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Where our engineers write about the problems the industry is actually wrestling with.
Practical, opinionated engineering writing from the people doing the work – on heave compensation, automating offshore drilling, offshore wind economics and the future of marine engineering – alongside company news. It’s the clearest window into how we think.
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Decommissioning offshore wind: the integration problem
The sector can already remove a turbine; what it lacks is one party to own the interfaces, risk and cost across the whole end-of-life scope.
What we took from GOW26
A supplier’s field note from Global Offshore Wind 2026 – two engineering themes worth watching, and the thread that runs through both.
Safe access & egress for jack-up barges
A look at the methods available – from quayside to deck – and how to match them to the environment, the vessel and the weather window.
AHA launch – Active Heave Assist
MintMech launches Active Heave Assist for geotechnical drilling vessels.
Active vs passive heave control
Combining passive and active heave compensation for better cores.
Expanding the working limits of geotechnical projects
Design and selective automation to start campaigns faster and run them longer.
Retrofitting automation boosts offshore wind
Automating geotechnical drilling vessels one process at a time.
Delivering value in offshore wind
Delivering value without oil & gas budgets – smarter engineering, safety built in.
Automation: topside vs subsea drilling
Two approaches to automating marine geotechnical surveys.
The future of work in marine engineering
Automation and connectivity enabling remote, flexible working.
Cornwall – heart of the industrial revolution
Cornwall’s engineering heritage and its renewable-energy future.
Is floating offshore wind too big to start?
FLOW is technically sound – but leases and infrastructure are stalling.