Norwegian players plan OSV sector merger
FEBRUARY 6, 2017 — With tough times persisting in the offshore services sector, stakeholders are planning a three way merger of Solstad Offshore, Farstad Shipping and Deep Sea Supply. What will emerge,
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DOF Subsea wins three year IMR agreement
FEBRUARY 3, 2017 — DOF Subsea has been awarded a three-year IMR frame agreement with one of the major oil and gas companies in the Asia Pacific region. DOF Subsea says it
Baleària orders two more LNG-fueled ferries
FEBRUARY 1, 2017 — Almost exactly one year after ordering a giant 232.2 m LNG fueled “smart” cruise ferry at Spain’s LaNaval shipyard, ferry operator Baleària has signed a EUR 200 million
Arctech names first of Sovcomflot Sakhalin-2 support vessels
JANUARY 31, 2017 — Finland’s Arctech Helsinki Shipyard yesterday held a naming ceremony for a new ice-breaking platform supply vessel (IBSV) commissioned by Russia’s SCF Group (Sovcomflot). Named for Gennadiy Nevelskoy (1813-1876),
Key approval for New York offshore wind farm
JANUARY 26, 2017 — New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the Board of Trustees of the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) voted to approve America’s largest offshore wind farm, and
VIDEO: Ulstein wins order for offshore wind CSV
JANUARY 24, 2017 — Norway’s Ulstein Verft AS shipyard will build a DP2 Construction Support Vessel (CSV) for Netherlands based Acta Marine B.V. Primarily aimed at the offshore wind market, the vessel
Danish design firm helps speed wind farm installation
JANUARY 24, 2017 — Two months ahead of schedule, the first of 67 Siemens 6 MW wind turbines has started started supplying the German electrical grid with energy from the Veja Mate
Reach takes Havila Shipping vessel for three years
JANUARY 23, 2016 — Haugesund, Norway, headquartered Reach Subsea has entered into an agreement with Havila Shipping ASA for use of the subsea vessel Havila Subsea for three years. The agreement also
VIDEO: Ulstein Verft delivers its largest OCV yet
JANUARY 20, 2017 — Norway’s Ulstein Group has delivered Island Venture, the largest Offshore Construction Vessel (OCV) yet built at its Ulstein Verft shipyard. Owned by Island Ventures 5 LLC, a joint
BOEM sets next offshore wind lease sale date
JANUARY 18, 2017 — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) says that 122,405 acres offshore Kitty Hawk, North Carolina will be offered in a commercial wind lease sale on March 16,