Kingston District Council, in partnership with the Cape Jaffa Development Group, has recently taken delivery of a Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) from Damen Shipyards Group.

EnerMech has secured a new cranes and lifting services contract with an international Operator in the North Sea and extended terms on a number of existing contracts which are worth in excess of £21 million.

Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs has announced the outcome of its first offshore wind auction. Ørsted was awarded 920MW capacity for its offshore wind sites in the Changhua region. Subject to Ørsted obtaining relevant permits and taking final investment decision, the projects are to be built in 2025. Ørsted’s winning bid price was TWD2,548 (approx. EUR72.3) per MWh.

Briggs Marine, one of the UK’s leading marine contractors, has boosted its global growth plans following a three-year contract award from BP Exploration, worth over $4 million.

Nearly two-thirds (64%) of oil and gas sector leaders expect to increase or sustain spending on gas projects in 2018, as the sector prepares for gas to overtake oil as the world’s primary energy source in the mid-2030s.

Asian Diesel Cracks to Outperform Gasoline on Stronger Demand Growth

Australian-based tidal energy company MAKO Tidal Turbines Pty Ltd (MTT) and Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) are about to undertake a six-month tidal turbine demonstration at the Port of Gladstone.

The Coral South field is being developed by Eni in Area Four of the Rovuma Basin, off the coast of Mozambique, the floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit will be Africa’s first floating gas facility. The size, quality and position of the field’s resources are set to transform Mozambique’s economy; the Coral South field contains approximately 450 billion cubic meters (16 TCF) of gas.

The battery storage solution was presented in Peterhead, Scotland on June 27, 2018, by Batwind partners Equinor and Masdar. Electricity produced at the world’s first floating offshore wind farm Hywind Scotland, located 25 kilometers off the coast of Peterhead, will be transported via cables to an onshore substation where the 1 MW batteries are placed and connected to the grid. The battery capacity is the equivalent of more than 128.000 iPhones.

Sustainable Marine Energy’s (SME) PLAT-I tidal energy platform hosting four SCHOTTEL HYDRO SIT 250 turbines has successfully completed the first phase of its testing programme at Connel, on the West coast of Scotland.

Aquaterra Energy, a leader in global offshore engineering solutions, has been selected by Equinor to deliver early well construction operations, via its Well Start solution, for the Johan Sverdrup field.

MTS ROV Committee has announced the winners of its 2018 scholarships. Saul Hughes, Sriram Govindarajan, Khaled Saad, and Matt Glencross each received ROV scholarships. Saul Hughes received the MTS ROV MATE Center scholarship.

Damen Shipyards Group and the Mexican Navy, via the Directorate General of Shipbuilding, are currently working together to build the Long Range Ocean Patrol (POLA (from its initials in Spanish)), the most technologically advanced vessel in Latin America.

Oilfield technology firm Airborne Oil & Gas has commenced a qualification of a TCP Riser for deepwater and dynamic applications for a major operator in South America in collaboration with Subsea 7, effective 26 June 2018.

With the presentation of the RSD Tug 2513, on the 25^th June at the ITS 2018 in Marseille, France, Damen introduces its next generation ship-handling tugs. Composed of a mix of new designs and a further evolution of existing designs, this next generation series is built on a solid foundation. New and proven technologies are combined and applied in a modular way, to achieve the best balance in flexibility with high value for money over the entire lifecycle.

Global Maritime, a leading marine, offshore and engineering consultancy, has appointed Eric Frank to oversee its’ United States operations based out of Houston.