Australian companies Geo Oceans, part of Vertech Group, and Blue Ocean Marine Services have merged, combining Geo Oceans’ small ROV, subsea inspection, and marine science technologies with Blue Ocean’s expertise in unmanned and remotely operated survey technologies. “We are excited about this merger
The cable-laying vessel (CLV) that Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder VARD is building for Danish subsea specialist NCT Offshore has hit the water in Romania. NCT placed the order for the 95-meter-long CLV with VARD in early 2023, with Vard Design in Ålesund, Norway, in charge of the design, Va
Following certification to use biofuels for the vessel, Denmark-based power cable manufacturer and installation company NKT has made a number of upgrades on its cable-laying vessel (CLV) NKT Victoria, said to be prompted by growing market demand and customer requirements. With the aim of boosting it
Norwegian VARD has held the steel cutting ceremony for the highly customized hybrid power cable lay and construction vessel it is building for the Japanese offshore wind market. The steel-cutting ceremony for NB 980 was held on July 1 in Vard Shipyards Romania – Braila, marking a milestone in the co
As part of its ambition to expand its fleet and subsea activities, the Netherlands-headquartered subsea solutions provider N-Sea has concluded the full acquisition of compatriot company Geo Plus. Established in 1994 and based in Groningen, Geo Plus provides survey services and operates a fleet of fi
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Maersk Supply Service (MSS), expanding its fleet with an additional 22 vessels. Through the newly incorporated subsidiary DOF Offshore Holding Denmark, DOF will on certain terms and conditions acquire all the shares in Maersk
U.S.-headquartered Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has partnered up with Unique Group, a UAE-headquartered innovator in subsea technologies and engineering, to take its autonomous vehicle services to the Middle East. The companies will collaborate to deploy OPT’s existing WAM-V unmanned surface vehic
Three French companies have joined forces for a project that aims to develop an innovative solution for precise seabed surveying at great depths using swarms of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for ocean floor mapping. The ongoing development for the CARMA (Mineral resources mapping by AUVs swa
Surveying and mapping services provider Darkocean has added a multi-role workboat/survey catamaran to its fleet which will be used for offshore wind projects across the UK and Northern Europe. Darkocean has taken delivery of the 10-meter-long Coastal Observer from Purus, formerly known as HST Workbo
A week after it was hired to deliver an electro-hydraulic, steel tube dynamic umbilical for an energy project in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. subsea engineering and applied technology player Oceaneering has secured multiple contracts for vessel services in the region. Oceaneering’s Offshore Projects Gro
A multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV) owned by Olympic Subsea and on charter with DeepOcean has been equipped with cable lay and trenching equipment to be able to install and protect power cables for offshore renewables projects. The two Norwegian companies entered into a two-year time charter agree
Cyprus-headquartered seismic company SeaBird Exploration has secured a contract extension with a repeat client that will see its seismic research vessel Eagle Explorer working in the Western Hemisphere. SeaBird Exploration announced on May 21 that it had won an ocean bottom node (OBN) source contrac
Italian cabling giant Prysmian has awarded a five-year contract to Norwegian shipping company Solstad Offshore for a subsea construction vessel (CSV) set to support the installation of power cable systems on the company’s projects. The CSV Normand Ocean will be on a firm contract with Prysmian which
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has added more work to its to-do list for Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras by securing two new long-term contracts. The Brazil-built and flagged 142.2-meter-long pipelay support vessel (PLSV) Skandi Niterói has been given a three-year firm plus option contract,
