC Group will be one of the largest offshore support operators in Asia Pacific by asset value, managing an offshore services platform comprising over $1 billion in offshore support assets.
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3sun Secures Statoil Contract
Aberdeen based 3sun Group, a specialist provider of products and services to the global energy industry, has been awarded a marine operations and management contract by Statoil, worth £1 million. The six month contract, which commenced in June, will be based within the Outer Harbor of East Port, Great Yarmouth, and marks the first time 3sun Group has worked with Statoil and supported on a major project for the marine sector.
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Egan Named President of Institute of Acoustics
William Egan is the new president of the Institute of Acoustics. One of Egan’s first tasks will be to lead the Institute’s 40th anniversary celebrations which culminate in a special two-day conference at the NEC, Birmingham October 15-16. Speaking as he took over the presidency from Bridget Shield, Egan said, “It may be something of a cliché among Institute members to say that acoustics is in everything we touch and hear…
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Hydroid Completes Newport-Bermuda Ocean Race
Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and manufacturer of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), today announced Regional Sales Manager Rick Morton has successfully completed the 49th Newport Bermuda Race, along with the Kongsberg team. The team finished in five days, placing 10th in their division and 75th overall, out of 162 boats. Only two hours separated the second place boat in their division from the 12th.
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Island Performer Equipped for Deep-Sea Subsea Work
The Ulstein Verft subsea newbuild, Island Performer, was delivered today to shipowner Island Offshore. The flexible, state-of-the-art RLWI/IMR vessel will serve her first five years for FTO in the Gulf of Mexico. “The vessel is customized to suit the scope of work in the FTO contract, in which RLWI (Riser-less Light Well Intervention) and IMR (Inspection/Maintenance/Repair) are the main tasks. She is able to perform operations at depths down to 3…
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Fugro Signs Multiyear US Government Contract
Fugro is one of eight firms recently awarded a five-year hydrographic survey contract by the United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Task orders under this indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract will support development of updated navigational charts in U.S. waters, including Alaska, Hawaii, the Territories and the Great Lakes. With a maximum value of…
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Another Cougar ROV for Wind Power
Demand from the offshore wind industry has led Innovatumto add a second Saab Seaeye Cougar XT Compact to its ROV fleet. This comes as Innovatum’s reputation grows in the offshore wind industry for cutting the cost of inshore survey work. They have achieved this by creating the world’s smallest system of compact and rapidly mobilised packages for the location, tracking and survey of inshore and coastal pipelines and cables.
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Aker Subcontracts RDS for Statoil FEED Work
RDS, a rig design and engineering subsidiary of international drilling contractor KCA Deutag, has been awarded a $10 million contract to carry out front-end engineering design (FEED) work on Statoil’s Johan Sverdrup development in the Norwegian North Sea. The FEED work will be undertaken by the RDS team in London through a subcontract with Aker Solutions for full front end engineering of the drilling facilities throughout the platform.
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Borets Expands US Team
Borets, a global company in the engineering, manufacturing, sales and service of electric submersible pump (ESP) systems, has added several sales and marketing professionals to its Texas and Oklahoma offices. Cheri Vetter has been named business development manager in Houston; Stan Herl, U.S. sales manager, in Oklahoma City; Chad Hamilton, district manager, in Kilgore, Texas; and Jim Bacon, senior adviser technical support, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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MacArtney Debuts Camera Protection Solution
MacArtney said it has responded to demand from the professional diving industry to develop an protection solution for its LUXUS series of compact underwater cameras and lights. The new LUXUS Protection Cap will primarily be used to shield the lens of diver camera and light systems during hyperbaric welding, blasting and cutting operations but can also be used for equipment protection on other mission types.
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Harkand Hires New Group General Counsel
International subsea inspection, repair, maintenance (IRM) and light construction company Harkand announced the appointment of Jacqueline Hill as the group general counsel. Hill brings more than 15 years of experience in corporate law, most recently in energy marketing and trading in the U.K. She has been instrumental in advising senior management on corporate structure and governance issues during periods of negotiation and business expansion…
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Technip Expands Communications with MTN
MTN Communications announced that Technip, a company performing project management, engineering and construction for the energy industry, has awarded a new contract that will service a substantial portion of its global fleet with broadband communications. MTN has delivered communications to Technip for the past 10 years, and this enhanced contract more than doubles the number of Technip vessels MTN is serving.
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VSMC Wins Cable-laying Contract for Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. announced that VSMC, its strategic cable-laying joint venture with VolkerWessels, has been awarded a contract by Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited, owned by Norwegian companies Statoil and Statkraft, for the export and inter-array cabling for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm. The project has a total contract value of €110 million (Boskalis share €55 million). VSMC will perform two 1…
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Coackley Joins Envitia’s Infrastructure Solutions Team
Geospatial information systems company Envitia said it has expanded its U.K.-based business development team with the appointment of Robin Coackley to its national infrastructure solutions team. Coackley’s primary role at Envitia is to ensure the company’s geospatial solutions are optimized to meet requirements within the government and utility sectors. Coackley joins Envitia from Exelis where he was focused on imagery exploitation in the environmental and defense domains.
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EIVA Adds Reseller in China
China has been the destination of quite a number of orders shipped from Danish EIVA the last couple of years. Due to expectations of further growth in demand from this market for EIVA solutions, the company said it has added a new member to the group of authorized resellers in China. Chinese Smartsea Technology Co., Ltd has become authorized reseller of EIVA software and hardware solutions for the offshore industry.
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FMC Technologies Receives ROV Orders from Delta SubSea
FMC Technologies has received new orders from Delta SubSea (DSS) for HD59 and HD60 ROVs for delivery in July 2014. Its Schilling Robotics business unit entered into a frame agreement with Delta SubSea for the supply of work-class ROV systems in 2013, to supply a fleet of ROV systems over the next several years. Scott Dingman, President-CEO of DSS said the two Schilling Robotics HD 150Hp work-class…
August 2024
