The second energy subsea construction vessel (ESCV) being built for Norwegian shipping company Rem Offshore at a shipyard in Vietnam has been launched into the water. REM Ocean, for which the steel-cutting ceremony was held in February 2025 and keel laid in July, will, once completed at Myklebust Sh
North east Scotland-based IKM Testing UK has been appointed to deliver pipeline pre-commissioning services for the UK’s first offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, being developed on England’s east coast. Developed some 75 kilometers east of Flamborough Head, the Northern Endurance Part
Canada-headquartered marine technology player Kraken Robotics is set to acquire the UK’s Covelya Group, the parent company of Sonardyne International and EIVA, among others. Covelya Group designs, manufactures, sells and supports high-performance underwater technology for maritime defense and commer
Accredited registrar and classification society DNV has issued a recommended practice for offshore hydrogen pipelines, supporting safe design, operation and requalification of pipeline infrastructure in hydrogen service. The DNV-RP-F123 Hydrogen pipeline systems recommended practice addresses hydrog
The first export cable for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm has been laid and pulled into shore, according to an update from Ørsted on March 26. NKT, the project’s export cable supplier, began manufacturing the cables three years ago and will complete them this summer, while Jan de Nul will transpor
Dutch offshore services company Mark Offshore is set to manage and operate a catamaran research vessel for offshore renewables, marine survey and nearshore energy projects under an agreement with Lithuania’s Klaipėda University. Built in 2014, the 40-meter DP1 subsea support vessel Mintis has suppor
Oilfield services company NOV is making a $200 million investment to roughly double capacity at its subsea flexible pipe manufacturing facility in Brazil, a move said to be due to expected growing demand. The investment in the manufacturing facility in Açu will be made over the next three years, and
Norway’s Reach Subsea has appointed GeoForce Technical Services, part of Oceanscan and the wider Venterra Group, to deliver the geotechnical component of a bigger offshore survey campaign for the second 525 kV HVDC cable link between Shetland and the Scottish mainland, known as the Shetland HVDC Lin
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has appointed Hugo Bouvy, Managing Director of DEME Offshore Energy, as its new president, succeeding Luca Gentili, Head of Asset, Fabrication, and Project Services at Saipem. According to IMCA, Bouvy has served as the Managing Director of the
Italian cabling giant Prysmian, as the main contractor, has completed all subsea cabling in UK waters for NeuConnect, a high-voltage submarine cable that will create the first direct energy transmission link between the UK and Germany, with its cable-laying vessel (CLV) now moving to Dutch waters. F
Norway’s transmission system operator (TSO) Statnett has awarded DOF Group with a contract defined as substantial, meaning it is worth between $25 million and $50 million, for the replacement of high-voltage subsea power cables. The scope covers partial removal of ageing subsea power cables across O
The UK energy regulator Ofgem has unveiled its shortlist of bidders under the Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) Tender Round 13, in which five companies and consortia will compete to own and operate the offshore electricity transmission links for the East Anglia Three, Inch Cape and Dogger Bank C o
ScottishPower, through its parent company Iberdrola, has secured £600 million (around €693 million) in financing from the National Wealth Fund to support the development of the fourth out of five subsea electricity superhighways between Scotland and England. The 2 GW Eastern Green Link 4 (EGL4) high
German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz has awarded the Netherlands-headquartered Subsea Cable Assets (SCA) with a framework contract for the delivery of four cable storage carousels. SCA’s scope includes the engineering, manufacturing, delivery, installation and commissioning of four caro
