Norwegian technology group Norbit has recently secured new contracts in different industry sectors. The most recent award involves a major order from a governmental customer in North America. The order includes multiple Norbit multibeam sonar systems, iWBMSh STX. It is a turnkey multibeam sonar syst
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has developed the Mimir Offshore Interactive Environment, part of Mimir Digital Intelligence, the hub for current and future digital solutions. The 3D tool showcases solutions available from Trelleborg for both topside and subsea applications, including solutions engi
NDT inspections specialist TSC Subsea has acquired a new profile through the recent acquisition of Eddyfi/NDT of Halfwave. The Halfwave business previously divided into two main services: in-line inspection and subsea inspection services. As of 1 July 2020, the subsea inspection services of Halfwave
The first major engineering works on a composite structures research facility FASTBLADE will begin this July. It is a partnership between the University of Edinburgh and Babcock International Group, supported by Edinburgh Innovations. A team of Babcock engineers will begin construction of FASTBLADE’
Subsea market intelligence and consultancy specialist Archer Knight has made a series of key appointments. The company has promoted four members of its team as it prepares for a period of UK and international expansion. On the consultancy side of the business, Derek Beddows will become director of d
The Blue-GIFT (Blue Growth and Innovation Fast Tracked) project has has recommended five ocean energy companies for support. This completes the second of three calls for applications in the Blue-GIFT project. The Blue-GIFT project, coordinated by the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), aims to hel
Interxion, a European provider of carrier and cloud-neutral colocation data centre solutions and a Digital Realty company, has opened the first phase of MRS3, its third data centre in Marseille. The Marseille campus sits at the heart of the global subsea cable industry, with 14 cables currently land
SeaFlo Consultancy has developed a new dynamic marine and subsea training capability supported by mobile simulators. The Aberdeen-headquartered firm rolled out Marine Professionals Chartership Progression Training to help “fast-track” the careers of marine technicians to chartered engineers and tech
Air lubrication technology manufacturer Silverstream Technologies in collaboration with the University of Southampton, has been awarded an Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) grant. Under the two-year partnership, an associate of the university will work with Silverstream’s technical te
The Seattle-based company Oscilla Power has launched a crowdfunding campaign on MicroVentures. Specifically, through this campaign, Oscilla is looking to raise up to $1 million. Oscilla Power’s flagship product is the Triton wave energy converter. The device consists of a large surface float connect
Marine Power Systems (MPS) has launched a crowdfunding campaign with Seedrs. MPS has patented technology to harness floating wind power, wave power or combined wind and wave energy at grid scale. It claims that this flexible approach is unique globally. The UK company’s R&D of its wave energy device
Keppel Data Centres, Chevron, Pan-United, and Surbana Jurong, with the support of Singapore’s National Research Foundation, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly develop the first end-to-end decarbonisation process in Singapore.
Wind-assisted ship propulsion has immense potential for achieving fuel savings and cutting emissions. Even though it is not believed to be THE solution for full decarbonization of the industry and getting to net-zero, it has emerged as an intermediary step which, when combined with other available s
Japanese electronics company Furuno has acquired Danish company EMRI A/S, specializing in autopilots, steering control, joystick dynamic positioning, and maneuvering systems. EMRI is an original equipment manufacturer of steering control systems, provided to over 1000+ vessels within the cruise and
