Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder VARD has launched Prysmian’s new cable laying vessel (CLV) Monna Lisa, sister ship to Leonardo da Vinci, coming a step closer to delivery in 2025. VARD has completed steel cutting, keel laying, generator installation, and hull erection on the 171-meter Monna L
Building on the joint delivery of several large data campaigns, Norway’s Shearwater GeoServices and Ireland-based XOCEAN have set up a strategic collaboration to provide integrated data solutions to the carbon capture and storage (CCS) and offshore wind markets. The collaboration will combine Shearw
The Netherlands-headquartered N-Sea and its partner Neptune Marine Service have launched what is said to be the first dedicated cable repair and installation vessel. Neptune Marine recently converted the existing anchored barge NP-459 into a dedicated cable repair DP2 vessel, named Curo, with a 50t
Jan De Nul Group has set up a partnership with green technology, energy and metals company Fortescue for the transport of green electrons – electrons that were made using renewable resources – from energy-producing continents to energy-demanding ones through subsea cables. The partners have joined f
Allseas has confirmed the end of a pipeline assignment for one of its vessels on a natural gas development project off the coast of Australia.
Subsea7 has tucked long-term deals for four pipelay support vessels (PLSVs) under its belt, enabling the ships to work for Petrobras.
Maritime autonomy solutions company Exail has completed sea trials of its new transoceanic uncrewed surface vessel (USV), designed for long-duration operations of up to 30 days. The DriX O-16 USV, unveiled last March, was first put to sea on May 29 in its home port of La Ciotat in the South of Franc
U.S.-headquartered TDI-Brooks has completed an upgrade on its 50-year-old survey vessel, expanding its seabed mapping capacity, before its new gig in West Africa. The research vessel Gyre recently underwent a shipyard period in Las Palmas, during which its Kongsberg’s multibeam echosounder (MBES) wa
Palfinger Marine has secured a contract to supply a major equipment package for Prysmian’s new cable-laying vessel (CLV) currently under construction, marking the third cable-layer owned by the Italian cabling giant to sport Palfinger equipment. Following previous orders to equip the Leonardo da Vin
DEME Group has launched what is said to be the world’s largest fallpipe vessel, set to be prepared for green methanol and the first dual-fuel fallpipe vessel in the industry. Princess of Belgium, Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid, officially named the new fallpipe vessel Yellowstone in Zeebrugge, B
FreeStar Subsea Services, a new company in the market set up by the merger of Dutch companies Vriezoo ROV Services and Mark Offshore, has acquired its first vessel, marking the start of operations. Managing Director of Vriezoo ROV Services Willem de Vries and Managing Director of Mark Offshore Mark
Shortly after securing a contract with Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras, Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group announced a new award with a compatriot energy major for a duration of up to three years. Under the contract defined as “very large”, meaning it is valued between $100 million and $200 mill
A joint venture between DOF Subsea and TechnipFMC has secured a contract defined as “major” with Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras for a pipelay support vessel (PLSV). Petrobras awarded the contract for the 142-meter-long PLSV Skandi Vitória that includes a three-year firm plus option, commencin
Norway-headquartered Reach Subsea has exercised the option to extend the contract for one of Havila Shipping’s inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR), survey, and construction vessels, on improved terms than previously agreed. Reach Subsea has entered into an agreement with Havila Shipping to ext
