Marine geophysical service provider PXGEO has appointed a new chief executive officer (CEO) and executive chairman, who previously held the chief operating officer (COO) position at Oceaneering International. According to PXGEO, the appointment of Charles ‘Chuck’ Davison Jnr., effective immediately,
Prysmian’s new cable laying vessel (CLV) Monna Lisa has been loaded for the first time with submarine cable, destined for what will become the largest U.S. offshore wind farm once operational. Prysmian reported two days ago that submarine cable for Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (C
Dutch geo-data solutions provider Fugro has joined the Methanol Institute (MI), a global trade association for the methanol industry, in line with transitioning its fleet of geotechnical and geophysical vessels to low-carbon fuels.
Thailand-headquartered subsea and offshore drilling services company Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited has purchased four work-class remotely operated vehicles (WROVs) from Norway’s Argus Remote Systems. The company’s wholly owned subsidiary Mermaid Subsea Services (Thailand) (MSST) on Decembe
Keyfield International, a Malaysian provider of offshore accommodation vessels to the oil & gas industry, is making its way into the cable laying business with the acquisition of a 98-meter-long cable laying barge. Keyfield Ventures (Labuan) Limited (KVL), a newly incorporated 100%-owned subsidiary
Dutch Fugro has realigned its operations in the Americas by reducing its workforce and scaling back operations due to expected lower revenues caused by a pause in new offshore wind projects. In the financial update for the first quarter of 2025, Fugro stated that rapidly increased geopolitical and e
Adira Renewables, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore’s offshore services provider Kim Heng and Soiltech Engineering Co Ltd Korea (STE), has launched a geotechnical survey vessel, rebuilt/converted in 2024, into the water. Kim Heng announced today, April 15, the completion of the christening ce
Norwegian vessel operator Sea1 Offshore, formerly known as Siem Offshore, is selling its 11-year-old offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV) as part of its fleet renewal program. Sea1 Offshore has signed an agreement to sell the 2014-built OSCV Sea1 Spearfish, currently on contract with PXGEO, to
A joint venture company of Subsea7 and Eidesvik Offshore has secured a contract extension with Subsea7 that could keep a 2013-built subsea vessel busy until 2028. As part of the agreement with the joint venture company Eidesvik Seven Chartering, Subsea7 has extended the firm option for the 106.5-met
Jan De Nul Group has decided to implemented the use of Wirescan Digital, a real-time subsea cable monitoring system, to its entire cable-laying fleet. The technology, developed by Wirescan AS, enables the continuous monitoring of cable integrity from the factory through handling and installation. “W
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group is staying with its multi-purpose vessel Skandi Hercules in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region to perform subsea mooring installation services. The new substantial contract, worth between $25 million and $50 million, will see Skandi Hercules provide related moorings and
UK energy solutions provider OEG Energy Group has unveiled what it says is the offshore industry’s first dedicated vessel dimensional control assurance solution for survey and positioning systems onboard vessels and subsea vehicles to feature calibration software. GEOBASE provides an independent res
A new 100-meter-long cable laying support vessel (CLSV) being built at the Sefine Shipyard for Norwegian Agalas and Cecon Contracting has been launched in Türkiye. Agalas reported yesterday, April 3, that the first of its three subsea vessels had been launched in Türkiye, with a few intense months a
Norway’s VARD has signed a €113.5 million contract with Taiwan-based Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) to design and build an offshore subsea construction vessel that will be dedicated to performing work in the offshore wind and telecom sectors, with the contract also including options. The 121.3-meter-long
