Encomara Nets ABS Design Approval for Floating Wind Installation Tech
;1 billion) per gigawatt of floating wind capacity.ABS conducted a detailed technical review of the system against class and industry requirements for floating offshore wind applications before issuing the PDA.The certification comes ahead of a series of onshore demonstrations scheduled for July at the Aurora Energy Services (AES) facility in Huntly, Scotland, followed by inshore testing and customer demonstrations at Ardersier in August."The Squid system allows pre-installation of moorings and cables followed by rapid hook up of the FOWT, thus reducing risk and potentially doubling the number of
Tekmar Secures $2.6M Offshore Wind Contracts in Japan
. It further demonstrates our ongoing success in building a sustainable and diversified order book with multi-year visibility,” said Richard Turner, CEO of Tekmar Group.Tekmar said the contracts support its broader strategy to grow a globally diversified offshore wind business under its Project Aurora initiative
Memorial Stone Placed at Grave of Antarctic Pioneer Captain John King Davis
stone and plaque have been placed at the grave of Captain John King Davis, one of the mostly highly decorated navigators and mariners in the history of Antarctic exploration.Davis served as Chief Officer under Ernest Shackleton during the British Antarctic Nimrod Expedition in 1907 and captained the SY Aurora during the Australasian Antarctic Expedition in 1911, led by Sir Douglas Mawson.Despite his contributions, Captain Davis’s grave at the Melbourne General Cemetery has remained unmarked since his death in 1967.Earlier this month, members of the ANARE Club, including President Rebecca Jeffcoat
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance Expedition Exhibit Opens at the Scottish Maritime Museum
and include oil paintings on sackcloth and mixed media panels combining oil and tempera on tapestry Each piece is accompanied by quotes from Shackleton’s memoir ‘South’ as well as recollections by Endurance captain Frank Worsley and Aeneas Mackintosh, captain of the support vessel Aurora.Born in Fermo, Italy, and now living in Stockholm, Folicaldi Suh is known for portraits and paintings with psychological introspection. Fortitudo marks her first foray into the world of polar exploration.The exhibition’s title Fortitudo is drawn, like the name Endurance, from the Shackleton
Nexans, Crowley Wind Services to Build Cable Lay Barge for US Ops
for bundle cable lay and burial.The barge is positioned to support Equinor’s Empire Wind offshore wind farm for New York and can be configured to lay or repair cable for a multitude of other subsea applications."This barge will support our existing fleet of cable laying vessels, the Nexans CLV Aurora, Nexans C/S Skagerrak and Nexans CLV Electra, and we are pleased to be working with Crowley on developing the capability to lay nearshore subsea cable in the U.S.," said Pascal Radue, executive vice president of Nexans' PWR-Transmission Business Group, highlighting the significance of the
Lloyd’s Register Secures In-Service Submarine Contract to Support UK MOD
Lloyd's Register (LR) has announced a milestone in its naval assurance services, having secured a 12-month in-service submarine support contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) through the Aurora Framework.Under the new contract, LR will provide experienced surveyors to His Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde, providing expert support to the Royal Navy’s submarines. In parallel, LR will offer technical consultancy from MOD Abbey Wood, delivering strategic advice. This dual-location presence ensures responsive, on-the-ground service backed by technical expertise.This contract reflects
Offshore Solar Farm Set for Integration with Dutch Offshore Wind Project
is an exciting innovation that can contribute to more renewable energy production from the same site,” said Maria Kalogera, Innovations Manager, CrossWind.“The Oceans of Energy offshore solar farm floats in the sea at water level, like a waterlily, therefore we have named it ‘Nymphaea Aurora’.“Nymphaea Aurora is a water lily found in Northern Europe, that varies colors from yellow, symbol of energy, to red, a symbol of strength. Nymphaea is the family name for water lilies, which are nature’s solar collectors, floating at water-level, just like our technology.&ldquo
Oceans Protection Treaty Could Take effect from January
co-hosted by Kenya in 2022. The next, co-hosted by Chile and Korea, is set for 2028.(Reuters - Reporting by Manuel Ausloos and Clotaire Achi in Nice, Benoit van Overstraeten and Geert De Clercq in Paris, Virginia Furness in London; Writing by Richard Lough and Geert De Clercq; Editing by Hugh Lawson and Aurora Ellis) (Additional reporting by Virginia Furness, Editing by Katy Daigle and Hugh Lawson
Saildrone, Meta Complete First Unmanned, Autonomous Deep-Water Cable Route Survey in the North Atlantic
under sail and motor-sail modes and equipped with a Kongsberg EM304 MKII multibeam sonar, the Surveyor achieved swath coverage of up to 10 km in water depths of up to 5,500 meters.The demonstration focused on collecting bathymetric data along the established Anjana cable route and the recently surveyed Aurora route to directly compare the Saildrone Surveyor’s performance against traditional crewed survey vessels. Key operational metrics—route fidelity, line keeping, data transmission, and depth accuracy—met or exceeded expectations across the board.Using the Saildrone Mission Portal
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