A collaboration between Sonardyne International Ltd., Shell, and Liquid Robotics led to the development of a Liquid Robotics Wave Glider autonomous marine vehicle configured for unmanned data retrieval from seafloor sensors. For the last three years…
Engineering and project management firm Royal HaskoningDHV and advisory firm 6 Alpha Associates have signed a contract with the Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA), to be the research contractor for a project…
Marin, the ultra-deepwater excavation specialist and recovery firm, is to acquire AGR Seabed Intervention. The announcement comes after the duo formed a strategic alliance earlier this year. The acquisition of AGR Seabed Intervention…
Increasing construction and installation activity globally is driving a demand for fabrication and manufacturing capabilities. With its shipbuilding and petrochemical heritage, northeast England is rising to meet the challenge. From a cluster of towns centering on Newcastle…
Drilling, lifting and subsea solutions firm Huisman has won a new contract from Helix Energy Solutions Group for the delivery of a well intervention system. The new system is for Helix’s new-build semisubmersible Q7000. The system, which…
Subsea engineering and unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) service provider Modus Seabed Intervention has taken delivery of its first autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The acquisition is part of a planned investment program by the north-east England company to develop a dedicated division…
AGR Seabed Intervention and Marin have decided to form a strategic alliance in work for clients in the oil, gas and renewable sectors. The two ultra deep-water specialist recovery and excavation companies will bring together their knowledge…
As subsea projects continue to increase in size and complexity, they are also more frequently executed in deepwater and harsh environments. As well as having the vessels and ROVs with the capabilities to execute the scopes, and the expert…
DeepOcean UK, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, today announced that it has acquired a 50% interest in the leading 3D sonar visualisation company ADUS to form ADUS DeepOcean Ltd. ADUS, originally a spin out from the University of St Andrews and Dundee University…
Modus Seabed Intervention continues to demonstrate its commitment to be at the forefront of subsea technologies with the creation of a new Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) division.The North East England-based company has begun an investment programme into a planned fleet of AUV units…
DeepOcean UK, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, today announced that the company has entered into a long term charter of the Havila Phoenix.The vessel, equipped with 250 ton crane, will be lengthened by 15 metres prior to delivery in Q1 2014 to 125m length by 23m beam…
Pat Haggerty has joined Modus Seabed Intervention as head of projects, a newly created post. He was with Subsea 7 for seven years, latterly as Aberdeen-based GM of Europe & West Africa ROV operations in its iTech division, and prior…
The world's largest deepwater well intervention ship recently set sail from Norway, bound for its first offshore contract. Before it left port, Terry Knott visited the newbuild Skandi Aker to find out what makes this vessel stand out from the pack…
Eleven proposals will receive a cut of $10 million in funding from the Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA) under its ultradeepwater program. The proposed technologies are aimed at improving safety, minimizing environmental impact…
Rapid technological and market developments in the offshore industry over the past five years have put pressure on class to develop rules and notations for a new generation of specialised well-intervention offshore vessels. DNV's Alexander Wardwell reports…
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