The China Merchants Heavy Industry shipyard has begun the construction of a DP 2 cable-laying vessel (CLV) ordered by Greece’s Asso.subsea for the offshore wind market. The steel-cutting ceremony for Althea was held today, November 5, at the CMHI shipyard on Mazhou Island, Shenzhen, China. “The firs
Allseas has secured a contract for the installation of a new deepwater export pipeline for Shell that is set to significantly enhance oil transport capacity, flexibility and efficiency in the central part of Gulf of America (the U.S. Gulf of Mexico). The contract was awarded by pipeline operator She
Norwegian energy data and intelligence company TGS and U.S.-headquartered energy giant Chevron have signed a three-year capacity agreement for marine streamer and ocean bottom node (OBN) acquisition services. The parties plan to collaborate on seismic acquisition projects using TGS streamer and OBN
Ocean services provider DeepOcean has signed a heads of terms agreement with Saudi Arabia-based Jana Marine Services to establish a joint venture company that will offer integrated subsea solutions to the offshore energy industry in the Middle East. To be named JADE Subsea Services, the joint ventur
Aberdeen-headquartered Mermaid Subsea Services (UK) has completed a fast-track subsea recovery project in the North Sea for what it says is a major operator. The subsea campaign involved the internal and external severance of casing, conductor, guide pipe and cement lines, local seabed excavation, r
Three pipelay support vessels (PLSVs) owned by a joint venture of DOF and TechnipFMC have secured contract extensions with Brazil’s oil and gas firm Petrobras. The current contracts of the 142-meter-long Skandi Vitória and Skandi Niterói have been extended from the fourth quarter of 2025 until the f
Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri, through its subsidiary Ingegneria dei Sistemi (IDS), and compatriot Next Geosolutions (NextGeo), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic collaboration for the development of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) and related technolo
Norway’s Solstad Maritime has secured a charter party agreement extension with compatriot marine construction and operations player Ocean Installer, part of the Moreld Group, for an advanced multi-purpose offshore construction vessel built in 2014. Solstad Maritime announced today, October 29, the f
Dubai-based offshore vessel operator Astro Offshore, an Adani Group company, has welcomed a multipurpose support vessel (MPSV) to its fleet to enhance its offshore support and subsea capabilities. The 88-meter DP2 diesel electric MPSV Astro Achernar offers accommodation for 222 personnel and a 100-t
U.S.-based developer of subsea autonomous robotic systems and software Nauticus Robotics is planning to carry out testing of two of its Aquanaut autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) at the Advanced Ocean Systems (AOS) lake facility in Florida throughout the fall and winter months. The first robot w
Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri has launched its first underwater drone system for the protection of critical underwater infrastructure in both civil needs and defense and security applications. The DEEP platform consists of a network of underwater sensors for early warning, a command and con
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has secured contract extensions that will keep two subsea vessels at work in Guyana. The contracts of Skandi Nomad and Skandi Constructor, both operating in Guyana, have been extended by one year each. Thanks to the extensions, the 2010-built Skandi Nomad is contract
Danish power cable manufacturer and installation firm NKT has made an investment in a cable lay barge from Dutch Boskalis, further strengthening its offshore cable installation tools and capabilities. NKT is planning to upgrade the Boka Constructor and modernize it for near-shore cable laying and bu
Jan De Nul has launched its first XL cable-laying vessel (CLV), Fleeming Jenkin, with the final vessel construction phase now starting, including sea trials. Jan De Nul announced in October 2023 that it had placed an order for Fleeming Jenkin at China’s CMHI Haimen shipyard, followed by an order for
