Vessels & Vehicles
DeepOcean charters Boskalis’ recently purchased subsea vessel
DeepOcean has signed an agreement with Boskalis for the charter of a subsea vessel the Dutch company recently purchased from Norwegian vessel operator Sea1 Offshore. Boka Spearfish, to be renamed from Sea1 Spearfish, will join DeepOcean’s fleet of advanced subsea vessels for the remainder of 2026, w
Third Northern Lights LCO2 carrier blessed, now preparing for service
Northern Phoenix, the third liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier for the Northern Lights CO2 project in Norway, has officially been blessed and will now start final preparations and commissioning ahead of operations. China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC), part of China State Shipbuilding Co
Industry’s largest subsea rock installation vessel in final preparations for first job
Boskalis’ new subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel, described by the company as the largest in the industry, has arrived in the Netherlands for final outfitting and commissioning ahead of its first assignment later this year. Windpiper, whose purchase Boskalis announced in January 2025, was develop
NKT Eleonora enters new construction phase as its hull makes a splash
The hull of NKT’s new cable-laying vessel (CLV) NKT Eleonora has been launched into the water at Vard’s shipyard in Tulcea, Romania. The official keel laying for the vessel took place in January 2025, some two months after the first steel was cut. NKT Eleonora will be able to run on both methanol an
Jan De Nul launches second cable laying giant
Jan De Nul has launched William Thomson, the second of two identical subsea cable‑laying vessels (CLVs) currently under construction. Both vessels have a cargo capacity of 28,000 tons and a length of 215 meters. This makes them the largest of their kind, Jan De Nul said. Jan De Nul’s two new CLVs ha
New player enters underwater robotics market with AUV prototype
ZenaTech, a Canadian technology company specializing in AI drone, drone as a service (DaaS), enterprise SaaS and quantum computing solutions, has entered the underwater robotics market with the development of an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) prototype. ZenaTech reported on March 31 that its Ze
DroneQ Robotics gets exclusive rights to use 2014-built research vessel
Dutch advanced unmanned robotics services provider DroneQ Robotics has received exclusive rights to deploy Mark Offshore’s research and survey vessel for its own and third-party projects. This comes as Dutch Mark Offshore signed an agreement with Lithuania’s Klaipėda University to handle the managem
Solstad vessel nets contract extension before upcoming long-term deployment
Norway’s Solstad Maritime has won a contract extension for its 2007-built construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Energy with an undisclosed client. The extension period of eight months begins as of today, April 1, and ends on November 30, in direct continuation of the current contract, with furth
Two new campaigns with Equinor to keep Reach Subsea’s USV at work
Norway’s Reach Subsea has secured two new call‑offs under its frame agreement with compatriot state-owned energy firm Equinor which will see its uncrewed surface vessel (USV) Reach Remote 1 deployed for gas reservoir monitoring and subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) services on the Norw
WATCH: Rem Offshore’s methanol-ready energy subsea construction vessel in the water
The second energy subsea construction vessel (ESCV) being built for Norwegian shipping company Rem Offshore at a shipyard in Vietnam has been launched into the water. REM Ocean, for which the steel-cutting ceremony was held in February 2025 and keel laid in July, will, once completed at Myklebust Sh
Kraken Robotics buying Sonardyne and EIVA’s parent company for $615 million
Canada-headquartered marine technology player Kraken Robotics is set to acquire the UK’s Covelya Group, the parent company of Sonardyne International and EIVA, among others. Covelya Group designs, manufactures, sells and supports high-performance underwater technology for maritime defense and commer
Dutch firm takes over management of 40-meter catamaran research vessel
Dutch offshore services company Mark Offshore is set to manage and operate a catamaran research vessel for offshore renewables, marine survey and nearshore energy projects under an agreement with Lithuania’s Klaipėda University. Built in 2014, the 40-meter DP1 subsea support vessel Mintis has suppor
Leonardo da Vinci finishes cabling in UK waters for NeuConnect, goes to the Netherlands
Italian cabling giant Prysmian, as the main contractor, has completed all subsea cabling in UK waters for NeuConnect, a high-voltage submarine cable that will create the first direct energy transmission link between the UK and Germany, with its cable-laying vessel (CLV) now moving to Dutch waters. F
European shipowner takes Red Rock to subsea crane market
Norway-headquartered advanced lifting and handling solutions provider Red Rock has entered the subsea crane market thanks to a contract with an undisclosed client. Red Rock reported today, March 24, that it had secured a contract for the delivery of an offshore subsea crane, marking the company’s en