Fugro Begins Hornsea 2 OWF Geotechnical Survey
Fugro has started marine site characterization work at the Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm site in the UK. The contract, awarded by renewable energy company Ørsted, covers geotechnical site investigation and follows other contracts awarded earlier this year for geophysical investigation services at the site. The geotechnical data acquired by Fugro will […]
New Zealand Scientists Complete Submarine Volcano Expedition
An international team of scientists with several New Zealand participants has returned from a two-month voyage in the Kermadec Arc with the new knowledge about the inside workings of submarine volcanoes. Using the scientific research ship JOIDES Resolution, they drilled a number of boreholes into the heart of the hydrothermally active Brothers submarine volcano. […]
SBM Offshore Gets Order for Second Liza FPSO
SBM Offshore has secured a contract from ExxonMobil’s subsidiary Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) to perform Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) for a second Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) for the Liza development located in the Stabroek block in Guyana. EEPGL is the operator of the Stabroek block with partners […]
Norwegian Organizations Team Up to Register Plastic in Oceans
The Institute of Marine Research, shipowner Torvald Klaveness, Kongsberg and the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association have entered into a public-private partnership to develop a pilot project with the aim of mapping marine plastic and other environmental parameters vital to the health of the oceans. The partners will equip several vessels with advanced sensors to collect data […]
Marine Technical Limits Introduces New Software System
UK-based FPSO and marine vessel specialists, Marine Technical Limits (MTL), has developed a new software system to allow its clients to better manage risk-based integrity management. The Pyxis software system is a dashboard which provides a simple integrity index for each tank or marine structure, allowing clients to assess whether or not their […]
Ocean Infinity and Kraken Finalize Strategic Alliance
Ocean Infinity and Kraken Robotics have finalized the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding the strategic alliance for maritime robotics technology, products, and services. The MoU establishes a collaborative arrangement, pursuant to which Kraken will become a strategic partner to Ocean Infinity. This may include the future supply of additional sensors, components, software, and systems as well […]
Havyard to Build New Vessel for NFT
Havyard has signed a new contract with Norsk Fisketransport (NFT) for the delivery of a live fish carrier of Havyard 587 design, with an option for another identical vessel. The delivery of the first vessel is planned in June 2020, and NFT has until summer 2019 to exercise the option for a further […]
Combined Grid Solution-Kriegers Flak Offshore Cables in Place
Offshore cables of the Combined Grid Solution – Kriegers Flak interconnector have been installed, 50Hertz, one of the developers of the project, informed. 50Hertz and Energinet plan to establish the Kriegers Flak – Combined Grid Solution (CGS) to connect the national grid to offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea. The construction of the CGS, with […]