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Color Line selects NAPA to provide fleetwide electronic logbook solution

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Color Line has signed an agreement with NAPA to deploy NAPA Logbook across its entire fleet of five vessels throughout 2025. The implementation of the electronic logbook solution helps meet growing safety, compliance, and efficiency requirements for ferry operators, while reducing onboard workload for crew. The vessels will operate along domestic Norwegian routes and international services between Oslo and Kiel.  

This strategic move away from manual data entries builds on a longstanding relationship between the two companies, and supports Color Line’s digitalization goals by automating compliance, ensuring traceability and improving collaboration between ship and shoreside teams.  
 
By adopting NAPA Logbook, Color Line will simplify environmental and safety reporting, streamline regulatory compliance, and ease crew workload. Seafarers will be able to save time, avoid duplicate data entry and reduce the risk of errors, while shoreside teams gain seamless access to 24/7 real-time data via NAPA Fleet Intelligence, enabling faster, more informed decision-making. 

The rapid rollout of NAPA Logbook has been fully remote, without the need for onboard hardware installation, making it easier to update in line with crew needs and to scale across the fleet.

Henrik Baråt Svensen, Superintendent Maritime Digitalization at Color Line commented: “The wellbeing and safety of our crew and passengers is always our top priority. Working with NAPA has allowed us to take a proactive approach to safety by leveraging digital solutions, like NAPA Logbook, that understand our operations and crew. This has helped simplify daily tasks and save time, while improving data quality and reporting.”  

Markus Tompuri, Account Director, Ferry and Navy at NAPA said: “The potential for digitalization to transform the ferry sector is significant, and our long-standing relationship with Color Line is testament to the numerous benefits for safety, compliance and crew wellbeing that are on the table. We are looking forward to working with Color Line to further support them on their digital transformation with connected, purpose-built solutions, particularly as regulatory requirements tighten.” 

Scotland approves first semi-closed containment fish farm

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Loch Long Salmon has secured planning permission to create the first semi-closed containment fish farm in Scotland in Loch Long, Argyll & Bute.

Representing £40 million of investment and recognized as a project of national significance, Loch Long Salmon can now progress with its ambitious vision to bring semi-closed containment technology to Scotland for the first time, having already secured its permit from SEPA in December 2021.

Mark Shotter, project director at Loch Long Salmon, said that “after years of planning and engagement with communities and stakeholders, we are tremendously pleased to have the backing of the Scottish government to deliver our first project at Loch Long. Representing £40 million of investment, the project brings a wealth of community benefits through job creation and dedicated community funds, strengthening both the national and local economies.”

“Achieving a positive determination underlines the Scottish government’s prioritization of investment within rural communities and positions Scotland as a forward-thinking and innovative country, adoptive of new technologies that will enhance the aquaculture sector’s international competitiveness and send a positive signal to investors.”

The project will also directly benefit the communities around Arrochar through the creation of 12 full-time jobs once the site is in operation. Loch Long Salmon will also establish a dedicated community benefit fund, contributing £100,000 of funding every year for a minimum of 20 years. Community representatives will decide how to use these funds to best enhance the local area.

Semi-closed containment farming systems resemble conventional pens from above, but below the surface, they feature an opaque, impermeable outer barrier surrounding the fish net. Water is drawn from deeper in the bay and circulated within the system. This design eliminates the risk of sea lice and seal attacks while allowing farmers to capture waste and bring it ashore for circular economy uses such as waste-to-energy.

Source: aquafeed

Fugro secures two contracts to support Brazil’s offshore energy expansion

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Fugro has signed two three-year contracts with offshore energy services company Constellation to support responsible deepwater exploration activities in two of Brazil’s most strategically important regions: the mature Campos Basin and the emerging Equatorial Margin. 

The contracts come as Brazil works to strengthen its long-term energy security by developing its domestic oil and gas resources as a strategic bridge to low-carbon developments.

Fugro’s work will involve deploying advanced remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) aboard Constellation-managed vessels to carry out subsea equipment inspections, interventions and a range of observation and survey activities. The first campaign will begin this quarter in the Campos Basin on board the vessel Tidal Action, followed by a second deployment in early 2026 in the Equatorial Margin on board the Amaralina Star.

Fugro will outfit both vessels with its FCV® 3000 ROV systems, a class of deepwater vehicles built for complex offshore environments. Operated by Brazil-based staff, these systems have a proven track record in technically demanding areas like the Equatorial Margin. For Constellation, that experience translates into greater operational confidence and reduced risk in one of Brazil’s most challenging offshore frontiers.

“Our partnership with Constellation reflects a shared commitment to advancing offshore exploration in alignment with Brazil’s broader energy transition,” said Felipe Vasconcellos, Fugro’s Brazil Country Manager. “By combining trusted subsea expertise with advanced survey technology, we’re helping to ensure that exploration in these frontier regions supports a safer, more resilient and more sustainable energy future.”

MODEC and AFC Sign Co-operation Agreement to Advance Maritime Infrastructure in Africa

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AFC is a multilateral financial institution, established in 2007 to be the catalyst for pragmatic infrastructure and industrial investments across Africa. 

With 45 member countries and having invested over US$15 billion across the continent, AFC’s approach combines specialist industry expertise with a focus on financial and technical advisory, project structuring, project development, and risk capital to address Africa’s infrastructure development needs.

This CA is a framework aiming at future cooperation and information exchange in technical studies, market studies, structuring of finance solutions and sourcing of potential projects for future maritime infrastructure space in Africa.

MODEC Group President and CEO, Mr. Hirohiko Miyata, expressed his delight for enhancing relationship with AFC. “We are honored and excited to execute the CA with AFC. Africa is a core market for us with infinite potential for offshore development. MODEC is committed to supporting the development of African countries through our offshore solutions.”

Stena Bulk and Crowley announce addition of CS Anthem to the Tanker Security Program

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The joint venture between Stena Bulk and Crowley, Crowley Stena Marine Solutions, has received approval from the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) to bring the CS Anthem, a medium-range tanker, into the United States Tanker Security Program (TSP).

The U.S.-flagged 49,990mt CS Anthem will be managed and crewed by Crowley under a bareboat charter through Crowley Stena Marine Solutions. The vessel enters the program alongside Stena Imperative and Stena Impeccable, replacing the Stena Immaculate.

Erik Hånell, President and CEO of Stena Bulk, said: “The addition of CS Anthem highlights our commitment to the Tanker Security Program. Following the challenging incident with the Stena Immaculate earlier this year, we felt that it was important to do everything in our power to ensure we can maintain reliable tanker capacity for our US partners.

“Our joint venture with Crowley continues to demonstrate the value of combining our global tanker leadership and expertise with Crowley’s US-flag leadership to deliver agile and dependable solutions.”

Through the tanker security programme, CS Anthem will provide vital energy transport readiness in support of the U.S. Department of Defense and help bolster the nation’s strategic sealift capacity.

Sixth LNG tanker loads cargo from Russia’s Arctic LNG 2, data shows

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This comes after China received an LNG cargo from the Arctic LNG 2 project, which is sanctioned over Russia’s conflict with Ukraine. This is the first time that cargo from the project has been received by an end-user since starting up last year.

Six tankers have picked up cargoes from Arctic LNG 2 so far this year, with the latest being La Perouse, which arrived at the plant on August 27, loaded LNG and departed on August 30-31, according to Kpler and Vortexa data.

La Perouse was one of five LNG tankers sanctioned by the United Kingdom last September due to engagement with projects which are important to Russia’s future energy production.

According to shipping database Equasis, the tanker’s registered owner is Enson Shipping Inc with an address in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Its ship or commercial manager is Dreamer Shipmanagement LLC-FZ with the same address as Enson Shipping.

Reuters could not find contact information for Dreamer Shipmanagement and Enson Shipping.

Meanwhile, Kpler and Vortexa data also showed that another sanctioned tanker, Arctic Vostok, is currently anchored next to the Koryak floating storage unit (FSU) in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula that indicates LNG transfer could be taking place.

The Koryak FSU is being used to store LNG from Arctic LNG 2, according to Kpler data. The Arctic LNG 2 cargo that China received last week had been loaded from the Koryak FSU.

The registered owner for Arctic Vostok, Lule One Services Inc, and its ship or commercial manager, Ocean Speedstar Solutions, both have registered addresses in Mumbai, India, according to Equasis.

Last year, the U.S. had imposed sanctions on the registered owners and managers of several LNG vessels, including Arctic Vostok, as part of a broader goal to curb Russia’s oil and gas revenues.

Source: Reuters 

Reporting by Emily Chow, additional reporting by Lucas Liew; Editing by Sonia Cheema

SeaTwirl AB’s Verti-Go consortium secures €15M from Horizon Europe

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The 15 million Euro funding call by Horizon Europe is now secured by SeaTwirl AB and the consortium behind the project application “Verti-Go”. 

The design phase is estimated to conclude around the end of 2026, followed by the construction and operations phase that is planned to last until end of 2029.

On May 22nd it was announced that SeaTwirl’s project Verti-Go has been selected as the successful applicant for funding under the EU program “Demonstrations of innovative floating wind concepts” and was thereby invited by Horizon Europe into the grant preparation stage of the funding call of 15 million Euro. The grant preparation phase was successfully finalised with the signing of the grant and consortium agreements, and the project will start as planned on October 1st, 2025.

The Verti-Go project is led by Technical Coordinator SeaTwirl and the Project Coordinator University College Cork. The project consortium includes: EDP – Cnet Centre for New Energy Technologies SA, Greenov, Next Fabrication, Sub Connected AB, Sowento, RSTER, PNO, Bureau Veritas, and Zorlu Enerji. The project advisory board includes DNV.

“After months of preparations we can finally say that the 15 million Euro Horizon Europe funding call has been secured by the Verti-Go consortium. With the legal framework in place, we can now kick-off the project and begin the exciting journey to install and demonstrate a full scale SeaTwirl turbine. We are very proud of this achievement, and what the Verti-Go team has accomplished pulling this together. This is an extraordinary milestone for SeaTwirl, and I am truly excited about working with our partners, some of whom have been pioneers in this industry and have world leading floating wind experience”, says Johan Sandberg, CEO of SeaTwirl AB.

ABS issues full class for Saildrone Surveyor deep-water, ocean-going USV

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While other platforms have received certificates or interim approvals under evolving unmanned vessel frameworks, no other USV or UUV has yet received full classification status from any classification society. ABS is the first to grant full class to an unmanned platform, marking a key milestone for the industry.

The classification notation assigned is ✠A1, DV Naval Craft, AUTONOMOUS (NAV, MNV, PRP, AUX, RO3), which follows the “Rules for Building and Classing Light Warships, Patrol, and High-Speed Naval Vessels (2023).”

“The ABS class certification is more than a certificate—it’s a signal to governments and the maritime industry that Saildrone USVs are mature, safe, tested, and ready for scale,” said Richard Jenkins, Saildrone founder and CEO. “It’s been a very large investment and a multi-year process to achieve ABS Class Certification, but we are proud to be the first company in the world to do so and proud that our systems have reached the highest standards as required by the ABS Class certificate.”

ABS class is an internationally recognized standard for safety, design integrity, and operational reliability. The classification process is a rigorous review and validation of a vessel’s design, construction, and autonomous control systems. For unmanned platforms like the Saildrone Surveyor and Saildrone Voyager, this process includes autonomous control systems, cybersecure communications, structural integrity, and fail-safe redundancies, ensuring the vehicle can safely operate without crew, even in complex, unpredictable ocean conditions.

The 20-meter Surveyor is capable of long-endurance missions in the open ocean, collecting deep-ocean bathymetry and performing a wide range of maritime domain awareness tasks—from anti-submarine warfare (ASW) to trans-ocean cable route surveys. The 10-meter Voyager is designed for persistent surveillance in coastal and near-shore environments, complementing the Surveyor’s blue-water capabilities. Both platforms are capable of fully autonomous operations with no humans on board and are remotely monitored 24/7 by Saildrone’s global Mission Management team.

“ABS and Saildrone are pioneering new frontiers, setting the pace for innovation. This step forward is a result of our investments in ABS’ technical capability and helping to ensure our Rules are able to support innovation with an unwavering focus on safety,” said Patrick Ryan, ABS Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer.

“This is just the latest in a series of confidence-building actions from ABS for autonomous technologies in maritime, including the issuance of interim class for the 10-meter Saildrone Voyager. We’re proud to collaborate with trailblazing companies like Saildrone to advance safe, innovative solutions for autonomous and remotely operated ocean missions,” said Christopher J. Wiernicki, ABS Chairman and CEO.

Africa’s first offshore salmon farming project announced

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The site is planned outside Lüderitz in Namibia, an area with stable currents and optimal temperatures for salmon production of 10–16 degrees Celsius all year round.

African Aquaculture has been awarded a production licence for 51,000 tonnes of salmon, making the project one of the largest aquaculture ventures in the southern hemisphere.

“For us it has been crucial to align with a solid partner who can contribute with experience, technology and understanding of international deliveries. AKVA group shares our vision of building a robust industry in Namibia, and this collaboration agreement is an important first step,” says CEO Helge Krøgenes of African Aquaculture.

The project builds on more than two years of joint development work, where AKVA group and African Aquaculture have adapted the concept and technology to local conditions. The plan is to start with five floating pens including mooring, feeding systems, cameras and digital solutions.

“We have worked closely together to find solutions suited both to the environment and to local challenges. The collaboration agreement marks the beginning of a development process that can pave the way for future deliveries and a new industry in Africa,” says Export Director Kjell Egil Riska at AKVA group.

The first smolt is scheduled to be stocked in 2026, with harvest planned in 2027. Final investment decisions and delivery agreements will follow in the next phase.
 
Namibia is highlighted as one of Africa’s most stable democracies, with predictable framework conditions and a strong focus on the environment. The project has received recognition from Namibian authorities for its high standards, and is expected to generate jobs, expertise and export revenues.

“This is not only about producing salmon. It is about introducing a new industry to a new continent in a responsible way – with environmental care, local value creation and strong partners by our side,” says Krøgenes.

Reach Subsea’s USV Reach Remote 2 sets sail for Australia

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Reach Subsea’s pioneering Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) Reach Remote 2 is in route to Australia to deliver services for leading Australian energy company, Woodside Energy. 

The Reach Remote 2 USV will perform reservoir monitoring on the Scarborough gas field, utilising Reach Subsea’s proprietary gWatch technology. This operation demonstrates the USV’s ability to reduce offshore personnel operational risks, cut costs, and reduce environmental impact compared to traditional crewed vessels.

gWatch is a reservoir monitoring technology widely used across Norwegian gas fields. It measures time-lapse gravity and seafloor deformation to detect small changes in reservoir mass and pressure. These high-precision measurements significantly reduce uncertainty in gas reserves (GIIP) and aquifer influx, enhancing history-matching workflows and supporting more accurate production forecasts and infill well planning. 

Reach Subsea’s CEO Jostein Alendal expressed his pride in this international deployment:

“Seeing the Reach Remote 2 vessel sail ‘down under’ to deliver world-class services to a company like Woodside Energy is a proud moment for all of us at Reach Subsea. This project clearly demonstrates that the transition to a robotic future is not a vision — it’s happening now. We are reducing HSE risks by removing personnel from hazardous environments, reducing operational costs, and cutting the carbon footprint of offshore activities by up to 90%. It’s a major leap forward for the industry and a testament to what innovative technology can achieve.”

This deployment also marks the start of Reach Subsea’s Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair (IMR) operations in Australia, supporting clients with high-quality, cost-efficient services across the energy sector.

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