Bibby HydroMap Hires Operations Director
, whilst continuing to grow the business and diversify our services.” McLeay continued, “The last two years have brought significant change within the company, and we now employ over 115 personnel from a range of disciplines and backgrounds. The successful rebrand from Osiris Projects to Bibby HydroMap, alongside the launch of Bibby Athena and our survey ROV d’ROP, has opened up new opportunities and increased our global presence.&rdquo
Air Nitrox System Strengthens Osiris Diving Capability
Osiris, part of James Fisher and Sons plc, announced receipt of its new Bauer Enriched Air Nitrox diving system. Significantly increasing its diving capability, Osiris’s strategy of continuous improvement means it can now deliver integrated Nitrox diving services with highly trained nitrox divers, enabling increased operational efficiency for its customers. The system enables longer dive times with a potential reduction in the required number of divers on-site as well creating the potential to reduce operational downtime, as the system is capable of blending gas and refilling cylinders
Osiris Concludes ROV Work at Humber Gateway
Osiris delivers ROV and cable pull-in solution on one of the UKs largest wind farms - Humber Gateway. Osiris, part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has completed a long-term project started in spring 2014, carrying out a wide-range of services with cross-trained personnel on the 219MW wind farm, Humber Gateway, based 8km off the Holderness coast in East Yorkshire. Osiris provided a Cougar-XT ROV to conduct seabed inspection work and transition piece cable pull-in teams. The teams mobilized from its shoreside support base in Grimsby using a moored, large multi-cat vessel and the
Osiris Achieves IMCA Diving Membership
Osiris announced it has become a contractor member with the International Marine Contractors Association’s (IMCA) diving division. “IMCA is an essential trade association within the diving and ROV industry as it promotes good practice and contracting members must demonstrate their capability to operate at an industry wide benchmark,” explained Aiden West, managing director of Osiris. “The achievement of securing IMCA diving division membership – following within a year of securing our remote systems and ROV division membership – underscores our commitment
JFMS Launches Grimsby Marine Support Base
in place to react quickly and efficiently and provide our customers with a single interface to the groups wider capability”. The new facility, that includes offices, meeting rooms and a secure lay-down facility, will be operational from 21 July with diving and inspection class ROV equipment from Osiris Marine Services located on site with further specialist equipment arriving over the summer
Osiris Projects Updates Bibby Athena Build Timeline
Osiris Projects, part of Bibby Marine Survey Services, have issued an updated timeline with the latest time lapse footage of the Bibby Athena build, which the company said has progressed substantially since the original video was made available. Fabrication of the hull is now complete, and Bibby Athena was moved outdoors in preparation for outfitting works at the end of March. The updated timeline footage is now live on the company’s website. The next stage in the development from May 28-29 includes transiting the hull from St Malo to Boulogne in preparation for drydocking, after which a
Osiris Completes Nitrox Diver Training
Osiris Marine Services, a division of James Fisher and Sons plc, has completed the world's first commercial Nitrox diver training at The Underwater Center, Fort William. The course, written by The Underwater Center with consultant support from James Ridgeway, offshore manager at Osiris, trains divers in the use of Enriched Air Nitrox in an offshore commercial application. The pilot course was taught by James Ridgeway who will continue to support the Nitrox course’s development as a consultant. With divers certified to International Nitrox standards, Osiris is able to provide customers with
Blyth Workcat Joins Osiris Projects Survey Fleet
A new 14m catamaran was delivered to coastal survey specialists Osiris Projects by Blyth Workcats. The new boat, named Proteus of Liverpool, was custom-built at the Blyth Workcats yard on Canvey Island, U.K., to provide a fast yet stable and comfortable working platform for coastal survey work. The boat has been fitted with a range of high specification sonar and acoustic positioning systems that will provide the company’s clients with high quality survey data enhanced by the stability of the new boat. Proteus is the fifth vessel in the Osiris Projects fleet and has MCA (Maritime and Coastguard
Osiris Recognized with IMCA Accreditation
Osiris Marine Services, a division of James Fisher and Sons plc, is proud to announce that it has achieved the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) accreditation for the Remote Systems and ROV Division. IMCA is the internationally respected trade association representing offshore, marine and underwater engineering companies. The Remote Systems and ROV Division of IMCA assists ROV operators in achieving high levels of safety and efficiency, and this accreditation is in recognition of Osiris meeting these high levels. “Achieving IMCA accreditation for our ROV services is