Esvagt takes cost cutting measures
While Esbjerg, Denmark, headquartered Esvagt is a prominent player in the offshore wind service support area, a lot of its activity still centers on support for the offshore oil & gas industry.
Offshore
Penguin selects Schottel tunnel thrusters for new series of fast crew boats
Following a successful testing and evaluation program, Singapore-based Penguin International Ltd. has selected Schottel’s STT 51 FP tunnel thrusters for its flagship Flex-42X series of eight executive fast crew boats. The STT
Harvey Gulf wins contract extensions for two LNG fueled PSVs
Harvey Gulf International Marine reports that it has signed 18-month contract extensions for two of its LNG fueled PSVs. The extensions will keep both vessel under charter well into 2022. Harvey also
Liebherr says load hook failure caused collapse of giant offshore crane
Crane manufacturer Liebherr says the collapse of a massive offshore crane during testing May 2, was the failure of a crane hook designed and manufactured by an external supplier. As we reported
MAN main engines chosen for giant Jan de Nul crane ship
Shipbuilder China Merchant Heavy Industry (CMHI) has ordered six MAN 12V32/44CR main engines for the 5,000-tonne floating installation crane vessel Les Alizés ordered by the Jan De Nul Group (see earlier story).
VIDEO: Massive offshore crane collapses during load tests
Video has surfaced on YouTube showing the collapse of a massive Liebherr offshore crane during load testing on the DEME offshore installation vessel Orion 1. Built in China, the vessel is designed
Second Louis Dreyfus SOV to feature Schottel propulsion systems
French shipping company Louis Dreyfus Armateurs has selected Schottel to supply a range of propulsion systems for its second wind farm service operation vessel (SOV) the Wind of Hope, the sister vessel
Edda Wind wins long term charters for advanced offshore wind service vessels
Edda Wind, the offshore wind segment of Norway’s Østensjø Group, has signed long term time charter agreements with MHI Vestas and Ocean Breeze Energy respectively for two of four offshore wind vessels
Diamond Offshore files for Chapter 11
Houston-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE: DO) reports that it and select subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the
VIDEO: Dacoma and Tuco to test novel workboat stabilizer
Two Danish companies — Dacoma and Tuco — are to test a novel stabilizer developed for offshore renewables sector work and crew boats. Developed by Dacoma ApS, the Airkeel is a submerged,