Clarksons Research has released its Renewables Intelligence Network (RIN) platform a new briefing profiling the UK’s offshore wind sector, including a capacity forecast out to 2030, coverage of the upcoming subsidy auction for offshore wind projects in the UK and intelligence on vessel deployment at wind farms off the country.

Ocean Signal Ltd, global leaders in communication and safety at sea technology, has achieved the prestigious ISO 9001:2015 standard for Quality Management Systems.

The consortium between Van Oord and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) has been selected by Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and bp, as main contractors for subsea rock installation works related to the development of Empire Wind I & II.

Rawabi Vallianz Offshore Services (RVOS) has chosen to outfit its entire fleet of vessels with the FUELTRAX Electronic Fuel Management System (EFMS) to ensure accurate fuel usage transparency and emissions tracking.

Equinor and Aker BP have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for transfer of the Krafla operatorship from Equinor to Aker BP, making Aker BP the operator of all discoveries in the NOAKA area - Krafla, Fulla and North of Alvheim.

Siemens Gamesa has appointed Tim Dawidowsky as its Chief Operating Officer. Dawidowsky, who has been a member of the Board of Directors of Siemens Gamesa since 2020, joins the company on May 5 from Siemens Energy where he was serving as Senior Vice President, Project Excellence.

LLOG Exploration Company, L.L.C. (“LLOG” or “the Company”), a privately-owned exploration and production company focused on the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (“GOM”), announces the development of the Salamanca production facility, which is comprised of a uniquely designed Floating Production Unit (“FPU”) that will be created from the refurbishment of a former GOM production facility that was previously decommissioned.

Chevron U.S.A., Inc.  through its Chevron New Energies division, Talos Energy Inc., through its Talos Low Carbon Solutions division, and Carbonvert, Inc. have announced a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) for an expanded joint venture to develop the Bayou Bend CCS offshore carbon capture and sequestration hub currently held by Talos and Carbonvert.

Septentrio, a leader in high-precision GNSS* positioning solutions, has launched two new GNSS products for marine applications: AsteRx-U3 Marine and AsteRx-m3 Fg.

Armach Robotics announces that Karl Lander has been promoted to Director, Regulatory Compliance and Outreach. Following its public launch in March 2022, Armach Robotics (Armach), the robotic hull-cleaning subscription service announces the strengthening of its team with the promotion of Karl Lander to Director, Regulatory Compliance and Outreach.

N-Sea Group has entered into an agreement with Braveheart Marine to long term charter the Dutch flagged DP2 vessel Braveheart Spirit, a modern offshore survey / IRM / support vessel.

CGG has become a member of the Centre for Geophysical Forecasting, a world-leading research and innovation consortium based in the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

Intellian, a leading provider of future-proof satellite communications solutions, has announced the upcoming launch of another factory in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, marking an expansion of the company’s HQ base.

The World Ocean Council (WOC), City of Barcelona and Port of Barcelona are partnering to develop the leading global hub for the Blue Economy — which will now include the headquarters for WOC, the global Blue Economy Business and Investment Organization.

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a contract with Otto Candies, LLC to deliver an active heave compensated FibreTrac offshore crane. The order was booked in Cargotec’s 2022 first quarter order intake, with delivery expected to be completed by the end of the year.

DeepOcean AS, a subsidiary of ocean services provider DeepOcean, has entered into a long-term strategic partnership agreement with Norwegian operator Aker BP.