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Fugro Secures Geotechnical Contract for Youde Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan

Workboat365 - 06/08/2025

Fugro, the global Geo-data specialist, has been awarded a significant contract by Shinfox Energy to provide comprehensive geotechnical services for the 700 MW Youde offshore wind farm, located off...

Hydrographic Survey

Fugro Secures Contract for Ireland’s “Powering Up Offshore – South Coast” Project

Workboat365 - 15/07/2025

Fugro has been awarded a 7-year framework agreement by EirGrid, Ireland’s state-owned electricity transmission system operator, to provide a comprehensive range of Geo-data survey...

Rescue, Search, Surveillance

Fugro and Damen Partner on Advanced Surveillance Vessel for Royal Netherlands Navy

Workboat365 - 22/04/2025

Fugro and Damen have partnered to provide the Royal Netherlands Navy with a surveillance vessel and operating crew. The Dutch Ministry of Defence has...

Offshore Wind

Fugro Awarded Soil Investigation Services Contract for Blue Mackerel Offshore Wind Farm

Workboat365 - 10/03/2025

Fugro awarded contract for offshore soil investigation services for the proposed Blue Mackerel Offshore Wind Farm in Australia. This landmark project, located off the coast of Brataualung...

Subsea Services

Italy’s Marine Environment Monitored by Fugro Metocean Network

Workboat365 - 13/01/2025

The Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) has awarded Fugro a contract to deliver the offshore wave and current measurement network (rete...

Hydrographic Survey

Community Offshore Wind Select Fugro for the US East Coast

Workboat365 - 17/07/2024

Community Offshore Wind, a joint venture between RWE and National Grid Ventures, has selected Fugro to perform a geotechnical investigation of their lease area...

Methanol

Fugro completes primary phase in first vessel conversion to green methanol fuel

Workboat365 - 28/03/2024

The Fugro Pioneer is ready to be equipped with methanol engines after successfully converting the main components on board. Using green methanol as a...

Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs)

Fugro to support Middle East’s expanding needs for ocean data with its high-tech, low-carbon emissions uncrewed vessels

Workboat365 - 21/03/2024

Following the successful launch of the Middle East's first fully remote survey vessel in 2022, leading Geo-data specialist Fugro has announced the arrival of...

Remotely Operated Vessels (ROV)

Fugro’s ROV Induction course is coming to Australia

Workboat365 - 07/03/2024

Fugro has signed a memorandum of understanding with Commercial Dive Academy (CDA) and AMC Search (AMCS), to collaborate on bringing Fugro’s highly acclaimed Remote...

Hydrographic Survey

Fugro’s innovative approach selected for RVO’s Doordewind project

Workboat365 - 07/02/2024

Fugro has been awarded the geophysical survey contract for the development of the Dutch Doordewind offshore wind farm zone. Key to selecting Fugro is...

Autonomous Vessels

Fugro expands Blue Essence® fleet and receives highest level of UK coastguard approval

Workboat365 - 26/01/2024

The latest Blue Essence® has earned Category 0 approval from the UK Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA), the highest level of approval for autonomous vessels....

Conversions

Transforming a PSV into a geotechnical survey vessel

Workboat365 - 22/01/2024

At the end of 2023, Ulstein Verft finished the conversion of the Fugro Resilience on time. Originally a platform supply vessel (PSV) of the...

Mergers and Acquisitions

Fugro gains full ownership of SEA-KIT International, strengthening its leadership in marine robotics solutions

Workboat365 - 27/11/2023

Fugro is pleased to announce it has reached a binding agreement for the acquisition of the remaining shares in SEA-KIT International, a long-standing partner...

Conversions

Fugro chooses Ulstein for redesign and conversion of vessels

Workboat365 - 25/09/2023

Fugro is securing long-term capacity in the global offshore renewable energy market by converting the Fugro Resilience and the Topaz Endurance, two ULSTEIN PX121...

Hydrographic Survey

Fugro advances maritime navigational safety in Saudi Arabia with cutting-edge hydrographic technology

Workboat365 - 18/09/2023

The General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information (known as GEOSA) has awarded Fugro a contract to conduct a comprehensive survey of Saudi Arabia’s...

Oil and Gas

Fugro completes the Middle East’s first remotely operated subsea inspection using an uncrewed surface vessel

Workboat365 - 14/08/2023

The site survey and inspection of an offshore gas platform in UAE waters was executed entirely from an onshore remote operations centre (ROC) using...

Floating Offshore Wind

Fugro supports Curaçao’s ambition to become a regional leader in the production and export of green energy

Workboat365 - 17/07/2023

The Government of Curaçao has asked Fugro to map the seabed of the island’s surrounding waters for future development of floating offshore wind farms....

Hydrographic Survey

Fugro to continue mapping Norway’s seabed to help preserve marine resources

Workboat365 - 11/07/2023

The Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS) has awarded Fugro a new hydrographic survey contract for the 2023 MAREANO seabed mapping programme. This is the latest...

Hydrographic Survey

Fugro and Fraunhofer IWES secure survey for BSH’s German EEZ wind farm sites

Workboat365 - 23/05/2023

Germany's Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, the Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH), has awarded Fugro a geophysical survey contract for two offshore wind...

Floating Offshore Wind

BeWild: Using eDNA to measure biodiversity at offshore wind farms

Workboat365 - 03/05/2023

The BeWild project, aimed at measuring biodiversity at offshore wind farms, was recently launched at Fugro's TechCenter in Nootdorp. Fugro, together with project partners, will...

Hydrographic Survey

Fugro wins site investigation contract for Australia’s first offshore wind farm

Workboat365 - 28/04/2023

Geo-data specialist Fugro has been awarded a contract to perform an offshore geotechnical site investigation for Australia's offshore wind project Star of the South...

Offshore Wind

Fugro’s Blue Essence® completes world’s first fully remote offshore wind ROV inspection

Workboat365 - 25/04/2023

The world’s first fully remote inspection of offshore wind farm assets has been successfully carried out by Fugro, using one of its Blue Essence®...

Hydrographic Survey

Fugro helps locate World War II ship 80 years after tragic sinking

Workboat365 - 22/04/2023

In an extraordinary mission that took nearly 5 years of planning, Fugro has played a key role in locating the wreck of the Montevideo...

Hydrographic Survey

Fugro selected to perform extensive offshore surveys for major field development programme in the Middle East

Workboat365 - 20/04/2023

Fugro has been awarded a contract for site characterisation services in support of one of the largest long-term field development programmes in the United...

Renewable Energy

Fugro expands geotechnical fleet with purchase of two vessels

Workboat365 - 24/02/2023

Fugro has reached agreement to acquire two platform supply vessels, Topaz Endurance and Topaz Energy, both built in 2015, which will be repurposed to...

Autonomous Vessels

Fugro Blue Essence® receives approval from UK MCA to undertake fully remote surveys

Workboat365 - 21/02/2023

Fugro’s Blue Essence®, a 12 m uncrewed surface vessel (USV), has received approval from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to operate the first...

Ship & Boat Building

Fugro launches state-of-the art geotechnical vessel for safe and sustainable offshore operation

Workboat365 - 05/12/2022

Fugro Quest, a state-of-the-art vessel equipped with advanced deep-water technology, is the newest addition to Fugro’s geotechnical vessel fleet. Fugro uses this type of vessel...

Hydrographic Survey

Fugro secures two Dutch offshore wind site investigation contracts

Workboat365 - 25/11/2022

Fugro has been awarded two geotechnical investigation contracts for the development of the Dutch IJmuiden Ver Site V-VI, Nederwiek (zuid) Site I and Hollandse...

Fugro and Magseis Fairfield join forces to capture opportunities within renewables and CCS markets

Workboat365 - 31/10/2022

Fugro has signed a global cooperation agreement with Magseis Fairfield, a leading provider of seismic systems and services, to work together on project opportunities...

Offshore Wind

Fugro assists Vattenfall with the design of Norfolk offshore wind development

Workboat365 - 29/07/2022

Fugro has been awarded a new marine site investigation contract by Vattenfall for their Norfolk Boreas offshore wind farm located off England’s east coast. The...

Launch & Recovery System

KenzFigee Delivers an Integrated Compact Launch & Recovery System to Fugro

Workboat365 - 06/07/2022

KenzFigee was awarded a contract by Fugro for the design and delivery of a LARS (Launch & Recovery System), part of Fugro’s new innovative...

Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs)

Fugro expands its USV fleet with the development of the ‘Blue Prism™’ for autonomous and sustainable geophysical surveys

Workboat365 - 04/07/2022

Fugro has signed a contract with Kooiman Engineering and Van Oossanen Naval Architects for the naval design of Blue Prism™, Fugro’s next generation of...

Training

Nine Flag States join the MASSPeople working group to collaborate on remote and autonomous operator training standards

Workboat365 - 23/06/2022

The introduction of remote and autonomous technology has brought new ways of working to the maritime sector, and MASSPeople aims to explore the human...

Navigation

Fugro aids safe delivery of development assets for Jumbo in US Gulf of Mexico

Workboat365 - 31/05/2022

Jumbo Maritime has awarded Fugro a positioning and metocean services contract to help guide the safe transport and installation of a new floating production...

geophysical service

Fugro brings high-efficiency geotech rig to US for Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind

Workboat365 - 24/05/2022

Fugro is back on the water for Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind (Atlantic Shores), performing a third year of integrated site characterisation services for the...

Hydrographic Survey

Fugro’s vision technologies provides safer and more efficient offshore installation and decommissioning operations for Heerema

Workboat365 - 24/02/2022

Fugro’s worldwide reach and technology offers Heerema a solid support base for their global project portfolio, ensuring optimised offshore operations that minimise environmental impact....

Survey Equipment

FUGRO’S QUICKVISION® TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT SAFE SUBSEA OPERATIONS IN BRAZIL’S MERO 2 PROJECT

Workboat365 - 25/01/2022

Maersk Supply Service has awarded Fugro a subsea survey and positioning contract to support installation of an anchoring system for the floating production storage...

Unmanned Surface Vessels

SEA-KIT and Fugro ink contract for next generation 18m USV

Workboat365 - 20/01/2022

World leading Geo-data specialist, Fugro, has ordered a SEA-KIT XL Class Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) for future North Sea operations. The 18m USV, the...

Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs)

Fugro launches its new generation of uncrewed surface vessels in the Netherlands

Workboat365 - 10/11/2021

Fugro’s Blue Essence, an offshore certified uncrewed surface vessel (USV) with an electric remotely operated vehicle (eROV), will begin its first project in the...

geophysical service

Fugro’s Seawatch Lidar Buoys To Record Wind Measurements For Artificial Energy Islands Development

Workboat365 - 19/10/2021

Fugro has secured a contract with Energinet to provide floating wind lidar measurements for what will be the world’s first offshore artificial energy island,...

Hydrographic Survey

Fugro and DIMAR continue collaborative seep studies in the Caribbean Sea

Workboat365 - 12/09/2021

The Colombian Maritime Authority (Dirección General Maritima, DIMAR) has selected Fugro to perform a joint environmental and exploration seep study in the Caribbean Sea. The...

Hydrographic Survey

FUGRO’S CABLE ROUTE SURVEY HELPS CONNECT SCOTTISH ISLANDERS TO FASTER BROADBAND

Workboat365 - 07/09/2021

Fugro has completed the offshore fieldwork phase of a high-profile multidisciplinary contract for Global Marine that will help determine subsea routes for 16 new...

geophysical service

RWE Renewables signs contract for seabed investigations at three major offshore projects

Workboat365 - 03/08/2021

RWE Renewables has signed a contract with geo-data specialist Fugro, for the offshore site investigation and geophysical works at Dublin Array, in Ireland, and...

Cable Laying