JFD showcases 42 years of subsea innovation to His Royal Highness, King Charles III at Aberdeen’s Global Underwater Hub

JFD demonstrated the importance of equipment safety within manned diving operations to King Charles III as part of a Royal Visit to Aberdeen’s Global Underwater Hub. The Global Underwater Hub (GUH) champions the UK’s underwater industry by providing opportunities for networking and collaboration, helping to bolster the market’s influence on a global scale. Having begun …

King meets next generation of engineers during visit to industry hub

The King has met a group of budding young engineers with big ambitions on a visit to an underwater industry trade body’s offices. Charles spoke to the youngsters as he surveyed an impressive scaled-down replica of a remotely-operated underwater vehicle they built during a tour of the Global Underwater Hub’s (GUH) buildings in Westhill, Aberdeenshire. …

ANALOX to Host 2024 SAMAP

Analox are proud to be hosting the 2024 Submarine Air Monitoring and Air Purification (SAMAP).  CLICK HERE for information

General Dynamics (GD) Wins Contract to Support Submarine Program

General Dynamics Corp.’s GD business unit, Electric Boat, recently secured a modification contract involving the submarine program. The award has been provided by the Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C. Valued at $43 million, the contract is expected to be completed by September 2024. Per the terms of the deal, General Dynamics will provide engineering …

FET Subsea Technologies launches new ROV tooling rental offering

Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has introduced a new tooling rental offering for remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) in response to the changing demands of the subsea sector. With increasing ROV asset investment across hydrocarbon and offshore renewable energy, as well as defence sectors, FET’s new rental offering is designed to address the need for readily available …

Babcock and HII Team to Support AUKUS Nuclear Submarine Program in Australia

  Babcock International Group and HII have combined forces in Australia, working together to support critical capability requirements for the AUKUS nuclear submarine program. The partnership builds on the existing agreement between both companies to partner in the UK and US on nuclear decommissioning, disposal and national security opportunities. Babcock and HII will collaborate to develop the optimal models for nuclear-powered submarine capability, including infrastructure, …

DSEI 2023: UK company to provide submarine rescue system to Indonesia in $100 million deal

UK company Submarine Manufacturing and Products (SMP) has secured a second contract for its submarine rescue system (SRS), a deal worth $100 million signed with Indonesia, which will be integrated onboard a host vessel with support from engineering consultancy Houlder and local company BTI Defence. Using the system, SMP’s SRV-F Mk3 submarine rescue vehicle (SRV) will …

MORE SEAEYE FALCONS FOR UCO

Owners of the world’s largest fleet of Saab UK’s Seaeye Falcons, Underwater Contracting (UCO), has ordered a further six Falcons, boosting their fleet to 33 vehicles.   Seaeye Falcon is capable of handling UCO’s hugely successful FOOVER mortality recovery system. This follows the award of further major contracts in the aquaculture, renewable, and oil and …

Oceaneering introduces new USV service for remote survey work at Offshore Europe 2023

(WO) – Oceaneering International announced at Offshore Europe that its Subsea Robotics group is introducing a new uncrewed surface vessel (USV) service to support remote survey work scopes. Exail and Oceaneering reached an agreement, where Oceaneering will purchase its first DriX USV, to support deepwater geophysical and asset inspection operations, including autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) …

NATO SMERWG Industry Reception 2024

Note for your diary – the 2024 Summer SMERWG Industry Reception will be held in Amsterdam on Wednesday 19 June.  More details to follow soon. The Winter SMERWG will be held in Cartagena, Spain in January 2024.  Details to follow.