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  • Conoship and Bouman join forces on ship-based carbon capture joint venture

    22 January 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Collaboration, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    EverLoNG ship-based carbon capture project partners Bouman Industries and Conoship International have signed an agreement to create a joint venture that would build ship-based carbon capture (SBCC) systems. The new partnership, called Carobotreat Maritime, aims to use its combined expertise to help shipowners and operators reduce CO₂ emissions on their newbuild and existing vessels.  “It’s my […]

  • Japanese players engage in robotics project to enable autonomous ops on oil & gas platforms

    31 May 2022
    Automation, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Innovation, IT & Software, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Safety, Technology

    Yokogawa and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have been selected to undertake an AI-enabled robot system project for the Nippon Foundation.

  • Offshore Wind Turbines and Fish Live in Harmony, Danish Study Shows

    11 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The first Danish study into how one of the worlds largest wind farms affects marine life is now completed. It shows that the wind turbines and the fish live quite happily together. Indeed some species of fish have actually increased in number. As work is just beginning on Denmark’s newest and so far largest offshore […]

  • MEECE launches tender and recruiting spree

    8 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    The Marine Energy Engineering Centre of Excellence (MEECE) at Swansea University is looking for biaxial-machine tenders. Namely, Fatigue loads often drive the load regime experienced by wind, wave and tidal devices. Therefore, there is significant scope for cost reduction through characterisation of new materials for fatigue under correct operational conditions. Flexible elastomeric membrane structures are […]

  • NETL develops BLOSOM to prevent oil spills (USA)

    10 December 2014

    A new modeling tool created by scientists at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is helping to prevent future hydrocarbon leaks and providing a greater understanding of how hydrocarbon leaks from all sources are transported throughout offshore systems, NETL says.  According to NETL, The Blowout and Spill Occurrence Model, or BLOSOM, can rapidly simulate offshore […]

  • UK: Lloyd Register Unveils New Brand Identity

    9 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    Lloyd’s Register (LR), yesterday unveiled a refreshed brand identity, with the introduction of a new logo that celebrates the culture of innovation built over the company’s 253-year history. LR has undergone significant change and growth over recent years, having grown to a £1 billion-turnover service provider with over 9,000 employees worldwide and undertaken the acquisitions […]

  • UK Offshore Wind Industry Not Resting On Laurels, Eyes Further Cost Cuts

    27 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Human Capital, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Offshore wind is the lowest cost means of decarbonising the UK’s energy sector and the industry ticks every box in the government’s new Industrial Strategy, ScottishPower Renewables’ Jonathan Cole said during Scottish Renewables’ Offshore Wind Conference in Glasgow. This week marked something of a turning point for the UK’s offshore wind industry, Scottish Renewables said, after the latest […]

  • EU Commission Approves EUR 86.6 Mln for Alstom’s SuperGrid Institute

    31 October 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Storage, Technology

    The European Commission has concluded that the €86.6 million aid, granted by France to the “Supergrid Institut pour la transition énergétique” for a research project aimed at developing a new generation of long-distance energy transmission networks, complies with the EU rules on State aid.  Joaquín Almunia, Commission Vice President responsible for competition, stated: “Securing energy […]

  • Drewry Maritime: Better Prognosis for Product Tankers

    16 February 2012

    Drewry Maritime Research’s latest Tanker Forecaster report looks at how surplus tonnage is placing a burden on crude tanker freight rates in the short and medium term, however, product tankers especially MR tankers, are expected to perform better in the coming years. Freight rates for MR product carriers improved in the last quarter of 2011 […]

  • USA: ABS Nautical Systems Releases Next Generation of NS5 Software Suite

    31 August 2011
    Business & Finance

    ABS Nautical Systems announce the redesign and release of its industry leading suite of asset management software, NS5. Substantial improvements made to this next generation version, NS5 Enterprise, make this user-friendly software a first of its kind application on the market today. Continually evolving to meet industry needs, NS5 Enterprise has a versatile design that […]

  • Customers vote Ensco best offshore drilling contractor

    30 January 2015
    Exploration & Production

    Offshore drilling contractor Ensco plc has earned first place for total customer satisfaction in the Oilfield Products & Services Customer Satisfaction Survey. Conducted by EnergyPoint Research, the annual survey is the industry benchmark for customer satisfaction in the global oilfield. The UK-headquartered company led all offshore drilling contractors in the survey by receiving top honors […]

  • Weco secures grant for renewables-powered offshore charging hub

    14 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Technology

    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 to Weco, the E-Sea Charging project will focus on developing a charging station that harnesses […]

  • CGG cans seismic vessel deal with Eidesvik

    13 October 2016

    Norwegian offshore vessel provider Eidesvik Offshore and French geophysical company CGG have agreed to terminate with immediate effect the contract for the seismic vessel Viking Vision.   According to Eidesvik’s statement on Thursday, the contract was due to expire at the end of July 2017. The shipping company said that payment of the charter rate […]

  • Halliburton, Gazprom Pen Strategic Cooperation Agreement

    3 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    US based Halliburton has signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Russia’s Gazprom International for the development and implementation of new oil and gas technologies in global exploration and production projects. The agreement sets the framework for the ongoing exchange of information related to oil and gas technologies, for technical training to be provided to Gazprom […]

  • iXblue DriX USV goes to Brazil

    25 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Technology

    The recently launched Brazilian rental and service company WAMS has added iXblue’s DriX unmanned surface vehicle (USV) to its pool of equipment for underwater service and research. The DriX USV is expected to add to the company’s operational performance for shallow water hydrographic and geophysical surveys, as well as LBL array box-in operations, and ROV/AUV […]

  • NC Living Shorelines Workshops Take Place in February

    12 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    Two living shorelines workshops are planned to take place in February 2019 at the Coastal Studies Institute in Wanchese, NC.  The workshops are hosted by the North Carolina Coastal Federation, North Carolina Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve, North Carolina Division of Coastal Management and Coastal Studies Institute. From 1-5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, […]

  • WAMSI Unveils New Study

    4 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    A new review has found that turbidity and sedimentation, two of the most widely recognized threats to coral reefs, can have an effect on coral reproduction before, during and after spawning. Elevated turbidity regularly occurs in shallow, tropical marine environments driven primarily by wind-driven waves but this can be exacerbated by anthropogenic activities such as […]

  • Partrac Conducts Beach Sediment Tracking Study

    9 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Sediment tracing specialist Partrac has been assisting academic staff and researchers from Mississippi State University to implement a beach sediment tracking study on Deer Island, the closest barrier island to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The study was commissioned and funded by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ (DMR) Mississippi Tidelands Trust Fund Program. It is […]

  • Further Development of the Sino-Dutch Water Agenda

    27 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment of the Netherlands, Melanie Schultz van Haegen has arrived in Beijing for a two-day working visit at the invitation of China’s Minister of Water Resources, Mr Chen Lei. Her delegation includes representatives from several Dutch companies, knowledge institutes (including Deltares) and Rijkswaterstaat (the executive branch of the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment). […]

  • Sparrows, INNOVO Deploy Reel Drive System

    14 June 2017
    Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Sparrows Group and INNOVO have deployed its new electric drive 700 Te multi-reel drive system for the first time. Sparrows was hired by a global energy services provider to deliver the system and personnel for an umbilical laying operation off the coast of Trinidad. The work saw the collaborative team commission and test the 700 Te […]

  • UTF Partners with GCE Subsea on Underwater Technology Conference

    24 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    UTF and GCE Subsea have signed a long-term collaboration agreement to further develop the Underwater Technology Conference (UTC) in Bergen. GCE Subsea is an industry driven initiative for strengthening and internationalisation of businesses, research and education for the Norwegian subsea industry. The Underwater Technology Foundation (UTF) is an independent entity aspiring to provide more insight […]

  • NEMOS wave energy converter (VIDEO)

    13 April 2020
    Research & Development

    German company NEMOS has released a video that shows how its wave energy converter (WEC) produces about 1MW of clean ocean energy. The NEMOS WEC is an new system for generating electricity from ocean waves. An elongated floating body absorbs the incoming energy and transmits to a generator by a spring-loaded belt drive. According to […]

  • Riptide Sets Up Office in Canada

    7 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    AUV developer Riptide has announced its first international expansion with the creation of Riptide Autonomous Solutions Canada. Headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Riptide Canada is being established to support the increasing demand in Canada and abroad for affordable, flexible AUV systems. Leonard Baker, Riptide Canada’s director, said: “We are looking to continue the steep growth […]

  • EMGS Vessel Utilization Slips

    6 October 2016

    Norwegian geophysical services company, EMGS, has recorded lower vessel utilization in the third quarter of 2016, compared to the corresponding period in 2015. The utilization dropped from 63% in the Q3 2015 to 52% in Q3 2016. In the Q3 2016, EMGS’ vessels were allocated 31% to multi-client projects and 21% to a funded research and development projects. No vessel capacity was spent on […]

  • Deadline for Hudson PCB Cleanup Review Postponed (USA)

    29 April 2012

      After 2 years of the Hudson River dredging, crews from the Environmental Protection Agency will be returning to the river this season. The EPA was originally scheduled to finish their review of the PCB contamination and cleanup by the end of this month, but recently decided to extend the review one more month. The […]