Van Oord’s first uncrewed survey vessel (USV) specialized for operations at sea has completed its first multi-day offshore operation. VO:X Barentsz was deployed at Ecowende’s Hollandse Kust West offshore wind farm where it supported the monopile and cable installation works carried out by installati
Ulsan Port Authority (UPA), which manages and operates South Korea’s largest industrial port complex, has revealed the Asian country’s latest leap toward cleaner maritime fuel solutions in the global shipping energy transition by completing what it describes as the world’s first ammonia bunkering op
Stillstrom, part of A.P. Moller – Maersk, has introduced two new standalone offshore charging solutions aimed at supporting vessel electrification in offshore wind operations. The new systems, Power Hub and Power Tower, are designed as monopile-based structures that can be deployed independently of
Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K” Line), and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) have jointly applied to run a demonstration project on the supply of ammonia fuel for vessels in Singapore, building on their memorandum of understanding (MoU) from last month to conduct a fr
An autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) developed by Canada’s Cellula Robotics has traveled over 2,000 kilometers submerged, powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, exceeding its published performance specification. During the mission, the Envoy AUV made over 4,000 turns and manoeuvres, which used more ener
The Hague-based Wave Energy Collective (Weco) has teamed up with Rijkswaterstaat, part of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, to test its wave energy converter (WEC) capable of generating power even in very small sea states. Weco reported today, April 23, that it had been deve
Oceaneering has performed the first piloting operation of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) on a drilling rig offshore Brazil from its onshore remote operations center (OROC), for Brazilian oil & gas giant Petrobras. The company’s Subsea Robotics segment and Brazilian subsidiary Marine Production Sy
A U.S.-UK partnership has launched what is said to be the first-ever pilot project that will see the extended at-sea trial of a system designed to remove methane during normal ship operations. California-headquartered climate technology company Bennu Climate and Lomarlabs, an innovation arm of Lomar
Dutch Fugro has opened a new remotely operated vehicle (ROV) test pool in Singapore, which will help its teams identify and resolve technical issues early, validate performance against design requirements, and optimize procedures before mobilization. According to Fugro, the facility provides a contr
DeepOcean has performed an inspection and 3D scanning of subsea infrastructure in a single operation rather than as two separate ones as typically done, at an offshore field in Senegal operated by Woodside Energy. DeepOcean has completed a full-field baseline subsea survey and a full 3D scan simulta
Boskalis has marked a milestone from its Remote Operations Center (ROC) in Aberdeen, Scotland, with the first deployment of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) from the new facility. During the test phase, ROVs underwent a week of intensive trials from Boskalis’ construction support vessel (CSV) BOKA
Econowind, a Dutch wind-assisted ship propulsion system developer, is targeting the deep-sea market with the launch of a 30-meter steel suction wing system for oceangoing vessels. The 5-series VentoFoil was unveiled last week in Heeg, with the first unit to have its commercial debut this summer with
Chantiers de l’Atlantique, EDF power solutions, Heerema Marine Contractors, Menck, RTE, Sealence and Smulders have formed the Searénité consortium to develop a dedicated solution designed to limit underwater noise generated during offshore construction, particularly for floating wind and substation
Sea state measurement is not a new concept. From initial visual observations of the surface of the sea to the Beaufort scale devised in the 1800s, vessel owners – whether once conquerors of the seas or modern-day freight giants – have always sought data on conditions to ensure that operations at sea
