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www.sea-technology.com October 2015 / st 65 Boston Engineering, Waltham, Mas- sachusetts, has secured a $500,000 START Stage III grant to accelerate the commercialization of its BIO- Swimmer, a biologically inspired UUV that replicates the dynamics of a biological fsh, and related autono- mous UUV technology. MassVen- tures. FMC Technologies, Houston, Texas, has delivered two of four new HD ROVs and will deliver two more in the fourth quarter of 2015. The ROVs are capable of operating at depths of up to 3,000 m below sea level. BOURBON. Seafoor Systems, El Dorado Hills, California, announced the integra- tion of the HyDrone-RCV with SonTek M9 acoustic Doppler current profler. The HyDrone-RCV system is a remotely controlled multipur- pose vessel designed to survey in uncertain environmental conditions. SonTek/Xylem. DeepOcean, Haugesund, Norway, has been awarded a contract for pro- vision of ROV-based survey services in the North Sea. The contract is for three years, plus options. Shell. Clean Marine, Lysaker, Norway, has signed a contract for the supply of exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) on two reefer/fshing support vessels, which are currently under construc- tion. The contract includes an option for delivery of additional EGCS on two sister vessels. Huanghai Ship- building Co. Ltd. Fugro Subsea Services Ltd., Ab- erdeen, Scotland, has secured a contract for the installation and burial of array cables at the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm being built in the English Channel, 13 km off the Sussex coast. Engineering and plan- ning will start immediately and be carried out in two phases in 2016 and 2017. E.ON. DeepWater Buoyancy, Biddeford, Maine, has been selected to pro- vide buoyancy products for a large metocean project in East Africa. Trawl-resistant bottom mounts and Hydro-Float mooring buoys will be provided. Metocean Services Inter- national. Gardline CGG, Singapore, has been awarded a contract for the Oman continental shift extension survey. The project will consist of three dis- tinct but consecutive survey phases scheduled to begin in early October. Sultanate of Oman. Miros AS, Asker, Norway, has delivered its WaveSystem 200 to be installed on the Bold Tern WTI jack-up vessel. The WaveSystem 200 is a wave monitoring system that gives accurate wave parameters and draught data. Fred. Olsen Windcar- rier AS. MMT, Västra Frölunda, Sweden, has signed a call-off contract for ROV survey services. The contract covers a survey program with various types of surveys including the new Sur- veyor Interceptor ROV. Shell. Wärtsilä Corp., Helsinki, Finland, will supply a complete propulsion solution for a new Norwegian fsh- ing vessel. The vessel will employ the latest technologies to ensure the highest level of operating effciency. Halstensen Granit AS. Global Marine Systems, Chelms- ford, England, has signed on to collaborate on a new project for the Wikinger Offshore Farm in the Baltic Sea. Their cable-laying vessel, the C.S. Sovereign, will help install inter- array cables at the German offshore wind farm. Prysmian Group. Lloyd's Register, London, England, has won a contract that will involve classing the world's largest heavy-lift crane vessel, to be constructed in Singapore. The dual-fuel LNG and MGO vessel will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2018. Heerema Group. Tritech International Ltd., Aberdeen, Scotland, announced the sale of its multibeam sonar Gemini to assist operations in Brazil. The Gemini of- fers real-time, 120° feld of view and operates at 720 kHz with a range of up to 120 m. It's available in a shal- low- (300 m) or a deep-rated version (4,000 m). Sistac. ST contracts