Siem dual fuel PSVs to have Parat boilers
JANUARY 20, 2014 — The four 89 m, 5,500, dwt dual fuel PSVs ordered by Siem Offshore at Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. last month (see earlier story) will have MEL Electrical ORO
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Petrofac chooses Ulstein design for lay vessel
JANUARY 20, 2014 — The JSD 6000 deepwater derrick lay vessel ordered last week by Petrofac (see earlier story) is to be built to a customized Ulstein SOC 5000 developed by Ulstein
Petrofac to build deepwater derrick lay vessel
JANUARY 17, 2014 — Ayman Asfari (left), Group Chief Executive of U.K. based Petrofac (LON: PFC) says orders for a proprietary deepwater derrick lay vessel “orders mark the next major step in
Ezra ponders U.S. IPO for subsea division
JANUARY 17, 2014 — Singapore’s Ezra Holdings Limited has appointed J.P. Morgan (S.E.A.) Limited to advise it on “strategic options, aimed to optimize the international profile and competitive position” of its subsea
Beacon Group orders ice class rig
JANUARY 17, 2014—Beacon Holdings Group has ordered a harsh environment ice class semi-submersible GM4-D rig from offshore rig builder Yantai CIMC Raffles that will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2016.
Vard wins DSCV order
JANUARY 15, 2014—Vard Holdings Limited reports that it has secured a contract with an international customer for the design and construction of a diving support and construction vessel (DSCV). The DSCV is
NAO takes delivery of all six Blue Ship PSVs
JANUARY 15, 2014 — Nordic American Tankers (NAT) says that Nordic American Offshore (NAO) yesterday took delivery of the last of six recently built platform supply vessels (PSVs) from the Ulstein Group
Yantai CIMC Raffles books jack-up orders
JANUARY 13, 2014 — China’s Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Limited has secured an order from Central Shipping Monaco (CSM) to build two Friede & Goldman JU2000E jack-up drilling rigs. The two rigs
Rowan drillships to be fitted with Nautronix systems
JANUARY 13, 2014—Nautronix, Aberdeen, Scotland, has delivered the first two of four NASDrill RS925 and NASeBOP (Emergency BOP Acoustic Control) systems for two of Rowan’s new ultra-deepwater drillships, the Rowan Relentless and
Strategic Marine building series of 10 crewboats
JANUARY 3, 2014—Australia’s Strategic Marine has a strong reputation for building high-performance crewboats. Currently, they are building a series of ten 42-meter boats with steel hulls and aluminum superstructures for Burnei’s PTAS