Norway-based energy data and intelligence company TGS has secured a contract for offshore wind site characterization on the UK continental shelf for a repeat client. According to TGS, the project is set to last around 60 days and will begin in the first quarter of 2025. The Ramform Vanguard will be
Allseas’ pipelay vessel Lorelay has completed a platform-to-platform pipeline installation in the Caribbean, for the first time ever using the bowstring start-up method, connecting the pipeline start-up head directly to the platform jacket leg. Lorelay kicked off the operations in December 2024, pla
U.S.-based subsea data collection and delivery provider Tiburon Subsea and Canadian Ocean Floor Geophysics (OFG) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to tackle challenges in wave and wind energy surveys and maintenance, and subsea security, among other things. In 2024, Tiburon Subsea intr
Greece’s Asso.subsea has signed the shipbuilding contract for the construction of its new DP-2 cable-laying vessel (CLV), set to be built in China. The cable layer named Althea will be built at the China Merchants Heavy Industry shipyard, at Mazhou Island in Shenzen, with delivery set for the second
DEME Group has strengthened its fleet with the addition of two advanced uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) delivered by Norway’s Maritime Robotics. The delivery includes the two-meter Otter USV and the larger, six-meter Mariner USV. According to Maritime Robotics, the Otter USV is a fully electric cata
Ulstein Design & Solutions has secured what it says is its largest-ever aftermarket design contract for a cable-laying vessel (CLV), owned by the Taiwanese Dong Fang Offshore (DFO). The contract for the Orient Adventurer, previously known as Polar Onyx, includes both basic design and engineering pro
Norwegian shipping company Solstad Offshore has secured contracts for two of its construction support vessels (CSVs) and one anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel, all with undisclosed clients. The CSV Normand Jarstein will kick off a 135-day contract in March, under which it will deliver subsea
China’s first dedicated long-range heavy subsea cable transport barge has completed its inaugural mission at an offshore wind project and will undergo maintenance before embarking on a new mission. Chinese power cable specialist Orient Cable launched the barge named Dongfang Haigong 07 (DFHG 07) in
DEMCON Unmanned Systems has become the first unmanned surface vessel (USV) developer and manufacturer in the Netherlands to obtain the DNV Type Approval certification for its DUS V5750 USV. According to DEMCON Unmanned Systems, the DUS V5750 USV received certification under the DNV Standard Craft (
U.S.-based Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has completed a set of exercises in California in which its WAM-V unmanned surface vehicle (USV) operated for multiple days without needing to return to base. During the exercises, the WAM-V 22 operated for several days while hosting a complete seabed survey
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
Norwegian ocean services provider DeepOcean has extended the charter agreements with Østensjø Rederi for three vessels, all under contract with DeepOcean since their delivery from shipyards. The companies have agreed to extend the existing contracts for Edda Freya and Edda Flora through 2026, and Ed
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
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has terminated the contract for its subsea vessel Skandi Implementer in Mexico following the client’s payment default. In the announcement, DOF further revealed its plans to have the vessel fitted with two of its remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and pursue opportuni
