Bourbon takes delivery of 500th vessel

JUNE 25, 2014 — Paris-headquartered Bourbon has celebrated delivery of the 500th vessel. It says that this puts it in control of the world’s largest fleet of vessels operated for the offshore

Nam Cheong books AWB order

JUNE 23, 2014 — Malaysia’s largest offshore support vessel builder, Nam Cheong Limited, has won an order worth around $84 million to build two Accommodation Work Barges, with the option to purchase

NAO firms up PSV duo order at Vard

JUNE 23, 2014 — Nordic American Offshore Ltd. (NYSE:NAO) has firmed up a letter of intent announced earlier this month and entered into agreements to purchase two newbuilding Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs).

Damen Vlissingen stretches jack-up’s legs

JUNE 20, 2014 — Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen (DSV) in the Netherlands has been chosen to upgrade the Rowan Companies jack-up Rowan Viking for a new contract with Lundin Petroleum in the Norwegian

Havyard sells another design package to China

JUNE 17, 2014 — Chinese shipyard Fujien Mawei Shipbuilding has returned to Norway’s Havyard Group with an order for design package for a Havyard 832 L SE PSV. The vessel is being

BSEE responds to Deepwater Nautilus equipment failure

JUNE 11, 2014 — The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) yesterday said that it was responding to an equipment failure on board the Deepwater Nautilus semisubmersible drilling rig in the

Wärtsilä inks three-year service deal with DOF

JUNE 11, 2014 — Wärtsilä has signed a three-year services supply agreement with Norway’s DOF Group. It covers services for all Wärtsilä equipment, including engines and propulsion as well as electrical and

CIMC Raffles delivers jack-up

JUNE 9, 2014 —  China’s CIMC Raffles shipyard has delivered the jack-up drilling rig New Sheng Li 1# to Sinopec Sheng Li Petroleum Engineering Co., Ltd. at CIMC Raffles on 6th June

Bourbon Far East and Tanjung in talks

JUNE 9, 2014 — Paris-headquartered offshore services giant Bourbon says that Malaysian Group Tanjung Offshore Berhard (Tanjung) and Bourbon Far East Pte. Ltd.  have entered into exclusive discussions for the sale of

Chellsea back at COSCO for four more PSVs

JUNE 6, 2014 —  COSCO Shipyard Group says Singapore-based Chellsea Group has exercised options more four more Rolls-Royce UT 771 WP design platform supply vessels. COSCO has now ordered integrated design and

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