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Prysmian’s New CLVs Get Miros’ Wave Monitoring Tech

Mar 25, 2025

Miros has extended its agreement with Prysmian for the supply of wave monitoring systems, which have been installed on Prysmian Monna Lisa and Prysmian Marco Polo cable laying vessels (CLVs).Both vessels have been fitted with Miros’ WaveSystem…

BOS Princess Becomes Geotechnical Drilling Vessel

Mar 25, 2025

Seas Geosciences has completed the conversion of the BOS Princess into a multipurpose geotechnical drilling vessel that is now ready to serve the global offshore energy industry.With its 80-metre length and close to 19-metre beam, the BOS Princess…

Sea1 Offshore Orders Two More Offshore Energy Support Vessels

Mar 25, 2025

Sea1 Offshore, formerly Siem Offshore, has ordered two more offshore energy support vessels from Cosco Shipping.The vessels are based on a similar design as the first two vessels Sea1 Offshore ordered from the same shipyard in November 2024…

MODEC Gets Shell’s Gato do Mato FPSO Ops and Maintenance Job

Mar 25, 2025

MODEC has signed an agreement with Shell for the operations and maintenance of the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, to be deployed at Gato do Mato deepwater field off Brazil, for a period of 20 years.The agreement follows…

Fugro’s Geophysical Survey Vessel Runs Aground off Italy

Mar 24, 2025

Dutch geological data specialist Fugro has informed that its Fugro Mercator vessel had an incident offshore Italy, when it run aground amid deteriorating weather conditions.On March 22, Fugro received report that the geophysical survey vessel…

Petrobras Extends Skandi Buzios Pipelay Vessel’s Stay Off Brazil

Mar 20, 2025

Petrobras has extended the long-term contract for Skandi Buzios pipelay support vessel (PLSV), owned and operated by joint venture between DOF and TechnipFMC.The existing contract has been extended from April 2025 to September 2026.The PLSV Skandi Buzios went back on-hire to Petrobras on August 1…

Subsea7 to Keep Solstad’s Normand Subsea Vessel Busy for Years

Mar 19, 2025

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured a contact with Subsea7 for its subsea construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Subsea.The duration of the contract is two-year firm and three yearly options, with the start on January 1…

Argeo Concludes Work for TotalEnergies Offshore Namibia

Mar 18, 2025

Norwegian offshore services company Argeo has completed deepwater work at TotalEnergies’ Venus project, offshore Namibia, taking somewhat longer than expected.Argeo mobilized its Argeo Venture vessel for the job, which is now demobilizing in Walvis Bay…

UK Appoints Cammell Laird Shipyard to Assess Future Market for OW Vessels

Mar 17, 2025

The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, in partnership with the National Shipbuilding Office and the Crown Estate, have appointed Cammell Laird shipyard to carry out a detailed analysis of the future market opportunity for U.K.-built ships in offshore wind…

The Switch Nets Vard Electro’s Order to Electrify Five W2W Vessels

Mar 17, 2025

The Switch, a provider of power electronics for the marine industry, has signed a multi-million-dollar contract with Vard Electro to deliver equipment for five diesel-electric hybrid walk-to-work vessels.The Switch will supply its DC-Hub technology to multiple vessels on order at Vard Electro…

Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Buzzing with Construction Activity

Mar 17, 2025

RWE has marked significant progress in the construction of its 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm, located on the Dogger Bank off the U.K. east coast, with the first turbine installation expected in the coming weeks.Earlier in March, the project…

DOF Hooks FPSO Installation Job Off Africa

Mar 14, 2025

Norwegian offshore supply vessel operator DOF Group has secured a contract for the installation of a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit from an undisclosed client offshore Africa.DOF will deliver project management, engineering…

Kongsberg to Design and Equip Olympic’s Two Subsea Construction Vessels

Mar 14, 2025

Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract for the design and equip two multi-purpose subsea vessels for Olympic Group, which will be methanol-ready and feature battery hybrid technology.The UT7623 Sustainable Energy Vessels (SEVs) are the first…

Gulf Marine Services Nets Two Jack-Up Contracts Extension

Mar 13, 2025

Gulf Marine Services (GMS), a provider of jack-up support vessels for the global energy industry, has secured three-year contract extensions with a major National Oil Company (NOC) in the Middle East for two of its vessels.These extensions, secured at enhanced rates…

Gall Thomson: 21 MBC Activations in 2024

Mar 12, 2025

Gall Thomson said there were 21 known activations of its Marine Breakaway Couplings during 2024. The activations occurred in nine different countries around the world.On each occasion, the Marine Breakaway Coupling (MBC) operated exactly as expected…

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