Inmarsat, a world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has made its market-leading maritime broadband service, Fleet Xpress, available to shipyards.

Teledyne Marine announces the delivery of three Teledyne Webb Slocum G3 Gliders to OceanPact, located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Aker Solutions has hired Kjerstin Kleyne Braaten as senior vice president of aquaculture, which is one of the growth areas for the company. Braaten has broad industry experience and will cooperate closely with potential customers and other partners to develop new solutions for the large projects which are expected to be sanctioned in the future.

With shovels in hand, officials from the Canaveral Port Authority joined with leaders from federal, state, and municipal government, along with business and space industry representatives to ceremonially break ground on a massive $48 million project to rebuild Port Canaveral’s North Cargo Berth 3 (NCB3).

Scorpio Tankers Inc. has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“the Agreement”) with Carbon Ridge LLC (“Carbon Ridge”) to collaborate on the development of onboard carbon capture for maritime vessels.

As the demands for safety increase, so does the demand for temporary marker buoys.

CorPower Ocean has partnered with subsea composite specialist Diab for the construction of its first commercial scale Wave Energy Converter (WEC).

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Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and bp, has awarded a contract to Maersk Supply Service for charter of its newbuild wind installation vessel (WIV). This vessel, together with US constructed barges and tugs built and operated by Kirby Offshore Wind, will be used for the installation of the project’s Vestas V236-15MW turbines.

Value Maritime, the emission-reducing tech entrepreneurs, and Carbon Collectors, specialists in collecting, transporting and storing CO₂ safely, will together perform a conceptual design study for a new fleet of tugs to be built by Carbon Collectors.

VAALCO Energy Inc. has announced that the Company contracted with DOF Subsea to perform subsea construction and installation services to support the subsea reconfiguration associated with the replacement of the existing Floating Production, Storage and Offloading unit (“FPSO”) with a Floating Storage and Offloading vessel (“FSO”) at the Etame field, offshore Gabon.

The Board of Seadrill Limited has announced the appointment of Simon Johnson as President and Chief Executive Officer.  Mr. Johnson will replace Stuart Jackson as President and Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect.

Fennex, an energy technology specialist, is continuing its growth campaign following recent contract wins worth over £250,000 with personnel increases and entry into new markets.

The board of directors of Exxon Mobil Corporation said that lead independent director Kenneth C. Frazier has announced his intention not to stand for re-election to the board at the annual meeting of shareholders on May 25.

International subsea equipment rental and solutions specialist Ashtead Technology has successfully completed its first significant subsea monitoring project using Hydromea’s LUMA™ high-speed through-water wireless optical modems since signing their global rental partnership last year.

Crondall Energy, the UK-headquartered offshore energy consultancy, has secured a £1m loan from the alternative lender BOOST&Co. The funding will enable the firm to maintain its global reach supporting operators and developers to transform the offshore energy industry and work towards the net zero future of energy.