Swissco orders a liftboat and Triyards books one
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 — Singapore listed Swissco Holdings Limited reported today that it has signed a contract with a Southeast Asian shipyard for a self-propelled liftboat that will be able to operate
Oil & Gas
Vard orders Rolls-Royce equipment for Rem OCV/AH
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014 — Rolls-Royce has won a £19 million contract from shipbuilding group Vard to deliver deck machinery, propulsion and engines for the offshore construction and anchor handling vessel (OCV/AH) ordered
Sembcorp Marine acquires SSP Offshore assets
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 — Singapore headquartered Sembcorp Marine reports that its wholly-owned subsidiary Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd has signed a sales and purchase agreement with SSP Offshore to acquire substantially all its
Møkster PSV is first vessel with Rolls-Royce Unified Bridge
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 — Delivered to Norway’s Simon Møkster Shipping by Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondan last month, the 91.7 m x 20 m platform supply vessel Stril Luna is the first vessel
BP “grossly negligent” in Deepwater Horizon case
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014 — BP was grossly negligent in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier ruled yesterday in New Orleans. The finding of gross negligence rather than simple
Halliburton in $1.1 billion Deepwater Horizon settlement
SEPTEMBER 3, 2014 — Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) announced yesterday that it had reached an agreement to settle a substantial majority of the plaintiffs’ class claims asserted against the company as a result
MacGregor equipment ordered for Helix WIV duo
SEPTEMBER 3, 2014 — MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a contract from German shipyard Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft (FSG) for the complete delivery of remotely operated vehicle (ROV) access doors and hatches
DOF Subsea awarded major contract by Saipem
SEPTEMBER 3, 2014 — Aberdeen, Scotland, headquartered DOF Subsea UK Limited reports that it has been awarded and commenced work on a multi-million dollar contract with Saipem S.A. The scope sees the
Bob Fogal retires from Zentech
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 — Houston based marine engineering and naval architecture consulting firm Zentech Inc. reports that Bob “Sonny” Fogal, one of the icons in the offshore oil and gas industry, has
Damen Vlissingen completes Rowan Viking upgrade
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 — Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen, the Netherlands, has completed a major upgrade of a Rowan Companies plc jack-up in 30 days less than initially projected by the client. The scope