On June 20^th, the dredger named Estoril, was handed over to its owner in a special ceremony. Fitted out with a renowned Damen submersible DOP dredge pump, the modular dredger will be located at the Port of Beira, where it will be performing maintenance dredging duties to ensure accessibility for larger vessels.

APA Corporation announces flow test results from the Krabdagu exploration well (KBD-1) on Block 58 offshore Suriname. APA Suriname holds a 50% working interest in the block, with TotalEnergies (TTE), the operator, also holding a 50% working interest.

Trelleborg Marine and Infrastructure launches a new whitepaper, titled ‘A Whole System Approach to Fender Performance’, detailing how taking a whole system approach to fender systems – from engineering and design, to manufacturing and maintenance –optimizes vessel throughput and port operations, efficiently and safely over the long-term.

Bureau Veritas, a world leader in testing, inspection and certification, has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to the MANTA, a pioneering vessel offering solutions for collecting and repurposing floating plastic waste in areas of high marine litter concentration, in the coastal waters of most affected countries and near the estuaries of major rivers.


Siemens Gamesa and Doosan Enerbility recently signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to investigate strategic cooperation within offshore wind power activities.

Well management expert, Exceed has announced the award of a milestone, vessel-based well plugging and abandonment campaign to be carried out in partnership with Mermaid Subsea Services UK (Mermaid) on behalf of four operators.

North Star has awarded a £2 million contract to Great Yarmouth firm Alicat Workboats for the construction of two new Chartwell designed daughter craft. The vessels will be added to its new renewables fleet which is bound for the Dogger Bank Wind Farm off the North East coast of England from next year.

Karl Lander, Director, Regulatory Compliance and Outreach of Armach Robotics (Armach) joined a host of leaders in sustainable technologies and innovation at the 3^rdDecarbonizing Shipping Forum, being held in Hamburg this week.

Siemens Gamesa is again leading the offshore revolution in Germany with a 913 MW firm order from customer Ørsted. 50 km off the coast of Lower Saxony in the German North Sea, three constituent areas within the overall development contribute to the 913 MW total installed capacity.

BIRNS, Inc. has announced a new enhanced capability website that will allow customers worldwide to directly and quickly specify and order BIRNS Millennium™ connector kits online.

Aker Solutions is pioneering next-generation standardization of subsea trees as part of a wide-ranging commitment to boosting the global energy transition.

Ocean Infinity, in pursuit of its’ objective of transforming maritime operations through the deployment of innovative technologies, is excited to announce the development of zero-emission, remotely operated and autonomous ready, short sea container vessels that will operate between Norway and the Netherlands, creating one of Europe’s first zero-emission maritime ‘green corridors’.

RWE Renewables France and Bourbon Subsea Services have announced the signing of a partnership agreement to jointly bid for the Mediterranean floating offshore wind auction.

Global energy consultancy Xodus has established a new Contaminant Advisory Group to help tackle the decommissioning regulatory challenges facing operators in Australia.

Montec Ship Management DMCC, based in Dubai and specialized in oil and chemical tankers, has expanded their use of DNV’s ShipManager software solution with the purchase of ShipManager’s Procurement module.

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) welcomes Rhys Jones as Technical Adviser, Marine Renewable Energy.