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Innovation

UK ROV under construction for Spanish subsea services provider

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

about 1 year ago

Innovation

Powered wired drill pipe to boost sustainability in Vår Energi’s offshore ops

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

about 1 year ago

Innovation

Vessev: Electric hydrofoiling ferry enters service in New Zealand

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.

about 1 year ago

Innovation

Following Caribbean gig, Allseas’ Lorelay goes to Rotterdam for lifetime extension

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

about 1 year ago

Innovation

US autonomous surface vehicle completes multi-day trials without returning to base

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

about 1 year ago

Innovation

Keel laid for Dutch hybrid survey and ROV vessel

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

about 1 year ago

Additional two years for OWF construction will cut risk and cost, Vattenfall's Ireen Geerbex says

Innovation

Extending construction window for OWFs will cut cost and risk, Vattenfall’s Ireen Geerbex says

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

about 1 year ago

Netherlands zooms in on offshore hubs and interconnectors over energy islands

Innovation

Netherlands looking at offshore hubs and interconnectors, where does hydrogen stand?

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

about 1 year ago

Innovation

DNV: New autonomous shipping class notation family sees light of day

Norway-based classification society DNV has launched a new family of class notations that aim to provide a framework for how remote/autonomous ships can achieve “equivalent or higher” safety compared to conventional vessels. Dubbed the Autonomous and Remotely Operated Ships (AROS) notations, the fra

about 1 year ago

A photo of the panelists at the Green Growth session at OEEC 2024

Innovation

Deputy Head of Research Unit at EU’s DG Energy: ‘Relying on targets and assuming jobs and growth will follow does not work’

Relying only on renewable energy targets and expecting the industry and economic growth would follow “does not work”, Mark van Stiphout, Deputy Head of Unit for Research, Innovation, Competitiveness and Digitalisation at European Commission’s DG Energy, said during a panel session about green growth

about 1 year ago

Illustration/Exowave power plant (Courtesy of Exowave)

Innovation

New partnership to drive wave power and desalination expansion in US

Exowave, a Danish wave energy technology company, has partnered with AquaX Energy Americas to establish a joint venture (JV), AquaX JV, to deploy wave energy solutions across North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. According to Exowave, this partnership targets the implemen

about 1 year ago

SMD has teamed up with Beam to deploy AI-powered autonomous vehicles for offshore wind operations using Beam’s Pathfinder software.

Innovation

AI-enabled ROV ops chart deeper offshore pathways for wind industry work

Underwater solutions company SMD has teamed up with UK-headquartered tech player Beam to deploy AI-powered autonomous vehicles for offshore wind operations using Beam’s software. The collaboration aims to boost efficiency in offshore wind farm maintenance by combining advanced subsea technologies. A

about 1 year ago

Fugro’s SEAWATCH® Wavescan® buoys provide real-time Geo-data on metocean parameters. Image credit: Fugro

Innovation

Fugro awarded metocean monitoring contract to safeguard Italy’s marine and coastal ecosystems

Dutch geo-data specialist Fugro has secured a contract from Italy’s Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) to install and operate an offshore wave and current monitoring network (ROCA) to safeguard the country’s coastal and marine ecosystems. According to Fugro, the two-year pro

about 1 year ago

Innovation

PaxOcean clinches deal for new cable laying vessel to bolster Japan’s offshore wind

Singapore-based shipbuilding player PaxOcean has landed a contract with Japan’s Penta-Ocean Construction to construct a 14,000 deadweight tonnage DWT cable laying vessel (CLV), seen as a “key project” in Japan’s offshore wind industry. According to PaxOcean, the vessel is expected to be delivered in

about 1 year ago