Strategic Marine News


Schottel Merges Tidal Units to Sustainable Marine Energy

Jan 20, 2019

Schottel, the manufacturer of propulsion and steering systems for ships and offshore applications, has made a strategic decision to merge its tidal energy businesses into Sustainable Marine Energy (SME), including UK subsidiary TidalStream Ltd…

SeaRoc Supports Merkur Commissioning

Jan 03, 2019

Marine Coordination Services BV will utilize SeaPlanner software during all operational marine coordination activities for commissioning of the 396MW Merkur Offshore Wind Farm.The marine management system has been selected as part a strategic partnership between U…

HC2 Holding Mulls Global Marine Sale

Oct 23, 2018

The diversified holding company HC2 Holdings announced that it is exploring strategic alternatives, including a potential sale, for its  Global Marine Group (GMG)  subsidiary.As part of this process, Global Marine Holdings, a leading provider…

Bibby enters wind farm market with ESS

Jun 02, 2016

Subsea construction firm Bibby Offshore has made a move into the offshore wind array cable installation market. The company has purchased a power cable lay carousel from Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS), which will enable it to lay power cables for offshore wind projects from its vessels…

ABS appoints EVP, global marine

Feb 15, 2016

ABS has centralized its global marine strategic planning, client development, and product and service offerings to deliver enhanced classification services and joint technical projects.  Effective today (15 February), Dr. Kirsi Tikka is promoted…

GE announces US$1 billion Russian investment

Feb 01, 2016

GE entered into a US$1 billion sourcing program, signing a series of agreements with its Russian strategic partners at the 17th GE Oil & Gas Annual Meeting in Florence. Expanding the scope of their 2013 strategic partnership, GE and Rosneft…

Triyards bags US$45.5 million in contracts

Dec 17, 2015

Triyards inked a string of contracts worth US$45.5 million. One of the newly minted contracts will see the group construct its scientific research vessel for new client Taiwan Ocean Research Institute, National Applied Research Laboratories (TORI)…

TRIYARDS profits boost

Oct 20, 2015

Singapore’s fabrication and engineering service provide TRIYARDS Holdings made a 59% year-on-year jump in net attributable profit to US$8.4 million in the fourth quarter, driven mainly by liftboat construction, the company said. Work done on liftboats…

Fugro, Coremar form strategic alliance

Sep 16, 2015

Fugro has formed a strategic alliance with Coremar, a Colombian turnkey port, marine services, and logistics provider. The objective is to provide life-of-field solutions to the oil and gas industry in Colombia and the Caribbean, particularly in the delivery of geophysical…

BOEM, AASG to share insights

Jun 18, 2015

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Association of American State Geologists (AASG signed an agreement to foster interaction, cooperation and coordination on marine minerals and oil and gas resources on the outer continental shelf (OCS)…

Strategic delivers StratCat

Mar 30, 2015

Strategic Marine delivered the StratCat multi-purpose service vessel (MSV) to Njord Offshore. The Njord Odin. Image from Njord.   The MSV is capable of transporting up to 24 crew, and is a first in its class in three particulars…

DNV GL acquires Marine Cybernetics

Jul 02, 2014

DNV GL Group COO and Executive Vice President Remi Eriksen, left, shakes hands with Stein Eggan, chief executive officer of Marine Cybernetics, following the acquisition announcement at Houston’s OTC 2014…

DeepOcean goes geotechnical

Feb 12, 2014

Norway headquartered DeepOcean Group has moved into the offshore geotechnical services market by acquiring ageotechnical drilling rig and agreeing a strategic alliance with Swiss firm Geoquip Marine. The strategic alliance will see the…

EMAS AMC mulls listing

Jan 17, 2014

Singapore-based Ezra Holdings has said it is considering listing its subsea services division EMAS AMC in the US and has appointed J.P. Morgan Ltd. as an advisor. Ezra said it was looking at strategic options, to increase its international profile and position of EMAS AMC…

Boskalis, Smit Lamnalco complete towage sale

Oct 15, 2013

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) completed the sale of its Australian harbor towage business to Smit Lamnalco. The sale had already been announced in August 2013 as part of a strategic realignment of the towage activities. Boskalis…

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