Reach takes Havila Shipping vessel for three years
JANUARY 23, 2016 — Haugesund, Norway, headquartered Reach Subsea has entered into an agreement with Havila Shipping ASA for use of the subsea vessel Havila Subsea for three years. The agreement also
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MacGregor takes majority stake in Flintstone Technology
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 — Cargotec’s MacGregor unit has acquired 51% of the shares of privately owned company Flintstone Technology Ltd. Based in Dundalk, U.K. and with ten employees, Flintstone is a small
Maersk Supply wins North Sea decommissioning contract
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 — Maersk Supply Service has been awarded a contract to provide decommissioning services for the Janice subsea field in the North Sea for Maersk Oil UK. Maersk Supply Service
DOF Subsea reports contract wins
JUNE 1, 2016 — DOF Subsea reports that it has been awarded several ROV and diving contracts for the vessel Skandi Achiever in the North Sea and the North America region, securing
VIDEO: Stanford develops humanoid diving robot
APRIL 28, 2016 — While researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology believe that the future of underwater robotics lies in swimming snakes (see earlier story), their counterparts at Stanford
DOF Subsea books contracts worth $61.4 million
APRIL 20, 2016 – Bergen, Norway, based DOF Subsea, a subsidiary of DOF ASA, reports that it has been awarded several IMR and subsea installation contracts the past months, with a total
VIDEO: Robot snakes could handle subsea IMR
APRIL 18, 2016 — The next big thing in subsea inspection, maintenance and repair? It could be swimming robot snakes. The NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) and research company Sintef
DNV GL issues new position paper on subsea systems
APRIL 6, 2016 — New subsea technologies and systems must be qualified before use to build confidence that they will function as intended. However, says classification society DNV GL, current subsea technology
Tidewater Subsea charters Brandon Bordelon
JANUARY 15, 2016 — Lockport, LA, headquartered Bordelon Marine reports that Tidewater Subsea has chartered the Jones Act compliant MV Brandon Bordelon for sixty days plus options. Tidewater Subsea is mobilizing two
C-Innovation adds AUVs to its fleet
JANUARY 12, 2016 – Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) group subsea solutions specialist C-Innovation (C-I) is adding AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles) to its ROV (Remote Operated Vessel) fleet. It has ordered two HUGIN