Vard books cable layer order
Denmark’s NCT Offshore has awarded Fincantieri’s Norwegian-headquartered Vard subsidiary a contract for a 95 meter long subsea cable laying vessel with a cable carousel capacity of 4,500 tonnes. The vessel is an
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NASSCO and Navantia in offshore wind MOU
GD NASSCO is eyeing its opportunities in the offshore wind sector. It has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Navantia Seanenergies division of Spanish state-owned shipbuilder Navantia that will see the
HST Marine selects BMT design for four hybrid CTVs
Purus Marine’s Swansea, U.K. based offshore wind service subsidiary HST Marine has selected BMT’s StratCat 27 design for four hybrid crew transfer vessels it has ordered from Singapore shipbuilder Strategic Marine. Set
Edda Wind orders CSOV quartet at Vard
Haugesund, Norway, headquartered Edda Wind ASA has agreed for contracts four newbuild commissioning service vessels) with Fincantieri’s Norwegian-based subsidiary Vard. The price is EUR 63 million (about $67 million) per ship, exclusive
Bleutec offshore wind vessels gain ABS AiP
Houston-headquartered Bleutec Industries Offshore Wind Services LLC reports that it has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from ABS for the designs of its Jones Act compliant Binary Marine Installation Solution (BMIS). The
Farra Marine orders seven Incat Crowther designed CTVs
Dublin, Ireland, headquartered crew transfer vessel (CTV) owner and operator Farra Marine has placed an order with Singapore-based Penguin Shipyard International that will see it double its fleet to a total of
Interior proposes first-ever GoM offshore wind lease sale
Following up on an announcement made back in October last year, the U.S. Department of the Interior today issued a notice proposing the first-ever U.S. Gulf of Mexico offshore wind lease sale.
VIDEO: Ulstein completes SOV to CSOV conversion
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) and the Ulstein Verft shipyard in Norway have just completed an SOV to CSOV conversion that could answer some questions for those of us who are still hazy
Congressman pushes for moratorium on offshore wind
A New Jersey congressman who is no fan of what he calls “windmills” has been named Vice Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and has made it clear that he
P&O Maritime and Logistics to convert MCV to cable lay vessel
With an eye on the offshore wind market, Dubai-based DP World company P&O Maritime Logistics plans to convert one of its Multi-Carrying Vessels (MCVs) into a cable lay vessel (CLV). Set to