Saitec Offshore Technologies and the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP) open sea test site have signed a contract to install the DemoSATH floating wind turbine off the Basque Coast, Spain. The project will test the very first floating wind foundation connected to the Spanish grid using SATH Techn
Ampelmann has secured a contract from Royal Niestern Sander for the sale of a winterised A-type motion compensated gangway system.
A Japanese consortium of Marubeni Corporation, Tryangle, Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding, and the City of Yokosuka has secured a place in the Joint Technological Development Programme for the Demonstration of Unmanned Ships led by The Nippon Foundation.
Aberdeen-based provider of remotely operated robotic crawlers Spectis Robotics has partnered with Canadian ROV manufacturer Deep Trekker. The new partnership will provide Spectis with direct access to Deep Trekker’s experienced engineers to assist in the development of inspection solutions across mu
Asia Direct Cable (ADC) consortium is building a submarine cable connecting China, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. To that end, the consortium has selected NEC for the 9,400-kilometre long ADC cable. According to NEC, the project should wrap up by the fourth quarter of 2022.
A £60 million marine energy project in Pembrokeshire, Wales has seen the green light. The UK Government and Welsh Government have approved the business case for the Pembroke Dock Marine project. The project could generate £73.5 million a year to the Swansea Bay City Region’s economy. Pembroke Dock M
A new report published has called on industry and government to work together to develop opportunities for the use of marine renewables in the oil and gas sector. The call is backed by a coalition of organisations and individuals who attended a conference held at the University of Aberdeen last year
Scantrol has secured an order from Fugro for four mTrack active heave compensation (AHC) controllers with integrated MRU. Rolf Hjelmeland, business development manager for Scantrol AHC solutions, said: “This new order of four mTrack AHC controllers means we have supplied a total of 14 systems to Fug
Marine Energy Alliance has reached another important milestone by awarding services to 23 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through its Second Call for Applications. The Marine Energy Alliance aims to progress the technical and commercial maturity level of early-stage (TRL 3 – 4) marine ener
Ireland-Wales cooperation programme, the Selkie project, has picked Ocean Energy as part of its wave energy tender call. Ocean Energy is a wave energy technology developer based in Cobh, Ireland. The company completed the fabrication of its 500kW OE35 device for deployment at the US Navy Test Site i
The Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre (BECRC) has recently commissioned 17 short-term scoping projects as part of its research agenda. These industry-focused projects involve collaboration between industry and research partners and will guide the CRC’s future. The new projects, spreading acro
Wilhelmsen’s Marine Products division has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Singapore-based drone delivery provider F-drones, for last mile delivery of its 3D printed spare parts.
The idea of cleaning hulls of vessels in transit is now becoming a reality with the innovative system developed by Norwegian company Shipshave.
16 industry, research and public players have partnered in GCE‘s Centre for Deep Sea Innovation to step-change autonomous exploration. The main application is towards marine minerals, but the potential is far greater, GCE said. Specifically, the Centre’s main goal is to increase deep sea exploration
