Milestones

CRP Subsea has made a large-scale investment in a new manufacturing facility to support their transition from primarily oil & gas into the renewables market. The purpose-built manufacturing facility includes a state-of-the-art semi-automated production line for the NjordGuard cable protection system used in offshore wind farms.

Greensea, creator of OPENSEA®, the universal open architecture software platform for the marine industry, announces the hire of Deborah Townsend as Program Manager. Deborah will immediately lead several newly contracted DOD programs as well as lead Greensea’s partnership with Kraken Robotics.

The World Ocean Council (WOC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Green Marine, formalizing an already strong working relationship between the organizations and their complementary efforts on industry environmental sustainability and ocean health.

The U.S. Senate confirmed on Tuesday evening President Biden’s nomination of NOAA Rear Admiral Nancy Hann to lead the NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) and NOAA Commissioned Officer (NOAA Corps), one of the nation’s eight uniformed services.

International ocean data company XOCEAN has today announced the opening of a new entity in Norway to service growing demand in the market for the company’s pioneering, carbon-neutral, data collection services using remotely controlled Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USV).


The European Investment Fund (EIF), Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker, Builders Initiative and Minderoo Foundation have approved commitments to become cornerstone investors in Ocean 14 Capital’s inaugural fund, the first large investment fund to focus exclusively on the blue economy.

During Europort 2021, Radio Holland and Neptune Marine signed an agreement for an extensive navigation and communication package for hull number NP-554, a Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger. Besides the equipment, Radio Holland also takes care of the installation and commissioning.

The Wight Shipyard Co has been formally presented with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade by Mrs Susie Sheldon JP, Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight in a ceremony at the thriving shipyard in East Cowes. The award was in particular recognition of their outstanding short-term growth in the export market.

The energy and marine consultancy AqualisBraemar LOC Group (ABL Group) has entered into an agreement to acquire the UK operations of ship design and marine consultancy company OSD-IMT from Damen Shipyards Group.

Two high-tech cutting ceremonies have taken place marking construction is underway to build North Star Renewables’ inaugural hybrid-powered vessel fleet specifically designed to support the UK’s growing offshore wind market.

Sea Vorian, a company created by a pool of investors led by Jean-Luc Biache and François-Xavier de Cointet, is acquiring 100% of Seafin, a leader in the distribution and manufacturing of high-tech products for the blue economy, from its founder Claude Pacheco, the Atalaya and Financière de Brienne 2 funds managed by Ace Capital Partners and SFLD.

Shell Global Solutions BV and energy technology company Baker Hughes have signed a broad strategic collaboration agreement to accelerate the global energy transition by helping each other achieve their respective commitments for net-zero carbon emissions and advancing solutions to decarbonize energy and industrial sectors.