Another Suda liftboat set for delivery
MARCH 16, 2015 — A. K. Suda, Ltd., Metairie, LA, has successfully completed the design of a 300 ft (91.5m) truss-legged liftboat. The vessel, the Teras Lyza is being delivered to its
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BSEE investigates offshore platform fatality
MARCH 14, 2014 — The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said Friday that it was responding to a reported fatality on Platform A, Green Canyon Block 18 in the Gulf
Havyard reports cancelation of subsea newbuild
MARCH 9, 2016 — Norwegian shipbuilder Havyard reports the cancelation of an order for an advanced subsea vessel placed by an undisclosed “international shipping company” in June last year (see earlier story).
Transocean defers delivery of five jack-ups
MARCH 8, 2016 — Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) says it has reached a mutual agreement with Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd’s shipyard, Keppel FELS, to defer the delivery and related
Farstad: Another sale, another loss
MARCH 4, 2016 — Norway’s Farstad Shipping has sold another vessel — and booked another loss on the transaction. This time around, the vessel sold was the 1991-built, 73.6 m AHTS Far
Tidewater gets OK to try to collect part of Venezuela award
MARCH 3, 2016 —Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) has gotten the go ahead to enforce repayment of $37.2 million of the $65 million awarded it in compensation for the government seizure of its Venezuelan
Newbuild jack-up damaged in shipyard crane boom collapse
MARCH 1, 2016 — Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation plc (NYSE: NE) reports that its newbuild jack-up rig, the Noble Lloyd Noble, sustained damage on February 28, 2016 following the collapse of
Farstad takes $7.3 million loss on sale of PSV
MARCH 1, 2016 — For the third time this year, Norway’s Farstad Shipping ASA reports the sale of a platform supply vessel at a loss. This time around the vessel is the
Historic voyage of U.S. shale gas to Brazil
FEBRUARY 29, 2016—As we reported on February 25, the 160,000 m3 Asia Vision left Sabine Pass in Texas loaded with U.S.-produced LNG destined for Petrobras in Brazil. Craig Jallal, Senior Data Editor,
U.S.-based operator adds next generation asphalt carrier
FEBRUARY 25, 2016—The Marshall Islands-flag 37,000-dwt asphalt carrier Asphalt Splendor is the latest addition to U.S.-based Sargeant Marine’s fleet. Built and delivered by Chinese shipyard Avic Dingheng, the Asphalt Splendor is one