Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime has been appointed to deliver an integrated technology package for what is said to be South Korea’s first specialized HVDC installation vessel, being built in Türkiye. South Korean subsea cable installation company LS Marine Solution signed a contract with Türkiye’s Tersa
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, has been appointed to supply its cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems for two LNG bunkering vessels that are under construction in China. The vessels have a capacity of 20,000 m3 and are currently being built at the Zhejiang XinLe Ship
UK-headquartered Tekmar Group has won a contract worth over £4 million (around €4.68 million) under which it will deliver cable protection systems (CPS) for an offshore wind farm development in Europe. The contract was awarded by a long-standing customer, as Tekmar said, for the delivery of the 10th
McDermott and BW Offshore have unveiled a concept for a blue ammonia floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit that blends offshore production, carbon capture, and direct export, spotlighting the way in which surplus natural gas could be converted into a lower-carbon fuel and brought
Saipem’s first resident underwater intervention drone (UID) has performed another autonomous mission as part of a ten-year contract signed in 2019 with Equinor, said to be the first global service agreement for underwater drones in the offshore energy sector. Hydrone-R performed the autonomous surve
Major systems have been installed, powered and progressively brought online on board Nexans’ new cable-laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Electra, the French cable systems designer and manufacturer reported. Based on the ST-297 CLV design by Skipsteknisk, Nexans Electra, ordered as the second vessel by Nexa
MacGregor will supply a 400-ton active heave compensated (AHC) subsea crane for a new floating wind construction vessel (FWCV) that Jiangsu Dajin Heavy Industry is building in China for the South Korean company HANA Shipping. MacGregor is scheduled to deliver the crane at the end of 2027, with the v
Written by Ron Heffron The maritime energy sector stands at a critical juncture as clean alternative fuels reshape terminal design requirements. Advanced engineering solutions for floating terminals and specialized mooring systems are enabling the safe handling of challenging cargoes like ammonia an
UK-based wind-assisted propulsion provider Anemoi Marine Technologies has completed the installation of four folding rotor sails on a second vessel owned by Singapore-based shipping company Berge Bulk. The rotor sails, 5 meters wide and 35 meters tall, were installed on the 208,000 DWT Newcastlemax
DeepOcean has upgraded a multifunctional subsea support and construction vessel it chartered from Olympic Subsea with dedicated cable-lay and installation capacity for offshore wind. The two Norwegian companies entered into a two-year time charter agreement for Olympic Ares in March 2023, with an op
Spanish automated wind-assisted propulsion system specialist bound4blue has installed the first eSAIL units on the first of five tankers owned by Danish Maersk Tankers. Four 24-meter ‘plug and play’ suction sails were fitted on Maersk Trieste, completing the first stage of an agreement that will see
German dry bulk carrier owner and operator Oldendorff Carriers is deploying energy optimization technology from a Swedish company to reduce energy consumption and emissions across its fleet. As part of the partnership with Swedish technology provider eMarine, Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) have al
The transaction marks Enviros’ first European acquisition and strengthens offshore survey and AUV operations worldwide Enviros Group (Enviros) is pleased to announce the acquisition of a majority control stake at Lighthouse S.p.A, a leading offshore survey and geoscience company, headquartered in Bo
Japanese submarine cable installation specialist SEKIKAIJI Industry has purchased a trencher and advanced cable tracker technology from the UK’s subsea technology and services provider SMD, which will be used for the offshore wind market in Japan. The contract includes SMD’s high-power jet trencher
