TenneT and partners Statnett and KfW have put the NordLink interconnector between Germany and Norway into trial operation. The 1,400 MW ‘Green Cable’ will facilitate the exchange of Norwegian hydropower and German wind energy. The trial also symbolises the entry of the 623-kilometre interconnector i
Controls technology company Proserv Controls has signed an innovative strategic alliance with software engineering firm Intelligent Plant. The aim of the tie-up is to combine the two firms’ domain expertise in control systems and data analysis to provide operators with digital solutions tailored to
Ocean Infinity has selected Sonardyne technology to support its world’s largest and most environmentally sustainable fleet of ocean-going, multi-role robotic vessels. Sonardyne systems will provide the first wave of Ocean Infinity’s new Armada fleet with key sensor technologies for underwater platfo
Ports of Stockholm has been awarded funding from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and the EU for investing in onshore power supply intended for cruise ships. By plugging into onshore power supplied from the local electricity grid cruise ships can shut down their engines and significantly
Japan’s Modec has ordered six compressors from MAN Energy Solutions for an FPSO destined for the Woodside-operated Sangomar field offshore Senegal.
Motive Offshore has acquired subsea equipment experts Flowline Specialists for an undisclosed figure. The deal, which was finalised last week, is the latest development in Motive’s growth trajectory, bringing its headcount to approximately 200 and bolstering existing capabilities in the UK, Norway a
The UK entity of Norway-based offshore surveyor iSURVEY has completed its largest project to date. The seven-figure project has seen a 10-strong group of offshore survey experts complete a 6,300 kilometres of survey since mobilisation in late July. According to iSURVEY, this also breaks the Aberdeen
Hydro Group has completed the latest phase of around £1 million investment programme with the installation and commissioning of a new cable extrusion line within the cable manufacturing arm of the business.
Finnish engineering majors Konecranes and Cargotec have won approval from the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority for their merger prospectus. The merger was announced in October this year. The proposed combination is scheduled to be implemented as a statutory absorption merger whereby Konecrane
Some 47% of all newly built dry bulkers delivered in 2020 are fitted with exhaust gas cleaning systems, known as scrubbers, data from BIMCO shows. Interest in scrubbers peaked in 2018 and 2019 ahead of the implementation of the IMO 2020 sulphur cap that entered into force in January 2020. Bulk carri
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed 5-year Optimised Maintenance Agreements covering the main engines for two very large gas carriers (VLGC) operated by Latsco Marine Management (LMM). The contract, which became effective from September, was signed in August 2020. The two vessels, the Hellas Dy
Orange Marine said on Wednesday it will build a new cable ship that will be even more efficient and with a reduced environmental footprint. It will be the first cable ship of its generation specially designed for the maintenance of submarine cables, both fiber optic telecommunication cables and inte
Norway-based Enhanced Drilling has secured a framework agreement with energy company Vår Energi. The deal will see Enhanced Drilling provide cutting transportation system (CTS) and also riserless mud recovery (RMR) services on Vår Energi-operated fields. Specifically, RMR ensures all mud and cutting
Tekmar Energy has secured a contract to supply subsea protection systems for a high-voltage grid transmission project in the Baltic Sea. The deal will see Tekmar deliver its TekLink CPS and TekDuct impact protection system for the project. According to the company, products delivery should take plac
