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Baltica 2 Offshore Wind Farm Sees First Monopiles Roll Out

Sep 29, 2025

The first batch of monopiles for Baltica 2, a 1.5 GW offshore wind farm being developed by Ørsted and PGE in the Baltic Sea, has rolled off the factory floor, marking a key milestone for what will be Poland’s largest offshore wind project.A total of 111 monopiles are planned for the project…

What’s really down there? Seequent Unlocks Subsea Intelligence.

Sep 28, 2025

Seequent’s digital subsurface modelling helps mitigate risks—from site selection to operations. Working underneath the world’s waters is a challenge in and of itself, a challenge exacerbated if an operator does not have a clear picture of the…

Seatrium Expands Offshore Collaboration with Cochin Shipyard

Sep 24, 2025

Seatrium Offshore Technology has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cochin Shipyard (CSL), India’s largest shipbuilder and ship repairer, to strengthen cooperation in the offshore sector across India and Asia.The partnership will focus on maintenance…

Ecowende, Van Oord Start Eco-Friendly Offshore Works at Hollandse Kust West

Sep 24, 2025

Offshore construction has started at the Hollandse Kust West wind farm, where Van Oord and developer Ecowende are installing eco-friendly scour protection designed to improve marine biodiversity.Van Oord’s subsea rock installation vessels Nordnes…

MCS Goup’s PRC Tech Streamlines Subsea Ops for Shell JV off Egypt

Sep 24, 2025

MCS Group’s Photo Realistic 3D Cloud (PRC) technology has been deployed in the West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) gas field development offshore Egypt, improving accuracy and reducing subsea survey time for Burullus Gas Company, a joint venture between…

Orsted Shares Rise After Court Win Against Trump Administration

Sep 23, 2025

Orsted shares rose on Tuesday after a U.S. federal judge ruled it could resume work on an almost completed offshore wind project in the United States, delivering a win for an industry under sustained attack from President Donald Trump.But the victory may prove short-lived…

Asso.subsea Places Order for Next-Gen Trenching Support Vessel

Sep 23, 2025

Subsea cable services company Asso.subsea has ordered a next-generation trenching support vessel (TSV) from China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) Shenzhen Shipyard, scheduled for delivery at the end of 2027.The vessel, named Avra, is the second…

MDL Secures Cable Laying Job in Asia Pacific

Sep 23, 2025

Maritime Developments (MDL) has secured a subsea installation project in the Asia-Pacific region, covering the lay of two cables and two umbilicals.The work will be done in water depths between 800 and 1,200 meters.For the 60-day campaign, scheduled to mobilize from Singapore in 2026…

EIB Backs French Cable Maker with $290M Investment

Sep 22, 2025

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided $293.4 million (€250 million) in financing to French cable maker and services provider Nexans to support its research, development and innovation programs for 2024-2029, together with some industrial investments…

Glamox to Light Up Tennet’s Offshore Wind Power Converter Platforms

Sep 22, 2025

Lighting specialist Glamox has secured contracts from electrical contractors working for three yards to provide connected marine lighting and light management systems for 11 offshore High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) converter platforms.The…

DEME Orders New Offshore Construction Vessel from China

Sep 19, 2025

Belgium-based offshore installation services company DEME has ordered a new Offshore Construction Vessel (OCV), which will be built by PaxOcean at the Zhoushan shipyard in China.The new OCV will strengthen DEME’s subsea cable installation capacity to meet the evolving global offshore wind market…

Dutch Firm to Assess Estonian-Latvian Offshore Wind Grid Link

Sep 18, 2025

ELWIND has signed a contract with Haskoning Nederland to carry out a study on determination and assessment of possible grid connection points, cable routes, as well as network configuration for Estonian-Latvian offshore wind farm ELWIND. The…

PRIO to Start Wahoo FPSO Subsea Works, First Oil March-April 2026

Sep 16, 2025

Brazilian oil and gas firm PRIO has secured the installation license from the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Natural Renewable Resources (Ibama) for the Wahoo field production development system and interconnection of the wells to the Frade floating production…

Norway’s Utsira Nord Attracts Two Floating Wind Applications

Sep 15, 2025

Norway’s Ministry of Energy has received two applications to develop floating wind projects in the Utsira Nord area, marking the next step in the country’s effort to expand renewable energy capacity.The first application is from the consortium between Equinor Utsira Nord and Vårgrønn Utsira Nord…

Intermoor, Jumbo Offshore form Alliance for O&G, Floating Wind Sectors

Sep 15, 2025

Intermoor, Acteon’s Moorings and Anchors business line, and Jumbo Offshore, an offshore transportation and installation specialist, have entered into strategic alliance aimed at jointly delivering fully integrated project management, engineering…

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