Odfjell Oceanwind addresses floating wind bottleneck and creates Windsteel Technologies
Odfjell Oceanwind, together with the leading automation and manufacturing expert Prodtex, have established a joint venture to address what is expected to become one of the biggest bottlenecks in scaling the floating offshore wind industry: low cost and high-capacity manufacturing of foundations for floating wind turbines. The joint venture is created to establish the production […]
N-O-S strengthens its global market share, with local presence in the UK
Gothenburg, Sweden, February 16th, 2024 – Northern Offshore Group (N-O-G) announces changes in the company structure, as Mareel Ltd is to undergo transformation and be implemented in Northern Offshore Services (N-O-S) as N-O-S Ltd. This makes N-O-S the world leading CTV operator. N-O-S is excited to announce the strategic move to consolidate its presence in […]
FRENCH UTILITY GIANT USES THORDON SXL SEGMENTED SHAFT SEALS IN EUROPE’S LARGEST TIDAL POWER PLANT
A major French utility is planning to retrofit more of its facilities with Thordon’s SXL polymer radial shaft seals, following successful trials and subsequent installation of the technology at one of its power plants. Operated by Électricité de France (EDF), Brittany’s La Rance Power Plant is one of the world’s largest tidal power stations, with 24 turbines whose […]
Enshore Subsea Extends Nearshore Capability with Purchase of Shallow Draft DP2 Vessel, the Topaz Installer
07 February 2024, Blyth: Enshore Subsea has partnered with Herbosch-Kiere to purchase the Topaz Installer vessel in a new joint venture between the organizations. The acquisition, which will see the vessel renamed as the CMOS Installer, will support clients with construction projects worldwide. The CMOS Installer is managed and operated jointly by Enshore Subsea and […]
Plans announced for the first tidal energy plant in Southeast Asia
Energies PH, Inc, through its affiliate San Bernardino Ocean Power Corporation, has contracted with Inyanga Marine Energy Group to build Southeast Asia’s first ever tidal power generation plant. The site will be at the remote Capul Island of Northern Samar in the Philippines, along the San Bernardino Strait, a passage well-known for the strength of […]
Chinese offshore salmon farm makes first commercial harvest
A Chinese offshore Atlantic salmon farm has harvested 15,000 fish from its site off the coast of Qingdao, on the country’s northeast coast, Xinhua news agency reports. Shenlan 1 is growing a total of 100,000 Atlantic salmon and the harvest marks the first for a Chinese deep-sea salmon farm, according to government official Guo Peng. […]
The Metals Company Subsidiary, NORI, Receives ISA Recommendation to Commence Pilot Nodule Collection Trials in the Clarion Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean
The Metals Company (TMC), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today announced that the International Seabed Authority has completed its review of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Environmental Monitoring and Management Plan (EMMP) submitted by its subsidiary, Nauru Ocean Resources Inc (NORI), and recommended that it proceed with its forthcoming […]
Shearwater GeoServices Awarded Large North Sea Ocean Bottom Node Project by Equinor
Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS (“Shearwater”) is pleased to announce the award of a large 4D ocean bottom node (“OBN”) baseline project by Equinor. The two-month survey covers the Krafla, Askja and Sentral fields in the Norwegian North Sea. More than 7,000 nodes, using an ocean bottom “nodes-on-a-rope” system, will be utilised for the 363 sqkm […]
Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Express Plans First Emission Free Ship by 2030
First Emission Free Ship Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Express partners with leading research organization SINTEF to create zero emission ships for the Norwegian coast, with the first ready to sail by 2030. Daniel Skjeldam “We are excited to announce our most ambitious sustainability initiative to date; creating solutions for zero emission passenger ships, using the Norwegian […]
New Van Oord order for unmanned, autonomously sailing offshore vessel
Maritime contractor Van Oord has placed a new order with Demcon unmanned systems; this time for a larger unmanned, autonomous offshore platform. This vessel is suitable for challenging offshore conditions and weeklong survey operations at sea. The use of these electric unmanned vessels enables Van Oord to make their operations more sustainable, work more safely […]