ECOsubsea Scoops $6.2M Loan to Grow Hull-Cleaning Robot Fleet
Innovation Norway has awarded a hull-cleaning pioneer ECOsubsea a $6.2 million Green Growth Loan, which will be used to partially fund the construction of next-generation hull-cleaning robots.In addition to expanding its fleet of next-generation hull-cleaning robots, ECOsubsea will also use the funding to expand its operations in Singapore.The Austevoll-based company performed the first commercial cleaning job in Singapore in the autumn, using its next-gen robot dubbed the 'Pink Panther.’ ECOsubsea's Next-Gen Hull Cleaning Robot is Ready for ActionCleanings are performed while
Elomatic and Thyssenkrupp Ink Ship Design Contract for New Polarstern Icebreaker
;s 55-year history.“We are extremely excited to continue our collaboration with our partners at tkMS and look forward to further contributing to the creation of this groundbreaking polar research vessel, to be built in our hometown,” said Guido Schulte, Managing Director at Elomatic Maritime Technologies.“With the new Polarstern contract, we apply our maritime expertise also to the civilian sector, and prove that we can offer technological excellence at internationally competitive terms.“Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems is not only setting shipbuilding standards but is also making
James Fisher Launches Japanese Business Unit
to the energy, marine and defense industries, has launched new legal entity in Japan, reinforcing its long-term commitment to Japan and its footprint in North East Asia.The move furthers James Fisher’s intention to bring its integrated offering and solutions to Japan’s energy transition, maritime security and defense needs.The group already has a partnership covering the offshore wind service industry, including a Joint Collaboration Agreement with Tokyo Gas Engineering Solutions (TGES).With more than 200 employees across 12 locations in Asia Pacific region, and operations in over 25 countries
Subsea Global Solutions Appoints Eric Smith as CCO
Subsea Global Solutions, an underwater maintenance and repair services specialist, has named Eric Smith as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).With a career spanning leadership roles in maritime operations, commercial management, and strategic business development, Smith brings a wealth of industry expertise to the Subsea Global Solutions team.Prior to joining Subsea Global Solutions, Smith served as Director of Shared Resources at Resolve Marine, overseeing worldwide assets, vessels, and facilities across six countries.His previous experience includes key leadership roles such as CCO for Hendry Marine
Drag Marks Found on Baltic Seabed After Finland-Estonia Interconnector Damage
Finnish police said on Sunday they had found tracks that drag on for dozens of kilometres along the bottom of the Baltic Sea where a tanker carrying Russian oil is suspected of breaking a power line and four telecoms cables with its anchor.The Cook Islands-registered Eagle S was boarded by Finnish police and coast guard officials on Thursday and sailed into Finnish waters where the crew of the impounded tanker is being questioned.Baltic Sea nations have been on high alert after a string of outages of power cables, telecom links and gas pipelines since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. NATO said on
Lalizas Opens New Safety Equipment Branch in Canada
A few months after the announcement of the acquisition of REVERE Survival in Jacksonville, LALIZAS announced the establishment of LALIZAS Canada, effectively enhancing the company’s presence in the Americas.Miguel Norato has been appointed as the Country Manager of LALIZAS Canada.LALIZAS, a family owned company, has the vision to produce high quality products that ensure safety at sea, and distribute them in international markets. It currently owns 10 branches in Spain, Italy, Croatia, Montenegro, the UK, Turkey, China, the UAE, South Africa, and the USA, having a commercial presence in over 130
![“Our province has been shaped by the Atlantic Ocean. It can be extremely cold, extremely unforgiving. If it works here, it will work anywhere. The technology we [develop and] use here can be adapted to anywhere else in the world. We are adaptive, we're nimble, we're problem solvers. And at the end of the day, we are collaborative."
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NL Government Helps Power Regional Maritime, Offshore Energy, Subsea Tech Cluster
to come here and to invest,” said Parson.With a population just north of half a million, Newfoundland & Labrador is a small province, but its natural resources and cumulative centuries experience living and working by and on the ocean has created a unique and dynamic cluster of excellence in maritime, subsea and offshore energy.“When you look back historically, the fishery was the backbone,” said Parsons. “But that has grown over time, and now we are building on this blue economy, and the expertise has shifted.”Specifically, the discovery of oil and gas fields offshore
Editorial : Inside the Power of Newfoundland & Labrador
Earlier this year I was invited to St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador, to discover how the cumulative maritime, offshore energy and subsea industries have developed. I have a fairly long, nearly 20-year relationship traveling north of New York City, up the Atlantic coast of North America to its easternmost point and finding what is arguably one of the nicest, one of the heartiest and one of the most innovative populations per capita in the world.It had been many years since I last made the trek to St. John’s – but to be fair the Covid years put a hold on many trips –
OPT Bags $1M Contract from US Navy for Autonomous Maritime Tech
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) been awarded a follow-on contract valued at $1 million to further advance the operational capability of its autonomous maritime technologies to support the U.S. military and its allies.OPT secured the follow-on contract as a subcontractor to EpiSci after the successful 12-month demonstration of its autonomous surface vehicle technologies during the Mission Autonomy Proving Grounds (MAPG) as part of Project Overmatch.With this award, OPT will continue to ruggedize and enhance its operational capability of its autonomous maritime technologies to support the U.S. military
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