At the dinner hosted by the Offshore Support Journal Conference 2022, the Offshore Energy Vessel of the Year award was presented to Damen Shipyards for its revolutionary Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 Aqua Helix.

Maersk is launching a new dedicated New Zealand coastal service-“Maersk Coastal Connect, to enable a more resilient New Zealand supply chain and improve vessel schedule reliability.

The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping has welcomed Equinor as a Strategic Partner, committing to a long-term strategic collaboration and contribution to the development of zero carbon technologies and solutions for the maritime industry.

Subsea vehicle and launch and recovery systems (LARS) specialists Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) has won contracts to supply two solutions to marine telecommunications company Orange Marine Group. The new LARS systems will be used to launch custom trenching ROVs for the burial of underwater fibre optic cables.

McDermott International welcomed key customers aboard its newly converted Amazon vessel for a christening ceremony in the port of Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

MacArtney, a leading supplier of underwater technology, has supplied the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) with a Cormac Q5 winch, specially upgraded to cope with extreme temperatures down to -30°C in the summer and customized to carry a 3,500 m cable.

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) published a detailed Information Note on March 14, 2022, on Congressionally proposed manning constraints applicable to vessels operating in support of U.S. offshore energy projects.

Bourbon Mobility is supporting Saipem on the construction of the LNG terminal on the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim field off the coast of Mauritania and Senegal, with the chartering of 2 vessels, the Sirocco FSIV (Fast Support Intervention Vessel) and the Surfer 2609.

In Hydrogen Forecast to 2050, DNV predicts the amount of hydrogen in the energy mix will be only 0.5% in 2030 and 5% in 2050. However, to meet the targets of the Paris Agreement, hydrogen uptake would need to triple to meet 15% of energy demand by mid-century.

The “ocean tribute” Award 2023 call for entries is now open here.

Vestdavit is maintaining its role as a trusted supplier of advanced boat-handling technology to support ocean research with the delivery of davit systems for a pair of newbuild scientific vessels being built for the US’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Higher oil prices in the first half of 2022 and its impact on oil market fundamentals is already showing a material uptick in offshore exploration and production (E&P) investment and rig count. This will drive considerable demand for Offshore Support Vessels (OSVs) over the next two years, encouraging owners to reactivate their idle fleets.

The Global Underwater Hub (GUH), in partnership with the Royal Navy and Babcock, has launched a call for innovation that aims to identify technologies and techniques used in the offshore environment that can be applied to the defence sector to address key problem challenges and generate efficiency savings.

Peruvian fishing company TASA has assumed ownership of the fishing industry’s first unmanned surface vessel (USV) for cost effective fish finding and oceanographic and marine resource monitoring.

JR Shipping has signed with Value Maritime, the emission-reducing tech entrepreneurs, to retrofit another six vessels with their exhaust cleaning Filtree and carbon capture system, making almost their entire fleet sustainable for the future.

The Defense Materiel Administration of Sweden ordered four ice-class tugs from Damen Shipyards with options four two extra, that will be equipped with numerous options.