UK-based Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) recently delivered a purpose built pre-lay plough to marine service providers Boskalis. Boskalis will utilise the plough at Ørsted’s offshore wind farm Hornsea Two to install 380 kilometres of export cables. The pre lay plough, named Megalodon by Boskalis, will b
Maritime Developments (MDL) has executed transpooling of 64 kilometres of MEG coiled tubing for subsea contractors Ocean Installer and DeepOcean. The operation consisted of transpooling MEG injection lines from 28 Tenaris transportation reels onto seven offshore installation reels. MDL project manag
NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Office for Coastal Management (OCM) and Quantum Spatial, Inc have developed a new tool that will reduce dredging impacts to essential fish habitat. The team developed a cutting-edge decision-support tool, ShoalMATE, to guide wise use and dre
Using their decades of experience in the oil and gas sector, three majors are moving forward with a project which will enable the transport of carbon dioxide captured from industrial sites in Norway and its storage in a reservoir below the seabed in the North Sea off Norway.
Underwater positioning specialist Sonardyne has increased the capabilities of its Fusion 2 software package. According to Sonardyne, this latest release of Fusion 2 unlocks new benefits for surveyors and construction personnel. Namely, it includes a simplified surface box-in app and the ability to p
Siemens Gamesa has launched a new SG 14-222 DD offshore Direct Drive wind turbine. The new turbine model has a 14 MW capacity, reaching up to 15 MW using the company’s Power Boost function, a 222-metre diameter rotor, 108-metre long blades, and a 39,000 m2 swept area. The turbine prototype is expect
Novacavi has launched a selection of subsea and marine cables suitable for a wide variety of underwater technologies, named Aquancable. A long-term expertise in custom cable design and manufacturing for underwater technologies, led Novacavi to identify and come up with a selection of subsea and mari
BAE Systems is stepping up efforts to help marine operators get to a zero-emission future with electric power and propulsion technology.
Verdant Power has made significant progress in manufacturing the Gen5 Free Flow System turbines. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, the company assembled turbines in New Jersey, with remaining components ready for final assembly once onsite work resumes. Verdant Power will deploy the turbines on a TriF
Marine survey specialist EGS has expanded their vessel fleet with the addition of the coastal vessel EGS Echo. The 15-metre purpose-built aluminium hulled catamaran, incorporates a deck crane, davits, side mounts and a moonpool with a retractable transducer mount. EGS Echo will service contracts in
UK clean energy technology innovator Enertechnos said it has raised £5 million in a Series A funding round. The round secured further 30 per cent backing by existing investors. The remainder were provided by individual investors, including energy and engineering specialists alongside former cabinet
Subsea digitalisation specialist WFS Technologies has welcomed a former Formula 1 engineer as head of engineering and projects. Colin Drysdale takes up the post and will be responsible for leading the delivery of projects at WFS. Drysdale was previously head of technical projects at McLaren responsi
The DTOceanPlus project partners have just finalised the implementation of standalone alpha versions for the different tools and modules. The tools are for the selection, development and deployment of ocean energy systems. The project partners will now check the code of each tool and module leading
Emission reduction is one of the biggest innovation challenges for the maritime industry. In recent years, this was mainly driven by the implementation of strict emission regulations, such as the IMO global sulphur limit. As a result of the Paris Agreement, the focus is shifting towards the reductio
