Bourbon has entered into a strategic partnership with IWS Fleet, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS), under which it will be able to provide subsea services in the French offshore wind market, among other things. The primary aim of the partnership is to allow Bourbon to offe
Abu Dhabi-based National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) and AD Ports Group have joined forces to form SAFEEN Surveys and Subsea Services, a new joint venture dedicated to providing surveys, trenching and dredging support services. SAFEEN Surveys and Subsea Services will offer a range of trenching, d
Rovco has commenced year three of its survey campaign on the operational Beatrice offshore wind farm located in the Outer Moray Firth in Scotland. Rovco’s UK-based team will deliver survey work on all inter-array cable and subsea jacket locations across the 588 MW wind farm, with activities commenci
SEA-KIT International has revealed a new uncrewed surface vessel (USV) design said to be the next step towards the company’s goal of zero-emission vessels. The H-class USV, featuring a retractable gondola and dual sensor deployment options, is a highly configurable design based on operational data a
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has launched the UK’s first-ever carbon storage licencing round, with 13 areas available for bids. The areas being offered for licensing are off the coast of Aberdeen, Teesside, Liverpool and Lincolnshire in the Southern North Sea, Central North Sea, Norther
UK-based subsea services company Modus has commissioned its control room in Darlington from which it can operate hybrid autonomous underwater vehicles (HAUVs). The control center, located at the company’s headquarters, is a result of a £24 million investment program. Modus has developed the applicat
The 71-meter long offshore supply vessel Kamara will begin an unexploded ordinance (UXO) inspection campaign at the Dogger Bank offshore wind project on 20 June. The activities will be performed within Dogger Bank A and Dogger Bank B array construction areas and the Dogger Bank C nearshore area. Wor
Subsea 7 and Schlumberger have signed an agreement to renew the Subsea Integration Alliance for a further seven years and continue to jointly develop subsea solutions for deepwater developments. Subsea Integration Alliance is a non-incorporated alliance between Subsea 7 and OneSubsea, Schlumberger’s
Plymouth Marine Laboratory has revealed designs for what is said to be the world’s first long-range autonomous research vessel, capable of collecting data for research into climate change, biodiversity, fisheries and biogeochemistry. Plymouth-based M SUBS Ltd was commissioned to design the 24-meter
The impending shortage of specialised vessels in offshore wind is not limited to the installation phase and could hit areas of project development such as seabed mapping and UXO surveys, according to a US company that recently introduced a solution to this issue in the form of a portable autonomous
DeepOcean has entered into a new two-year time charter agreement with Norwegian shipowner Volstad Maritime for the Volantis subsea construction vessel, with plans to upgrade it to battery power. The vessel will be upgraded with battery power notation before commencing the contract in the first quart
Asso Group’s recently acquired vessel Athena, previously known as SBM Installer, has completed its phase 1 conversion upgrade and is currently on its way to its first assignment. After a maintenance plan following the acquisition, Athena emerged from the shipyard ready for its first deployment as pa
Well intervention activities have been carried out at the Bittern field located in the North Sea, boosting its production.
More than 35,000 New Zealanders have signed a petition calling on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to ban seabed mining in waters off the coast of New Zealand. The signatures were gathered by Greenpeace, Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM), Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC), Environment & Conservat
