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Heerema awarded decommissioning contract for Woodside’s Nganhurra Riser Turret Mooring (RTM)

Heerema Marine Contractors has been awarded a decommissioning contract by Woodside Energy that includes the integrated engineering, preparation, removal, and transport of the Nganhurra RTM.Removal activitiesThe work involves removing the RTM from the …
Jul 25, 2022 / Vessels

Maersk Supply Service successfully completed the offshore mooring installation of the DemoSATH floating wind project

The project led by Saitec Offshore Technologies, in collaboration with RWE, has achieved a key milestone by completing the pre-lay of the mooring system.Maersk Supply Service has undertaken the installation of the six mooring lines and six anchors of …
May 17, 2022 / Vessels

ABS AIP for SHI’s Innovative FLNG Mooring System

ABS has awarded Approval in Principle (AIP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) design for a one-side spread mooring system for a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility.The system developed by SHI allows an FLNG to be safely spread moored on …
Jan 10, 2022 / Curious

CenerTech awards Bluewater a contract for the Lufeng 12-3 FPSO Turret Mooring System

Bluewater Energy Services B.V. has secured a contract with CNOOC Energy Technology & Services (CenerTech) for the engineering, procurement and construction of Turret Mooring Systems including a new mooring system. This as part of the Lufeng 12-3 …
Nov 8, 2021 / Vessels

NYK and Japan Marine Science to Introduce and Promote New Mooring System to Japan Ports together with Trelleborg Marine Systems

NYK and NYK Group company Japan Marine Science Inc. (JMS) have concluded a consulting contract with Trelleborg Marine Systems (TMS), a group company of the Swedish polymer manufacturer Trelleborg AB, to introduce and promote to Japan ports mainly …
Oct 21, 2021 / Curious

ABS Verifies SBM Offshore’s AI-Powered Mooring Solution

ABS has issued New Technology Qualification (NTQ) to SBM Offshore’s artificial intelligence (AI) powered Intelligent Agent Mooring Line Integrity Tool, allowing the technology to be integrated into offshore systems for the first time.The novel tool …
Jul 15, 2021 / Curious

Cavotec secures order with Port of Stockholm for first automated mooring system in Sweden, reducing CO2 emissions by up to 5,000 tonnes per year

Cavotec has extended its leading position in automated mooring with two major orders for its MoorMaster™ NxG system, one in Sweden – the first order for MoorMaster in a market with considerable growth potential – and the other in neighbouring …
Jul 14, 2021 / Curious

Port of Rotterdam Authority to launch new trial with mixed mooring

On 5 April 2021, the Port of Rotterdam Authority will start on a new trial with mixed mooring for inland vessels carrying dangerous cargo. These ‘cone ships’ – named after the one or two blue cones specifying the cargo’s hazard category – will be …
Mar 5, 2021 / Curious

Jumbo installs Karish FPSO mooring system while breaking its deep-water record in the process

On behalf of TechnipFMC, Jumbo Offshore successfully completed the first phase of work on Energean’s Karish gas field offshore Israel in October. Jumbo’s scope of work included transport and installation of 14 suction piles (part of a 14-point FPSO …
Dec 29, 2020 / Curious

Cavotec Launches Next Generation MoorMaster, First Delivery For World’s First Fully Autonomous, Zero-emission Ships

Shipping companies and ports worldwide can now make every minute matter, significantly reducing fuel consumption and increasing port productivity, with simpler and faster implementation of Cavotec’s next-generation automated vacuum mooring …
Oct 29, 2020 / Curious