GIEK’s mission is to promote Norwegian exports – and it is doing that big time in the offshore wind market both in Europe and further afield. Having reached around NOK 4bn in June, its latest NOK 3.6bn (GBP 300m) risk-sharing splash supports supply contracts for Norwegian companies Aibel and OHT Alfa Lift AS to the Dogger Bank mega-project in the North Sea.  

As Lisa McCrory, Product Manager, at Oceaneering explains, truly remote UWILDs address the challenges of vessel inspection during COVID and beyond, provided accountability and guaranteed uptime are in place.

Prysmian S.P.A, the world’s leader in the energy and  telecom cable systems industry, together with its subsidiary in the UK Prysmian Cables & Systems Limited, have announced to have commenced proceedings for patent infringement in the UK High Court against Emtelle UK Limited (“Emtelle”).

This week a Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 650 has been launched at Albwardy Damen. This modularly built dredger is the first CSD650 to be built at this yard. Usually, the yard is active in ship repair including dry dockings as well as newbuilds of other vessel types. It also is the Damen Service Hub in the region offering local after-sales support.

A consortium of offshore renewable energy and marine companies will lead a project to explore the viability of developing an offshore charging facility for vessels as part of the industry’s efforts to decarbonize its vessel operations.

NKT has entered into service agreements with Elia, 50Hertz and Nemo Link with the purpose to ensure efficient integration of energy into the Belgian, UK and German power grid.

The ACMA Chairman Alasdair Wilkie (Digicel) said: “I am very pleased that it has been possible to agree terms and conditions with the Agreement cable ship suppliers and to ensure that the ACMA region will continue to receive a high level of maintenance cover with the Agreement’s dedicated repair vessels.

Bilbao, 25 November 2020 – Saitec Engineering has been awarded with 2.4M€ funding by the European Commission "Blue Economy Window" call.

Norwegian oil services company Applied Petroleum Technology (APT) has received research funding to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) solution that can dramatically change how oil companies utilize biostratigraphic services to plan drilling programmes and evaluate and assess hydrocarbon wells.

European international oil companies (IOCs) are leading the way in terms of progressing strategies for renewable power growth, ahead of US players that have not, so far, made the same switch.

After more than 25 years at Mitsubishi Corporation, Hirohide Gohda continues his career with pump company Svanehøj, where he has been appointed as director and head of office in Kobe, Japan.

Constructing FPSO and FLNG modules onshore has allowed EPCs and owners to expedite project schedules and increase cost-effectiveness. By constructing the hull and topsides simultaneously and at greater scale, the time to first production has been reduced. As these components grow, their efficiency rises – but so does the challenge of their integration.

CGG and Magseis Fairfield has announced their completion of the 2020 acquisition of the largest OBN survey ever acquired in the North Sea.

Dogger Bank wind farm owners, Equinor and SSE, have announced financial close on the first two phases of the project, representing in aggregate the largest offshore wind project financing to date globally.

The progressive recruitment and human resources policies of Synergy Group have been recognised by Maritime SheEO, the International Maritime Organization-endorsed leadership accelerator organisation for women in the shipping and logistics sectors.

Ørsted announced its intention to develop South Korean offshore wind projects with a potential capacity of up to 1.6GW off the coast of Incheon City. The announcement was made at an event joined by National Assembly members, South Korea's Energy Agency, and key industry leaders with offshore wind track records in South Korea's supply chain.