A Decade Later, Ocean Infinity Continues the Search for MH370
southern Indian Ocean, based on records of automatic connections between an Inmarsat satellite and the aircraft.MH370's last transmission was about 40 minutes after it took off from Kuala Lumpur for the Chinese capital. The pilots signed off as the plane entered Vietnamese air space over the Gulf of Thailand and soon after its transponder was turned off.Military radar showed the plane left its flight path to fly back over northern Malaysia and then out into the Andaman Sea before turning south, when all contact was lost.Debris, some confirmed and some believed to be from the aircraft, has since washed
GeoAcoustics Expands Market Reach to Southeast Asia
U.K.-based hydroacoustic technology manufacturer GeoAcoustics has appointed Oceanscan Singapore as its new channel partner for Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines.The partnership boosts GeoAcoustics' regional presence and ensures that customers in these key maritime markets receive dedicated support and access to its bathymetric sonar, sub-bottom profiler, and side scan sonar products.With established operations in Singapore, Oceanscan, a division of Oceanscan Group, will focus on integrating GeoAcoustics' subsea products in its extensive service and product portfolio for the
Mooreast Reels In $6.7M Multi-Buoy Mooring Upgrade Work Off Thailand
Mooreast Holdings has secured a new order valued at $6.7 million for a multi-buoy mooring upgrade project off the eastern shore of the Gulf of Thailand.The SGX-listed total mooring solutions specialist, and Asia’s only ultra-high power anchor manufacturer, said it was awarded the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) as well as installation and testing project by a Thailand-listed petroleum refining and distribution company.The project will begin in November 2024 and is expected to be completed by the first half of 2025.Mooreast will oversee the design, engineering, procurement
PTTEP Develops Ocean Data Platform for Gulf of Thailand
PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) has developed a marine science data collection platform called the PTTEP Ocean Data Platform.The development marks Thailand’s first time using an offshore petroleum platform as a data collection station. Meteorological and oceanographic data, such as air temperature, wind direction, water temperature and ocean current mapping, are being collected.The PTTEP Ocean Data Platform also shows microplastic levels and is designed to monitor biodiversity and identify aquatic species around the jackets of petroleum platforms.Additionally
Thailand Hopes Trackers Will Boost Conservation of Endangered Leatherback Turtles
Off the shore of Thailand's resort island of Phuket, marine conservationists have released 11 baby leatherback sea turtles into the Indian Ocean, hoping they can thrive in the wild and return in two decades to reproduce.The release of the year-old turtles, each about the size of a rugby ball, follows an intense conservation effort to boost the leatherback's survival chances after the discovery in 2018 that the endangered species had returned to lay eggs in southern Thailand.The stronger turtles have successfully made their way into the ocean, while others perished after hatching, so a programme
James Fisher Wraps Up Decommissioning Work Offshore Thailand
James Fisher Decommissioning, part of James Fisher and Sons, has completed offshore decommissioning operations in the Gulf of Thailand as part of a major offshore operator’s wider asset end-of-life campaign.James Fisher Decommissioning extended its contract with a major offshore engineering, preparations, removal and disposal (EPRD) operator, making the project the largest to date for the offshore decommissioning specialist.The multi-million-dollar offshore decommissioning project utilized real time cutting verification technology to remove 25 dormant gas platforms in support of the client’s
Sapura Energy Hooks Subsea Services Contract from Thai Oil Major Off Malaysia
in the block SK438.PTTEP’s portfolio in Malaysia consists of Block SK405B, SK438, SK314A, SK417, PM407, SB412 and SK325 all of which are in the exploration phase.Lang Lebah and Paprika gas fields in Block SK410B are under development phase. Block K, SK309, SK311, Block H and the Malaysia–Thailand Joint Development Area (MTJDA) are in the production phase.PTTEP’s New Discoveries in Malaysia Support Cluster DevelopmentPTTEP Hires McDermott for Gas Job Offshore Malaysi
New Research Vessel Delivered to Thailand’s DMCR
Thailand’s Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) has taken delivery of a new state-of-the-art research vessel. Designed by Incat Crowther and built by Thai shipbuilder Seacrest Marine, the 25-meter catamaran will be used by the DMCR to patrol Thailand’s coastal environments and monitor the nation’s fisheries and marine resources.Based the Incat Crowther 25 design, the vessel has a range of innovative features and equipment to help its crew monitor and protect sensitive coastal areas while having minimal impact on the environment.Designed to accommodate 12 crew and 16
Mermaid Sets Up Subsea Services JV in Vietnam
;s offshore sector.The primary activities of the newly formed JV will be to offer vessel chartering, ROV, transportation and installation support and offshore subsea servicesThe JV – named Tan Cang Mermaid Subsea Services Company Limited – is 50/50-owned by Mermaid Subsea Services (Thailand) and Tan Cang Offshore Services Joint Stock Company (TCO).TCO is a professional service provider of offshore vessel chartering, ROV services, ocean towage and salvage, dredging, subsea services, transportation and installation services, and offshore asset decommissioning founded in March 2012.TCO
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