http://rmmlive.thought.co.uk Riviera Maritime Media Ltd was established in December 2001, emerging from an earlier partnership which was formed in 1997 to buy and publish Speed at Sea journal. RMM specialises in maritime information, publishing a range of maritime technical journals, holding related events, and supplying shipping data. en-gb 07/01/2009 02:27:30 15 http://www.rivieramm.com http://www.rivieramm.com STX Europe has signed contracts for delivery of design and ship equipment to four platform supply vessels of its own PSV 09 CD design. The total value of the four contracts is approximately NKr400 mil... /article/STX-Europe-scores-in-Japan-2091 /article/STX-Europe-scores-in-Japan-2091 08/12/2008 00:00:00 News General Robotics Ltd began by developing control systems for subsea robotics applications, but its engineering expertise has allowed it to branch out into the provision of training systems and advance... /article/Simulation-provider-takes-the-risk-out-of-subsea-ops-2010 /article/Simulation-provider-takes-the-risk-out-of-subsea-ops-2010 04/11/2008 10:10:00 Simulation & Training New designs and refinements to established models – with support from condition monitoring systems – aim to enhance the performance and durability of tunnel and steerable thrusters Devel... /article/Thrusting-to-a-higher-level-of-reliability-2011 /article/Thrusting-to-a-higher-level-of-reliability-2011 04/11/2008 10:10:00 Propulsion Recent issues of OSJ have highlighted the growing number of vendors offering hybrid machinery solutions combining the proven advantages of diesel-electric machinery with those of diesel-mechanical arr... /article/Propulsion-specialist-highlights-hybrid-machinery-role-2012 /article/Propulsion-specialist-highlights-hybrid-machinery-role-2012 04/11/2008 10:10:00 Propulsion For over 50 years dynamic positioning has been an area of continual development and improvement, including system elements such as control systems, design and sensor input DP control systems are deve... /article/Staying-in-position-improved-by-steady-progress-2013 /article/Staying-in-position-improved-by-steady-progress-2013 04/11/2008 10:10:00 DP/Positioning Systems Seacor Marine in the US has become one of the first operators of OSVs to adopt night vision technology on board its ships, where, it believes, the technology can enhance navigation and make crew and p... /article/Night-vision-brings-safety-benefits-for-operators-2014 /article/Night-vision-brings-safety-benefits-for-operators-2014 04/11/2008 10:10:00 Electronics Offshore Solutions, the joint venture between AMEC and Fabricom, part of GTI BV in The Netherlands, has secured several more contracts for its innovative offshore access system and has reached several... /article/Heave-compensated-access-system-proves-itself-offshore-2015 /article/Heave-compensated-access-system-proves-itself-offshore-2015 04/11/2008 10:10:00 Equipment C&C Technologies has played a leading role in the commercialisation of AUVs. Eight years after seeking an alternative to deep towed sonar systems for high-resolution surveys, significant discoveri... /article/AUV-experience:-discoveries-and-lessons-learned-2016 /article/AUV-experience:-discoveries-and-lessons-learned-2016 04/11/2008 10:10:00 ROV/AUV Perry Slingsby Systems (PSS) has secured a fast-track contract to supply a new generation Triton XLX ROV system to DOF Subsea, with delivery before the end of the year. This comes six months after the... /article/Perry-Slingsby-ensures-quick-turnaround-for-DOF-Subsea-2017 /article/Perry-Slingsby-ensures-quick-turnaround-for-DOF-Subsea-2017 04/11/2008 10:10:00 ROV/AUV The latest addition to the Wavefield Inseis fleet, Geowave Endeavour, has successfully completed its first survey and, at the time of writing, was in transit to the next project. The first survey, fo... /article/Geowave-Endeavour-completes-first-survey-2018 /article/Geowave-Endeavour-completes-first-survey-2018 04/11/2008 10:10:00 Seismic Two years ago German company E R Schiffahrt decided to enter the offshore industry, and joined forces with OSM Norway to do so. A joint venture, OSM Schiffahrt – recently acquired in its entiret... /article/JV-forms-entry-point-for-fast-expanding-operator-2019 /article/JV-forms-entry-point-for-fast-expanding-operator-2019 04/11/2008 10:10:00 Operator Profile Flush with experience from operations in South America and Europe, United Arab Emirates-based Gulmar Offshore is driving forward with its fleet expansion plan, which will see it more than double its f... /article/Middle-East-owner-takes-a-long-term-view-2020 /article/Middle-East-owner-takes-a-long-term-view-2020 04/11/2008 10:10:00 Operator Profile Apart from its two huge construction vessels, Boa Sub C and Boa Deep C, Boa Offshore has not invested heavily in the newbuild market recently but now this well known company has placed orders for a ne... /article/Boa-opts-for-best-in-class-2021 /article/Boa-opts-for-best-in-class-2021 04/11/2008 10:10:00 Operator Profile A global corporate acquisition strategy has transformed Australian offshore service provider Neptune Marine Services, and a growing fleet is set to take the company to further financial success Austr... /article/New-vessels-boost-Neptune’s-offshore-offerings-2022 /article/New-vessels-boost-Neptune’s-offshore-offerings-2022 04/11/2008 10:10:00 Operator Profile Aberdeen-based Veripos, the well known global precise positioning supplier for offshore applications, has appointed Gordon Spalding as research, development and production director, with responsibilit... /article/New-appointments-at-Veripos-2023 /article/New-appointments-at-Veripos-2023 04/11/2008 10:10:00 People Compiled using information provided by the Marine Safety Forum (www.marinesafetyforum.org) LOSS OF THRUSTER POWER A vessel was positioned (on DP) alongside the east side of an installation when th... /article/Loss-of-thruster-power;-incorrect-lifting-equipment-2024 /article/Loss-of-thruster-power;-incorrect-lifting-equipment-2024 04/11/2008 10:10:00 Safety Alerts Compiled using data and graphs provided by Offshore Shipbrokers Ltd (OSL) Supply vessels September was an extremely buoyant month for owners producing average monthly rate levels on a par with this ... /article/North-Sea-status-report -2025 /article/North-Sea-status-report -2025 04/11/2008 10:10:00 Market Data Writing in the latest issue of its OSV sector report, the respected broker Fearnley Offshore Supply said the market for offshore service vessels had not yet been affected by the credit crunch, b... /article/Credit-crunch-makes-finance-hard-to-come-by-1985 /article/Credit-crunch-makes-finance-hard-to-come-by-1985 03/11/2008 12:00:00 Comment Greatship (India) Ltd in India and DOF Subsea in Norway have announced the signing of a joint venture agreement. The joint venture, to be named Greatship DOF Subsea Private Ltd will focus on subsea pr... /article/Greatship-and-DOF-form-joint-venture-1986 /article/Greatship-and-DOF-form-joint-venture-1986 03/11/2008 12:00:00 News Astander Shipyard in Spain has completed the conversion of another seismic vessel, BOS Arctic, this being the second such project by Astander in the last 12 months. Following a successful experience ... /article/Another-seismic-conversion-is-completed-by-Astander-1987 /article/Another-seismic-conversion-is-completed-by-Astander-1987 03/11/2008 12:00:00 Vessel News