Maritime ropes supplier, Lankhorst Ropes, announces the maritime industry’s first fluorescent mooring rope, one of the many new safety and performance Lankhorst rope developments at SMM 2018. Also featured will be the Lankonect synthetic fibre rope connection providing tug operators with a quicker and safer connection during towing, new reflective Lankoforce rope for towing and mooring and enhanced spliced eye protection to reduce abrasion.

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Okeanus Science & Technology (Okeanus), an established marine equipment and engineering services provider, announces their role in the success of a deep ocean mining benthic impact experiment (BIE) off the coast of New Zealand.

ExxonMobil says it has increased its estimate of the discovered recoverable resources for the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana to more than 4 billion oil-equivalent barrels and has advanced its evaluation to support a third phase of development and consideration of two additional phases.

Damen Shiprepair Harlingen (DSHL) has completed maintenance and repair works on the Fugro Mercator, a twin-hulled survey vessel operated by Fugro.

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) has through its wholly-owned subsidiaries secured two contracts with a combined value of about S$70 million.

Trelleborg’s marine systems operation welcomes PIANC’s announcement that it will establish a new Working Group (MarCom WG 211), which will consult with a number of leading fender suppliers, including Trelleborg, with the objective of updating its 2002 Guidelines for the Design of Fender Systems – marking a significant step towards industry-wide fender best practice.

UK-based Rovco has announced plans to double its workforce as it prepares for further global expansion following a robust year of growth for the company.

TechnipFMC has been awarded a subsea installation contract by Chevron Australia, for the Gorgon Stage Two development, located offshore Western Australia in water depths ranging from 250 to 1,340 meters.

Unique Group, one of the world’s leading integrated subsea and offshore solution providers, has formed a joint venture (JV) with Nigeria-based Charkin Maritime & Offshore Safety Ltd, a prominent professional training company for the maritime and offshore oil & gas industries. The JV, Unique Charkin System Ltd, is based out of Port Harcourt in Nigeria.

Shell Exploration and Production Mauritania (C-10) B.V. and Shell Exploration and Production Mauritania (C-19) B.V. (“Shell”) have signed two Production Sharing Contracts with the government of Mauritania for the exploration and potential future production of hydrocarbons in the offshore blocks C-10 and C-19.

A team of Hydrex diving/welding technicians was recently mobilized to Dakar, where a 225m drill ship needed urgent repair. The vessel’s transit flap had become loose and started swinging dangerously. This had caused damage to the aft bulkhead and a leak in a ballast tank, situated aft of the moonpool.

Rotech Subsea Ltd. has launched the RSG1, a new cable grab system which has already been successfully deployed for a key international client on a major North Sea renewables project.

Nylacast introduces the Chock Liner with its patented low friction technology supporting safe and reliable moorings of vessels of all types and purpose.

UK and Netherlands-based subsea provider N-Sea has appointed Hans Van Peet as the company’s survey authority.

Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited announces that its Middle East business unit has been awarded a subsea services contract in a GCC country with an initial contract value of USD 16 million.