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  • Startups invited to test ocean tech at Australia’s research facilities

    10 October 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology, Vision

    The University of Western Australia (UWA) Coastal and Offshore Research Laboratory (CORL) has launched the Ocean Innovation Challenge, offering startups and small to medium enterprises (SMEs) a chance to access a full week of free testing at its ocean research facilities. According to UWA CORL, the initiative provides an opportunity to validate early-stage concepts, advance […]

  • VARD sets up strategic partnership with Norwegian research institute

    18 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Vessels, Vision

    Norwegian shipbuilder VARD, a subsidiary of Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Norwegian research institute NORCE to cooperate on research and innovation related to subsea technology, among other things. The strategic partnership will be focused on topics such as design, construction, on-board and underwater maintenance and drone technology for […]

  • Japan’s MHI prolongs research collaboration on ammonia-based clean power in Indonesia

    21 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Transition, Vision

    Japanese major Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Indonesia’s Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) have signed a new research agreement to continue exploring the potential of ammonia-based clean power in Indonesia. MHI and ITB concluded a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in 2020 to collaborate on research into next-generation clean energy solutions and analysis of big data relating […]

  • Dutch firm takes over management of 40-meter catamaran research vessel

    26 March 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Dutch offshore services company Mark Offshore is set to manage and operate a catamaran research vessel for offshore renewables, marine survey and nearshore energy projects under an agreement with Lithuania’s Klaipėda University. Built in 2014, the 40-meter DP1 subsea support vessel Mintis has supported a range of offshore activities, including ROV, AUV and USV operations, […]

  • DroneQ Robotics gets exclusive rights to use 2014-built research vessel

    2 April 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Dutch advanced unmanned robotics services provider DroneQ Robotics has received exclusive rights to deploy Mark Offshore’s research and survey vessel for its own and third-party projects. This comes as Dutch Mark Offshore signed an agreement with Lithuania’s Klaipėda University to handle the management and operations of the catamaran research vessel Mintis for offshore renewables, marine […]

  • 6% of Welsh people think renewable energy development should decrease, research shows

    2 April 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vision

    New research by RenewableUK Cymru has found that 71% of Welsh people believe renewable energy development should increase, with just 6% saying it should decrease, and 58% want Wales’s future energy system to be mainly or entirely based on renewable energy. New polling published by RenewableUK Cymru on April 1 shows strong backing for renewables comes […]

  • To back Make American Shipbuilding Great Again initiative, South Koreans open research hub in US

    13 March 2026
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Vessels, Vision

    South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and San Diego State University (SDSU) have opened a joint research center in the U.S. to support the Make American Shipbuilding Great Again (MASGA) initiative. The SHI-SDSU Advanced Maritime Center (SSAM), SHI’s first research hub in the U.S., is located in San Diego, California, described as the ideal location […]

  • Singapore-based project to tackle one of energy transition’s ‘hardest engineering challenges’

    10 February 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition, Vessels, Vision

    A new industry-academia research collaboration project, led by the National University of Singapore’s Centre for Hydrogen Innovations (CHI), has been launched with a focus on the development of next-generation ammonia-fuelled marine engines with near-zero emissions to help in speeding up the decarbonization of the global shipping industry. Officially launched on February 4, the project focuses […]

  • Industry and academia launch new maritime innovation center

    4 November 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    Lloyd’s Register (LR) and partners launched a new center for developing and testing zero-carbon and intelligent-ship technologies.

  • Nuclear-powered vessels are achievable, Norwegian-led study confirms

    26 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Transition, Vessels, Vision

    Nuclear-powered DP vessels are a technically feasible solution and are achievable, the Nuclear Propulsion in merchant Shipping (NuProShip II) study has confirmed. The NuProShip II project, funded by the Research Council of Norway, demonstrates the technical feasibility of nuclear-powered DP vessels, researching the possibility of nuclear reactors contributing to efficiency, reliability, and environmental responsibility for […]

  • Small-scale wave energy converter deployed off Washington coast

    15 October 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    California-based Ocean Motion Technologies (OMT) has conducted a commercial field deployment of its small-scale wave energy technology in Puget Sound, Washington, in collaboration with the Ocean Research College Academy (ORCA) at Everett Community College. According to the company, the September 2025 deployment marks a milestone for its surface wave energy converter (S-WEC) system, designed to […]

  • €17.5M investment to expand EMEC’s tidal energy test facilities

    20 February 2026
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has secured a £15 million (around €17.5 million) investment to expand its tidal energy research and development (R&D) infrastructure in Orkney, Scotland. The Blue Horizon project will expand EMEC’s tidal test facilities to enable the demonstration of tidal energy arrays. The project is one of three chosen in a combined […]

  • Testing aimed at improving megawatt-scale tidal energy device wraps up in Ireland

    18 February 2026
    Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    Marine energy technology and project solutions provider ORPC has completed testing activities that had the goal of improving installation, operation and maintenance of its megawatt-scale tidal energy device. The testing, wrapped up at the end of 2025, was part of the ORPC-led LOGIC-Tide research and development project focused on the development of the Optimor tidal […]

  • RISEnergy launches third call to drive renewable innovation

    8 October 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    The third call for Transnational Access (TA) applications under the RISEnergy project is now open, seeking innovative solutions to enhance energy systems and reduce the life-cycle cost of energy technologies, thereby supporting the wider adoption of renewable energy. Researchers from both academia and industry are eligible to apply, provided their work aligns with RISEnergy’s research […]

  • Recently converted seismic source vessel begins sea trials (Video)

    4 February 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    A 2010-built seismic source vessel owned by Norway’s Sanco Shipping, recently converted from a seismic research vessel, is performing its sea trials ahead of delivery. Sanco Shipping purchased Sanco Sailor in July 2025, at the time named PGS Apollo, after which the 106.6-meter-long vessel set sail directly to Vard Langsten. Since arriving at Vard Langsten […]

  • Norway: €710k public funding aims to advance floating solar tech performance

    26 February 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Technology, Transition

    Norway’s Ocean Sun has secured NOK 8 million (around €710,000) in public funding for a project that aims to strengthen the long-term performance and reliability of its floating solar technology. The public funding was awarded for the Enhanced Environmental Resilience for OS FPV System (EROS) research project, an Innovation Project for the Industrial Sector (IPN), […]

  • Prysmian’s R&D activities get €300 million EIB boost

    9 December 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vision

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a €300 million financing package for Prysmian that will support the Italian cabling giant’s research and development (R&D) activities with the ultimate goal of accelerating energy security and digitalization in Europe. The financing will support Prysmian’s European research and development activities for the 2025–2028 period, accelerating the adoption […]

  • VARD delivers newly converted seismic source vessel to Sanco Shipping

    17 February 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Norway’s VARD has delivered the seismic source vessel Sanco Sailor to compatriot Sanco Shipping, following the completion of conversion from a seismic research vessel. Sanco Shipping purchased Sanco Sailor in July 2025, at the time named PGS Apollo, after which the 2010-built, 106.6-meter-long vessel set sail directly to Vard Langsten to undergo extensive conversion. Since […]

  • MPA, DNV continue joint push toward a digital, low-carbon maritime future

    10 November 2025
    Authorities & Government, Collaboration, Innovation, Research & Development, Transition

    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA Singapore) and Oslo-headquartered classification society DNV have given fresh life to their long-standing collaboration focused on accelerating the development of a smart, greener and future-proof maritime sector. As announced on November 10, MPA Singapore and DNV renewed their memorandum of understanding (MoU) that aims to ‘bolster’ cooperation […]

  • TGS, BGP, Staatsolie embark on seismic survey to map oil & gas deposits in shallow waters

    8 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production, Research & Development

    Norwegian/American energy data and intelligence player, Tomlinson Geophysical Services (TGS), has kicked off a seismic survey in the shallow offshore area off the coast of Saramacca and Coronie to find oil and gas reserves as part of a joint project with Suriname’s national oil company (NOC) Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname (Staatsolie), the Chinese Bureau of Geophysical Prospecting (BGP Offshore). 

  • TEAMER adds commercialization support for marine energy developers

    20 November 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology, Vision

    U.S. Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) has introduced a new support category focused on commercialization, marking an expansion of its long-running program that has so far centered on testing services for marine energy technologies. The initiative provides business-focused assistance to the existing network of U.S. research facilities, which offer numerical modeling, […]

  • Downturn in high-impact exploration: Is revival of oil & gas drilling appetite on the cards?

    2 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    Given that the number of players engaged in high-impact (HI) oil and gas exploration operations has been cut in half since 2014, Westwood Global Energy, an energy market research and consultancy firm, has warned about the uncertainty surrounding new hydrocarbon search attempts, while emphasizing the need for a new wave of exploration firms to be created and for existing companies to return to drilling activities, if exploration endeavors are to increase in the future.

  • ABS, KRISO level up small modular nuclear reactors collab

    28 October 2025
    Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    ABS and KRISO have signed MOU to cooperate on the application of small modular reactors (SMRs) in the marine and offshore sectors.

  • UCL: Climate transition could hit South Korean, Chinese, and European shipping financiers hardest

    22 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Market Outlooks, Transition

    European, Chinese and South Korean financiers have over half of their portfolio tied to oil and gas carriers that are most at risk of becoming stranded assets in the global rush to shift to a low-carbon energy system, a new report by UCL’s Energy Institute Shipping and Oceans Research Group suggests. As the global economy […]

  • French companies unite on superconducting cable project for distant offshore wind farms

    7 November 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Research & Development, Technology

    Air Liquide, CentraleSupélec, ITP Interpipe, Nexans, and RTE have joined forces to develop a project that connects distant offshore wind farms to shore via a High Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) superconducting transmission system. The SupraMarine demonstrator project will study the electrical connection between offshore wind farms and the coastline using High-Temperature Superconducting (HTS) cables. Cooled […]