Wagenborg Offshore has taken into service a subsea support vessel following the conversion from a platform supply vessel (PSV). The Kingsborg subsea support vessel is custom-made and specialized to support subsea activities and decommissioning works in the southern North Sea in a long-term agreement
Ulstein Design & Solutions has secured a contract with Malaysia-based Megamas Resources in partnership with Renaissance Technologies (RTM) to deliver the conceptual design of a fuel-efficient cable laying and repair vessel. According to Ulstein, the decision was taken in view of the shortage of cabl
A Kuala Lumpur-headquartered company has delivered a subsea pipeline inspection using lightweight autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for Malaysia’s state-owned energy giant Petronas. NJ Petroniaga announced it had delivered the “innovative” subsea pipeline inspection for Petronas Gas Berhad from
Fugro’s revenue for the third quarter of 2023 is €608.9 million, an increase from €480.2 million reported in the same quarter of 2022 – a result said to be due to better contracting conditions, high activity levels and good project execution. Fugro reported that its revenue was up by 32.6% on a curr
Kongsberg Discovery has commenced an extensive program of sea trials for its new long-range autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) Hugin Endurance. Measuring approximately 11 meters in length, with a diameter of 1.2 meters and weighing around 8,000 kg, Hugin Endurance is said to be the largest member o
Allseas has inaugurated its new barge for shallow water offshore construction activities in Singapore, following upgrading activities. Sandpiper is a flat-bottom, anchored barge that Allseas purchased last year and upgraded in 2022/23 for pipelaying activities. The barge is equipped with a ten-point
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has received an order from Sulmara for multiple uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs), representing the largest single order of WAM-Vs to date. The order is valued at $1.6 million. Due to demand, production is already underway and will allow for revenue recognition this fis
Houston-based marine robotics company Ocean Infinity has taken delivery of its sixth out of eight new high-tech, ammonia-ready Armada vessels.
Solstad Shipholding, a subsidiary of Solstad Offshore, has reached an agreement with Aker, via its wholly owned subsidiary Aker Capital, AMSC, DNB Bank and Export Finance Norway (Eksfin) for an overall refinancing solution which will create a robust industrial platform going forward. Solstad has, to
MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) has secured an order from VARD to deliver high-speed 175D GenSets for a new cable-laying vessel (CLV) that is being built for Danish subsea specialist NCT Offshore. VARD signed a contract with NCT Offshore for the design and construction of the 95-meter-long CLV in earl
U.S. cable installation contractor Caldwell Marine International (CMI) has placed an order with Royal IHC Offshore Energy for a subsea-tracked trenching vehicle, expected to support its future work in the U.S. offshore wind sector. The scope of the contract award includes the new Amphibious Hi-Traq
Anchoring solutions specialist Maxwell Marine has won a contract to design and supply a technical anchoring system for uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) for the world’s leading offshore wind developer Ørsted. The USVs will be used for offshore met-ocean measurement campaigns in the wind farm industry
Norwegian subsea services provider DeepOcean and oil and gas player Aker BP have entered into an agreement to “pioneer” the use of an unmanned surface vessel (USV) for subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) and survey work. According to DeepOcean, the USV solution can reduce CO2 emissions w
Chinese power cable specialist Orient Cable has held the launch ceremony for what is said to be China’s first dedicated long-range heavy subsea cable shuttle barge. The barge, named Dongfang Haigong 07 (DFHG 07), is designed to transport various types of subsea cables, including those for offshore w
