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Anchor selection is one of the most important decisions in offshore mooring design. While holding capacity is a fundamental consideration, it is only one part of a much broader engineering challenge. The selected anchor can influence mooring design, installation methodology, project economics, inspection requirements and long-term system performance.

Many ageing FPSOs are operating well beyond their original design life. As operators pursue asset life extension and continued production, understanding the true fatigue condition of critical mooring components becomes increasingly important. Traditional tension-tension (TT) fatigue assessment remains a widely used approach for mooring analysis, but what happens when TT fatigue analysis alone no longer captures the full picture?

Selecting the right mooring chain is a critical part of offshore mooring system design. Whether you're planning a temporary mooring spread, evaluating equipment requirements, or reviewing installation parameters, having quick access to accurate chain data can save valuable time.

Our Suction Pile track record showcases Intermoor's extensive experience designing, fabricating and delivering suction piles for some of the world's most demanding offshore energy projects. With hundreds of suction piles fabricated and deployed across a wide range of applications, the brochure highlights our proven capability and project experience.

Acteon today announced the sale of Menck, its Marine Foundations business line, to Cadeler. The transaction marks an important milestone in Acteon’s transformation and advances our strategy to build stronger, more focused businesses serving our offshore energy customers.

Intermoor, Acteon’s Moorings and Anchors business line, has been awarded a new contract by Petrobras for the provision of inspection, preservation, maintenance, and operational readiness services for subsea interconnection, mooring and anchoring materials. This award marks the third contract secured by Intermoor from Petrobras in the past 18 months.

Intermoor, Acteon’s Moorings and Anchors business line, delivered the safe design, installation and commissioning of an emergency towing system and the towing system for FPSO Cidade de Niterói MV18 in 1,400 m water depth.

When ground conditions make driving alone difficult, offshore installation needs more than force, it needs the right method. Menck’s drive-drill-drive method, also known as 3D, combines pile driving and drilling to help monopiles reach target depth in challenging seabed conditions. Learn how Menck’s drive-drill-drive (3D) method supports monopile installation in hard, rocky or variable ground conditions.

Menck, Acteon’s Marine Foundations business line, supplied a reliable pile driving and noise mitigation solution for 50 monopile installations at Ecowende’s offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust West VI in the Netherlands for Van Oord B.V.

As offshore energy moves into deeper, harsher and more complex waters, uncertainty beneath the seabed is driving higher costs, delays and foundation risks. This report explains how new seabed‑based geotechnical drilling technologies are transforming deepwater site investigations, delivering faster, more accurate data, reducing downtime and enabling leaner, safer, more resilient offshore foundations. Download the report today!

UTEC, Acteon’s Geo-services business line, delivered integrated geophysical, environmental and geotechnical surveys across Bellrock and Broadshore floating offshore wind sites in the North Sea, supporting early-stage site characterisation and development planning.

Offshore wind is expanding faster than any other energy sector. The drive for larger turbine capacities and improved project economics is forcing offshore wind into deeper waters and harsher environments, demanding larger monopiles, greater penetration depths, and far more precise installation methods. At the same time, developers face rising cost pressures, tightening weather windows, supply bottlenecks, and increasingly strict environmental regulations, especially around underwater and airborne noise.