LNG-fueled PSV awarded four-year contract
JUNE 2, 2017 — Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF) has been awarded a long-term contract for the PSV Normand Leader by ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS. The contract has a duration of four years, with
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Ensco to acquire Atwood Oceanics
MAY 30, 2017 — Offshore drilling contractors Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) and Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW) jointly announced today that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Ensco
Harvey Gulf charters Harvey Deep Sea through 2018
MAY 30, 2017 — Harvey Gulf International Marine reports that it has secured a charter extension for the MPSV Harvey Deep-Sea through December 31, 2018. Harvey Gulf says that, combined with its
LNG-fueled OSV to replace one generator with batteries
MAY 26, 2017 — Wärtsilä has signed an agreement with Eidesvik Offshore to install a hybrid system with batteries on board of its vessel Viking Princess. It will become the first offshore
Noble drillship gets latest Sonardyne DP reference tech
MAY 25, 2017 — Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation plc, has selected acoustically-aided inertial navigation technology from Sonardyne Inc., Houston, for its ultra-deep water drillship Noble Globetrotter I. The Marksman DP-INS system
RSV retrofit includes world’s first hybrid subsea crane
MAY 19, 2017 — A platform supply vessel that is currently being converted into a ROV Support Vessel (RSV) is to be equipped with a new patented Rolls-Royce dual draglink (DDC) subsea
Tidewater files Chapter 11 bankruptcy petitions
MAY 18, 2017 — Offshore services giant Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) reported yesterday that it and certain of its subsidiaries have now filed voluntary petitions under chapter 11 of title 11 of
Harvey Gulf books long term contracts, grows fleet
MAY 18, 2017 – New Orleans, LA, headquartered Harvey Gulf International Marine is bucking trends that see other vessel operators stacking vessels and reducing fleet size. It reports that it has signed
GulfMark Offshore to file for Chapter 11
MAY 17, 2017 — GulfMark Offshore, Inc. (OTCPink:GLFM) says it will file a voluntary chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of the on or before May 21, 2017. The company said yesterday that it
U.K. Chamber of Shipping applauds CPB Jones Act U turn
MAY 12, 2017 — The U.S. domestic maritime industry may be outraged by the U turn made by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on closing Jones Act loopholes, but the U.K. Chamber