Liz Burdock, CEO & President of Business Network for Offshore Wind, salutes states for driving US offshore wind industry, while awaiting go-ahead from federal regulators

Industry-leading data and communications solutions company GTMaritime has won the Smart4Sea Award 2019 for Cyber Security, after a public vote recognized GTMailPlus as the product making the most noteworthy contribution to cyber security in shipping this year. 

Penspen has been awarded a prestigious project management consultancy (PMC) framework agreement from the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).

ROVOP, a subsea robotics specialist, is set to add to its ranks at its Middle East base due to a rise in demand for its services following a successful first year in the region.

Prysmian Group,a world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, announces the successful commissioning of the High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) offshore grid connection project DolWin3, off the German North Sea coast.

First Subsea has secured a second contract with Spanish developer and construction company, Cobra Group, to provide Dynamic Bend Stiffener Connectors for the Kincardine Floating Offshore Windfarm. Following the initial supply to the pilot turbine last year, a further eleven connectors will be supplied to the 50 MW Kindcardine floating offshore windfarm project, 15km offshore Aberdeen.

STATS Group has signed an exclusive partnership with Safari Oil & Gas (SOG) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) bestowed the Young Author Award to Liesbeth De Keukelaere, R&D Professional at VITO in Belgium.

BMT has delivered a Mooring Line Monitoring (MLM) system to London Marine Consultants (LMC) for the Helang FPSO project in Malaysia.

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., says it that it has entered into a contract for its new-build semi-submersible well intervention vessel, the Q7000. The vessel will be performing subsea workover and integrated well intervention services with a major client offshore Nigeria, an estimated minimum 80-day campaign. Helix continues to mobilize the vessel from the shipyard in Singapore, and the project is scheduled to begin in early January 2020.

FutureOn has announced the first annual Subsea Digital Alliance at ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi. Powered by Microsoft Azure, the Digital Alliance we be showcased at the Norwegian Pavilion in Hall 8 Stand# 8916.

Bourbon, a world leader in marine services for offshore oil and gas, has signed a contract committing more than 100 offshore support vessels (OSVs) to Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress, the maritime broadband service that combines the speed of Ka-band with continuous back up from Inmarsat’s FleetBroadband operating on L-band.

On November 6^th, 2019, CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) received the 2019 America’s Safest Companies Award from EHS Today magazine.

James Fisher Offshore (JFO), a global life of field provider of specialist offshore engineering solutions, supports leading Saudi engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) business, NPCC to deliver time and cost savings in offshore decommissioning operations in the Middle East.

WFS Technologies has been honored with a top industry award after winning Oil & Gas UK’s Business Innovation accolade for its pioneering Seatooth® technology.

In 2017, Barzan Holdings QSTP-LLC and KONGSBERG established a new company for technology development programs. The company, BK Systems, has its main office in Qatar Science & Technology Park, and KONGSBERG is holding the CEO position. The park is an innovation hub for leading international industry and universities. The MOU signed today in Doha, clarifies the two companies’ joint efforts within digitalization in the maritime domain in Qatar.