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Saipem’s subsea drone clears tests with Petrobras ahead of offshore deployment

Saipem’s underwater inspection drone (UID) FlatFish has completed a test campaign with Brazil’s oil & gas major Petrobras as part of a contract awarded in 2023, ahead of deployment in a real offshore environment. The functional acceptance tests (FAT) were held at Saipem’s underwater drone testing fa

about 5 months ago

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Training simulator in the making for Jan De Nul’s Fleeming Jenkin

Jan De Nul has appointed the Dutch company Tree C Technology to develop a training simulator for its XL cable-laying vessel (CLV) Fleeming Jenkin. Jan De Nul placed an order for Fleeming Jenkin at China’s CMHI Haimen shipyard in October 2023, followed by an order for another identical vessel, named

about 5 months ago

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First US subsea rock installation vessel begins sea trials

Acadia, the first U.S.-flagged, Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installation vessel (SRIV), owned by Texas-headquartered Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD), has begun its sea trials, with operations to start soon. GLDD ordered the vessel from Philly Shipyard, Inc. in 2021, with the first s

about 5 months ago

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Brazilian merger to create company with 73-vessel fleet

Brazil’s offshore vessel owners OceanPact and CBO are set to combine their businesses by incorporating CBO’s holding company into OceanPact, thereby creating a firm that will have a total fleet of 73 vessels. The partners note that the business combination is a catalyst for implementing sustainable

about 6 months ago

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Japanese long-distance cable-laying vessel receives general design approval

Japanese classification society ClassNK has issued its General Design Approval (GDA) for a cable-laying vessel (CLV) developed by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), verifying the vessel’s compliance with relevant rules at the detailed design level. NYK reported that it had, on February 13, co

about 6 months ago

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Four more UK-made ROVs to join DOF’s fleet

Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has placed an order with the UK’s Forum Energy Technologies (FET) which covers the delivery of four new-generation work-class remotely operated vehicles (WROVs). Signed in August 2025, the contract includes the delivery of four XLX EVO III ROVs, scheduled for April,

about 6 months ago

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Leask Marine takes delivery of purpose-built Multi Cat vessel from Damen

Dutch Damen Shipyards Group has delivered a purpose-built vessel to Scottish Leask Marine, designed to support a range of sectors, including offshore wind, subsea, and wave and tidal energy projects, among others. The Multi Cat (MuC) 3113, named C-Trojan, was handed over to Leask Marine at Damen Shi

about 6 months ago

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Asso.subsea orders second next-gen trenching support vessel from China Merchants

Greece’s Asso.subsea has signed the shipbuilding contract with China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) for the construction of a second next-generation trenching support vessel (TSV), sister to the one announced in September 2025. The TSV Andromeda will be built at CMHI’s Shenzhen Shipyard, where the

about 6 months ago

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Fully certified Reach Remote USV to inspect Gassco’s subsea pipelines

Norway’s Reach Subsea has won a contract to perform an external inspection of a large part of the subsea pipeline portfolio of Norwegian state-owned gas grid operator Gassco, using its Reach Remote 1 uncrewed surface vessel (USV). Under the contract secured with Equinor on behalf of Gassco, Reach Su

about 6 months ago

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Hull of new Dutch multifunctional workboat soon to be launched

Dutch shipbuilder and designer Neptune Marine is set to soon launch the hull of an EuroCarrier it is building for Van Wijngaarden Marine Services, which will, among other things, be capable of performing survey and geotechnical services. The EuroCarrier 2712 – DP1 – TIER III, named Maasstroom, will

about 6 months ago

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Kongsberg Maritime equipment ordered for South Korean cable laying vessel

Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime has been appointed to deliver an integrated technology package for what is said to be South Korea’s first specialized HVDC installation vessel, being built in Türkiye. South Korean subsea cable installation company LS Marine Solution signed a contract with Türkiye’s Tersa

about 6 months ago

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N-Sea’s new cable layer arrives in the Netherlands for final outfitting

The hull of the dual-fuel cable installation and repair vessel destined for N-Sea Group has arrived from Poland at Neptune Marine’s yard in the Netherlands. The hull of the 100-meter-long cable-laying vessel (CLV) Altera was launched early in February in Poland, after which it started its journey fr

about 6 months ago

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‘First-ever’ remote operated landing crafts to be built in Malaysia

Malaysia-headquartered offshore support vessel (OSV) provider Nam Cheong has been awarded shipbuilding contracts, valued at $64.5 million, for two dive support vessels (DSVs) and two remote operated landing crafts (ROLCs) by a UAE-based maritime logistics company, marking its first newbuild contract

about 6 months ago

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Another SeaBird Exploration vessel gets contract extension in Western Hemisphere

Cyprus-headquartered SeaBird Exploration, a wholly owned subsidiary of SED Energy Holdings, has secured a three-month contract extension for its source vessel to continue working in the Western Hemisphere. The 2009-built Fulmar Explorer, which joined the company’s fleet in 2019, will continue perfor

about 6 months ago