Canadian shipping company Canada Steam Ship Lines (CSL) has deployed its newest addition to the fleet, MV CSL Flexvik, an 18,003 dwt hybrid self-loading/unloading vessel.
Norway’s Kongsberg Discovery, Kongsberg Gruppen’s business area for robotics and sensor technology, is set to acquire active and passive electromagnetic sensing capabilities from Argeo’s bankruptcy estate. To remind, it was reported on July 7 that Norwegian subsea services provider Argeo and its Nor
Construction has started on the cable route for Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), a subsea link said to be the UK’s largest-ever electricity transmission project and the longest high voltage direct current (HVDC) cable in the country. Developed by a joint venture of SSEN Transmission and National Grid El
The next stage of seabed preparation for the construction of the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm has begun with the arrival of Boskalis’ BOKA Falcon vessel in Polish waters. The task of BOKA Falcon, equipped with two plows, T-Rex and Megalodon, will be to remove large boulders along the planned
Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), an infrastructure investor part of BlackRock, has entered into a definitive agreement with Italy’s energy giant Eni for the acquisition of a co-control 49.99% interest in the latter’s carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) business. The partners in May
UK-based subsea technology and services company SMD has appointed a new chief executive officer (CEO), after the previous one spent a decade in the role. The new CEO, Kenny Liu, is succeeding Julian Zhu, who led the establishment of SMD’s innovation division and oversaw the expansion of UK facilitie
Saipem has landed a helping hand to U.S.-headquartered ExxonMobil to bring online its fourth oil project on the Stabroek block off the coast of Guyana.
UK-headquartered Tekmar Group has secured two offshore grouting contracts in Qatar with a total value of approximately $1.6 million, supporting subsea infrastructure inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) campaigns. The contracts, awarded by two existing customers, cover the provision of pipeline
An unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey campaign has commenced at Ocean Winds’ 390 MW BC-Wind offshore wind farm site in Poland. The aim of the work is to ensure safety during the future installation of transmission cables connecting the BC-Wind offshore wind farm with the mainland. Thanks to these test
To accelerate growth in the Middle East and enhance local industrial capabilities as part of its global strategy, China’s ZTT Submarine Cable & System is planning to set up a manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia. By establishing manufacturing operations in Saudi Arabia, ZTT said it aims to directl
Thailand-headquartered subsea and offshore drilling services company Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited has secured multiple project awards in the Middle East that have a combined value of approximately $430 to $500 million. The awards cover the delivery of a comprehensive suite of services, in
The joint venture of National Grid Electricity Transmission and SSEN Transmission has selected Hitachi Energy as the preferred bidder to deliver high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations in Scotland and England for the Eastern Green Link 3 (EGL3) project. Marked the biggest project in th
Dutch Fugro is about to commence survey work for the Western Link 2 (WL2) interconnector that will link Scotland and Wales. Fugro is set to begin marine geophysical surveys in the nearshore area of Caernarfon Bay today, August 14, with work expected to be completed by October 12, weather dependent.
A nearshore geophysical survey and a drop-down video survey are starting this month at the two Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind sites, located 50 to 80 kilometers off the coast of Norfolk in the UK, where RWE plans to build offshore wind farms with an installed capacity of 1.4 GW each. The environment
