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Jifmar to Acquire all workboat activities from Acta Marine

Jifmar Offshore Services and Acta Marine have concluded an agreement where Jifmar will acquire all workboat activities of Acta Marine. This acquisition encompasses all 26 workboats, the crews, the Netherlands based organisation and all existing …
Dec 11, 2023 / Curious

ULSTEIN lays keel For Acta Marine's CSOV

The keel laying ceremony for the Yno 1121, one of the Ulstein-designed Acta Marine TWIN X-STERN CSOVs at the Tersan Shipyard, was arranged on 1 June 2023. The DP2 Construction Service Operation Vessel is powered with Methanol and MDO/HVO. Acta's …
Jun 19, 2023 / Curious

Ulstein Designs Two More Methanol Fuelled CSOVs For Acta Marine

Ulstein Design & Solutions AS has signed a contract with Tersan Shipyard for two methanol-fuelled ULSTEIN SX216 Construction Service Operating Vessel (CSOV) designs. The vessels will be constructed for the Netherlands-based Acta Marine and will …
Jun 7, 2023 / Curious

Heerema signs framework agreement for transportation and installation of TenneT’s 2GW program

TenneT has signed multi-year framework agreements with Heerema Marine Contractors and Allseas for transportation and installation of at least fourteen 2 gigawatt (2GW) offshore platforms. The fourteen 2GW converter stations will be installed in the …
May 17, 2023 / Curious

Acta Marine completed the steel-cutting ceremony for the second next-generation Methanol MDO/HVO powered DP2 Construction Service Operating Vessel

Acta Marine completed the steel-cutting ceremony for the second next-generation Methanol MDO/HVO powered DP2 Construction Service Operating Vessel at Tersan. The development of the SX216 vessel design was a collaborative effort between Acta Marine …
Apr 18, 2023 / Vessels

Heerema Successfully Completed Installation of 24 Arcadis Ost 1 Turbines

Heerema has announced the completion of the installation of 24 turbines for Parkwind’s Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm, with most turbines already generating green electricity and contributing to Germany's Energiewende initiative.  This marks …
Apr 4, 2023 / Curious

Eight new LNG carriers will feature Wärtsilä reliquefaction systems

Technology group Wärtsilä continues to strengthen its established position as a major supplier to the LNG carrier vessel sector. Following an earlier newbuild programme in June 2022 for four new vessels, the company has now been awarded the contract …
Mar 29, 2023 / Vessels

PGS awarded 3D survey contract

PGS is awarded a 3D exploration acquisition contract by a major international energy company. Ramform Titan is scheduled to mobilize for the survey in late June and acquisition is expected to complete in August 2023. “We are very pleased with this …
Mar 22, 2023 / Vessels

Jan De Nul, Tractebel, and DEME Present Offshore Floating Solar Technology: SEAVOLT

Belgian partners Jan De Nul, Tractebel, and DEME introduce SEAVOLT©, a new offshore floating photovoltaic (PV) technology. This technology is a result of joint research and development, combining the expertise of solar, environmental and offshore …
Mar 9, 2023 / Curious

Fugro’s QuickVision® Allows Heerema To Accurately Position Wind Turbines

Fugro’s innovative QuickVision® camera technology is supporting Heerema Marine Contractors as they install 27 wind turbines for Parkwind’s Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm located in the Baltic Sea off the German coast. Using a novel floating Rotor-Nacelle …
Feb 2, 2023 / Vessels