Singapore-based ferry operator Majestic Fast Ferry and marine propulsion specialist Rolls-Royce have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work on engines and propulsion systems that are able to run on hybrid and renewable fuels such as hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO).
Texas-headquartered subsea engineering and applied technology company Oceaneering International is set to integrate technology from a local firm that aims to “enhance its capabilities in ocean data management and visualization”. Terradepth, an Austin-based provider of ocean data management solutions
UK’s Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has secured a contract with a Mexican subsea company for the delivery of one of its work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROV). FET reported that its Subsea Technologies product line had won a contract from AQUA Exploracion for one of its Ultra Compact Perry XLX
McDermott’s CB&I has landed a new assignment in the Middle East with TotalEnergies, which will enable it to work at a solar-powered LNG project in Oman.
Dutch offshore services provider Boskalis has outfitted its new subsea rock installation vessel with a new inclined fallpipe with the aim of expanding its range. Following its first rock installation project in Australia earlier this year, the Seapiper subsea rock installation vessel was outfitted w
Stena RoRo, a subsidiary of Swedish ferry company Stena Line, has signed a conversion contract with China Merchants Jinling (Weihai) Shipyard for the installation of an additional cargo deck, increased thruster capacity and preparations for shore power onboard two ferries.
Norway’s shipbuilder VARD has contracted compatriot TMC Compressors to supply a complete marine compressed air system for a cable-laying vessel (CLV) that it is constructing for Italian cabling giant Prysmian. Under the contract whose value has not been disclosed, TMC will deliver a marine compresse
Swedish maritime battery system supplier Echandia has received an order from compatriot ferry company Öresundslinjen to provide a battery system for the conversion of M/S Hamlet from fossil fuel to full electrical operation.
Saipem’s Hydrone-R underwater intervention drone has achieved uninterrupted subsea operations for nearly six months, performing remotely operated works and autonomous missions on Equinor’s Njord oil and gas field offshore Norway. The Hydrone-R, whose operations are fully supervised from Saipem’s ons
Norwegian oil and gas player Aker BP has awarded compatriot subsea technology company Optime Subsea with a contract to develop and deliver multiple remotely operated controls systems (ROCS) for use on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). Aker BP has placed an order with Optime Subsea for the renta
Plug Power has signed an MoU with Allied Green Ammonia to supply up to 3 GW of Plug electrolyzer capacity for AGA’s upcoming hydrogen-to-ammonia facility in Australia.
Argeo has secured its fifth patent from the Norwegian Industrial Patent office, this time for an innovative sensor configuration for subsea vehicles said to provide higher reliability, better signal, and improved detection. Argeo reported that its wholly-owned subsidiary Argeo Robotics had been gran
Balmoral Comtec, a Balmoral Group company, has been awarded a multi-billion-pound contract for the supply of cable protection systems for Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK. The scope of work includes design engineering which will take place at Balmoral Comtec’s Aberdeen facility, suppl
Swiss marine power company WinGD will record the first installation of its new X-S short-stroke engine design following successful factory acceptance tests with engine builder Dalian Marine Diesel.
