ADCI Underwater Today

April 23, 2021

Fisk Marine Insurance International, LLC
INDUSTRY NEWS
President Joe Biden recently announced a $2.3 trillion U.S. infrastructure spending proposal, the American Jobs Plan, that promises billions of dollars in construction contracts to companies across the country who are trying to determine what a post-COVID-19 economy will look like

Visit https://www.constructiondive.com/news/what-contractors-need-to-know-before-going-after-public-projects/598770/ to view the full article online.

 
On April 16, 21 container ships could be seen anchored off the coast of Los Angeles, stuck while they waited to berth, according to the Marine Exchange of Southern California.

Visit https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-cargo-ships-stuck-california-long-beach-los-angeles-2021-4 to view the full article online.

 
Teledyne Marine Systems USA
Companies including Balfour Beatty, Clayco and Turner are dealing with issues of remote work and vaccinations as they consider bringing employees back to the office.

Visit https://www.constructiondive.com/news/contractors-consider-reopening-offices-vaccine-mandates/598627/ to view the full article online.

 
SURVEY: Proposed Revisions for the ADCI International Consensus for Commercial Diving and Underwater Operations 6.5

Do you have company news or a project you’d like to highlight in UNDERWATER? Please send a detailed project description and images to Rachel Brown at rachelb@naylor.com. 

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·       ROV Case Studies 

·       Inland and Offshore Project Case Studies

·       White Papers 

 

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/adc-nwl/articles/index-v5.asp?aid=672727&issueID=77063 to view the full article online.

 
Dive Commercial International, Inc.
Simpson Strong-Tie
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
India, the world’s third-largest oil user, has seen record numbers of new COVID cases and deaths recently.  

Visit https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/4/21/india-covid-surge-drives-oil-prices-down-for-second-straight-day to view the full article online.

 
Equinor Energy AS and partners plan to immediately begin production of an oil and gas discovery considered commercial in a new segment belonging to Tyrihans field in Norwegian Sea production license 073.

Visit https://www.ogj.com/exploration-development/discoveries/article/14201853/equinor-strikes-oil-in-norwegian-sea to view the full article online.

 
Ocean Technology Systems
NEW PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY
Mocean Energy and EC-OG are working with Chrysaor, Modus, OGTC, and Baker Hughes on a wave-powered renewable energy system for subsea equipment.

Visit https://www.offshore-mag.com/renewable-energy/article/14201471/more-trials-planned-for-subsea-wave-power-system to view the full article online.

 
Advances in subsea robotics not only improve inspection, maintenance, and repair operations but also lower their environmental footprint.

Visit https://www.offshore-mag.com/subsea/article/14199484/new-subsea-robotics-advancing-rov-auv-technology to view the full article online.

 
PGS is seeing an upturn in demand for offshore geophysical services, supported by oil companies reactivating work programs deferred last year.

Visit https://www.offshore-mag.com/geosciences/article/14201932/pgs-buoyed-by-seismic-acquisition-recovery to view the full article online.

 
From the Pages of Underwater Magazine
Read this article for best practices for managing contaminated-water diving operations.

Visit https://www.underwatermagazine.com/2021/04/an-education-in-contamination/ to view the full article online.

 
Saab Seaeye Ltd