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  • Rederij Groen takes delivery of ‘7-Stars’ SRSV

    30 April 2015

    Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam, a part of the Damen Shipyards Group, delivered this month the Seismic Research Support Vessel (SRSV) 7-Stars to offshore support service provider Rederij Groen, in Dutch harbour town of Scheveningen. According to Maaskant Shipyards, the 35-metre long offshore chaser, 7-Stars will join Rederij Groen’s fleet of almost 30 vessels, which also includes sister vessels […]

  • CCCC Wins Bid for Terminal Design Project of National Deep Sea Base (China)

    13 September 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      Recently, CCCC Water Transport Planning and Design Institute (WTPDI) won the bid for Phase 1 terminal design project of the national deep sea base. Located in the east of Aoshan Peninsula in Aoshanwei, Jimo, Qingdao, the project involves two 6,000t scientific investigation ship terminals, an approach embankment and corresponding supporting facilities, is scheduled to […]

  • Repair of Fishing Vessel Sparta Continues, Antarctica

    28 December 2011

      Considerable repairs to the damaged shell plating on FV SPARTA in the Southern Ocean have been made. The vessel will be made seaworthy by securing a cement box inside the shell plating. Due to safety reasons, it is still impossible to access the exterior damage in SPARTA’s current location. Upon raising the bow above […]

  • ISS Supports Key Marine Seismic Survey Project in Greece

    26 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime services provider, has been appointed by Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) to support a key marine seismic survey project in Greece. Under the three month research project, ISS Greece will provide marine services to the survey vessel ‘Nordic Explorer’ and two smaller support vessels as they work along the […]

  • Pertamina of Indonesia and Sonatrach of Algeria Ink MoU

    8 June 2012

    PERTAMINA of Indonesia and the Algerian National Oil Company SONATRACH have signed a Memorandum of Understanding during the 25th World Gas Conference at Kuala Lumpur in the presence of Mr. Youcef YOUSFI, the Minister for Energy and Mining and Mr. Abdelhamid ZERGUINE, the President Director General of SONATRACH. This Memorandum defines the axis of cooperation […]

  • NREL weighs Gulf of Mexico tidal and wave options

    18 July 2017
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development, Technology

    Researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) plan to conduct a study that will explore the feasibility of various offshore renewable energy resources in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Akuo Energy targets EIB boost for NEMO project

    29 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Akuo Energy, a French renewable energy company, has turned to the European Investment Bank (EIB) for funding support for the ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) project off Martinique known as NEMO.

  • Germany: Wind Farms and Marine Traffic

    14 May 2013

    Researchers at the Flensburg University of Applied Sciences (FUAS) warn of increased risk of ship collisions. The reason for this threat is the increasing number of offshore wind farms, especially in the German Bight region. With approximately 150,000 ships that cross the area each year, this is a very busy part of the sea. The […]

  • Scottish Government Disagrees with Claims on Renewable Energy Target

    12 February 2013
    Authorities & Government

    Claims that independent Scotland would not be able to achieve its target on energy being produced fully from renewable sources were rejected by the Scottish Government, the Blue & Green Tomorrow news site reports. A report, made by researchers from Birmingham, Cardiff, Robert Gordon and Queens in Belfast, shows doubts that Scotland alone would  be […]

  • France Energies Marines Gears for 3rd Scientific & Technical Tribune

    19 February 2020
    Environment, Technology

    France Energies Marines is organising its third Scientific & Technical Tribune dedicated to offshore renewable energy (ORE). The event takes place at the Ecole des Ponts ParisTech near Paris on 20 March, with aim to bring together the main players in the sector to discuss technical issues and present scientific advances in the field. Representatives […]

  • BMWi Awards Contract for Implementation and Maintenance of NMMT (Germany)

    3 February 2012
    Authorities & Government

      The Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) awarded a contract for the construction and operation of a coordinating body for the implementation and maintenance of the National Master Maritime Technologies plan (“NMMT”) directed towards the promotion and development of maritime technology industry in Germany to Bietergemeinschaft Balance Technology, Consulting GmbH. Apart from many […]

  • WinGD names new head

    25 July 2018

    Swiss company Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) has named Klaus Heim as its chief executive officer (CEO) with effect from August 6, 2018.

  • FOCUS6 Software Extended to Utilize Offshore Wind Turbine Design

    17 January 2014
    Technology

    FOCUS6, a wind turbine design package developed by the Knowledge Centre Wind turbine Materials and Constructions (WMC), has now been extended with an offshore design module, enabling its users to model the next generation of large offshore wind turbines. The FOCUS6 Offshore module is used in combination with Aeroelasticity II, the Wind Turbine Design module […]

  • Scottish Renewables Applauds Government for Offshore Wind Support

    15 July 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Scottish Renewables has responded to news that the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator programme, which aims to cut the cost of offshore wind by at least 10%, has been awarded £2.2 million by the Scottish Government. Lindsay Leask, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “Offshore wind holds huge opportunities for Scotland, and the industry […]

  • First Turbine Up at Chinese Offshore Wind Farm

    23 January 2019

    China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) has installed the first out of the 36 5.5MW wind turbines on the 198MW Guangdong Yudean Zhanjiang Wailuo offshore wind farm. CCCC installed the first Mingyang Wind Power MySE5.5/7.0MW unit at the site offshore Guangdong Province, China, in six days, the company said. The project is being developed by Guangdong Yuedian Qujie Wind Power, […]

  • ORE Wrapping Up Turbine Bearing Test Facility Paperwork

    6 March 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult expects to publish the contract notices and procurement documentation for the construction of its wind turbine bearing test facility in Blyth, UK, in March.

  • Ampelmann and Seaqualize Developing Balanced Gangway Prototype

    3 October 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Ampelmann and Seaqualize have established a partnership to develop a new full scale balanced gangway prototype to be tested offshore.

  • Spain’s First Floater Comes Online

    21 June 2019

    W2Power, Spain’s first floating offshore wind platform, has officially been commissioned at the PLOCAN test site off Gran Canaria. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. The 1:6 scale multi-turbine platform started generating first kilowatts of electricity at the end of May at the Astican Shipyard before going to PLOCAN. W2Power is […]

  • AMC Working with Ad Hoc’s Naval Architect on New SWATH Design

    13 September 2016

    Naval Architect John Kecsmar of Ad Hoc Marine Designs is working with Aluminium Marine Consultants (AMC) on a new SWATH vessel design dedicated to wind farm operations. The newly designed vessels are entirely built from aluminium and are light weight, robust and durably constructed to class and MCA regulations, AMC said. The new hull form is designed […]

  • KR, KRISO team up on eco-friendly ship tech development

    21 January 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Technology, Transition, Vessels, Vision

    South Korean classification society Korean Register (KR) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean Engineering (KRISO) to develop technologies for green ships.

  • SeaBird’s Petrel Explorer to exit offshore industry after sale

    18 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Vessels

    Green Energy Group (SeaBird Exploration) has entered into a binding agreement with an undisclosed party to sell the seismic research vessel Petrel Explorer. The sale, expected to be completed in about four weeks, will see the vessel leave the offshore industry. Green Energy Group did not disclose any details about the buyer or the transaction. “The […]

  • Japanese ink MoU for joint ops of cable-laying vessels

    1 October 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration

    Kokusai Cable Ship (KCS) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for collaborative operations of cable-laying vessels for the offshore wind market. The two Japanese companies plan to jointly research commercial opportunities in new subsea cable-laying demand, mainly for offshore wind projects in Japan and throughout Asia. MOL and its […]

  • MOL orders LNG-fueled quartet, eyes up to 90 LNG-powered vessels by 2030

    3 August 2021
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    Japanese shipping heavyweight Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed contracts to build four 7,000-unit capacity car carriers using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as their main fuel.

  • VIDEO: Cable Protection System and Cable Pull-In

    22 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    BPP-Cables shows simulation of the offshore wind monopile cable protection system pull-in. OrcaFlex 9.6 was used to model the cable inside the cable protection system. BPP-Cables provides cable engineering and procurement services to the offshore energy sector. It is a subsidiary of BPP-TECH and Keppel Offshore & Marine. BPP-TECH, an engineering consultancy with over 30 […]

  • ISA Reaches Milestone with Approval of Plans of Work for Exploration of Cobalt-Rich Ferromanganese Crusts

    22 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    A new and significant development in the work of the International Seabed Authority was reached in Kingston this morning when the Authority’s Council decided to approve the plans of work for exploration of cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts submitted by two corporations sponsored by China and Japan. Acting on the recommendation of the Legal and Technical Commission, […]