Milestones

Seatrium is pleased to announce the official signing of the Project Agreement with TCOMS - Technology Centre for Offshore and Marine, Singapore for the development of a Semi-Submersible Wind Platform Design under the ENFORCE—Enabling Future Systems for Offshore Wind ResourCEs Program.

Following the recent divestiture of its Alabama-based ship refit and repair business, boat builder Metal Shark is expanding its presence in its home state of Louisiana with the addition of a third manufacturing facility and an aggressive recruitment effort to meet surging customer demand.

C-Kore Systems, a UK based company specializing in subsea testing tools, has rounded off an excellent 2023. With a healthy order book for 2024, C-Kore is looking to expand their Sales Team, basing the new staff in Aberdeen, UK.

Unseenlabs, a France-based company and global leader in maritime surveillance through detection and geolocation of radio frequency signals from space, announces the closure of an exceptional fundraising round of €85 million. This operation, one of the largest in the space industry, confirms the global interest in Earth observation and marks a new milestone in Unseenlabs’ development. This new funding round brings together new leading investors: Supernova Invest, ISALT via its Strategic Transition Fund, and UNEXO.

North Star has signed a strategic partnership with VesselMan, a best-of-breed software company specializing in driving smarter and more efficient projects management with innovative technology.

Hexicon AB (Hexicon) signed a Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) to take full ownership of MunmuBaram Co., Ltd. from its joint venture partner Shell Overseas Investments B.V. Under the agreement, Hexicon AB will increase its stake in the project from 20% to 100%, increasing the project portfolio by 900 MW. Completion of the transaction is subject to regulatory approval.

Solstad Rederi AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Solstad Maritime Holding AS, has sold the AHTS Far Sound and AHTS Far Scimitar.

Henrik Helsinghof will return to VIKING as CEO in June to ensure a continuity of leadership.

JERA Co., Inc. (JERA) announced it entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Woodside Energy Group Ltd. (Woodside), a major Australian energy company, to acquire a 15.1% participating interest in the Scarborough gas field development project (the Project). The total consideration of the acquisition of the Project is estimated to be approximately $1.4 billion, which comprises the purchase price and reimbursement to Woodside for JERA’s share of expenditure incurred up to completion. Completion of the transaction is subject to conditions, including obtaining permits and approvals.

Interocean Marine Services (Interocean), the specialist provider of support services to the offshore, energy, marine and renewable sectors, has kicked off 2024 with the announcements of a new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Ørsted has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Incheon Metropolitan City, Korea, to cooperate on developing a world-class offshore wind power industry in the region. The aim of the agreement is to establish a successful local wind power industry driven by Ørsted’s 1.6 GW offshore wind project off the coast of Incheon.

PGS is awarded a 3D project in the Mediterranean for a major energy company. The Ramform Hyperion is scheduled to start the survey early March and the project has a total duration of approximately 30 days.