BOURBON Joins Automated Ships Ltd and KONGSBERG To Deliver Groundbreaking...
Leading marine Offshore services company, BOURBON has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Automated Ships Ltd to support the building of the world’s first autonomous, fully-automated...
View ArticleVOS Start W2W Vessel Departs Damen Shiprepair Oranjewerf Following Major Upgrade
Damen Shiprepair Oranjewerf (Oranjewerf) has bid farewell to VOS Start, Vroon BV’s first DP2, subsea-support, walk-to-work (W2W) vessel. The 80m VOS Start arrived at Oranjewerf on 1 June from her build...
View Article28% of Offshore Vessels Currently Laid Up
Using VesselsValue's Offshore mapping service VV@, Senior Offshore Analyst Charlie Hockless has put together a snap shot showing the percentage of the offshore fleet currently laid up. Across all...
View ArticleSimulation Makes Perfect when Manoeuvring Shell’s Prelude FLNG Facility
At 488m in length, and longer than four football pitches, Shell’s Prelude FLNG facility was always going to represent a formidable challenge even for the skilled tug masters who were charged with...
View ArticleCrowley Supports Stampede Platform Tow-Out and Installation in Gulf of Mexico
Crowley Maritime Corp.’s ocean class tugboats and 455-series high-deck strength barges recently played an integral role in the safe, successful tow-out and installation of Hess’ Stampede tension-leg...
View ArticleBW Offshore: BW Catcher Commenced Transit to the North Sea
BW Offshore has announced the sail away of the FPSO BW Catcher. The vessel has left Keppel Shipyard in Singapore and is currently in transit to the Catcher field in the central North Sea. BW Catcher is...
View ArticleSchlumberger Completes Multipurpose Vessel Seismic Acquisition Survey for Roc...
Schlumberger has announced that WesternGeco has completed a hybrid seismic acquisition survey using their newly deployed multipurpose vessel (MPV)—a first in the industry. The 340 km2 3D seismic survey...
View ArticleDamen Equips Multi Cat for Shallow Water Dredging Duties
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered a Multi Cat 1908 to Murjan Al-Sharq Marine Services. Adding shallow-water dredging capacity to the abilities of this already multi-faceted platform, Damen has fitted...
View ArticleSubsea 7 Agrees to Acquire Normand Oceanic
Subsea 7 S.A. (Oslo Børs: SUBC, ADR: SUBCY) (the Group) has announced an agreement to acquire the remaining 50% shareholdings in its equity accounted joint ventures, Normand Oceanic AS and Normand...
View ArticleBP Strengthens LNG Shipping Capacity
BP is taking delivery of six new, state-of-the-art liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers to support its expanding global LNG portfolio, and to respond to growing demand for lower-carbon energy sources...
View ArticleWärtsilä Makes Viking Princess the World's First Offshore Vessel with a...
The technology group Wärtsilä reached a new milestone in the battery technology development as the company completed the installation of a hybrid energy system on board Viking Princess. The Norwegian...
View ArticleHarvey Gulf Delivers 2nd Large Capacity Jones Act Compliant MPSV
Chairman and CEO Shane Guidry of Harvey Gulf International Marine announces the delivery of the second, large capacity 340’ Multi-Purpose Support Vessel (MPSV) significantly enhancing the domestic...
View ArticleBollinger Delivers the USCGC JOSEPH GERCZAK to the USCG, the 26th Fast...
Bollinger Shipyards has delivered the USCGC JOSEPH GERCZAK, the 26th Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard took delivery on the 9th of November 2017 in Key West, Florida....
View ArticleDamen SAR Vessel Passes Capsize Test with Engines Running
Marking a true unique test, Damen has successfully completed full scale roll-over testing of its Search and Rescue Vessel 1906 with running engines. The tests were performed in Antalya, Turkey in...
View ArticleUSA's First Wärtsilä Equipped LNG Fueling Barge Ordered by Q-LNG
The technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to provide a broad scope of products and solutions for a new articulated tug barge (ATB). The vessel will be used to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG)...
View ArticleMacGregor Davits Meet Expanding Offshore Wind Farm Demands
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won new davit orders from Spanish shipyard Astilleros Zamakona. They are destined for a service operation vessel (SOV) owned by the Danish company Esvagt AS. The...
View ArticleIcemann Reaches 10,000 Safe Transfers
The Icemann gangway system has reached a milestone of 10,000 transfers since its arrival in Eastern Russia in August to transfer personnel working on offshore platforms under the Sakhalin-2 project....
View ArticleDamen Shipyards Group Opens New Chapter with Marine Core & Charter
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered its first vessels to Marine Core & Charter LLC (MC2), a marine services company supporting the offshore energy sector in the Arabian Gulf. This is the first...
View ArticleJumbo Signs LOI for New LNG Powered Offshore Construction Vessel
Jumbo has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with China Merchants Industry Holdings (CMIH) for the provision of the detailed engineering and construction of a new DP2 Heavy Lift Crane Vessel (HLCV)...
View ArticleWärtsilä’s Energy Storage Solution for North Sea Giant Reduces Costs and...
The technology group Wärtsilä has agreed to retrofit the world’s first energy storage solution on board a large offshore supply vessel. The North Sea Giant, one of the world’s largest and most advanced...
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