French offshore solar start-up HelioRec has launched the STEWART project, aimed at advancing environmentally friendly floating solar solutions, backed by the European Union and Région Pays de la Loire through the Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETPartnership). According to HelioRec, the STEWAR
Van Oord’s ten-year-old cable laying vessel (CLV) Nexus has been equipped with advanced selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems said to reduce 80% of nitrogen (NOx) emissions. Damen Shipyards Group, who built the cable layer ten years ago, installed five SCR units on the Nexus, one for each engi
Swedish company CorPower Ocean and Norway-based OPS Solutions have developed a pre-tension cylinder (PTC) prototype, marking a step toward reducing the cost and mass of wave energy converters (WECs). The two companies teamed up through the COMPACT project, combining expertise in wave energy and off
U.S.-headquartered energy technology giant Baker Hughes has launched an all-electric subsea production system, marking a step towards full electrification in offshore operations. According to Baker Hughes, the system delivers a fully electric topside-to-downhole solution, designed to integrate with
Norway’s technology firm Kystdesign has signed a contract with the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) for the construction of an advanced remotely operated vehicle (ROV) that will serve the Dutch marine research community. According to Kystdesign, the Supporter 6000 ROV is designed
The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) has shared details of several ‘transformative waterborne projects’ that have moved from the R&D phase to a successful scale-up stage.
UK’s Forum Energy Technology (FET) has secured a contract to supply a work-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) system and a Dynacon launch and recovery system (LARS) to Spanish maritime survey and ROV services operator ACSM. The FET Perry XLX EVO II will be delivered in the third quarter of 2025 t
Norway-headquartered well construction and well intervention solutions provider Reelwell has secured a contract with compatriot oil and gas player Vår Energi for the delivery of its powered wired drill pipe, with Odfjell Technology acting as its strategic partner. The contract will see the DualLink
Vessev, a New Zealand-based sustainable marine technology company, revealed that the first VS-9 hydrofoiling ferry, named Kermadec, has entered commercial service with Fullers360, the largest ferry transport and tourism operator in New Zealand.
Allseas’ pipelay vessel Lorelay has completed a platform-to-platform pipeline installation in the Caribbean, for the first time ever using the bowstring start-up method, connecting the pipeline start-up head directly to the platform jacket leg. Lorelay kicked off the operations in December 2024, pla
U.S.-based Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has completed a set of exercises in California in which its WAM-V unmanned surface vehicle (USV) operated for multiple days without needing to return to base. During the exercises, the WAM-V 22 operated for several days while hosting a complete seabed survey
The Netherlands-based Neptune Marine has held the keel laying ceremony for the hybrid survey and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) support vessel it is building for compatriot N-Sea. It was announced in November 2024 that N-Sea had signed a long-term charter agreement with Mainport Shipping for the de
Innovation in wind energy has been one of the main pillars driving the upscale of the sector, enabling better components, larger and stronger turbines, faster and more cost-effective logistics, but what about its integration into tenders? Innovative approaches in tender designs can have a major impa
Energy islands are no longer being considered in the Netherlands. Instead, the focus has been shifted to offshore energy hubs and interconnectors. With rising (cyber)security concerns as a result of a number of recent incidents in European waters, as well as the Russia-Ukraine war, diversification o
