Operations & Maintenance
Triton Submarines Expands into Security and Defense Sectors
Triton Submarines, the designer and producer of personal submersible craft for yacht and cruise ship deployment, has signed a framework agreement with SECINDEF for the introduction of their submersibles in the security and defense sectors. Barcelona-based SECINDEF (Security, Intelligence & Defense),
Deep Green support buoy stands tall in Glasgow
Malin Group has completed the fabrication of the buoy which will provide a critical support function to the operation of the first Minesto’s commercial-scale Deep Green tidal power plant.
Fresh investment keeps Tocardo above water
Dutch tidal energy developer Tocardo has secured investment from a fund owned by Noord-Holland province after the company filed for bankruptcy last month.
MHI Vestas Frames Fawley Facility
MHI Vestas has completed the steel structure of its Fawley Paint & Logistics facility in Hampshire, UK.
Xtera Completes Interoperability Testing with Infinera
Xtera, subsea fibre optic solutions provider, has completed interoperability testing with Infinera, a provider of intelligent transport networks. By connecting Infinera’s SLTE solution to an Xtera line system, the laboratory trial demonstrated the truly open nature of Xtera’s ‘Open System Gateway’ (
Helix Returns to Profit
Offshore services player Helix Energy Solutions has bounced back to profit in the fourth quarter of 2017. On revenue increase of some $35 million year-over-year, the Houston-based well intervention and robotics specialist generated net income of $50.6 million, or 34 cents per diluted share, against
Aquaterra Energy Opens New Base in Norway
Aquaterra Energy, offshore engineering solutions provider, has appointed Christian Berven as business development director, as it strengthens its EMEA operations by opening offices in Stavanger, Norway. The company, headquartered in Norwich, UK, was the first to secure a multi-million pound investme
Malin Builds Support Buoy for Minesto Deep Green Project
Malin Group has completed the fabrication of the buoy which should provide a support function to the operation of the first commercial-scale 0.5 MW Deep Green tidal current generator device located offshore at the Holyhead Deep, Wales. The buoy was transported to the King George V dock on the River
First Kriegers Flak Gravity Based Foundation Lands on Seabed
This weekend, the first gravity based foundation (GBF) for the offshore wind farm Kriegers Flak was installed in Denmark, another milestone in this project. It concerns a 8,000 tonnes GBF which was floated off the semisubmersible barge and towed to the installation location where the heavy-lift vess
TenneT Awards Maintenance Contracts
TenneT has awarded Aker Solutions, NSG Wind and Fichtner with contracts for the maintenance of onshore and offshore converter station components and AC power transmission systems in the Dutch and German North Sea.
Tidal turbulence to get a fresh look at Oi 2018
Technical Director of the marine data acquisition company Partrac, Kevin Black, will be revisiting the chief findings of TiME project at this year’s Oceanology International Exhibition and Conference (Oi 2018).
Viking Queen to Support Castorone’s Johan Sverdrup Campaign
Norwegian vessel owner Eidesvik has been awarded a contract with Saipem for the PSV “Viking Queen” to support the pipe-laying vessel “Castorone”. Castorone will be engaged in laying pipes from the Johan Sverdrup field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea to Mongstad and Kårstø oil and gas termin
Leask Marine’s C-Fenna Completes Borssele 1&2 Works
Leask Marine’s vessel C-Fenna has completed the recovery of ten seabed frames and buoys at Ørsted’s Borssele 1 and 2 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands on behalf of Fugro.
Rigmar Group Adds New Staff
Rigmar Group, comprising Rigmar Services and Interocean Marine Services, has recently expanded its engineering department with the addition of naval architects and project engineers to meet demand following several contract awards. Kiran Chandrasekharan has joined Interocean as senior naval architec