Trelleborg’s marine and infrastructure operation has been awarded the contract to supply all the closure joints, including a bespoke seal, to China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) First Harbor Engineering Co. Ltd., for the Dalian Bay immersed tunnel in Dalian, Liaoning, China.

Nicole LeBoeuf, a national leader in ocean conservation and management with more than two decades of experience at NOAA, has been appointed by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo as the assistant administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management.

All American Marine (AAM) has launched a 50’ Research Vessel for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), designated for the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary in Washington State.

Kongsberg Digital announces that Olympic Subsea, one of the world’s leading operators in the subsea and renewable energy markets, will be installing Vessel Insight across its entire fleet as a means of accessing, collecting and consolidating a full range of mission-critical data.

Prysmian Group has been awarded a contract for a total supply of 350 km of high-end deep-water electro-hydraulic umbilicals using both Steel Tube and Thermoplastic technology, alongside specialized offshore and logistic services by Petrobras.

Classification society DNV has issued a verification statement allowing global survival technology specialist Survitec to use its game-changing fire foam testing process onboard maritime vessels or offshore structures.

Damen Shipyards Den Helder has returned the HNLMS Snellius to the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) following her midlife upgrade. The hydrographic survey vessel required a complex and diverse scope of work taking almost a year to complete. The vessel was delivered ahead of the agreed date.

Vard Electro has been awarded a contract for an innovative hybrid battery power system with Atlantic Towing to be integrated on their vessel Atlantic Shrike. Atlantic Towing is the first company to implement this multiple mode application of battery technologies on a single vessel in the Canadian Offshore Oil and Gas Industry.

The need to upgrade ships in line with new environmental rules represents a billion-dollar dilemma for the industry as it faces a range of commercial and technical risk factors that will determine whether retrofits for alternative fuels will be worth the investment.

The technology group Wärtsilä continues to lead the ongoing transformation of the energy and marine sectors towards carbon-free solutions through its future fuel development work. The company is pioneering the adoption of hydrogen and ammonia as viable engine fuels through advanced testing in Wärtsilä’s fuel-flexible combustion engines.

Marlink, a leading provider of smart network solutions, has teamed up with environmental research group Andromède Océanologie to support its ‘Gombessa 6’ project with smart hybrid connectivity.
 

On Saturday, July 10, Bollinger Shipyards christened the Holland, an ocean transport barge for General Dynamics Electric Boat.

The Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Ingeniería de Topografía y Caminos S.A. (T&C), a major civil contractor in Paraguay, for a customized Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 500.

Alpha, a Sparrows Group company, has been awarded a contract to undertake turbine platform modifications in support of a new walk-to-work system at a UK east-coast offshore wind farm. 

As Offshore World is heading towards remote and autonomous operations, Simulation is very critical to identify the different risk associated with the operations, vehicle, and sensor payload.

A Gulf of Mexico operating company has awarded Danos a contract for construction operations on two shelf assets, located approximately 80 miles off the coast of Louisiana. Work for the contract, which began in May, is expected to last through the end of 2021.