Singapore-based shipbuilder Strategic Marine has signed a contract with Odyssey Group under which it will construct a new multi-purpose survey vessel for the Australian maritime logistics provider. Strategic Marine said that the vessel would be tailored to meet Odyssey Group’s specific operational n
Van Oord’s ten-year-old cable laying vessel (CLV) Nexus has been equipped with advanced selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems said to reduce 80% of nitrogen (NOx) emissions. Damen Shipyards Group, who built the cable layer ten years ago, installed five SCR units on the Nexus, one for each engi
Italian cabling company Prysmian Group has kicked off the offshore installation activities for an interconnector that will link Sicily to Sardinia and to the Italian peninsula. The €3.7 billion Tyrrhenian Link, developed by Italy’s transmission system operator (TSO) Terna, will connect Sicily with S
A subsidiary of UK-based AIS, AIS do Brasil, has secured a contract with what is described as a “leading Brazilian national oil and gas company,” to supply installation buoys for offshore operations in an oil field development in Brazil. According to AIS, the installation buoys are designed for deep
Holland Shipyard Group has delivered a cable recovery vessel to compatriot shipping company Hudig & Veder which will be chartered to retrieve and recycle subsea cables. The cable recovery vessel Maasvliet is the first of five CIP3800 vessels that will be delivered for Hudig & Veder, with the first t
Prysmian’s new cable laying vessel (CLV) Monna Lisa has joined the fleet of the Italian cabling giant, following the completion of its sea trials. The keel-laying ceremony for the CLV, a sister vessel to Leonardo da Vinci, was held in Tulcea, Romania, in April 2023 to mark the start of construction,
Aberdeen-based decommissioning services provider Well-Safe Solutions has received a further contract extension from Italy’s energy giant Eni to decommission selected subsea and platform wells across a portfolio of projects in the Dutch North Sea. Eni recently exercised another 90-day option for the
India’s Seamec Limited has entered into a charter hire with a Saudi Arabian company under which its multipurpose diving support vessel (DSV) will be deployed in the Middle East. Seamec entered into a Bimco charter party with Safeen Al Behar Limited Company, Saudi Arabia, for the charter hire of Seam
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has received more work in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region set to be performed this year, adding to a number of recently announced awards. The diving support vessel (DSV) Skandi Singapore will execute the first subsea service contract with related saturation diving ser
Norway’s technology firm Kystdesign has signed a contract with the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) for the construction of an advanced remotely operated vehicle (ROV) that will serve the Dutch marine research community. According to Kystdesign, the Supporter 6000 ROV is designed
Norway-based energy data and intelligence company TGS has secured another contract for offshore wind site characterization on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). To remind, TGS reported earlier this week it was set to kick off offshore wind site characterization in the UK in the first quarter of 2025 u
UK’s Forum Energy Technology (FET) has secured a contract to supply a work-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) system and a Dynacon launch and recovery system (LARS) to Spanish maritime survey and ROV services operator ACSM. The FET Perry XLX EVO II will be delivered in the third quarter of 2025 t
Norway-based provider of vessel management services Aurora Offshore, part of the Borealis Group, has taken delivery of the first of three high-end subsea vessels from compatriot operator Sea1 Offshore, former Siem Offshore. A total of 11 vessels are set to transfer to Aurora Offshore as a part of it
Poland’s Tele-Fonika Kable (TFK) and the Industrial Development Agency (ARP) have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on the construction of a cable laying vessel (CLV) for the installation and maintenance of subsea cables in offshore wind farms, mainly in the Baltic Sea. On January 28, the two
