Classification and technical advisory body ABS has recently published the ‘Guide for Subsea Mining’. The guide details Class requirements for the design, construction, installation as well as survey of mobile offshore mining units. It comes as global interest in resources on the sea floor grows to s
Technology company ABB has secured an order worth around $150 million to deliver a comprehensive scope of technologies to power next-generation cruise ships being built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri
Marine and offshore electrical cables manufacturer CCI CableService has been awarded a contract by SBM Offshore for the supply of cables for the new FPSO Sepetiba set for the Mero 2 project.
The methanol-operated fuel cell system set to be installed on a cruise ship operated by AIDA Cruises, a Carnival Corporation brand, has reached a new milestone having secured an Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV GL. As a result, AIDA Cruises will be the world’s first cruise company to test the us
Navingo has recently organised its 13th, but also the first virtual edition of Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference (OEEC 2020), creating a perfect opportunity for people working in the offshore energy industry to establish new business relationships and maintain existing ones. The content-pack
Full-flow electro-chlorination ballast water management technology is more effective than ultra-violet technologies or side-stream ballast water systems and systems without filters, according to a white paper released by Erma First. The ballast water management system manufacturer said its research
Achieving a more sustainable system will require a diverse energy mix – if we make the right choices. The energy transition has been talked about for many years, but now the pandemic has given the world an opportunity to make it happen more quickly. During the recently completed 13th Offshore Energy
Royal IHC has decided to reorganise. This means that about 300 jobs will be lost in the Netherlands and about 300 in other locations.
UK-based Subsea 7 has taken delivery of its newbuild reel-lay vessel Seven Vega. According to the company, the vessel is already operational and has started loading pipe for its first project. Royal IHC secured a shipbuilding contract in October 2017, following a letter of intent announced in Septem
Subsea technology company Seatools has completed the development, manufacturing and testing of a plough position monitoring buoy for Boskalis. Following sea trials, the buoy has been fitted onto a subsea plough for a subsea cable route clearance project. Whereas USBL is the conventional way to deter
Sparrows Group has secured a five-year contract with “a major UK Continental Shelf operator” to provide inspection services across its assets in the region.
Back-deck equipment specialist Maritime Developments MDL has opened a new global head office in Westhill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The cost-saving move merges two office-based teams previously spread between Aberdeen and Peterhead. This allowed the company to consolidate the costs associated with ru
Subsea UK has joined forces with Scottish Enterprise to launch a programme of practical support and workshops to help underwater engineering companies secure funding for research and development and innovation. Funding from UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) is worth around £6 billion per year but in
NKT, the power cables business, has delivered improved revenue and earnings in Q3 2020 in all of its business lines. The cable division generated revenue of some €300 million, against €232 million same time last year. Year-to-date revenues stood at €1.05 billion, versus €926 million for the first ni
