Finalists for Subsea Expo Awards '24 Announced
market.In the Safety Innovation category, sponsored by J+S Subsea, the finalists are specialised subsea project management and engineering firm MMA Offshore and technology provider to the energy industries TechnipFMC.An individual who has made a significant contribution to the underwater and subsea industries throughout their career will be recognized with the Outstanding Contribution Award, which will be announced on the night
OceanTools Invests in CNC Machinery
on the production of specialized high precision titanium components and pressure housings.Joining the OceanTools in-house team of subsea design engineers, to manage the new CNC workshop, will be Stuart Low. He has over 16 years of experience as a CNC machinist, exclusively in the maritime and subsea industries, adding to the OceanTools wealth of experience across a wide range of engineering and subsea tooling disciplines
Performing Coating Systems for Different Applications
Subsea Industries develops durable, non-toxic hard hull coating systems. Ecospeed was the first coating and was launched in 2002, but since then a line of other products has been added.EcoshieldEcoshield is an enhanced version of Ecospeed. Small but significant variations of the Ecospeed formula have been tested on rudders since 2002 with extraordinary results. After years of testing (initially under the name Ecospeed Strong) the product was launched in 2013.Ecoshield is designed to protect rudders and other underwater running gear against the cavitation phenomenon: against pitting, corrosion and
WiSub’s Universal AUV Connector
to certain vehicles and networks. The PAX connection system will increase the viability of long-term subsea docking stations by delivering a universal connection system that is compatible between multiple AUV systems, encouraging deployment and proliferation of the technology throughout all subsea industries internationally. An additional result of the project will be the ability to deliver power from the AUV to distributed sensors in the underwater environment, as well as harvesting data gathered by such sensors. Sensors deployed underwater and not connected to an expensive cabled network are
Meet the Future of Visualization and Mapping Sonars
; The uncertainty that lies below the surface of the sea provides a number of industries with incredible challenges when conducting their daily business. From offshore structure installation and inspection, to the defense of our ports, and construction of national power generation assets, all subsea industries are plagued with a dynamic set of problems they must address. The industry standard technology that is utilized for underwater inspection is the multibeam sonar which was introduced in the market around 20 years ago. The multibeam at the point of its introduction to the market was revolutionary
Subsea Industries Introduces Ecolast Coating
Subsea Industries has launched Ecolast, the latest member in its range of coating systems. This product is UltraViolet (UV) resistant and preserves its color while at the same time offering the corrosion and abrasion protection. Regular coatings will quickly lose their original color when exposed to the ultraviolet radiation present in sunlight, Subsea Industries said, noting that this is especially problematic when colorfastness is required, as is the case for offshore wind farms, for example. The bottom part of the tower of wind turbines are all coated in the same regulated
Researchers Study Hull Biofouling and Spread of Invasive Species
species new to the region. The findings, state the authors of the report, “strongly support the hypothesis that marine vessels constitute a substantial vector for the introduction and dispersal of NIAs”. Boud Van Rompay, founder and chairman of Belgium-based marine coatings supplier Subsea Industries, said, “The NIA threat is increasing because the antifouling systems in use since the TBT ban have been less effective in eliminating hull fouling. There is currently no miracle cure that will, on its own, prevent the spread of NIAs. The only known way of removing the threat is to clean
Cammell Laird Awards Coatings Contract for RRS Sir David Attenborough
Subsea Industries’ Ecospeed hull protection system has been selected for RRS Sir David Attenborough, the polar research ship under construction at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead, Liverpool, U.K. The £150 million contract to build the vessel, which Cammell Laird won in 2015, represents the biggest commercial shipbuilding contract in Britain for 30 years. The ship has been commissioned by the National Environment Research Council (NERC) and will be operated by British Antarctic Survey (BAS). The shipbuilder awarded a coatings contract to Subsea Industries, based
Hull Biofouling Environmentally More Damaging than Ballasting
; hulls. Commenting on a presentation delivered at the World Ocean Council’s Sustainable Ocean Summit in December, in which IMO Marine Environmental Division’s Technical Officer Dr Theofanis Karyannis revealed that hull biofouling could be more damaging than ballast water transfer, Subsea Industries’ Chairman Boud Van Rompay said: “The transfer of IAS in ballast water has been addressed with the ratification of the BWM Convention, but currently there is no legislation to prevent the transfer of IAS on ships’ hulls though fouling, only guidelines.” Indeed, while
February 2024
