Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) has reached another important milestone in the development of its subsea capping and containment response capabilities – successfully completing an air transport test flight of a fully assembled subsea capping stack for the first time.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), in collaboration with the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC), launched the U.S. Coast Guard Ready for Rescue Challenge, a $255,000 prize competition that seeks boater safety solutions that will help make it easier to find people in the water.

Ørsted recently signed a six-year framework agreement with Trelleborg for the supply of NjordGuard™, a cable protection system, for use on upcoming wind farm projects.

Talos Energy Inc. announces that the Company entered into and completed a transaction to acquire Whistler Energy II, LLC ("Whistler") on August 31, 2018. Year to date gross production from Whistler's assets is approximately 1,900 barrels of oil equivalent per day ("Boepd"), or net production after royalties of approximately 1,500 Boepd, of which 82% is oil.

Over the last few months a large number of vessels belonging to eight different owners received Ecoshield protection for their rudders, bow thruster (tunnels) and nozzles.

Unique Group, a leading integrated offshore solutions provider, has completed the acquisition of the Aberdeen headquartered, load-testing equipment provider, Water Weights.

Inmarsat has unveiled Fleet Data, a new Internet of Things (IoT) service, which will enable ship owners and managers to access and analyze real-time onboard data more efficiently, and as a result will help accelerate the adoption of IoT across the maritime industry.

OM Heavy Lift, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oilfield Machinery Ltd – OilMac, has assembled its 1500-tonne crane in the Port of Dundee.

SeaRobotics Corporation (SeaRobotics) has delivered an Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) to the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers for rapid post-hurricane hydrographic survey in the Caribbean.

Fluor Corporation announces that its joint venture COOEC-Fluor Heavy Industries, Co., Ltd. (COOEC-Fluor) fabrication yard has safely completed fabrication of the topsides, living quarters and drilling modules for the CNOOC HZ32-5/33-1 Oilfield Joint Development Project. The modules sailed away on schedule in July, destined for the Huizhou 32-5 oilfield development approximately 105 miles southeast of Hong Kong in the Pearl River Mouth basin of the South China Sea.

As digitalization continues to reshape the maritime industry, the first commercial autonomous vessels are due to launch in the next several years. To help build a safety culture around these new technologies, DNV GL has released a new class guideline covering autonomous and remotely operated ships.

Trelleborg’s marine systems operation and leading Australasian engineering consultancy, Synertec, have announced a strategic partnership to meet the global demand for more accurate and efficient LNG custody transfer. Under the new agreement, Trelleborg will distribute Synertec’s industry leading LNG custody transfer system across its global sales network.

Maritime safety equipment manufacturer and global service provider VIKING Life-Saving Equipment A/S has announced it has acquired Norsafe, the Norwegian boatbuilder whose lifeboats are used throughout the world. The acquisition is in line with VIKING’s long-running strategy of putting the customer’s needs and priorities first.

Intellian, a world leading provider of satellite communication antenna systems, is launching its new 85cm Ku to Ka band convertible maritime VSAT antenna, the Intellian v85NX, the first to be developed based on the high-performance more reliable NX platform.

Heavy lift equipment specialist, Enerpac, has supplied GeoSea Geotechnical & Offshore Solutions with an integrated trolley system for loading transition pieces onto a jack-up vessel for the foundation installation of the HoheSee and Albatros wind farms, offshore Germany.

CGG and PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd (PETRONAS Carigali), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), have agreed on a collaboration to provide access to CGG’s latest technology and expertise in high-end seismic and multi-physics imaging, and reservoir characterization.