GC Rieber CEO Steps Down

Christian Wilhelm Berg has resigned from the CEO position of GC Rieber Shipping with immediate effect in order to pursue other opportunities through his wholly owned company, Bech Offshore. Bech Offshore was set up in 2017 with the concept to initiate investment opportunities related to distressed assets within the offshore support segment. […]

Fugro Undertakes Seabed Surveys for Iberdrola’s New OWF

Fugro has started a marine site characterization programme at Iberdrola’ Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, in German waters of the Baltic Sea. Under a contract worth over €10 million, Fugro will undertake a UXO survey to clear the investigation sites, followed by a geotechnical seabed investigation and borehole drilling. The workscope also includes a […]

STAPEM Offshore’s New Diving Catamaran Ready for Sea Trials

STAPEM Offshore’s new diving support catamaran STAPEM Narval is getting ready for sea trials. The sea trials are planned to begin in November 2018, the company informed. STAPEM Narval shares the same design as its sister vessel STAPEM Beluga, with identical hull and superstructure layout, similar size and roughly comparable features and equipment. STAPEM […]

Royal IHC Stays at Port of Blyth

The Port of Blyth has reached an agreement with major tenant Royal IHC that will see the offshore engineering firm commit their long term future to the port’s offshore energy support base. The port plans to make several key improvements to the firm’s facility at its South Harbour terminal including the construction […]

First Subsea Provides Platform Mooring Connectors for Windfloat Atlantic Project

First Subsea secured a contract to supply platform mooring connectors (PMCs) to Windplus for the 25MW WindFloat Atlantic Project, offshore northern Portugal. The PMCs will be used to connect wind turbine generator platforms to mooring lines at a water depth of 85 – 100 meters. The WindFloat Atlantic Project comprises three WindFloat […]

Verdant Power Gets Funding for Final Tidal Power System Demo

Verdant Power has received $6 million in funding for the next phase of its program to advance the development of the company’s tidal power system in New York. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has approved $3 million in co-funding support for the third phase […]

Magseis Eyeing New OBN Survey in Americas

Magseis has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) for a full operation with its proprietary MASS nodes for an ocean bottom seismic survey in the Americas. Based on Magseis availability of nodes, the operation will start at the latest in Q1 2019 and last for approximately two months, the company informed. Magseis […]

GEBCO-NF Alumni Team Finalizes Sea Trials for XPRIZE Final

The GEBCO-Nippon Foundation Alumni Team has completed its first 24-hour sea-trials, in preparation for the final round of the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE. The sea-trials assessed various operating protocols and procedures. The team’s progression from the semi-final round was first announced by the XPRIZE at a London award ceremony in March – and having secured […]