Subsea Services

A proposed UK-based diving and underwater research tank named ‘Blue Abyss’ has been selected as one of the nominees in the ‘New directions’ category for the Enterprise Europe Network Awards.

There are a number of reasons the Port of Leixoes, Portugal needs to keep on top of its bathymetry, including – but not limited to - sediment transport. However, while it used…

Augmented reality helmets are on their way to the commercial diving community – and the technology could assist salvage or rescue operations in bad visibility.

The AUV market is getting caught in the middle of contradictory requirements Luc Simon of France-based RTsys told MJ. At its heart there’s a truly elemental conflict: tidal flow and positioning.

One of the big issues confronting underwater craft has been the power source. Cables (literally) only get you so far, and established lithium ion batteries have been bumping up against certain issues:…

“You always have to have a backup plan when working offshore,” Alain Sebregts of Holland-based C-Ventus Offshore Windfarm Services told MJ, and often the best are the simplest.

It’s a game changing idea: rather than trying to tool a ROV up to the nines, why not deploy a ‘shuttle’ kitted out with the necessary payload packages cutting time, weight and…

Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime and Statoil have signed an agreement with Eelume, a NTNU spin-off company, to accelerate new technology that they think will significantly reduce costs related to subsea inspection, maintenance and…

Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime has launched two new Colour Pan and Tilt Zoom (PATZ) cameras. The OE14-222 (PAL) and OE14-223 (NTSC) underwater CCD colour cameras provide completely enclosed pan, tilt and zoom functionality.