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SGS Acquires Sea Sub Systems

Feb 23, 2016

Subsea Global Solutions (SGS) has acquired the assets and personnel of Sea Sub Systems, an underwater vessel repair services company based in Tampa, Fla.The Tampa office, including all staff and equipment, will be rebranded Subsea Global Solutions…

Excellence in Partnering Award for "Atlantic Canyons" Team

Feb 19, 2016

The National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) will present the 2015 Excellence in Partnering Award to 17 organizations involved in the Atlantic Canyons study during Ocean Sciences 2016 in New Orleans. The ceremony will take place on Tuesday…

Damen CSD350 dredger for 200 km Internal Waterway

Feb 19, 2016

Nicaraguan Tourist Agency selects Damen CSD350 dredger for 200 km internal waterway project. A contract has been signed by EPN, the Nicaraguan Port Authority, and INTUR, the Nicaraguan Tourist Agency, with the Damen Shipyards Group for the delivery of a CSD350 Cutter Suction Dredger…

“ProteOMZ” Surfaces Findings in Low Oxygen Ocean Waters

Feb 19, 2016

Dr. Mak Saito from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, along with his research team have just returned from a 22 day expedition, called “ProteOMZ”, aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor. During this voyage the team implemented…

Wärtsilä Designs Deepwater DSV for China

Feb 17, 2016

Wärtsilä has signed a contract with Shanghai Bestway Marine Engineering Design Co Ltd to design a new type of deepwater dive support vessel (DSV). The ship is to be built for China state-owned Shanghai Salvage Bureau (SSB), a professional salvage company in China…

Submarine Tourism in Turkey's Waters

Feb 13, 2016

The first tourist submarine in Turkey is waiting to be sent on a voyage that will reveal the wonders of the undersea world of the Mediterranea. The first submarine tours are planned in April and no doubt they will be interesting and unforgettable for tourists and locals…

Moody's Reviews Saipem's Rating

Feb 11, 2016

San Donato Milanese (Milan), February 10, 2016 – Saipem S.p.A., informs that today Moody’s, through the publication of a press release on its website [www.moodys.com] given below has communicated that it has placed under review the provisional issuer rating of '(P) Baa3 ' attributed to Saipem…

Aker Joins Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 Study

Feb 10, 2016

Aker Solutions will deliver a concept study on a new processing platform for future phases of the Statoil-operated Johan Sverdrup North Sea field, Norway's largest oil find in three decades.The study includes design solutions for a tie-in…

Subsea UK to Sponsor MATE ROV Competition

Feb 04, 2016

Subsea UK announced today, at Subsea Expo, that it will sponsor an initiative which inspires budding subsea engineers for a second year.  The body which represents the £9billion subsea industry has now committed £20,000 to the Scottish MATE ROV competition…

Microsoft Sinking Data Center in the Pacific

Feb 02, 2016

Microsoft swims to ocean’s depth to test underwater data center as environmentally friendly cloud computing alternative. The software giant has dropped a data center into the Pacific Ocean off California.  Microsoft  gave details of its rationale for going underwater…

C&W Networks Selects Xtera for Submarine Cable Upgrade

Jan 28, 2016

C&W Networks, part of Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), the largest telecommunications service provider across the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico and United States with more than 48,000 miles of subsea fiber-optic network has selected Xtera Communications…

JFD Appoints Percoco as Sales Director

Jan 27, 2016

JFD, a subsea operations and engineering companies, has today announced the appointment of Valerio Percoco as Sales Director. The appointment follows the company’s significant growth over the past 12 months, which included a significant contract win with NATO…

InterMoor Appoints Bolatiwa as Nigeria GM

Jan 27, 2016

InterMoor, an Acteon company, has appointed Folabi Bolatiwa as general manager in Nigeria. Bolatiwa will be responsible for overseeing the company’s continued growth in the region.  InterMoor provides integrated solutions that include the design…

CIS Installs Conductors in Southern North Sea

Jan 12, 2016

Conductor Installation Services Ltd (CIS), an Acteon company that provides hammer services to install conductors and drive piles, announced that it has completed its second conductor installation operation during the last 12 months for a North Sea oil and gas operator…

Singapore Rig Builders in Crisis

Jan 08, 2016

After a decade-long boom, there were zero new orders globally for jack-up rigs last year on account of the current oil downturn. Singapore's largest rig builders finding it difficult to navigate safely, reports The Straits Times. With oil prices swooning…

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