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STX OSV Holdings Limited reports that it has secured new contracts for the design and construction of a series of three Multi Role Vessels (MRV) for DOF ASA. Delivery is scheduled for the second half of 2012.  The new MRV 05 vessels were designed by STX OSV Design in Ålesund, Norway. Based on STX OSV's new environmentally friendly PSV hull shape, the MRVs ...

There could be some consolidation ahead in the Arabian Gulf rig building, repair and fabrication business. Lamprell plc issued a stock exchange announcement today that confirmed that it has entered into a letter of understanding with Maritime Industrial Services Co. Ltd Inc in respect of a potential offer to purchase 100% of the shares in MIS at a price of NOK 38 per share ...

Kleven Maritime has delivered the AHTS Siem Amethyst to Siem Offshore. The delivery completes the largest offshore service vessel  contract in Norwegian shipbuilding history. This vessel is the tenth and last in a series of large anchor handling vessels delivered from Kleven Maritime to Siem Offshore Inc. Thus far. Kleven Maritime has delivered 15 offshore support vessels ...

Maersk Drilling has signed a contract with Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea for the construction of two ultra deepwater drillships. The drillships are scheduled for delivery in the third and fourth quarters of 2013, respectively. The total project cost for the two drillships is close to $1.3 billion. This includes a turnkey contract with the shipbuilder, own ...

Within days of selling two newbuild anchor handlers, Singapore-listed Otto Marine Limited has entered into a contract that will see the sale to Mermaid Marine Australia Ltd (MMA) of a newbuild 75 m DP II Platform Supply Vessel of MT 6009 MKII diesel electric ...

Prospector Offshore Drilling S.A. has exercised two of its three options with China's Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co. Ltd. for the construction of two additional high specification harsh environment JU-2000E jack-up drilling rigs. These two new contracts bring the total number of new jack-up rigs Prospector Offshore will have under construction to four.Prospe ...

STX OSV Holdings Limited says that it has secured a new contract for the design and construction of a Platform Supply Vessel for an undisclosed customer. The vessel will be of STX OSV's own PSV 09 design, and is scheduled for delivery from STX OSV in Norway in 2012. The hull will be delivered from the STX OSV shipyard in Romania. STX OSV says that more details on the contract ...

Bergen, Norway, based Sartor Offshore has placed a NOK 300 million order for a Havyard 832 L platform supply vessel for delivery from the Havyard Leirvik shipyard in Sogn, Norway, in January 2012. The contract includes an option for a second PSV of the same design for delivery in June 2012."The contract is based on optimism within the industry," says Sartor CEO Roy Warebe ...