UK’s Maritime Developments Ltd (MDL) has supported DOF Subsea on a field redevelopment project offshore Gabon, which included the replacement of an FPSO with an FSO. MDL delivered a flex-lay spread, consisting of a horizontal lay system (HLS) with the TTS-4/140 Series tensioner, and a Generation 3 R
Maynooth University’s Centre for Ocean Energy Research (COER) has secured €500,000 through the joint US-Ireland research program for a collaborative wave energy project whose aim is to make the technology more commercially attractive.
Tech company ABB has signed a contract with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri to deliver in total eight mid-range Azipod propulsion systems for four forthcoming medium-sized cruise vessels.
Swiss marine power company WinGD has announced it will supply 10X92DF-M methanol-fuelled engines to four 16,000 TEU container vessels to be built for Chinese COSCO Shipping Lines at COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Yangzhou) site. The vessels are scheduled for delivery from 2025, and according to WinG
Inseanergy, a Norwegian company developing floating solar solutions for aquaculture industry, has announced the upcoming fundraising campaign to prepare for further growth and internationalization.
Researchers at the University of Hawaii, with the help from experts at Gerard Nihous Consulting, have tested a small-scale version of Hawaii Wave Surge Energy Converter (HAWSEC) in real sea conditions.
U.S.-headquartered Greensea Systems has demonstrated untethered autonomous operation of commercially available remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). Using a commercially available Defender ROV from VideoRay, outfitted with batteries, an acoustic modem, and the new OPENSEA Edge system, Greensea demonstr
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä and US WEC Energy Group have tested the capabilities of a Wärtsilä engine running on 25 vol% hydrogen-blended fuel, and throughout the testing period, the Wärtsilä engine continued to supply power to the grid. According to Wärtsilä, it is the largest commercially op
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has opened applications for the fifth annual Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC), which aims to prepare the future workforce for the marine energy industry.
CRP Subsea has secured a contract to deliver three solutions for a shallow water pipeline replacement project in Southeast Asia. The pipeline replacement project is taking place at existing fields in the South China Sea offshore Brunei and involves installing new pipes along the seabed and up to the
The largest European center for sea trials entirely dedicated to floating wind power and marine renewable energies called the OPEN-C Foundation has been set up in France by major industry players.
The US Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) has launched a new competition for developers investigating novel technologies for harnessing and converting the power of ocean waves into usable types of energy.
Japanese shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) and compatriot electric utility Electric Power Development (J-POWER) have decided to install the Seawing, an automated kite system using wind power, on a coal carrier. The vessel in question is Corona Citrus, an 88,000 DWT-type special coal carr
Scottish company Orbital Marine Power has secured an Option Agreement from Crown Estate Scotland for a new tidal energy project in the Westray Firth.
