After establishing joint venture companies in Taiwan and Equatorial Guinea, Thailand-headquartered subsea and offshore drilling services company Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited has done the same in Brunei. The primary activities of the entity named Serikandi Mermaid SDN BHD are offshore tran
As part of its fleet optimization journey, Norway’s Shearwater GeoServices is selling a 14-year-old vessel that has been in lay-up since 2021 to be converted into a dedicated source vessel. Through one of its wholly owned subsidiaries, Shearwater Geoservices has entered into an agreement with an und
An autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) developed by Canada’s Cellula Robotics has traveled over 2,000 kilometers submerged, powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, exceeding its published performance specification. During the mission, the Envoy AUV made over 4,000 turns and manoeuvres, which used more ener
Nauticus Robotics, an ocean robotics developer based in Texas, has been awarded a contract to carry out an offshore archaeological investigation along the U.S. East Coast for an offshore wind project. The company said on April 23 that mobilization was scheduled for early May, with offshore operation
Jan De Nul has named its new trenching support vessel Isambard Kingdom Brunel, after a 19th-century British engineer, who the company describes as one of the key figures of the Industrial Revolution. Jan De Nul announced on March 10 that it was expanding its fleet with the addition of two trenching
MacGregor’s package of offshore and merchant deck machinery has been ordered for ultra-large cable-laying vessels (CLVs) to be constructed in Türkiye. The specialized package will include offshore deck machinery tailored specifically for cable-laying activities and merchant deck machinery, high-perf
French maritime services player Bourbon has strengthened its fleet with 13 new offshore support vessels since the start of 2026, representing a value of over $180 million, with 10 of them already under contract. Bourbon has acquired six diesel-electric vessels from the Minsheng Group, five platform
Oceaneering has performed the first piloting operation of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) on a drilling rig offshore Brazil from its onshore remote operations center (OROC), for Brazilian oil & gas giant Petrobras. The company’s Subsea Robotics segment and Brazilian subsidiary Marine Production Sy
Norway’s VARD has completed upgrades of DOF Group’s 2018-built subsea vessel Skandi Minder to strengthen its capabilities and extend service life. The repair and conversion described as “major” were performed at Vard Langsten and included a remotely operated vehicle (ROV)/LARS upgrade with installat
Dubai-based offshore vessel operator Astro Offshore, an Adani Group company, has enlarged its fleet with a new multipurpose support vessel (MPSV). This addition is described as the largest vessel in the firm’s fleet.
Dutch Fugro has opened a new remotely operated vehicle (ROV) test pool in Singapore, which will help its teams identify and resolve technical issues early, validate performance against design requirements, and optimize procedures before mobilization. According to Fugro, the facility provides a contr
LD TravOcean, a subsidiary of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LD Armateurs), has acquired the DP2 multipurpose support vessel SIDDIS Mariner, which will be renamed TVO Mariner and support the company’s operations across several sectors, including offshore wind. The vessel is already familiar to LD TravOcea
Aberdeen-headquartered Mermaid Subsea Services (UK) has further extended its contract with the subsea support vessel Island Valiant, which it has used for North Sea operations for the last three years. Mermaid Subsea Services began using the 93.4-meter-long vessel in 2024 for well plug & abandonment
Four offshore energy support vessels (OESVs) being built in China for Norwegian offshore services provider Sea1 Offshore will sport lights from Glamox, with the first delivery to take place this month. Sea1 Offshore placed the order for the first two OESVs with Cosco Shipping in November 2024, revea
