
Taiwanese company Asia Cement Corporation has completed a full shore power project for cement vessels in an effort to reduce the impact on the sea, the ecology and the environment.

Busan Port Authority (BPA), the governing body of the South Korean Port of Busan, has decided to integrate 5G mobile edge computing (MEC) convergence technology into crane remote controlling in an effort “to make the port safer and smarter”.

The new version of the HarshLab material and components testing platform, featuring research enhancements set to benefit offshore industries, is currently under construction in Spain.

The Basque energy agency Ente Vasco de la Energía (EVE) has launched a call for marine renewable energy demonstration projects that will be funded under the state aid program for renewable energy development.

Canadian Kraken Robotics has received an order for the AquaPix sonar from an American autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) manufacturer. The 3,000-meter rated AquaPix MINSAS 120 Synthetic Aperture Sonar is expected to be delivered to the client this year. Kraken did not reveal the name of the client

The Penguin wave energy device, developed by the Finnish company Wello, is completing the last leg of its journey to the Basque Country where it will be installed for testing at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP).

Orbital Marine Power has signed an agreement with Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) to deploy its tidal turbines offshore the Isle of Wight.

French company EEL Energy has ramped up testing activities on its tidal energy technology whose design was inspired by bio-mimicry ahead of trials at SEENEOH test centre in Bordeaux planned for this year.

Finland-based provider of auxiliary wind propulsion systems Norsepower has partnered with UK’s ship management company Newport Shipping (NS) to become wind propulsion provider within NS digital platform created for shipowners planning retrofit projects.

Marine Power Systems (MPS) has signed a berth option agreement with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) for the deployment of two multi-megawatt WaveSub wave energy converters.

Researchers from the University of Edinburgh and Swedish wave energy developer Seabased have completed a project to optimise the latter’s direct drive linear generator.

UK-based engineering and technical innovation specialists Rovtech Solutions and Brimstone Enterprises have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a tidal energy system inspired by marine creatures.

TGS and Halliburton have partnered up to bring advanced seismic imaging to fiber optic sensing.

LGM Engineering has been contracted to deliver LNG fuel gas supply systems for eight 119,000-dwt dual-fuel crude oil and product tankers.