Subsea vehicle specialists Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) has secured a new contract working in collaboration with a subsea cabling company. As part of the contract, SMD will supply the next-generation MD3-XT Plough. The plough is capable of trenching up to 3.3 metres with jetting, at depths of up to 1
Wintershall Dea has completed another milestone for its operated Nova project, located offshore Norway, following the installation of the risers on the North Sea field.
Minesto plans to continue commissioning activities in its tidal energy project in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands in mid-October. The company has also verified the area for the first proposed array installation of its tidal kite technology in the Faroe Islands. Dr Martin Edlund, CEO of Minesto said tha
Norwegian offshore safety watchdog has launched an investigation into challenges related to the completion of the hull and equipment for Equinor’s Johan Castberg FPSO.
Maritime Developments MDL has carried out transpooling of a flexible jumper for TechnipFMC in Norway. The complete scope of work consisted of project engineering and onshore execution of transpooling of a 6-inch flowline from a storage reel onto the quayside using the MDL second-generation RDS. This
Installation of the world’s longest heated subsea production pipeline is underway in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Once completed, the 36-kilometre electrically trace-heated (ETH) pipe-in-pipe solution will transport oil from the Neptune Energy-operated Fenja field to the Njord A platform,
French marine energy developer Sabella will deploy its D10-1000 tidal turbine next week in the Fromveur Passage off Brittany’s shore and connect it to Ushant Island grid. This is a further step in the demonstration of the French turbine, which will allow the continuation of learning and knowledge ac
The fifth and final call for the EU-funded MaRINET2 project has opened, targeting offshore energy technology developers who are looking to test their device or components. The project offers fully-funded access to a network of testing and research infrastructures in Europe. Open until 16 October, th
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has completed a logistics operation with a drone to an offshore installation in the North Sea offshore Norway.
Germany’s propulsion manufacturer Schottel has won a contract to supply pump jets for five additional expedition cruise ships — with option to include a sixth — for Portuguese cruise line Mystic Cruises.
Japanese shipping major K Line and Airseas, a spin-off of aerospace company Airbus, have obtained an Approval In Principle (AIP) from classification society ClassNK for the design of the Seawing kite system which converts wind energy into propulsive force with its flying kite. “Obtaining the AIP mar
Pipeshield International, a Tekmar Group company, has completed the engineering, manufacturing, and delivery of concrete mattresses to the EPCI joint venture of Eiffage Métal and DEME for Saint Nazaire offshore wind farm. Pipeshield International has completed the engineering, manufacturing, and del
JFD, a part of James Fisher and Sons, has produced and delivered its 100th Compact Bailout Rebreathing Apparatus (COBRA) system. The COBRA system was developed to provide a simple and reliable breathing system, offering a diver up to 50 minutes of fully independent breathing gas to return to the saf
The share of the containership fleet fitted with scrubbers exceeded that of the crude oil tanker fleet by the start of July 2020, data from BIMCO shows. The world’s largest shipowner association said that containerships with a collective cargo-carrying capacity of 5.3 million TEU are now fitted with
