Allseas, a global leader in offshore pipeline installation and subsea construction, is to take advantage of the performance and operational benefits available from Sonardyne International’s GyroUSBL acoustic positioning technology, following an order for two systems for its 236 metre long lay vessel, Lorelay.

Navigation and positioning technology company Sonardyne International Ltd. UK, has announced the appointment of Derek Lynch as its new Global Business Manager for Marine Vessel Systems. Derek joins Sonardyne with immediate effect and brings with him extensive experience gained over 25 years working within the offshore energy, maritime and naval sectors.

InterDam, a leading supplier of Fire and Blast resistant architectural products for refineries, Oil & Gas Platforms and Offshore Wind Platforms, recently opened a new office in Houston, Texas to strengthen its position in the North American market and leverage the area's diverse and expansive customer base.

BOP Risk Mitigation Services, LLC (BRMS) has achieved the seemingly impossible task of developing and delivering the first standardized technology-based Subsea Blowout Preventer (BOP) Rapid Risk Assessment Systems Smart -Risk ™ which incorporates the BRMS Smart -Sim ™ virtual environment.

The last module of the Johan Sverdrup riser platform has been lifted into place. With this, the first of four topsides of the next North Sea giant has been installed.

Ocean Energy Europe and Copernicus Marine Service officially launched their new partnership at a reception hosted by the European Commission in Brussels. The collaboration will help European ocean energy companies create export market opportunities.

Ampelmann, the global leader in offshore access solutions, has opened its first office in Germany, in response to growing business in the offshore wind sector.

Bureau Veritas further expands its support to shipowners and the industry with the introduction of the first phase of My Fuel Consumption - a cloud-based and secure web application available for use on desktop, mobile and tablet.

A new competition from the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult will, for the first time, enable innovative SMEs working in the offshore renewables sector to prove their technology and connect them with investors and potential clients.

CAPE Holland has recently achieved another milestone with its Vibro Lifting Tool (VLT) on the Maasvlakte 2 in Rotterdam.

Following a successful ‘Call for Ideas’, the Oil & Gas Technology Centre is backing four subsea ‘plug and play’ projects to help unlock the 3.4 billion barrels of oil and gas in marginal fields, or ‘small pools’ on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).

The first of Damen’s revolutionary new RSD 2513 harbour tugs is kicking-off an introduction tour of European ports with visits to some of Italy’s most important ports plus the Grand Harbour at Malta.

The presence of VIKING Life-Saving Equipment at OTC 2018 is a chance for offshore asset owners and operators to achieve new cost-efficiencies and reduce production risks by further simplifying safety compliance management.

Rotech Subsea’s recent successful free-span correction project in the Yangon field, has led to such a stream of enquiries that they have established a local company, Rotech Subsea Asia Sdn Bhd, and opened an office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to meet demand.

Shell Offshore Inc. (Shell), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has announced the final investment decision for Vito, a deep-water development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico with a forward-looking, break-even price estimated to be less than $35 per barrel. This decision sets in motion the construction and fabrication of a new, simplified host design and subsea infrastructure.

The technology group Wärtsilä has partnered with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) to promote maritime innovation and R&D. The partnership covers four different streams: digital acceleration, cyber-physical security, intelligent vessel and port operations.