Subsea Services

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The Spanish government last month announced it would put up €2.3 million to fund a design study on a subsea tunnel that would connect Europe with Africa.

29th July 2024

Africa-Europe subsea tunnel plan resurrected

29th July 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A joint venture will install a second floating wind farm to provide the power to electrify oil and gas platforms in the Scottish North Sea.

29th July 2024

Floating wind farms to power oil and gas

29th July 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

OEG Renewables firm Bluestream has been contracted to carry out major works at two of Germany’s North Sea wind farms.

26th July 2024

Major works ordered for offshore wind farms

26th July 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Marine contractor giant Jan De Nul has ordered a second mammoth cable-layer before its first, Fleeming Jenkin, has even been launched – showing strong confidence in the sector.

25th July 2024

Jan De Nul orders second huge cable-layer

25th July 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Failure rates of offshore wind cables and interconnectors could result in costs of up to €6.1 billion by 2035, a report by energy data firm TGS says.

23rd July 2024

OSW cable failures could cost €billions – report

23rd July 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Equipment engineering and manufacturing firm, Draftec, is to join the WIND Group.

18th July 2024

WIND Group acquires Draftec

18th July 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

A new partnership has been formed with Exail, RTsys and ABYSSA under the CARMA project which focuses on developing swarms of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) for efficient ocean floor mapping.

17th July 2024

Expanding AUV mapping abilities

17th July 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

A Steerprop’s custom propulsion system will enhance environmental performance and manoeuvrability for the world’s largest cable-laying vessel, set for delivery in 2026.

15th July 2024

Steerprop manoeuvrability for milestone cable-laying vessel

15th July 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Prysmian has successfully completed sea trial tests for a record-breaking ultra-deep cable installation.

8th July 2024

Prysmian lays deepest ever power cable

8th July 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project has increased its ocean floor map with 4.34 million square kilometres of new data – or an area the size of the European Union.

2nd July 2024

Seabed 2030 maps a new area the size of Europe

2nd July 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Opsealog, a provider of data integration and analysis services for the maritime and offshore industry, is renewing and expanding its service contract with Orange Marine, a French company specialising in cable-laying and…

1st July 2024

A long-standing commitment to fleet digitalisation

1st July 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Underwater robotics technology company, Exail, has been selected to participate in the European Extended Mine Counter Measures (E=MCM) project.

17th June 2024

Subsea robotics expertise for European mine detection

17th June 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Knud E Hansen has released the first images of its new Arctic research vessel designed for the Danish National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua).

7th June 2024

DTU Aqua unveils new polar vessel design

7th June 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

French high-tech firm Exail has carried out the first sea trials of an uncrewed surface vessel it launched at this year’s Oceanology show.

7th June 2024

Exail conducts first USV sea trials

7th June 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Maritime Developments (MDL) has invested more than £7 million to expand its flexlay asset range.

6th June 2024

MDL invests £7m in portfolio expansion

6th June 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

An offshore ROV and subsea services company has been launched after two Dutch firms merged to create FreeStar.

4th June 2024

A star is born in Subsea Services

4th June 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

SeeByte has been awarded a three-year contract to continue its UK Mine Hunting Capability programme support with the UK Ministry of Defence.

29th May 2024

SeeByte inks extended UK MoD contract

29th May 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Belgian marine contractor Jan De Nul has reported on its involvement in the Canal Tunnels project beneath Antwerp’s Albert Canal that will form the “missing link” for Antwerp’s busy ring road.

22nd May 2024

Work on Antwerp’s Canal Tunnels begins

22nd May 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

SMD is collaborating with Rental Technology and Services (RTS) and Seatronics to bring its Artemis subsea cable and pipe detection technology to market via strategic rental agreements.

21st May 2024

Strategic partnerships for subsea tech rental

21st May 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Building has begun at the Ports of Genoa of the first underwater tunnel in Italy, which project leaders say is the largest in Europe.

21st May 2024

Ports of Genoa starts €1 billion subsea tunnel

21st May 2024