Outlook & Strategy

Impact Subsea and Ashtead Technology take their relationship to Singapore
Provider of underwater sensor solutions Impact Subsea has signed a distributor agreement with Ashtead Technology Singapore to broaden access to its sensor technology for remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) applications in the region. Through the agreement, which b

TotalEnergies and Eni sign on dotted line for Cyprus gas exports through Egypt
TotalEnergies and Eni have struck a deal with Cyprus and Egypt to develop a gas discovery named after the god of time in ancient Greek mythology by exporting the natural gas from the field off the coast of Cyprus through Egypt.

TotalEnergies and Air Liquide shake hands on offshore wind-powered hydrogen production
French energy major TotalEnergies and compatriot industrial gas supplier Air Liquide have signed agreements to develop projects for offshore wind-powered production and delivery of green hydrogen.

Allseas’ large 27-year-old pipelayer to be upgraded
Allseas is making moves to enhance the capabilities of its 27-year-old, 397-meter-long vessel Solitaire, described as one of the world’s most advanced and largest pipelay vessels. Allseas has awarded a contract for the double joint factory (DJF) upgrade to Goriziane under which the Italian family-ow

Maersk and Cochin Shipyard set sights on powering India’s maritime growth
Danish shipping heavyweight A.P. Moller-Maersk and India’s largest shipbuilding and maintenance facility Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore collaboration opportunities in ship repair, maintenance, and building activities in the South Asian nation.

Strohm targets simpler workflows with launch of TCP design tool
Dutch thermoplastic composite pipes (TCP) producer Strohm has launched a web-based tool that allows companies to design and engineer TCPs for their projects. According to Strohm, TCP Designer streamlines pipe design assessments during the front-end engineering design (FEED) stage of projects, enabli

Gasum, Sirius Shipping order LNG, bio-LNG bunker vessel in Türkiye
Nordic energy company Gasum and Swedish shipping company Sirius Shipping have placed an order for 7,800 cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) and bio-LNG bunker vessel at RMK Marine shipyard in Türkiye.

EIC Accelerator backs CorPower Ocean with up to €17.5M to advance wave energy tech
Swedish wave energy technology developer CorPower Ocean has secured up to €17.5 million in funding from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator to support commercializing its wave energy solutions. The company noted that the funding package includes a €2.5 million grant and a €15 million p

Interview with Madoqua: Clear regulations needed to kick-start green fuels bonanza
Offshore Energy spoke with Madoqua’s Chief Commercial Officer, Marloes Ras, about the current challenges and opportunities that could drive forward the adoption of green fuels in the maritime industry.

CORE POWER announces US-anchored maritime civil nuclear program
UK-based maritime nuclear innovation company CORE POWER has launched a U.S.-anchored maritime civil nuclear program, titled Liberty, that aims to bring floating nuclear power to market by the mid-2030s.

Construction begins on UK’s $3 billion subsea electricity superhighway
Construction has commenced on the Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) subsea electricity superhighway in the UK, which will transport green electricity for two million homes along over 190 kilometers of predominantly undersea cable linking the south-east of Scotland with the north-east of England. The 2 GW

ICS: Global GHG levy is the way forward for shipping’s net-zero aspirations
The shipping industry wants a simple, effective levy-based greenhouse gas (GHG) pricing mechanism to accelerate the uptake of zero-near-zero GHG emission (ZNZ) fuels and enable full-scale maritime decarbonization, according to the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), one of the world’s principal

Seabed survey unlocks insights for floating offshore projects in Portugal
A geophysical and geotechnical survey conducted offshore Viana do Castelo by Portugal’s WavEC Offshore Renewables has provided data on the seabed’s characteristics, supporting the development of floating offshore renewable energy projects. The study, carried out within the Technological Free Zone (Z

69 NGOs urge IMO to exclude biofuels from Global Fuel Standard
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and its 176 member states have been urged by 69 conservation NGOs to oppose the promotion of biofuels in international shipping and commit to a future powered by ‘genuine’ clean energy.