Nexans has completed the construction of the new XLPE insulation tower at its subsea cable factory in Halden, Norway. Nexans began the expansion of the Halden factory about two months ago and after 69 days the raising of the tower is completed, the company said. The tower is 152.89 meters tall, whic
French UV-C water treatment systems specialist BIO-UV Group has received an order to supply a low-flow BIO-SEA L-series ballast water treatment system (BWTS) for retrofit installation on a cruise ship operated by Cruise Management International (CMI). The vessel to be retrofitted with the BWTS is Qu
U.S. liquified natural gas exporter Freeport LNG has reached an agreement with U.S. regulators on certain conditions so that it can resume initial operations in early October.
Italian shipowner Grimaldi has taken delivery of Eco Adriatica, the eleventh of a series of twelve hybrid RoRo vessels. With the delivery of Eco Adriatica, the fleet of Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class hybrid vessels, ordered from the Chinese Jinling shipyard in Nanjing, is almost complete
A total of 147 ports around the globe can bunker LNG to vessels at the moment and this figure is likely to reach 200 by 2024 as demand continues to grow, estimates from Clarksons Research show. Europe is leading the way with LNG bunkering infrastructure, with the majority of its top ports offering t
Swedish sustainable solutions provider Alfa Laval has signed an agreement to acquire BunkerMetric, a Scandinavian software company that develops advanced decision support tools for marine bunker vessels. According to Alfa Laval, the acquisition is part of the strategy to expand its digital marine se
DNeX, via Ping Petroleum, has renamed its recently acquired FPSO, which will be one of the UK’s first wind-powered oil and gas facilities.
Japan-based NYK Group is set to examine the power generation efficiency, cost of power generation, and storage for an off-grid tidal energy demonstration project in Singapore.
Pure-play Capesize vessel owner Seanergy Maritime Holdings has completed the installation of ballast water treatment systems on its entire fleet. The company’s operating fleet consists of 17 Capesize vessels with an average age of approximately 12.1 years. “We have now successfully completed install
OCTIO, a subsidiary of Reach Subsea, has secured a multi-year 4D geophysical monitoring frame contract with an operator offshore Australia. OCTIO will deploy the proprietary gWatch service to deliver gravimetry and seabed subsidence measurements. The company will provide technical support for the su
Naval architecture and marine engineering company Glosten has been selected to design a new coastal research vessel with a hydrogen-hybrid propulsion system for the University of California San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. For this project, Glosten will provide the preliminary design
Spanish energy company Cepsa and PEM electrolyzers company Ohmium have agreed to develop green hydrogen projects in the Iberian Peninsula.
Westwood is seeing a rebound in high-impact exploration this year with expectations for it to pick up in the second half.
Subsea solutions supplier Feritech has secured a £1 million growth loan from the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Investment Fund (CIOSIF) to drive overseas growth. Feritech Global designs, manufactures and sells marine geotechnical equipment, ancillaries and consumables to geotechnical and geophysical
