Offshore Marine Group, owner of Offshore Marine Management (OMM), has announced that due to the growth and success of its personnel department it will soon rename, rebrand and laun...

LinkQuest, USA, has been busy producing around 500 underwater acoustic modems for offshore oilfield applications. Recently, a large number of long-range deepwater acoustic modems w...

Intergraph, USA, has released upgrades for SmartPlant 3D, SmartMarine 3D and SmartPlant 3D Materials Handling Edition, collectively known as Smart 3D. All three Smart 3D 2011 R1 so...

The AXYS Ocean Renewables team is exhibiting at Offshore Wind China 2012 in Shanghai, China from 30 May to 1 June 2012. Services offered by AXYS Ocean Renewables will be presented...

CTC Marine Projects, Trico Offshore and Deep Ocean AS, all subsidiaries of the Norway-based DeepOcean Group Holding, are rebranding under the new name of DeepOcean. DeepOcean Group...

Nautronix, headquartered in the UK, has been awarded a three-year contract by the Norwegian SURF contractor, Ocean Installer AS, for the supply of survey services to support its of...

Boskalis has signed a contract with partners DONG Energy and Scottish Power Renewables for the partial construction of the 'West of Duddon Sands' offshore wind park in the Irish Se...

As part of a one-year project to provide mooring and positioning support operations for Shell do Brasil, InterMoor do Brasil Ltda (InterMoor) has recently beaten the depth record f...

Hugh Williams, 59, chief executive of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA, UK), has announced his intention to stand down at the end of 2012 after 10 years in th...

An international research team from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, USA, is reporting the results of a research cruise it organised to study the amount, spread and impacts of r...

MacArtney Underwater Technology Group, Denmark, has announced that it has expanded its North American operations. MacArtney Offshore and M.J. Stewart Associates have now joined for...

Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has developed a new meteorological mast (‘met mast’) concept which can reduce costs for offshore wind developers and have a lesser impact on the en...

BMT ARGOSS, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has announced its latest research project in partnership with Reading University, UK, and OceanExpert Ltd. The 18-month project which is co-f...

FoundOcean has completed the offshore foundation grouting at Thornton Bank Offshore Wind Farm Phase II, 30km off the coast of Oostende, Belgium. FoundOcean was contracted to Geosea...

Three Gemini 720id multibeam sonars have been purchased by DPS Offshore from Tritech, UK, as part of a recent package worth in excess of USD400,000. The deep Gemini purchases, alon...

A long-awaited court case for the offshore industry concerning the UK Working Time Regulations (WTR) reached a conclusion on 7th December 2011. Workers can be directed to take thei...

Royal Haskoning, The Netherlands, has agreed a framework with Forewind to provide co-ordination and lead consultancy roles for Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) relating to p...

Bentley Systems has acquired FormSys, based in Perth, Australia. This software development company has a 20-year track record in 3D design, analysis and construction software for s...

The International Marine Contractors Association (UK) is marking this year's SPE Offshore Europe, held this week in Edinburgh, UK, by announcing the passing of a major membership m...

In July 2011, T.O.S. (Transport & Offshore Services, The Netherlands) and Sheffield Offshore Services (Singapore) joined forces to broaden their range of high-quality personnel...

The next MTS Houston Section luncheon will be held on 25 August 2011, featuring a presentation by Paul Hillegeist, Quest Offshore. Paul will provide an overview of a new study rele...

The theme of this year's Deepwater Asia-Pacific 2011, to be held on 1st and 2nd December in Hanoi (Vietnam), "Capitalising on the Deepwater Market's Transformation," offe...

The theme of this year's International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA, UK) Annual Seminar: The Future Of Marine And Subsea Operations, has led to a thought-provoking programm...

NortekUK is organising the 2011 NortekUK Offshore Renewables Symposium at the Sheraton Skyline Hotel, Heathrow, London from 26th to 27th October 2011. The symposium offers two days...

Emu Limited is able to provide one of the most extensive data analysis services currently available. The company provides statistics on a variety of engineering parameters aimed sp...

Speaking at the IADC World Drilling Conference in Copenhagen, Douglas-Westwood's CEO, Andrew Reid, outlined the impact emerging markets will have on global drilling activity in the...

Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has secured a contract with Fluor for the installation and subsequent trenching of 29 inter-array cables at the Greater Gabbard wind farm 14Nm from...

Aberdeen-based Mooring Systems Ltd has launched an adaptable offshore mobile spooler that will offer advantages for clients operating in the oil & gas and renewables markets. T...

Fugro has reached agreement with Reef Subsea AS to acquire Bluestone Offshore Pte Ltd and its subsidiaries.   Bluestone Offshore is a specialist provider of geotechnical se...

Offshore Survey 2011, the specialist conference held alongside Ocean business, has been opened in Southampton, UK, by conference chairman Alastair MacDonald. Offshore Survey 2011 f...