Film-Ocean Appoints New CEO
Film-Ocean appointed Merv New as its new Chief Executive Officer. New brings more than 30 years of experience in the offshore oil and gas sector, offshore marine renewable & subsea telecoms sectors, with a notable career in subsea operations.New joined Film-Ocean after a role with Shelf Subsea as COO in Singapore, where he led subsea operations, including diving operations, ROV management, subsea construction, and engineering project management.
Apollo Wraps Up Trials of Quick Connector for Floating Offshore Renewables
Kathleen, and demonstrated its robustness through multiple connect and disconnect operations.“It is reassuring to see the PALM perform exactly as Apollo hoped, including its capabilities in challenging weather conditions. Quick connection technologies are an exciting enabling development for offshore marine renewables and WES looks forward to seeing Apollo continue to develop their technology and collaborate further within the marine renewables sector,” said Tim Hurst, Managing Director of Wave Energy Scotland
MoU Signed for Offshore Wind Solutions in Taiwan
and ultimately enhancing efficiency, reliability and sustainability of offshore wind farms in Taiwan and other Asia Pacific markets. Swire and Tien Li intend to develop a large pool and local Taiwanese technicians with a broad skill set in blade repair, electrical and mechanicalmaintenance, offshore marine logistics services and wind turbine operations and maintenance.Swire Renewable Energy opened offices in Taiwan in 2023, and has established a strong presence in Taiwan, contributing to key projects such as Greater Changhua, Yunlin, Chang Fang Xi Dao, and Zhong Neng offshore wind farm projects
Jumbo Offshore Appoints Middle East Partner as it Eyes Regional Expansion
Dutch heavy lift shipping and offshore transport and installation contractor Jumbo Offshore has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sea Horizon Offshore Marine Services, which will act as its representative in the Middle East region.Sea Horizon Offshore, with its broad network of local partners, will represent Jumbo Offshore to potential clients in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.Its scope will also include commercial representation, supporting operations and providing project management on behalf of Jumbo Offshore during project execution in the region.The MoU
Havfram Subsea Reclaims Ocean Installer Name after Offshore Wind Business Sold
;s inception in 2011, with the 2020 name change reflecting its diversification into the offshore wind industry. The relaunch follows last year's announcement of the sale of Havfram's wind business lines. "Ocean Installer's operations focus on all aspects of offshore marine construction, encompassing both the traditional oil and gas and emerging renewables markets. The company is currently expanding its service offerings and will continue to work across all global markets," the company said in a statement Thursday.In support of its relaunch as an independent
Cellula Appoints Neil Manning, Into Advisory Role
Canadian marine technology company Cellula Robotics Ltd. announced it is partnering with Neil Manning to support the development of business structure, strategy, and growth opportunities.With over 27 years of experience, Manning's strategic insight into the offshore marine sector has helped commercialize safe and reliable new technology innovations to increase efficiencies across the subsea energy, telecom, wind and defense sectors."I am thrilled to be given the opportunity to contribute to what I see as the world's most experienced AUV development teams. I'll be contributing to
Wood Partners with Nauticus Robotics for Subsea Maintenance Services
perfect sense,” said Todd Newell, SVP of Business Development at Nauticus. “It will be exciting to see the benefits and value this partnership yields for our customers.”“Our team sees the opportunity to influence the full life cycle cost for both conventional and renewable offshore marine assets,” said Matt Kirk, SVP Specialist Engineering & Consulting at Wood. “To unlock these possibilities for our customers, we need step change technologies combined with deep domain engineering expertise. Wood is delighted to be working with a company such as Nauticus who is
POSH, Seamec Kick Off Work on ONGC Pipeline Project
Offshore marine services provider POSH, with its consortium partner Seamec, has started work on a subsea installation and construction project off India’s west coast, after securing a contract of over $100 million.The two companies are providing subsea services for the seventh development phase of the Indian national oil firm ONGC's Pipeline Replacement Project (“PRP-7”) for engineering, procurement, and construction conglomerate Larsen and Toubro (“L&T”).POSH will deploy four vessels including the heavy subsea construction and installation vessel POSH Natuna and
Maju 510 Tug: Singapore's First Autonomous Vessel Project Complete
Singapore's Keppel Offshore & Marine said Thursday it had completed work on the Maju 510 tug, its first autonomous vessel project."Capable of autonomous vessel navigation as well as collision detection and avoidance (CDCA), the Maju 510 tug, owned and operated by Keppel Smit Towage, is the first vessel in the world to receive the Autonomous Notation from ABS classification society," Keppel O&M said.According to Keppel O&M, the tug is the first in South Asia that can be remotely operated by joystick control. It can be controlled from the shore command center with a joystick
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