The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland; RVO) has issued a prior information notice for the development of an integrated ground model (IGM) and a geotechnical interpretative report for the Nederwiek Noord and Hollandse Kust West VIII Wind Farm Zones. According to th
Canada’s Kraken Robotics has received a purchase order for subsea batteries valued at $16 million, with deliveries set to occur this and next year. With this order, Kraken said it had now received more than $30 million of purchase orders in the last six months for its SeaPower subsea batteries. The
Dutch geo-data specialist company Fugro has launched the BeWild project, aimed at measuring biodiversity at offshore wind farms. Fugro, together with project partners, will focus on developing methodologies and technologies for remotely collecting environmental DNA (eDNA) samples in the North Sea. T
Rovco has launched a new dedicated marine site characterization business line in order to, as the UK company states, help address an industry shortfall of companies with the all-round skills and expertise to carry out site consenting surveys before the construction of new offshore installations. The
Fugro has reported a revenue of €465.8 million for the first quarter of 2023, representing an increase of 27.5 per cent, said to be especially related to offshore wind site characterization solutions, with all regions reporting double-digit growth. Overall, revenue in marine was €335.1 million, up b
Norway-headquartered Shearwater GeoServices has secured a contract to deliver a 4D geophysical monitor survey in Cote d’Ivoire. The project will be conducted by the 113-meter-long seismic acquisition vessel SW Empress over a period of approximately two months beginning this May. According to Shearwa
UK-headquartered Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) has strengthened its rental fleet with the addition of two high-performance Webtool cutters. The HCV275 and RCV160 cutters can be deployed at subsea level, either mounted, operated by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), or onboard a vessel for planne
Solstad Offshore’s construction vessel has managed to save “considerable amounts” of fuel and reduce emissions on its way home from a project in West Africa, the Norwegian company reported. The 157-meter-long Normand Vision managed to save 150 tons of fuel on the transit, Solstad said, adding that i
Fugro has taken part in a mission to locate the wreck of a World War II ship 81 years after sinking, reported as one of the worst international maritime disasters in history. Fugro started the search for the Montevideo Maru transport ship on 6 April onboard the hydrographic survey vessel Fugro Equat
Marine survey contractor Argeo has signed a contract extension for the Hugin 6000 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The project, which started on 1 September 2022 with a minimum guaranteed duration of six months and a six-month extension, has now been extended to 1 March 2024. The initial contrac
Dutch geo-data specialist company Fugro has been awarded a contract to perform a geotechnical site investigation, which is set to kick in this weekend, for Australia’s first offshore wind farm, Star of the South. The geotechnical site investigation is partly funded by the Victorian Government throug
Subsea 7 has reported a revenue of $1.2 billion for the first quarter of 2023, a 4 per cent increase compared to the same period last year, stating it is on track to achieve a higher whole-year revenue than in 2022. The revenue increase is said to reflect strong growth of 18 per cent in […]
Fugro has completed what is said to be the world’s first fully remote ROV inspection of an offshore wind farm using its Blue Essence uncrewed surface vessel (USV). The operations were carried out at the Aberdeen offshore wind farm in the North Sea, also known as the European Offshore Wind Deployment
James Fisher Subtech (JF Subtech) is carrying out its fifth “major” contract with BP and foreshore terminal underwater inspection services at the oil & gas major’s import terminal in the South East of England. The targeted condition survey constitutes phase one of the maintenance project, completed
