It’s no secret that Damen Marine Components (DMC) designs and manufactures high-quality marine winches for a wide range of applications.

The Kongsberg Group ASA (KONGSBERG) purchase of Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine (RRCM), announced on 6 July 2018 was completed April 1, 2019. Hence, KONGSBERG’s position as a world-class supplier of technology for the maritime industry has been strengthened.

Sea Legend Pilotage’s current aluminum pilot vessels can reach speeds of 20 knots.

Leading classification society ClassNK has released the ClassNK Cyber Security Approach which outlines its basic approach to ensuring onboard cyber security for ships. It was released alongside its Guidelines for Designing Cyber Security Onboard Ships for newbuilding designs as the first part of the ClassNK Cyber Security Series which incorporates requirements for taking onboard cyber security measures.

L3 Technologies announces the successful demonstration of an Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV) deploying, operating and recovering a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). In an industry first, the C-Worker 7 ASV deployed an inspection-class ROV for vertical and horizontal subsea inspection. The proof of concept demonstration took place over two weeks in Cawsand Bay, Plymouth, UK.

Unique Group, one of the world’s leading integrated subsea and offshore solutions providers, has announced that it has entered into a key agreement with Add Energy Asset & Integrity Management to provide asset and maintenance management consultancy and software solutions to energy and manufacturing companies in the UAE.

Recognized metocean information provider ABPmer announces the latest update to its Weather Downtime Express service (WDTX).

The established go-to calculator now includes all their global and regional metocean datasets.

As part of its continuing focus on research and industrial engagement, NSRI has launched a call for applicants to its Matchmaker service.

Exploration started with a bang in 2019 with a frontier discovery by a Total led joint venture at Brulpadda in South Africa, which follows the hugely successful play opening Liza discovery in Guyana in 2015 by an Exxon led JV.

Vroon Offshore Services has secured a contract with Total E&P in the Southern North Sea.

On March 29^th, Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania launched Bibby Marine Services’ second Service Operations Vessel (SOV) 9020. During the same event, the vessel was officially named Bibby WaveMaster Horizon. Upon delivery later this year, the SOV will begin maintenance work on two EnBW and Enbridge-owned windfarms in the German North Sea – Hohe See and Albatros – for Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy and EnBW.

Kongsberg Maritime will deliver an integrated suite of subsea technology to a new Belgian research vessel. Already under construction at Freire Shipyard in Vigo, Spain, the advanced new replacement for the Belgian research vessel RV Belgica is due to be handed over to the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO) in October 2020.

Trident, a subsidiary of the technology group Wärtsilä is strengthening its underwater-related servicing capabilities with the opening of a new diving center facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.

A North east equipment specialist has secured a multi-million private investment as it strives towards its ambitious growth strategy to become a £30million EBITDA business in the next five years.

Aker Energy Ghana Limited, as Operator on behalf of its partners, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Lukoil Overseas Ghana Tano Limited and Fueltrade Limited, has submitted an Integrated Plan of Development and Operations (PDO) to Ghanaian authorities for the Deepwater Tano / Cape Three Points (DWT/CTP) block offshore Ghana.

America's burgeoning offshore wind industry, which is projected to generate nearly 20 gigawatts (GW) of clean, cost-competitive power in seven East Coast states by 2030, presents a nearly $70 billion CAPEX revenue opportunity to businesses in the U.S. offshore wind supply chain, reports a new white paper by the Special Initiative on Offshore Wind (SIOW) with analysis by the Renewables Consulting Group (RCG).