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The Top 5 Cyber Activities Targeting Maritime Industry

Nov 06, 2024

In the first half of 2024, the Threat Intelligence team within Marlink’s Security Operations Centre has observed several activities carried out by malicious actors targeting the maritime industry.These activities include phishing, where malicious…

Norclamp Introduces Infinity Clamp for Aging Subsea Pipelines

Nov 05, 2024

Norclamp, the supplier of clamps for subsea pipeline integrity, has launched Infinity Clamp, a solution that addresses critical sealing issues for extended pipeline lengths.Said to be an industry first, the modular clamp offers unlimited extensions through an interlocking design…

Black & Veatch, Baker Hughes Combine Tech for Optimized Mid-Scale LNG Solution

Nov 05, 2024

Black & Veatch and Baker Hughes have signed a collaboration agreement to combine their technologies into a mid-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) solution offering that can be used in both onshore and offshore applications.The companies will…

Did You Know? AI-Enhanced Botnets Become Ever Evasive

Nov 04, 2024

Botnets are networks of hijacked computer devices used to carry out various scams and cyber attacks, under control of a single attacking party. According to Marlink’s Security Operations Center (SOC) cyber security threats report, the volume…

New Industry Alliance Targets Tech Supply for Multi-MW Tidal Energy Projects

Nov 04, 2024

SKF, Proteus Marine Renewables, and GE Vernova’s Power Conversion business have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), setting out the framework for a potential alliance to supply tidal turbine generation systems to developers of tidal arrays for commercial tidal stream projects…

RWE Gets Clearance for 100MW Electrolyzer for OW-to-Hydrogen Production

Nov 01, 2024

RWE has secured the necessary construction and environmental permits to build a 100 MW electrolyzer that would enable green hydrogen production as part of system integration plans associated with the 795 MW OranjeWind offshore wind project in the Dutch North Sea…

Did You Know? Medium and Low Cyber Security Alerts Mark Rise

Oct 31, 2024

During the first half of this year, the number of cyber security high alerts remained stable compared to those handled in 2023, according to Marlink’s Security Operations Center (SOC) cyber security threats report.However, medium and low alerts saw a significant rise…

Svendborg Brakes' Yaw Brake Solution Transforms Wind Turbine Maintenance

Oct 31, 2024

When damaged yaw brake discs were preventing numerous wind turbines from operating in optimum conditions, their operator was looking for an economical maintenance service that would ensure the turbines’ availability. Svendborg Brakes, a Regal Rexnord Brand…

Floating Wind and the Taming of Subsea Spaghetti

Oct 31, 2024

Preparing for industrialization, the floating offshore wind industry is tackling its unique mooring and cabling challenges.The idea of keeping floating offshore wind platforms in place using dynamic positioning has been considered. The trouble…

CSOV Marks 1000th Vessel Design from Kongsberg Maritime

Oct 31, 2024

Kongsberg Maritime delivered its 1,000th ship design - the IWS Seawalker, a windfarm service operation vessel (CSOV) and one of six ‘Skywalker Class’ UT5519 DE for IWS Fleet.In a naming ceremony in the port of Hanstholm, Denmark, the IWS Seawalker…

Ultra-Deepwater FPSO Starts Oil Production Offshore Brazil

Oct 30, 2024

Petrobras has achieved first oil with the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit Marechal Duque de Caxias, one of the largest ultra-deepwater FPSOs in the world, installed at the Mero field in Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.The FPSO has the capacity to produce up to 180…

Did You Know? Most Detected Cybersecurity Threats in First Half of 2024

Oct 30, 2024

In the first six months, Initial Access tactics were the most prevalent cyber security threat in maritime domain, accounting for 48% of the 204,763 incidents, primarily involving phishing fraud and spam abusive content.According to Marlink’s…

EnerMech Delivers Export Pipelines Services for Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Project

Oct 30, 2024

The U.K.-based energy industry services firm EnerMech has completed a pre-commissioning project for a major U.S. energy infrastructure company in the Gulf of Mexico, providing a turn-key service for the delivery of specialized work for oil and gas export pipeline…

Did You Know? Ransomware Still Primary Threat to Maritime Targets

Oct 29, 2024

Ransomware remained one of the primary threats to maritime targets in the first half of 2024, as it significantly disrupts operations and causes considerable economic damage, according to the to the report from Marlink’s Security Operations Center (SOC) on cyber security threats…

Second Oil Train for Energean Power FPSO Completes Lift-Off (Video)

Oct 29, 2024

Oil and gas company Energean has lifted the second oil train for its floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit operating in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore Israel.The post-lift, installation and commissioning activities are expected to take up to six months to complete…

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