Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has been awarded a contract for a controlled-source electromagnetic (CSEM) survey in India, with an estimated value of approximately $10 million. The letter of award (LOA) does not include a minimum scope of work and is contingent on the issuance of a call
Norway’s Reach Subsea has taken delivery of its first uncrewed surface vessel (USV), Reach Remote 1, marking the completion of technical installations, testing, and documentation. According to Reach Subsea, the company completed the final handover today, on January 16, 2025, together with Kongsberg
Allseas has selected MacArtney to enhance and future-proof its remotely operated vehicle (ROV) operations with the replacement of three existing hydraulic launch and recovery systems with the all-electric eLARS. The scope covers three over-the-side 150 kN all-electric A-frames, including docking hea
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
As part of its growth and expansion plans aimed at strengthening the fleet and meeting increasing demand in the offshore sector, Italy-headquartered Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has acquired another vessel, to be used for survey activities. NextGeo has completed the acquisition of the vessel Deep Hel
Underwater solutions company SMD has teamed up with UK-headquartered tech player Beam to deploy AI-powered autonomous vehicles for offshore wind operations using Beam’s software. The collaboration aims to boost efficiency in offshore wind farm maintenance by combining advanced subsea technologies. A
The Hague-based Wave Energy Collective (Weco) has secured funding under the EKOO TSE Electricity 2024 program, backed by the Dutch Ministry of Climate and Green Growth’s Topsector Energiesubsidie initiative, to advance a renewables-driven offshore charging solution for autonomous vessels. According
Norwegian shipping company Solstad Offshore has secured a three-year contract award with an international contractor for the construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Frontier. The firm contract starts immediately and will see the 2014-built vessel fully committed until the end of 2027. Normand Fron
DeepOcean is reuniting with the high-spec subsea vessel Orient Adventurer under a charter contract with Taiwanese Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) which will see the vessel join the Norwegian company’s fleet from early 2026 until the end of 2027. DeepOcean will use Orient Adventurer primarily in Europe, but
Singapore-based shipbuilding player PaxOcean has landed a contract with Japan’s Penta-Ocean Construction to construct a 14,000 deadweight tonnage DWT cable laying vessel (CLV), seen as a “key project” in Japan’s offshore wind industry. According to PaxOcean, the vessel is expected to be delivered in
PaxOcean has unveiled an order for up to four methanol-ready offshore construction vessels (OCVs) from an unnamed European shipowner. PaxOcean said it has signed shipbuilding contracts for two OCVs with a “renowned European shipowner” for delivery in 2027 and an option for two additional vessels. Me
Danish maritime technology companies EIVA and Tuco Marine have set up a new partnership to provide integrated autonomous systems for inspecting subsea assets. The idea includes Tuco Marine’s ProZero 8m Naval Intelligence uncrewed surface vessel (USV) sailing to an area of interest and launching EIVA
Dutch offshore services provider Boskalis is set to welcome a new subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel to its fleet in 2026, described by the company as the largest such vessel in the industry. The vessel, named Windpiper, is being developed by converting an existing new vessel under the supervisio
U.S.-headquartered TDI-Brooks is taking three of its vessels for work in West and Northwest Africa in the first quarter of 2025. The 75-meter-long DP-II vessel Nautilus, which joined TDI-Brooks’ fleet in the summer of 2023, is headed to Namibia for a deepwater “heavy” geotechnical project where it w
