Alexandre de Gusmão floating, production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit has departed in China and is now on its way to Brazil where it will be deployed at Petrobras’ Mero field, in the Santos Basin.The Alexandre de Gusmão FPSO left China on December 16, following the completion of the construction at COSCO Shipping’s shipyard and the delivery to leasing partners SBM Offshore and Petrobras.
Petrobras has achieved first oil with the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit Marechal Duque de Caxias, one of the largest ultra-deepwater FPSOs in the world, installed at the Mero field in Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.The FPSO has the capacity to produce up to 180,000 barrels of oil per day and compress up to 12 million cubic meters of gas daily.
Marlink concluded an agreement to provide Solstad with next generation connectivity until the end of 2028.Solstad adopted Marlink’s SealinkNextGen network solution, combining Starlink LEO as primary connectivity channel, together with guaranteed GEO-VSAT connectivity and MSS back-up solutions.
Marlink is supporting Simon Møkster Shipping with flexible allocation of Starlink LEO bandwidth across its fleet, enabling the ship owner to deploy LEO internet bandwidth where it is most needed, supporting simplified connectivity for business applications and crew welfare services.
Intellian Technologies Inc., a global technology solutions provider of multi-constellation satellite user terminals and Eutelsat Group, the only GEO-LEO operator in satellite communications, announced that the new Enterprise Flat Panels are now available exclusively on Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO network.
Digital solutions company Marlink will install low latency LEO solution to create digital possibilities for fleet of 70 vessels of tanker and gas carrier operator Knutsen Group.A long-standing Marlink customer, Knutsen Group has supplemented its fleetwide VSAT installations with two Starlink LEO terminals on each of the 59 vessels and a further 19 newbuildings.
Croatia-based bulk carrier and tanker owner Alpha Adriatic has selected Marlink to provide LEO internet solution with cyber security tools for its fleet.Alpha Adriatic will benefit from Sealink NextGen’s combination of VSAT and LEO internet, together with robust back-up and Marlink’s Advanced Threat Detection, Unified Threat Management and Endpoint Detection cyber tools.
U.K.-based offshore wind crew transfer vessel (CTV) owner Tidal Transit has secured equity financing from maritime and logistics investor HICO Investment Group to expand its fleet with six new electric CTVs (E-CTVs).The strategic expansion is a direct response to growing demand for zero-emission CTV solutions from offshore wind operations, according to Tidal Transit.
Tidal Transit has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with two Asian firms to develop, fund, build and operate offshore support vessels for the South Korean offshore wind industry.The U.K. supplier of purpose-design crew transfer vessels for the offshore wind industry Tidal Transit teamed up with Britoil Offshore Services, based in Singapore, and Sky Offshore, based in South Korea
Sanmar ends 2024 strong with the launch of the first fully electric tugboat to operate in Latin America.Ordered by SAAM Towage, the new tug is based on the exclusive-to-Sanmar ElectRA 2500SX design from naval architects Robert Allan Ltd, and is the eighth fully electric tug Sanmar has built.The tug built for SAAM Towage measures 25.4 x 12.86m with a draft of 5.
AST Networks, a high-speed satellite connectivity provider, has introduced advanced hybrid communication solutions, to addressing the growing global demand for connectivity in remote and challenging environments.With industries such as maritime, mining, and agriculture increasingly relying on uninterrupted, high-speed communication
Digital solutions company Marlink has introduced flexible and bespoke Starlink LEO internet plans within its hybrid network solutions.The new plans allow customers across maritime, onshore and offshore energy, enterprise and leisure boating industries to benefit from a range of connectivity plans from 10GB to unlimited data, depending on their needs.