DeepOcean Hires CRP Subsea to Protect Cables at German Offshore Wind Cluster
Farm“This contract reinforces our commitment to advancing the renewable energy sector and highlights our role in supporting the development of sustainable energy infrastructure. It also strengthens our ongoing partnership with DeepOcean and complements our involvement in other key projects across Germany,” said Andy Smith, Head of Sales at CRP Subsea.The Nordseecluster offshore wind project will be constructed in two phases. The first, Nordseecluster A, has a capacity of 660 MW and is scheduled to begin construction at sea in 2025, with all turbines expected to be grid-connected by early 2027
Has Antarctica Reached Point of No Return?
to determine whether we've hit a "point of no return," Keller says that it's clear the rate of change is unprecedented."You might see the same rise in CO2 over thousands of years, and now it's happened in 100 years," Keller said.Mike Weber, a paleo-oceanographer from Germany's University of Bonn, who specializes in Antarctic ice sheet stability, says sediment records dating back 21,000 years show similar periods of accelerated ice melt.The ice sheet has experienced similar accelerated ice mass loss at least eight times, Weber said, with acceleration beginning over
SV Juren Ae sets Sail
its project 'Transition to Low-Carbon Sea Transport in the Republic of the Marshall Islands' for the German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) since 2017.Partners of the project include the University of Applied Sciences Emden-Leer in Germany, MISC, Asia Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., KR and naval design company Kostec Co. Ltd. in Busan.Developed at the maritime campus of Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences, SV Juren Ae is powered by a partially-automated sail system designed by German naval designer HSVA, adapted from a traditional Indonesian
north.io Selected for Portuguese Hydrographic Institute Project
;and aims to provide real-time data analysis for underwater infrastructure. Collaborating with the GEOMAR-Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and Subsea Europe Services GmbH, north.io says it is set to transform how geodata is utilized for security and decision-making, ultimately enhancing Germany's capacity to safeguard critical maritime infrastructure
Rovco Clears UXO at Iberdrola’s Windanker Offshore Wind Farm
multipurpose vessel, MV Patriot, which is equipped with a spacious deck, active heave crane, DP Class 2 station-keeping, and work-class ROVs.“This UXO project with Iberdrola represents a landmark for our construction support services. We are excited to have deployed our advanced UXO solutions in Germany, furthering offshore wind development in the Baltic Sea,” said Marc Coull, Director of O&M at Rovco.To remind, Iberdrola made the final investment decision (FID) for the Windanker offshore wind farm in late June 2024. Scheduled for commissioning in 2026, the Windanker project will feature
Bluestream Lands Subsea Remedial Job at Two North Sea Offshore Wind Farms
, completed in 2014 and 2017 respectively, have a combined capacity of 576 MW and cover an area of 150 square km with 152 turbines.The remedial works by Bluestream are expected to ensure the continued integrity and operational performance of these offshore wind assets, which are critical to supporting Germany’s and the EU’s energy transition ambitions.“We are delighted to be working with Vattenfall on this important remedial campaign delivering our specialist subsea and topside services, leveraging our significant experience managing inspection and maintenance campaigns in these types
Germany, Eight Other Baltic Sea Nations Seek to Jointly Buy Naval Mines
Germany and eight other countries on the Baltic Sea aim to jointly procure naval mines, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Tuesday, as Russia is taking an increasingly assertive stance in the Baltic Sea region.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington, Pistorius said Russia had been challenging the borders in the Baltic Sea time and again."Just recently we have seen how Russia tries to extend Russian territorial waters outside Kaliningrad. We are all unmistakably clear that we will not allow such advances," he said."To that end, we need the
DeepOcean to Wire RWE’s Nordseecluster A Offshore Wind Farm
Ocean services provider DeepOcean has been hired by RWE for trenching, transport and installation of all inter-array cables with adjacent services for the offshore wind turbines of Nordseecluster A project, being built in Germany.In August 2023, RWE announced that DeepOcean had been chosen as its preferred supplier of subsea installation services for the Nordseecluster A.DeepOcean has now been awarded a firm order that will include preparatory work, transport and installations of all inter-array cables, including trenching, topside pull-ins and terminations for the initial build-out phase.In total
NORBIT Acquires INNOMAR
NORBIT on Thursday announced it has acquired INNOMAR Technologie GmbH, a leader in parametric sub-bottom profilers.Based in Rostock, Germany, INNOMAR has nearly thirty years of experience and serves customers in over 80 countries. Its parametric sub-bottom profilers provide high-resolution imaging of the seafloor and subsurface layers. They are used for sediment mapping (e.g., for the installation of offshore wind farms, dredging, and construction), geological surveys, and detecting buried objects like pipelines and archaeological artefacts.“We are enthusiastic about welcoming INNOMAR to
