Windward Unveils AI Solution for Critical Maritime Infrastructure Protection
Windward has launched a Critical Maritime Infrastructure Protection solution, an AI-powered solution designed to protect the world’s essential maritime infrastructure against growing threats.Windward’s Critical Maritime Infrastructure Protection solution addresses three primary threats to maritime infrastructure, deep-sea research operations, shallow-water sabotage, and attacks on offshore oil rigs and platforms. The AI-powered solution monitors high-risk vessels to flag suspicious activities, be it a rogue state research vessel in the deep sea, or a shadow fleet vessel in shallow
Balmoral Develops Offshore Wind Cable Protection System FibreFlexx
Balmoral, a UK-based engineering company specializing in offshore buoyancy, insulation and protection solutions for the offshore energy industry, has developed Balmoral FibreFlexx - a cable protection solution for offshore wind.According to Balmoral, its fiber-reinforced cable protection system mechanically locks to the end connectors removing the need to rely on unpredictable PU bonding.Balmoral says FibreFlex’s long-term creep performance is a substantial improvement on traditional cable protection while bending and axial stiffness is optimized without having to qualify alternative PU materials.
Balmoral Develops Cable Protection Solution for Offshore Wind
UK-based engineering company Balmoral has developed what it says is a unique integrated cable protection system for offshore wind applications.Dr. Aneel Gill, product R&D manager, said Balmoral's CPS systems are designed based on the fatigue limit state (FLS) and offer something different "because of their unique diverless removal feature and the ability to account for free span caused by scour development.""Our patented fiber-reinforced technology adds stiffness to the system controlling the curvature during the project lifespan. This reduces the amount of movement experienced
Dutch Flood Defense, The Natural Way
of these into one functioning system.“Carrying out a project of this complexity in such a short timeframe was a big challenge, but two months after we took on the work, the systems were working,” says van der Grinten.A vessel installing monitoring equipment for the Houtribdijk flood protection solution. Photo: Frank Janssens/Rijkswaterstaat.Using ADCPs for efficient maintenance of the dikeThe monitoring program is helping to determine how to maintain the levee, or dike, more efficiently and the extent to which the sand banks will need to be maintained in coming years. The dike reinforcements
MacArtney Camera Protection for Underwater Welding
In response to sustained demand from the professional diving industry, MacArtney says it has developed an innovative but simple and rugged protection solution for its LUXUS series of compact underwater cameras and lights. The new LUXUS Protection Cap will primarily be used to shield the lens of diver camera and light systems during hyperbaric welding, blasting and cutting operations but can also be used for equipment protection on other mission types. MacArtney LUXUS units are frequently deployed by commercial diving contractors and operators of remotely controlled systems working with the installati
MacArtney Debuts Camera Protection Solution
MacArtney said it has responded to demand from the professional diving industry to develop an protection solution for its LUXUS series of compact underwater cameras and lights. The new LUXUS Protection Cap will primarily be used to shield the lens of diver camera and light systems during hyperbaric welding, blasting and cutting operations but can also be used for equipment protection on other mission types. MacArtney LUXUS units are frequently deployed by commercial diving contractors and operators of remotely controlled systems working with the installation, service, repair and decommissioning of
New Sustainable Scour Protection Solution Available
they can cause problems with the O&M phase of cable repairs and don’t encourage the marine ecosystem. Our new solution will overcome this problem and may even help with planning permissions of offshore wind farms. This solution is environmentally friendly whilst offering a cable protection solution away from concrete matting. The strength of experience at Geofabrics makes them the perfect partner.” Dave Markham, Business Development Manager at Geofabrics, said, “This is a new and exciting market area for ELCOROCK. We have seen the benefits of our high durability
New Material Protects Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations, Cables
they can cause problems with the O&M phase of cable repairs and don’t encourage the marine ecosystem. Our new solution will overcome this problem and may even help with planning permissions of offshore wind farms. This solution is environmentally friendly whilst offering a cable protection solution away from concrete matting. The strength of experience at Geofabrics makes them the perfect partner.” OMM will be using Geofabrics ELCOROCK System, a robust sand filled container made from the highest durability geotextile fabric, to provide an alternative to rock placement
August 2025
