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
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An array of measures focused on efficiency needs to be applied to the existing global fleet in order for the maritime industry to minimize the amount of alternative fuels required and, thereby, cut the overall cost of the energy transition, a new paper from the Athens-based non-profit organization M
Italian cabling giant Prysmian Group has awarded compatriot Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) with two contracts valued at approximately €41 million for work on the Eastern Green Links in the North Sea. The contracts have been awarded for detailed survey services set to provide critical data for the desig
Equinor has made a move to progress its offshore oil and gas electrification plans on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) by handing out a contract for early stage engineering services to Multiconsult Norge, in collaboration with subcontractors Aker Solutions and fully owned subsidiary LINK Arkite
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
Viking Line will introduce its biofuel-based sustainable initiative for reducing GHG emissions from conference trips on three vessels on its Helsinki routes.
While biofuels still hold a reputation as a promising solution to the decarbonization of the maritime sector, their long-term use could be hindered by limited supply in the future, DNV pointed out in the latest white paper.
Danish power cable manufacturer and installation company NKT has marked the official start of construction of its new cable-laying vessel (CLV) NKT Eleonora with the keel laying ceremony, some two months after the first steel was cut for the vessel. The official keel laying of NKT Eleonora took plac
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
The batch of new projects, which are expected to reach the EPC stage this year, is anticipated to lead to awards worth billions of dollars for jobs related to associated subsea equipment, offshore platforms, floating production units, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) equipment and facilities, based o
EnergyPathways has made progress in making its proposed large-scale energy storage project in the East Irish Sea ready for a final investment decision (FID) later this year by securing operatorship for a block encompassing the project and picking a compatriot contractor to handle engineering study f
The state-owned Scottish National Investment Bank is investing £20 million (around €23.7 million) in subsea cable manufacturer XLCC which will support the development of the UK’s first HVDC cable factory, located in North Ayrshire, Scotland. The new manufacturing facility is located at the brownfiel
