The Navy is standing up a new maritime industrial base program office and has tapped one of its career civil servants to take the helm.
Jay Stefany, who...
Jay Stefany to Lead Navy’s New Maritime Industrial Base Program Office
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Rovco wins survey work on 560 MW Scottish floater
UK offshore contractor Rovco has been selected by Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn joint venture to conduct a site survey for Green Volt floating offshore wind farm, located 80km east of Peterhead in Scotland. The contract with an undisclosed value covers geophysical surveys in the wind farm array...
https://splash247.com/rovco-wins-survey-work-on-560-mw-scottish-floater/
Bridging the growing maritime skills gap in the UK
Leo Hambro from Tidal Transit has some advice for the new government in London. The UK’s maritime industry stands at a crossroads: it’s poised for significant growth driven in part by the burgeoning offshore wind sector, yet an overshadowing mariner skills shortage threatens to stall progress and...
https://splash247.com/bridging-the-growing-maritime-skills-gap-in-the-uk/
Uniper taps Navigator-Bumi Armada JV for LCO2 export from UK project
UK CO2 shipping and injection solutions joint venture company Bluestreak CO2 has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Düsseldorf-headquartered energy company Uniper to work on liquid CO2 export from a proposed facility in the UK. Under the agreement, the parties will explore the...
https://splash247.com/uniper-taps-navigator-bumi-armada-jv-for-lco2-export-from-uk-project/
Aurora Offshore scores one-year PSV fixture with BP
Borealis Maritime’s offshore vessel arm, Aurora Offshore, has secured long-term employment for one of the platform supply vessels taken over from Viking Supply Ships earlier this year. Brokers report the 2021-built Aurora Cooper fixed to BP UK for one year plus options, with the charter likely...
https://splash247.com/aurora-offshore-scores-one-year-psv-fixture-with-bp/
Sanctioned Russian insurer clouds dark fleet picture further
The complex insurance picture surrounding the so-called dark fleet of tankers trading around the world has become even more unsure. Following the UK government’s decision to sanction Russian insurance provider Ingosstrakh earlier this year, London-headquartered West of England P&I Club has warned...
https://splash247.com/sanctioned-russian-insurer-clouds-dark-fleet-picture-further/
TechnipFMC wins new Petrobras contract
Subsea contracting giant TechnipFMC has secured more work from Petrobras for the pre-salt fields offshore Brazil The New York-listed firm has sealed what it describes as a substantial deal for the design, engineering, and manufacture of flexible pipe for water injection and gas lift. “One of our...
https://splash247.com/technipfmc-wins-new-petrobras-contract/
White knight emerges in race to save Harland & Wolff
A possible white knight has emerged to save the crisis-hit Harland & Wolff shipyard in Northern Ireland. The Belfast yard, famous for building the Titanic, has been in severe financial difficulty for a long time and on Friday the new government of the UK decided not to issue keenly sought £200m...
https://splash247.com/white-knight-emerges-in-race-to-save-harland-wolff/
MOL invests in next-gen engine technology startup
Japanese shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has invested in a startup company Carnot that develops technology for highly efficient engines using heat-resistant materials. Steel and aluminium engines require constant cooling to prevent them from overheating, which reduces performance and increases the...
https://splash247.com/mol-invests-in-next-gen-engine-technology-startup/
Chinese PLAN and Russian Navy Finish South China Sea Exercise
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy and the Russian Navy wrapped up a joint exercise in the South China Sea and a separate joint naval patrol this week.
The two navies finished what the PLAN calls Joint Sea 2024, which is known as Maritime Interaction 2024 to the Russians. The drills began on Monday in the South China Sea,...
https://news.usni.org/2024/07/18/chinese-plan-and-russian-navy-finish-south-china-sea-exercise