Subsea 7, one of the world's leading subsea engineering and construction companies has chosen BlueView Technologies to provide an acoustic imaging system for its new line of Autonomous Inspection Vehicles (AIVs). Under this agreement, BlueView will deliver both forward looking navigation and tracking sonar as well as ultra-high resolution MicroBathymetry sonar for three dimensional tracking and mapping of pipelines.

PDM Neptec Ltd, as their official UK & European agents, congratulate Teledyne Impulse on meeting the stringent requirements to be awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification from Intertek Testing Services. The certification of both PDM Neptec and Teledyne Impulse demonstrates the companies combined commitment to quality and continual improvement for the design and manufacturing of electrical and optical connectors and cable assemblies for a broad range of marine and harsh environments.

ECA will exhibit a powerful hybrid ROV/crawler, the Roving Bat, at Rio Oil and Gas Expo and Conference, alongside their UK subsidiary, CSIP. ECA and CSIP, specialists in advanced robotics and intelligent solutions for defence and civil security, will introduce the Roving Bat, a time-saving, cost efficient and life saving system that inspects the hulls of ships, FPSOs, underwater structures and hydraulic dams. It is also used for security applications, to search and dispose of limpet mines and other explosive, suspect devices attached on ships hulls, harbour walls or piers.

ECA will exhibit a powerful hybrid ROV/crawler, the Roving Bat, at Rio Oil and Gas Expo and Conference, alongside their UK subsidiary, CSIP. ECA and CSIP, specialists in advanced robotics and intelligent solutions for defence and civil security, will introduce the Roving Bat, a time-saving, cost efficient and life saving system that inspects the hulls of ships, FPSOs, underwater structures and hydraulic dams. It is also used for security applications, to search and dispose of limpet mines and other explosive, suspect devices attached on ships hulls, harbour walls or piers.

Flying a Falcon ROV by helicopter to be dropped down a moon pool for an urgent inspection, offshore Western Australia, is just one of the big demands made of the smallest ROV in Saab Seaeye's range by Australian subsea operator Dive Works.

SMD is pleased to announce a contract award from Kreuz Subsea of Singapore for the supply of two Quasar workclass ROV systems both rated to 2,000m water depth. The contract also includes the option for another two systems, potentially 3,000m rated, which Kreuz Subsea, originally part of the Swiber Group, will use to target deepwater potential in the Asia Pacific region and beyond.

Canadian archaeologists have located a British ship abandoned in the Arctic while on a 19th Century rescue mission. Parks Canada researchers found HMS Investigator in Mercy Bay this week.

Bluefin Robotics a world leader in the design and manufacture of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), is pleased to announce that the company has officially begun work on building a 54,000-square-foot facility in the Quincy Shipyard. The company plans to relocate there in the fall.

Acergy S.A. announced today the award of a contract valued at approximately $1.3 billion for the engineering, procurement, fabrication and installation of a significant deepwater development, offshore West Africa.

MMT is part of a unique cooperation between the Egyptian Electricity holding Company (EEHC) and the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC). A HVDC power cable is to be laid between Cairo in Egypt and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, both on land and at the seafloor. MMT will perform pre-lay surveys in the Red Sea.

Singaporean marine contractor Coretech Resources Pte Ltd has contracted subsea specialist Sub-Atlantic Asia Pacific (AP) to enhance its growing ROV fleet with their first general purpose inspection class ROV.

LS Cable (Chairman & CEO Christopher Koo) announced on the 15th that the company has succeeded in the development and commercialization of an umbilical cable, a composite cable for offshore engineering, for the first time in Korea. The umbilical cable will be used for power supply and signal transmission/reception for controlling ROVs (remotely operated vehicle) which are used for submarine cable installations.

Veripos has recently been awarded a master services contract for supply of high-precision GNSS positioning services and equipment in support of a new advanced fleet of Ulstein-designed vessels, by Polarcus, a leading Dubai-based 3D seismic exploration company.

Aker Solutions is pleased to announce that EnQuest and Petrofac Facilities Management are using Coabis to manage the 2010 subsea inspection of EnQuest's Heather and Thistle platforms.

Huisman and Heerema Offshore Services signed a Letter of Intent for the delivery of all mission equipment onboard Heerema's new Deep Water Construction Vessel. Huisman will design, construct and install a 4,000mt Offshore Mast Crane and a pipelay tower for both J-lay and Reel-lay operations in ultra deep water. Installation of equipment is scheduled for 2012/2013, partly at the DSME yard in South Korea and partly at the Huisman quay in Schiedam, The Netherlands.