Fugro will perform geotechnical investigations for Parkwind at the site of the proposed Blue Mackerel offshore wind farm in Victoria, Australia.
The 1-GW development will be located off the coast of Brataualung and Tatungalung country in Gippsland.
The team onboard the Fugro Mariner vessel will collect seabed soil samples that will be sent to a Fugro laboratory for analysis. Parkwind will use the results to optimize the structural integrity of the offshore facilitates and to mitigate construction risks.
LR, Fugro to streamline USV fleet certification and maintenance
In other Fugro news, the company has entered into a block fee arrangement with Lloyd's Register (LR) that covers in-service certification and maintenance of Fugro’s fleet of autonomous uncrewed surface vessels (USVs).
The goal is to simplify the certification process to enable faster deployments and continued compliance with LR’s Code for Unmanned Marine Systems (UMS).
LR has been working with Fugro since 2021 when it certified the company’s first Blue Essence vessel Fugro Maali, also the first uncrewed system to be certified by LR.
The new agreement replaces the previous vessel-by-vessel approach under a consolidated block fee structure that is said to reduce administrative complexity.
Fugro's USVs operate in offshore locations, including the UK, UAE, Australia, Denmark and the Netherlands, performing inspections, subsea cable surveys and environmental monitoring.
